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ST. JOSEPH &8212; The Porters Chapel Eagles looked like they were on their way to defeating the ACCS Rebels. But with seven seconds left, Matthew Marks drove to the lane and passed the ball to Dustin Carroll, who made the game-winning shot as time expired for a dramatic one-point win at the Tensas Shootout, 40-39.

Marks led ACCS with 20 points and the Rebels needed every one of them because Porters Chapel got 20 points from Hales (no first name given).

The Rebels took a 15-6 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Porters Chapel kept cutting the deficit throughout the remained of the game and came within seconds of leaving the Tensas Academy gym with the win.

Forest Hill girls 41, Natchez High 39

NATCHEZ &8212; The Natchez High Lady Bulldogs let an opportunity to upset Forest Hill slip away late in the game as the Lady Rebels rallied for a 41-39 win in a Division 6-5A game Friday night.

&8220;We let them off the hook,&8221; Lady Bulldogs head coach Sue Johnson said. &8220;We had a three-point lead and we turned the ball over. We didn&8217;t execute. So we&8217;ve just got to go back to the drawing board and work on what we&8217;re messing on.&8221;

Forest Hill (13-1, 1-0) took a slim 22-20 lead over Natchez High at halftime, but, as coach Johnson pointed out, the third quarter is where she felt the Lady Bulldogs lost the game.

The Lady Rebels outscored the Lady Bulldogs 11-5 in that pivotal quarter to take a 33-25 lead. The Lady Bulldogs tried to rally in the fourth quarter, only to come up a little short.

&8220;We did play hard in the first half, but we&8217;ve got to play four quarters,&8221; Johnson said.

Alia Frank had a game-high 16 points and Ke&8217;Airra Jones had 13 points to lead Natchez High (5-5, 1-1). Shrica Ward led Forest Hill with 13 points.

ACCS girls 56, Porters Chapel 25

ST. JOSEPH &8212; Thanks to a dominating first half and solid performances by Ariana DeLaSalle and Katie Anne Swinny, the Lady Rebels routed the Lady Eagles at the Tensas Shootout.

ACCS (12-2) had its way in the first half as the Lady Rebels used its press defense to take a 21-4 lead after one quarter of play and a 31-7 lead at halftime.

Shelby Wells and Bailey Williams scored eight points each for Porters Chapel.

Silliman girls 61, Huntington 33

CLINTON, La. &8212; The Lady Hounds could not stop or even contain Silliman&8217;s Mary Kennedy, who scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Lady Wildcats to a 28-point win.

Emma Sones added 11 points for Silliman while Huntington (0-10) had no player score in double figures. Emilee Johns led the Lady Hounds with eight points.

The Lady Wildcats put the game out of reach by outscoring the Lady Hounds 20-4 in the second quarter for a 36-10 halftime lead.

Cathedral 54, Central (Jonesville) 24

HARRISONBURG, La. &8212; Juan Gray led all scorers with 17 points as the Green Wave advanced to the semifinals of the Harrisonburg Tournament with a convincing 30-point win.

Cathedral (5-6) will take on Grace Christian today at 11:15 a.m. in one semifinal game. The winner of that game will take on the winner of the Buckeye-Sicily Island game in the boys&8217; finals at 7:15 p.m.

The Green Wave took command of the game from the opening tip and never let Central get back in it. A 23-5 advantage in the first quarter set the tone for the game.

Jefferson County boys 40, Yazoo County 32

FAYETTE &8212; The Tigers had only four players in the scoring column, but somehow that was all they would end up needing as rallied in the third quarter to defeat the Panthers in their Region 6-3A opener.

Kadon Day, Keldrick Scott and Joseph Kemp combined to score 37 of the 40 points for Jefferson County (8-3, 1-0). Day led all scorers with 14 points. Scott finished with 12 points and Kemp added 11 points.

The Tigers were actually trailing Yazoo County 17-13 at halftime, but then came out on fire and outscored the Panthers 17-9 in the third quarter to take a four-point lead.

Reginald Gilbert led Yazoo County with 13 points and Ronny Davis had 12 points.

Huntington boys 55, Silliman 47

CLINTON, La. &8212; Antonio Jordan had his best game of the season as scored a game-high 21 points as the Hounds held on for an eight-point win over the Wildcats.

Huntington (7-1) looked like it was on its way to an easy win after taking an 18-10 lead after one quarter of play. But Silliman wouldn&8217;t go away quietly.

The Wildcats outscored the Hounds 16-12 in the second quarter to cut the deficit to four points at halftime and then trailed by just three points as the fourth quarter got under way. But the Hounds withstood Silliman&8217;s rally and outscored the Wildcats 18-13 in the final eight minutes.

Victor McLain led Silliman with 15 points and Adam Elam had 13 points. Brandt Bradley scored 10 points for Huntington.