VIDALIA &8212; The fans that watched the boys&8217; championship game of the Ronnie Brown Memorial Tournament between Tensas High and Vidalia got their money&8217;s worth.

In a game that kept going back and forth, Corey Brown hit a short jumper with less than 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Panthers a 88-86 win over the Vikings Saturday night.

&8220;This is Corey&8217;s first year of playing basketball. For him to hit that shot is pretty big,&8221; Panthers head coach Carl Washington said.

Brown finished with 12 points, but it was the play of teammate Marcus Hill in the second half that kept Vidalia at bay.

Hill scored seven straight points in the first two and a half minutes of the third quarter after Vidalia took a short-lived lead. He finished with 11 in the quarter and then scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to finish with a game-high 32 points.

&8220;Early on we had a hard time stopping No. 23, their center,&8221; Vikings head coach Robert Sanders said of Marcus Walker, who finished with 18 points before fouling out with 1:31 remaining in the game. &8220;Then we had a hard time stopping Hill.&8221;

&8220;It was a good game by both teams,&8221; Washington said. &8220;He&8217;s our captain. He&8217;s our leader. He&8217;s basically our offensive guy.&8221;

However, Hill missed several key free throws in the fourth quarter that would have put the game away. Instead, after Brown&8217;s go-ahead shot, Vidalia (5-1) had a chance to either force overtime or win the game with a three-pointer. Instead, the Vikings never got a shot off and the gym emptied quickly.

Quartrell Thomas was held to just 13 points, but hit two free throws to tie the game at 84-84 with 42.8 seconds left before a mad scramble for a loose ball eventually ended up with Brown&8217;s game-winning shot.

Unfortunately for the Vikings, they had several opportunities to win the game but they also missed several free throws, lay-ups and putbacks.

&8220;We&8217;ve got to be patient on offense instead of looking for the first shot that&8217;s there.

We&8217;ve got to do a better job on defense,&8221; Sanders said. &8220;We didn&8217;t do a good job of getting back. That&8217;s how they scored most of their points. That&8217;s largely in part to us celebrating after a shot instead of playing defense.&8221;Tensas High (7-2) led by as many as 10 points in the second half, taking a 61-51 lead late in the third quarter, but the Vikings refused to go away quietly. Brandon Hawkins and Gary Stewart did their best to help the home team rally for the win.

Hawkins finished with 20 points and Stewart had 17 points before fouling out with 37.5 seconds left.

Neither team did particularly well at the free-throw line, especially in the second half. Tensas High was just 14-of-35 at the charity stripe and Vidalia was only 10-of-20.

Richwood girls 62, Block 37

VIDALIA &8212; The Lady Rams had four players in double figures, led by Jashe Blocker with 19 points, as they rolled to a 25-point win over the Lady Bears in the girls championship game of the Ronnie Brown Memorial Tournament.

Richwood jumped out to a 14-6 lead over Block at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Gabby Smith had 11 points for the Lady Rams.

The Lady Bears were led by Latresca Early with 15 points and Arnesha Beard with 14 points.

Cathedral girls 59, Central 15

MONTEREY &8212; The Cathedral Lady Green Wave picked up their first win of the season with a 59-15 win over the Central Lady Panthers of Jonesville Saturday afternoon at the Monterey Tournament.

This game was over early as Cathedral (1-7) held Central without a point in the first quarter in surging to an 18-0 lead. The Lady Green Wave then took a 24-5 halftime lead and rolled from there.

Brandi McGraw led the Lady Green Wave with 10 points and Kristian Dobard, AnnElise Rhinehart, and Alex Nichols had eight points each Ariana Brooks led the Lady Panthers with six points.

Cathedral boys 61, Central 36

MONTEREY &8212; With Juan Gray out with an ankle injury, someone had to step for the Green Wave Saturday night in the game against the Panthers at the Monterey Tournament.

That someone was Andy Lucas, who scored a team-high 17 points to lead the Green Wave to a convincing win over the Panthers and a 2-1 record at the tournament.

Cathedral (3-5) had two big quarters that were key in the team&8217;s win &045; a 20-7 edge in the first quarter and a 20-10 advantage in the third quarter.

R. Franks (no first name given) led the Panthers with a game-high 25 points, but it was not enough.

Parklane girls 48, ACCS 38

MCCOMB &8212; Hope Swindell had a game-high 18 points as the Lady Pioneers turned a one-point lead after three quarters of play into a 10-point win over the Lady Rebels.

Lindsey Clark and Maggie Jackson each had 10 points as Parklane nearly let an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter slip away.

Led by Ariana DeLaSalle, ACCS (9-2) cut into the lead during the second and third quarters. With momentum on their side, the Lady Rebels trailed by just one point, 32-31, as the third quarter came to a close.

DeLaSalle led all the Lady Rebels with 17 points, but Katie Anne Swinny was held to nine points.

But the Lady Pioneers ended any thoughts of a come-from-behind win by outscoring the Lady Rebels 16-7 in the deciding fourth quarter.