Some coaches and players are happy that the Christmas holidays mean a break from playing games. Don’t count Weston High School head boys basketball coach or any of the Wolves players in that category. After winning a season-best three straight from December 15-18, including the 55-46 victory over Calvin on Friday, the Wolves would just as well prefer to keep playing. With the victory, Weston climbs to 7-10 on the year, while Calvin lost their fifth in a row to fall to 6-10 on the year.
It was a career-best scoring night by Abram Toms, who hit 9 of 11 shots for 19 points that paced the Wolves’ offensive attack. Brody Tidwell played a big role as well, scoring 14 points, dishing out 4 assists, and making 4 steals. Ty Henderson also had 4 assists and 4 steals while scoring 8 points, while Colton Otwell and Malachi Harris had 5 and 4 points respectively. Gunner Younse hit a three-pointer, and Eli Henderson made a pair of free throws to round out the Wolves’ scoring.
JHHS boys win two of three at Airline Tourney
The longest road trips of the year proved fruitful for Jonesboro-Hodge, who broke into the winning column for the first time all season on Thursday and then followed it up with a second straight victory the next night before falling in their final game on Saturday. The Tigers, now 2-9 on the year, broke the season-opening 8-game losing streak by beating winless Plain Dealing 62-31 and then came back to post a season best in points in the 78-52 victory over Magnolia School of Excellence, which fell to 3-11 on the year. The contest against Class 5A Benton proved to be too much of a hill to climb, though, as JHHS fell 58-22. No individual statistics were reported.
Saline pops Providence Classical Academy
The Bobcats spotted homestanding Providence Classical Academy a 31-21 halftime lead but came storming back in the second half to take a 55-50 win, which is their second in a row. With the victory, Saline climbs above the .500 mark with a 9-8 record. while PCA, out of Bossier City, falls to 4-11 on the year. Gavin Dailey scored 8 of his 15 points in the decisive third quarter that saw Saline rally from 10 down to take a 36-35 lead heading into the final frame that saw the Bobcats post a quarter-best 19 points to seal the victory. Eli Ferguson led Saline in scoring with 20 points, while Elijah Calloway chipped in with 11. Conner Roberts finished with four, and Jackson Bougues sank a pair of free throws to round out the scoring for Saline.
Lady Wolves fall 60-45
The Lady Wolves had trouble finding the range on offense, especially from “downtown”, as they made only 15 of 63 shots (24%) from the field and were 1 of 18 (6%) from the three-point line to fall 60-45 to Calvin, which broke their season-tying best four-game winning streak. With the loss, Weston closes out the 2025 portion of the schedule with an 11-5 record in coach Matt Herring’s first year at the helm, while Calvin, ranked #2 in Class C, ups its record to 15-2 on the year. The loss put a damper on the best scoring night of Kate Keiffer’s burgeoning career as the 7th grader led Weston with 13 points and a team-tying best 6 rebounds. Carlynn Waters also reached double digits in points scored with 10, and Teegan Hall scored six and had six boards. Ada Claire Tidwell finished with five points, Gracie Gray scored four, and Mallory Malone tallied three points. Addison Faulkner and Carly Jo Griffin both finished with two points each.
Next Up! Jonesboro-Hodge is the only Jackson Parish school still playing this week, as Quitman and Weston are done for the 2025 portion of the schedule. The Tigers will host Homer on Tuesday, December 23rd, for a girls and boys game, depending on whether the Lady Tigers will be able to overcome the illness that struck the team and caused them to miss the Airline Tournament. Saline High School will also be in action on Monday, December 22nd, when they travel to Ebard for girls and boys action.