Area prep basketball roundup (Nov. 8)

Sports

Discussion

November 9, 2008

Lady Raiders win on buzzer-beater

from staff reports The Meridian Star Sun Nov 09, 2008, 01:41 AM CST

Prep Basketball Scoreboard

After giving up a big third quarter to Oak Hill Academy, the Lamar Lady Raiders clawed back in the final period and won on a shot at the horn.

Margaret Cady led the Lady Raiders with 22 points. Her final two came after the visiting Lady Raiders tied the game at 51 with 8.6 seconds remaining.

Cady took the inbounds pass and went coast-to-coast and nailed a jumper to lift Lamar to the 53-51 win.

Her sister, Mary Grace, put up 14 points for Lamar, while Erin Harrison added seven.

Ally Knowles led OHA with 10.

The 5-1 Lady Raiders will host Starkville Academy Thursday.

— Chris Brennaman

Lamar boys 70
Oak Hill 45

Lamar held a 13-point lead after the first quarter and turned it into 25 at the break.

The teams matched each other point-for-point in the second half as the homestanding Raiders dropped Oak Hill to improve to 2-1.

Caleb Holcomb and Daniel Finan pumped in 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Doug Forte tacked on nine.

OHA's Zach Bryan had a game-high 15 and David Matuslack scored 11 in the loss.

Lamar is back in action Thursday against Starkville Academy.

— Chris Brennaman

Southeast girls 56
Oak Grove 45

Brittany Roberts pumped in a game-high 22 points to lead Southeast past Oak Grove in the Petal Classic.

April Durden pitched in 11 points and made it a double-double with a dozen boards.

Pashen Thompson also pulled down 12 rebounds to go with her eight points. Rachel Adams added seven for the Lady Tigers, who are now 2-0.

Southeast hosts Kemper County Tuesday night.

— Chris Brennaman

Meridian girls 56
Clinton 50

The Meridian Lady Wildcats led by 10 points at halftime and held off a second-half charge by Clinton to improve to 2-1.

The Lady Cats were led by Breaunna Brown's 14 points.

Neeosha Ruffin added nine.

Meridian will be back on the court Tuesday at Northeast Jones.

— Chris Brennaman

Wayne Academy girls 31
Prentiss Christian 24

The Wayne Academy girls took home the hardware from the Heidelberg Academy Tournament Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Jaguars held Prentiss Christian scoreless in the second quarter to take a 15-9 advantage into the locker room.

Katrina Lofton led Wayne Academy with 11 points in the contest, which improves the Lady Jags to 3-0.

Wayne Academy will be back in action Thursday against Bass Memorial Academy.

— Chris Brennaman

Clarkdale girls 41
Sacred Heart 15

Friday night, the Clarkdale Lady Bulldogs had no trouble with Sacred Heart. The girls gave up no more than six points in any given quarter, leading 25-10 at the half and cruising to the victory.

Duanika Emerson paced CHS with 10 points, while Charmane Tims chipped in eight.

Sacred Heart was led by Nicole Welch's seven points.

The Lady Bulldogs will be back on the court against Nanih Waiya on Tuesday.

— Chris Brennaman

Clarkdale boys 66
Sacred Heart 38

The Bulldogs led 17-3 after one quarter and never looked back as they easily won their season-opener Friday.

Kasey Hinton led Clarkdale with 17 points. Russell Roberts had 13 points and added seven rebounds.

Jonathan McMillan scored 11.

In the losing effort, Ty Hughes scored 17 points for the Crusaders.

Clarkdale faces Nanih Waiya Tuesday.

— Chris Brennaman

Text Only

Sports

Rockets defused by Yellowjackets
Neshoba Central's Victoria Stewart got the inbound pass with 12 seconds. The Starkville defender pressed her toward the sideline, but Stewart would have none of it. The senior raced up the middle of the floor, studdered and headed right toward the basket. The senior jumped and layed the ball off of the backboard. The roar of the crowd told her what she needed to know - the shot went in and overtime loomed.

February 10, 2012
Area Roundup: KA girls keep rolling
February 10, 2012
Knights advance to title round
The West Lauderdale Lady Knights survived a scare against the Laurel Tornadoes beating them 54-51. The Lady Knights came back from a first half 13 point deficit to ultimately claim their spot in the 5-4A division title game. “I am so proud of our girls,” said Lady Knights coach Amy Fairchild. “This is by far the best game that we have ever had since I have been the WL coach here.”

February 10, 2012
Choctaw, SEL advance to title game
As expected, Choctaw Central and Southeast Lauderdale will meet tonight for the Division 5-3A Tournament girls’ championship.
But the old rivals advanced to the tourney finals in very different fashion here Thursday night.

February 10, 2012
Kemper survives Southeast Lauderdale in OT
Southeast Lauderdale’s boys were hoping to ride the momentum of one of their most impressive victories of the season.
Kemper County was simply looking to survive and advance. In the end, the Wildcats did so – barely.

February 10, 2012
All-American
Kemper County High School basketball standout Devonta Pollard made his desire to play in the McDonald’s All-American Game no secret – mentioning it as a goal on more than one occasion during the last couple of seasons.
Thursday afternoon, that goal became a reality.

February 10, 2012
Clarkdale downs Puckett at buzzer
Crystal Clay barely beat the final horn, but her shot in the lane carried Clarkdale to a 48-46 MHSAA Division 6-2A semifinal win over Puckett on Thursday.

February 10, 2012
Young Eagles expect some growing pains in 2012
The 2012 edition of the Meridian Community fast-pitch team will sport a multitude of new faces when it hits the field Friday for its season opener. The Eagles lost seven sophomores from last year as well as two returning freshmen.

February 9, 2012
Meridian splits with Southern Shreveport
The Meridian Community College Eagles won its second straight Miss-Lou Conference game by defeating Southern Shreveport by a final score of 68-66.

February 9, 2012
Back in the spotlight
SCOOBA – Sporting a current 12-game winning streak, the East Mississippi Community College men’s basketball team has re-entered the NJCAA Division I Top 20 tied for 19th nationally in this week’s poll. Head coach Mark White’s 15-2 EMCC Lions tipped off the current season ranked seventh nationally on the strength of back-to-back NJCAA National Tournament appearances in Hutchinson, Kan.

February 9, 2012
More Sports Headlines

Sports

Search Results

Discussion

Area prep basketball roundup (Nov. 8)

Lady Raiders win on buzzer-beater

Site Map

Contact Us