Tournament season for local junior high schools comes to an end this Thursday and Friday when seven area teams descend on Weston High School for the Weston Junior High School Tournament. 

For the host Wolves boys basketball team, it is an opportunity to win their fifth tournament in five attempts and extend their season long winning streak that currently sits at 14 games in a row. The Weston girls, with an 8-3 record, will also hope to keep their current five game winning streak alive while the neighboring Lady Wolverines of Quitman seek to win a fourth straight tournament. Also competing are boys and girls teams from Choudrant, Calvin, Dodson, Claiborne Christian and Castor. 

Weston Junior High School Tournament Schedule 

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Tuesday Tilts

Weston 48 Simsboro 21 (boys) – The vaunted WJH defense limited Simsboro to just 10 points over the first three quarters while Cason Conn scored 13 and Colton Otwell turned in a season high 12 to outscore the home-standing Tigers by themselves. Leighton Younse added 8, Eli Henderson finished with four, Darrell Guinn tallied three, and Bryce Tolar, Elijah McCellan, and Dane Clifton all chipped in with a basket apiece to help lift Weston to their 14th straight victory without a loss. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Weston (14-0)	13	12	12	11	48
Simsboro	4	4	2	11	21

Quitman 40 Saline 14 (boys) – A staunch defensive effort that forced 34 turnovers in the contest led the Wolverines to limit Saline to just five first-half points, which lifted QJH to their second straight victory and evened their record at 5-5 on the year. Conner May netted 9 points to lead a balanced scoring attack that saw ten Wolverines score. Hayden Seymore and Mason Thomas pitched in with 7 and 6 points, respectively, followed by Cason Rogers with 5 and Aiden Reed with 3 points. Jaxon Brown, Sheppard Norred, Jace Reed, Luke Davis, and Noah Spillman all made a basket each.

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Quitman (5-5)	10	9	7	14	40
Saline	2	3	3	6	14

Quitman 41 Saline 28 (girls) Audrina Martin and Ella Simonelli scored 13 points each to pace Quitman to their 10th win of the season. It was a 13-4 QJH advantage after one period that made the difference as Saline played to within four points of the Lady Wolverines over the final three quarters. Bella Caskey scored 8 points and pulled down a team high 10 rebounds while Kynleigh Leach added seven points and a team best 5 assists and 3 steals. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Quitman (10-2)	13	9	8	11	41
Saline	4	7	10	7	28

Weston 33 Simsboro 22 (girls) A 10-9 first-quarter deficit turned into a 14-10 halftime lead after Weston held homestanding Simsboro scoreless in the second quarter. Rachel Bandy then caught fire in the second half to score 10 of her 13 points in the contest to help pace the Lady Wolves to a 19-12 second-half advantage and a season-best fifth victory in a row. Kate Keiffer also played a big role in the victory, especially in the first half when she scored 9 of her team’s tying high of 13 points as the pair combined to score all but seven of Weston’s points in the contest. Mallory Malone tallied three, and both Don’Nia Spence and Saniyah Saulsberry made a basket each.

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Weston (8-3)	9	5	9	10	33
Simsboro	10	0	7	5	22

Monday Games

Weston 53 JHMS 10 (boys) A 24-4 first quarter lead ballooned to a commanding 41-4 lead at the half as Weston cruised to a 13th straight victory without a loss against Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School, which was playing only their second game of the season. A season best 12 Wolves scored in the contest, led by 14 first half points by Eli Henderson. Leighton Younse added 9, while Andrea Spence and Colton Otwell scored 6 each. Cason Conn added 4, and Bryce Tolar, Dane Clifton, Kash Gandy, Darrell Guinn, Zimichael Washington, Quylyn Souggs, and Eli Jones all finished with two points apiece. Kamarion Heard led JHMS with 4 points, while Addarren Amos. Kaden Jackson and Latrell Harris scored 2 points each.

Weston 36 JHMS 12 (girls) The Lady Wolves tied a national record that can never be broken by holding Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School scoreless in the first half. Kate Keiffer scored six points in the first quarter, including a three-pointer on her way to a team high 10 points for Weston while Mallory Malone hit a basket in each of the four quarters to add 8 points. Rachel Bandy scored 7, and Hannah Aldy finished with five. Don’Nia Spence, Evie Delaney and Saniyah Saulsberry all tallied two points each. Jazzena Ellis hit a pair of three pointers and added a basket to score 8 of the Lady Tigers points while Azariah Baker and Aubree Jackson made a basket each.