WOODVILLE — Even though the Jefferson County Lady Tigers have struggled this season, they stayed right with Wilkinson County throughout the entire first half.

But the Lady Wildcats ended any hopes of Jefferson County taking a win on the road with an impressive display of offense and defense in the third quarter en route to a 48-25 win Tuesday night in Region 7-3A action.

The first quarter ended in a 7-7 tie and Wilkinson County (5-6, 3-0) took a 16-13 halftime lead. But the Lady Wildcats pulled away by holding Jefferson County (2-9, 0-2) without a field goal in the entire third quarter. That led to a 17-1 advantage for the home team in that quarter and a 33-14 lead.

Toni Anthony led Wilkinson County with 15 points and Jasmine Ayers added 11 points. Erin Wells led Jefferson County with a game-high 18 points. The loss was the seventh straight for the Lady Tigers.

Caldwell Parish boys 52, Block 35

COLUMBIA, La. — Caldwell Parish overcame a sluggish start by outscoring Block 15-2 in the second quarter en route to a 17-point win over the Bears Tuesday night.

The Panthers’ offense couldn’t get its offense going in the first quarter and actually trailed Block 9-6 at the end of the quarter. But the Panthers quickly turned things around in the second quarter and the Bears were unable to rally in the second half.

Centarius Donald led Caldwell Parish (8-6) with 17 points and Clint Baker had 14 points. Landon Harbor scored 15 points to lead Block (1-9) and Chris Davis added 12 points.

In the varsity girls’ game, Caldwell Parish improved to 10-2 with a win over Block, which dropped to 4-6. No information on that game was available.

Wilkinson County boys 62, Jefferson County 53

WOODVILLE — Wilkinson County got a game-high 30 points from Kenny Harden and a big second quarter to break a tie ball game as the Wildcats held on for a nine-point win over the Tigers in a Region 7-3A game Tuesday night.

Jefferson County (8-8, 1-1) and Wilkinson County matched basket for basket early on in the game as the first quarter ended with the Tigers and the Wildcats tied at 12. But the Wildcats outscored the Tigers 17-4 in the second quarter to take a 29-16 halftime lead.

The Tigers cut into the lead during the third quarter and trailed by seven points at the end of the quarter. However, the Wildcats regained the momentum in the fourth quarter to preserve the win.

Corey Anthony finished with 14 points and Megal Covington had 12 points for Wilkinson County. Percy Turner led Jefferson County with 21 points and Kadon Day scored 16 points.