With bragging rights on the line for who would win the season series between Quitman and Weston Junior High, Ellas Simonelli drained a late three-pointer to pace QJH to a thrilling 35-32 victory. 

The win gave the Lady Wolverines a 3-2 advantage in the season series and upped the season record to 13-3. Weston saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end and fell to 11-4 on the year. 

Both teams struggled to find the range all night long due to intense defensive pressure on both ends of the court. Quitman managed to make only 13-49 shots for a 27% field goal percentage (fgp) while Weston fared even worse, making only 10 or 58 shots for a 17% average. The Lady Wolves kept it close all game though thanks to a sterling 12 of 16 effort from the free throw line. 

The game was tied at 30-30, the fifth time the score had been evened in the second half, when Simonelli popped open and drained her second trey of the contest, to give Quitman a 33-30 lead. Weston gamely clawed to within one on a pair of free throws leading to Audrina Martin sinking a pair of crucial free throws to up the lead to to the final 35-32 score as Weston missed a potential tying three pointer at the end. 

Simonelli led the Lady Wolverines in scoring with 11 points followed closely behind by Kynleigh Leach who also reached “double digits” with 10 points. Martin scored 7 points in the contest with Bella Caskey finishing with 4 points and pulling down a team high 10 rebounds. Amelia Staggs chipped in with three points to round out the QJH scoring. 

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TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Quitman (13-3)	9	7	10	9	35
Weston (11-4)	8	6	11	7	32

Wolves Roll to 19th Straight Victory

Bryce Tolar exploded for 7 of his season high 9 points in the first quarter and Colton Otwell hit a pair of three pointers for 6 of his 8 points scored in the contest to help Weston jump out to a commanding 15-3 lead on the way to the Wolves 19th straight victory this season without a loss. The loss was Quitman’s fifth of the season to their Jackson Parish rival and dropped the Wolverines overall record to 6-7 on the year. Eli Henderson also added 8 points, Leighton Younse 7, Cason Conn 6, and Andrea Spence finished with 5 points. Elijah McClellan tied his season best with 4 points and Dane Clifton tallied 2 for the Wolves.

Aiden Reed led Quitman in scoring with 7 points with Conner May and Noah Spillman following closely with 6 points each. Jaxon Brown and Mason Thomas finished with 5 points each. Hayden Essmeier scored 2 points to set a new season best and Cason Rogers added a free throw.  

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Weston (19-0)	15	10	14	8	47
Quitman (6-7)	3	5	13	11	32

Weston sweeps JHMS on Monday

Weston Junior High swept Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School with the Lady Wolves winning 31-17 and the Weston boys taking a 53-35 high scoring affair to put a damper on the JHMS home opener. 

Weston 31 JHMS 17 (girls) – A five-point first quarter advantage ballooned to a 16-2  halftime lead as the Lady Wolves cruised to their 9th victory in a row. Rachel Bandy did most of the damage with 14 points to lead WJH in scoring with Kate Keiffer checking in with 7 points.

“The girls have really played well the last couple of weeks,” said WJH head coach Jennifer Tolar. “They have really worked hard and are a great group.”

Mallory Malone, Brooklyn Keiffer, Ashyln Petre, and Saniyah Saulsberry all tallied two points each and both Don’Nia Spence and Evie Delaney chipped in with a free throw. Jazzeria Ellis scored a season high 9 points to pace JHMS, who fell to Weston for the second time in a week and are now 0-3 overall on the season. Aubree Jackson finished with five, Naakyah Jackson tallied two points, and Charity Harper added a free throw. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
JHMS (0-3)	2	0	3	11	17
Weston (11-3)	7	9	6	9	31

Weston 53 JHMS 35 (boys) – With several players from the football team playing their first game of the season, Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School showed remarkable improvement from the game between the two a week ago, but it was still not enough to derail the undefeated Jackson Parish juggernaut.  

“I am very proud of the effort we gave, especially since many of our guys that played have had only one day of practice, and this is their first game,” said JHMS head coach Carlos Hicks. “You have to give Weston credit. They have a very good team and are well coached. Their future looks bright for the years to come, and that is what we are trying to accomplish here.”

Weston had only five players score in the contest, but three ended up in “double figures,” led by Cason Conn, who poured in a new career high 18 points. Leighton Younse scored 16, and Colton Otwell tied his season best with 12 points while Bryce Tolar finished with five, and Aundrea Spence tallied two for the Wolves. JHMS, now 0-3 on the year, also had five players score with Corey Campbell leading the way with 15 points and Levi Martin adding 11 and Jasen McNeil scoring 10 points. Kyrn Jackson finished with two points and Andrew Watkins hit a free throw. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Weston (18-0)	12	12	12	17	53
JHMS (0-3)	7	7	11	10	35