The LHSAA prep basketball season has begun across the state for “small schools”, meaning those designated as either Class B or C schools, which includes Jackson Parish high schools, Quitman, and Weston.
The Lady Wolverines of Quitman High have played the most games to date and are sporting a 3-1 record that includes winning two of three at the season-opening 12th annual Christopher Edmiston Memorial Tournament in Choudrant. Matt Herring has gotten his first year as the Weston girls coach off to a good start, winning all three games played, while the Quitman boys have won two of their first three, and the Wolves boys team has lost two close games in their first three.
Weston Lady Wolves (3-0)
Weston 42 Claiborne Christian 24: Rachel Bandy turned in her first-ever “double-double” performance with 14 points and 15 rebounds, including making 6 points in the first quarter to lead Weston to a 10-0 lead. Addison Faulkner and Teegan Hall scored six points each, with Gracie Gray finishing with four and Ada Claire Tidwell making three points. Carlynn Waters and Carly Jo Griffin added two points each.
Weston 67 Dodson 26: Five players reached double figures in scoring, including Teegan Hall, who recorded her first-ever varsity “double-double” with 11 points and 11 rebounds as Weston set a new area early-season high in points. Ada Claire Tidwell led the offensive attack with 14 points, followed by Carlyn Waters, Addison Faulkner, and Rachel Bandy, all adding ten points each. Gracie Gray finished with 8 points, and Mallory Malone made a basket to round out the scoring.
Weston 37 Converse 30: The Lady Wolves held Converse scoreless in the third quarter to open up a 12-point bulge heading into the final frame to give Weston a win in their home opener. Teegan Hall recorded her second straight “double-double” with a new career high of 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Rachel Bandy scored 9 and pulled down 7 boards. Ada Claire Tidwell finished with 4 points, Jakayla Fourd scored her first 3 points of the season, and both Addison Faulkner and Carlynn Waters tallied two points apiece.
Quitman Lady Wolverines (3-1)
Quitman 60 Dodson 13: Talk about getting the season off to a good start. The Lady Wolverines scored the first 30 points of the game to cruise to the easy victory. It was a suffocating defensive effort that led to 39 Dodson turnovers and a solid team offensive effort, with nine Lady Wolverines scoring, that paved the way. Anna Claire Leach and Emma Walker both reached double figures in points with 15 and 10 respectively while Allie Robertson scored 8 and both Taylor Borland and Braelyn Patton adding 6 each. Hallie Kate Pullig and Kalisha Hall scored four apiece while Annie Mobley tallied three. Kinsley Ponder and Breelyn Boone both scored a basket as well.
Quitman 66 Summerfield 35: The Lady Wolverines eclipsed the 60-point barrier for a second straight game. Anne Claire Leach was unstoppable, hitting 11 of 16 field goals, including a career best 6 of 8 from the three-point line, to become the first local player to reach the 30-point plateau this season in the first of three games in the Choudrant Tournament. Hallie Kate Pullig also came up big with 13 points, while Kinsley Ponder had 6, and both Braelyn Patton and Taylor Borland finished with four each. Allie Robertson hit a three-pointer, Sophia Kleibert and London Burks scored their first two points of the year, and both Emma Walker and Keeley Davis nailed a free throw.
Saline 40 Quitman 38: The Lady Bobcats scored four straight points with time winding down to break a 36-36 tie and saddle Quitman with their first loss of the season in the back-and-forth game that saw 6 lead changes in the fourth quarter alone. Misery from the free-throw line was the main culprit in the loss as Quitman made only 5 of 14 charity shots. Hallie Kate Pullig scored 11 and pulled down 5 rebounds to lead Quitman in both categories, while Anna Claire Leach tallied 10 and Emma Walker scored 8 points. Allie Robertson finished with four, and both Kalisha Hall and Averi Hasley scored two points each while Taylor Borland made a free throw.
Quitman 53 Gibsland-Coleman 19: A defensive effort that forced 13 first quarter turnovers paced Quitman to a 22-1 lead after one period of play leading to the easy win. Anna Claire Leach scored 21 points and Emma Walker set a new season high with 12 to pace the QHS scoring attack. Allie Robertson was a perfect 3/3 from behind the arc to end with 9 points, while Kalisha Hall scored 3 and grabbed a team high 7 rebounds. Kinsley Ponder, Keeley Davis, Ella Simonelli and Taylor Borland all finished with two points each.
Quitman Wolverines (2-1)
Quitman 82 Dodson 33: The Wolverines opened the game by posting 28 points on Dodson in the first quarter before adding 30 more in the second to take a commanding 38-point lead into the break. Taden Thomas scored 15 points to lead four Quitman players to reach double figures, with Brayden Martin scoring 13, Brayden Smith 11, and Shane Reed adding 10 and a team high 6 rebounds. Larsen Thomas scored 9 and Abel Leach added 8 points, while Jack Thomas had five and Eli Jackson scored four. Hayden Seymore hit his first-ever varsity three-pointer, and both Asher Schultz and Kaleb Maxwell tallied two points each.
Quitman 75 Choudrant 44: Abel Leach had a “double-double’ with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and the “Brayden boys,” as in Martin and Smith, led the way with 18 and 15 points respectively as Quitman hit a season best 48% of their shots from the field to down the tournament host. Shane Reed added 10 points to register his first-ever double-figure scoring output in varsity play, while Taden Thomas scored 8, and Asher Schultz scored 7 points and pulled down 7 boards. Larsen Thomas hit a three-pointer for a second straight game as well to round out the QHS scoring.
Gibsland-Coleman 92 Quitman 74: After winning seven straight in summer league play, four more in pre-season competition, and the first two of the 2025-26 regular season, the Wolverines finally tasted defeat at the hands of the defending Class C semi-finalist and a favorite to win it all this year. Brayden Martin and Brayden Smith both set new season highs in scoring with 28 and 24 points, respectively, and Abel Leach scored 7 and pulled down a team-best 9 rebounds. Taden Thomas scored 6, Asher Schultz 5, and both Shane Reed and Larsen Thomas added a basket for the Wolverines.
Weston Wolves (1-2)
Claiborne Christian Academy 55 Weston 52: A determined rally fell just short as the Wolves fell on the road in their season opener. Down 43-27, the Wolves came back to within 54-52 when Ty Henderson hit a three-pointer, but Claiborne Christian managed to close out the victory. Brody Tidwell led the Wolves with 16 points, followed by Ty Henderson and Ashad Harris scoring 12 and 11 points, respectively. Cole Otwell added 9 points for WHS, with Aiden Faulkner and Malachi Harris tallying two points each.
Weston 68 Dodson 32: Ashad Harris set a new season high with 15 points, and Weston posted 25 points in the second quarter to take a 38-19 lead into the break on their way to the first victory of the season. Brody Tidwell also reached double digits in scoring for a second straight game with 14 points, while Gunner Younse scored 9 and Abram Toms added 8 points for the Wolves. Cole Otwell finished with 7 points, Cason Conn and Ty Henderson finished with four each, and both Aiden Faulkner and Malachi Harris hit a basket each.
Converse 63 Weston 62: A final shot rimmed out as a determined rally attempt that saw Weston come back from five points down late fell just short. Brody Tidwell set a new career high with 19 points as did Abram Toms with 10. Gunner Younse added 9 points, Ashad Harris and Ty Henderson scored 7 each and Aiden Faulkner scored six. Cole Otwell also added 4 points as every Weston player scored. The Wolves kept it close all game thanks to a stellar effort from the free throw line where WHS made 15 of 18 attempts.