Quitman Elementary opened their 2025-26 basketball season by hosting Choudrant on December 15th with the boys taking a 46-31 victory and the girls falling by a 22-12 score. 

With the boys being coached by Wayne Thomas and the girls under the guidance of Linda “Dee Dee” Fowler, the 4th and 5th graders will play an ambitious schedule of 14 games during the months of January and February.

Quitman 46 Choudrant 31 (boys) Bentley Ponder scored 10 of his game-high 14 points in the first quarter to pace QES to a 14-3 lead, and Ja’mikal Hall added 6 of the 12 points he scored in the contest in the second quarter to help give Quitman a commanding 26-12 lead at the break. Andrew Seymore and Clay Burton chipped in with 6 points apiece. Mason Tolar scored 4 and both Koplen Taylor and Jaycob Rogers made a basket each to round out the scoring. 

Choudrant 22 Quitman 12 (girls) With Jersey Corley, Charlea Jones and Lily Tolar each making a basket, Quitman played Choudrant to a 6-6 tie in the first quarter but Quitman managed only 6 points the rest of the way as Choudrant pulled away for the victory. Tolar led QES in scoring with 6 points with Corley and Jones finishing with 2 each and both Dally McCurdy and Savannah Porter adding a free throw. 

Quitman’s next game will be on January 5th when they host Weston in their first game of the year. 

Quitman Elementary Basketball Schedule