The girls and boys basketball teams from Quitman and Weston Junior High met for the first time in an environment that wasn’t part of a tournament, with the results of one game going as expected and the other not. 

It would be the shortest drive of the year for a road game for Weston, but the girls and boys wouldn’t have minded if it had taken longer to get back to their school, as it was, without a doubt, the most joyous bus ride of the year after the Lady Wolves won 40-24 and the boys team was victorious by a 33-18 margin.

Weston 40 Quitman 24 (girls) – Rachel Bandy hit 6 of 7 free throws and hit three baskets in the first half on the way to a season best 19 points that helped lift Weston to their first victory over their Jackson Parish rivals in three attempts this season and improved the Lady Wolves to 5-3 on the year. The loss overshadowed a strong performance by Kynleigh Leach, who made 7 of the 10 baskets the Lady Wolverines managed against the inspired WJH defense for a career high 14 points. The loss dropped QJH to 8-2 on the season and ended a six-game winning streak. Mallory Malone, Kate Keiffer, and Saniyah Saulsberry all chipped in with six points each for the Lady Wolves, and Hannah Aldy hit a three-pointer. Ella Simonelli scored 6, and both Audrina Martin and Elliot Savage hit a basket for Quitman.

Weston 33 Quitman 18 (boys) – Homestanding Quitman held Weston to one of their lowest scoring totals of the year, but the vaunted WJH defense continued their winning ways of not allowing double digits scored in a quarter to lift the Wolves to their 11th straight victory without a loss. 

Leyton Younse hit a three-pointer, and both Cason Conn and Bryce Tolar made a basket each in the first quarter to pace the Wolves to a slim 7-5 lead with Hayden Seymore making all of Quitman’s points. The lead was stretched to 15-9 at the half on the strength of Colton Otwell’s three-pointer, another trey by Younse, and Conn’s final two points of the game as Quitman could only muster three free throws by Aiden Reed and another charity shot from Mason Thomas. 

The Wolverinies, now 3-5 on the year, narrowed the deficit to 22-18 after three thanks to a Seymore’s second three-pointer on the night, a “hoop and harm” (3 points) from Conner May, a basket by Noah Spillman, and Reed’s fourth free throw of the game. Eli Henderson hit a three-pointer to go along with baskets by Younse and Tolar for the Wolverines in the frame, setting up the decisive fourth quarter that saw Weston put the game away by scoring 11 points and holding Weston scoreless. Younse and Henderson were the offensive catalysts with 7 and 4 points, respectively. 

NEXT UP! Both Quitman and Weston will take part in the Claiborne Christian Tournament in West Monroe that is scheduled to be played this Thursday and Friday, September 11-12.

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