Quitman High School will open its 2026 portion of the LHSAA basketball season by traveling to St. Frederick’s High School in Monroe on Tuesday, January 6th. Both the girls’ and boys’ games will be broadcast on the radio as the Downs Law Firm High School Game of the Week, presented by Origin Bank. You can follow the action that will begin at 6:00 pm by tuning in to 105.7 FM, 540 AM, or by going to the K104 Downs Law Facebook page.
As an added highlight for local prep hoop fans, Jonesboro-Hodge will be at Weston High School on Tuesday for an all Jackson Parish battle slated to begin at 6:00 pm with the girls’ game.
Prior to the Tuesday contests, JHHS will travel to Columbia to face Caldwell Parish High on Monday, while Weston will make the short trip to neighboring Saline. Both girls’ games will tip off at 6:00 pm with the boys’ contest immediately following.
Lady Tigers Start New Year in Style
Jonesboro-Hodge continued the momentum it found at the end of December by opening the new year with an impressive 53-49 victory over Rayville. By beating a team with a winning record for the first time this season, the Lady Tigers won for the third time in the last four games and improved to 5-10 on the year. Class 2A Rayville dropped to 9-8 overall.
Sanaa Tatum continued her holiday season surge by pouring in a game-high 20 points to lead JHHS in scoring. Neesha Johnson and Samone Mallard also came up big with 16 and 12 points, respectively. Syla Malone and Derryn Osborne added two points each and Jakhorielle Lard sank a free throw to round out the scoring for J-H.
Early Deficit Dooms JH Boys
Visiting Rayville jumped out to a 25-12 first quarter lead that ballooned to 36-17 at the half that proved to be the difference in the 73-34 loss. With their fourth loss in a row, the Tigers fell to 2-12 while Rayville improved to 14-6 overall. Darion Gray scored 14 points to lead the Tigers while Dylan Hayes also scored in double digits with 10. King Campbell chipped in with 8 points , Tyson Burks finished with five and Channing Gray tallied three points. Raylon Bradford also made a basket.
Saline Eases Past Evans
Saline spotted homestanding Evans a 13-12 first quarter lead but with Gavin Dailey scoring 14 of his game high 23 points the Bobcats surged to a 38-19 advantage over the next two quarters to coast to the victory. With their third victory in the last four games, Saline climbed above the .500 mark with a 10-9 record while Evans fell to 4-13 on the year. Jackson Bougues also came up big with a season-best 11 points as Conner Roberts and Elijah Calloway chipped in with 8 and 6 points apiece. Jay Nash, Braydon Robinson, and Eli Ferguson all scored four points eac,h and Haydon LaBorde hit a three-pointer.