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February 15, 2012

from combined reports The Meridian Star The Meridian Star Wed Feb 15, 2012, 06:00 AM CST

MERIDIAN —     The Meridian Community College golf team continued its record-breaking season by capturing the Faulkner State Invitational championship Tuesday in Fairhope, Ala., at Rock Creek Country Club. This marks the first win of the spring season for MCC and the fourth win of 2011-2012. The Eagles captured the championship by three strokes over Mississippi Gulf Coast.

     “I am very proud of the way we bounced back in the final round and it’s a great start to our spring season,” said MCC golf coach Clinton Hales. “We struggled during our first round due to poor conditions, but I was very pleased by the final round. We have some things to work on and prepare for the next tournament.”

     Easton Key, a former Lamar standout, and T.J. Morgan earned spots on the All-Tournament team and finished the day tied for second place. Key has now been a member of the All-Tournament team on four different occasions in 2011-2012 and ended the final round by shooting a 73. Morgan shot the lowest final round score for the Eagles with a 71 and Jake Sterling bounced back to fire a 72 for Meridian. Dylan Brown scored a 74 in the final round and Gafford White ended the day with a 76.

     MCC will return to the course March 15-17 as a participant in the Spring Fling College Classic in Scottsboro, Ala.

— from school reports

PREP BASKETBALL

Russell Christian       70

Ben's Ford (La.) boys       29

   In the first round of the MAIS Class A South Central state tournament Tuesday at Rebul Academy, the Warriors hammered Ben's Ford.

   Russell jumped out to a 15-7 lead after the first quarter and increased the advantage to 32-18 at halftime. Entering the fourth, the Warriors led 52-25.

   Ashton Temple led the Warriors (24-9) with 18 points, while Gary Boles added 15.

   RCA advances to face Porter's Chapel, a 57-43 winner against Heidelberg Academy, on Friday.

— Jamie Wachter

Tylertown       78

Quitman boys       63

   In the first round of the Class 4A playoffs, the Panthers couldn't pull off the upset against the Chiefs, the No. 2 seed from Division 7-4A.

   Tavarious Moore paced the Panthers with 20 points, while DeQuan Stanley added 16.

   Xavion Dillon led Tylertown with 23.

   The Panthers end the season 13-15.

— Jamie Wachter

Hazlehurst boys       72

SE Lauderdale       50

   The Tigers' season ended in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs Tuesday night, mainly due to one poor quarter.

   Trailing 16-11 after the first period, Southeast was outscored 20-5 in the second. The Indians then pushed the lead to 50-28 entering the fourth.

   No other details were reported.

— Jamie Wachter

Lamar boys       46

Oak Forest       29

   In the first round of the MAIS Class AA South State tournament at Simpson County Academy, the Raiders gradually pulled away to advance to face Brookhaven Academy on Thursday.

   Lamar led 10-8 after the first quarter and pushed the lead to 23-17 at halftime and 35-26 through three periods.

   No other details were reported.

— Jamie Wachter

Crystal Springs boys       70

Choctaw Central       67

   The Tigers used a 30-point fourth-quarter to upset the No. 2-seeded Warriors from Division 5-3A on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs.

   Choctaw, which led 22-19 after the first quarter, rallied from a 30-29 halftime deficit to grab a 42-40 lead entering the fourth.

   Demarquis Wilson and Kanyon Jimmie led the Warriors with 14 points each, while Brison LaSarge added 12. Cystal Springs was paced by Jerekius Davis' 29 and Adarius Miles' 22.

— Jamie Wachter

Other games

   While the Russell Christian and Lamar boys got off to quick starts in their state tournaments Tuesday, four other area schools look to keep their state playoff chances alive today.

   In the MAIS Class A North Central tournament, the Kemper Academy girls face host Sharkey-Issaquena and the KA boys face Tri-County today in elimination games. Elsewhere in MAIS Class A, the Newton County Academy girls and boys both play their first games at the South Central tournament today at Rebul. The NCA girls face Lamar Christian, while the Genergals face Prentiss Christian.

— Jamie Wachter

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