JONESVILLE, La. &045; At the end of a four-game homestand that actually began on No. 30 and with the Ferriday High Tournament starting Thursday, the Block Lady Bears needed to get back in the win column after a tough loss to Ferriday last Friday night.

Block responded by jumping out to a big lead early and never looked back as three Lady Bears scored in double figures and two others were close as they rolled to a 75-45 win over the Sicily Island Lady Tigers Tuesday night.

The Lady Bears put the game away early by playing solid defense in the first quarter, especially on Rockel Gary, Sicily Island’s leading scorer. That helped them take a 21-5 lead at the end of the quarter.

Gary finished with a game-high 28 points, but got little help from her teammates. While the Lady Tigers played better offensively throughout the final three quarters, the Lady Bears kept increasing their lead, which went to 20 at halftime and 28 by the end of the third quarter.

Wilkinson County 73, Amite 47

WOODVILLE &045; The Lady Wildcats had little trouble dispatching Amite County, despite a 34-point effort from the Lady Trojans’ Tiffany Pearly.

Wilkinson County won 73-47, running away with the victory after taking a 32-16 halftime lead. Despite the big win, Wilkinson head coach Edwin White said he still sees too many mistakes from his team.

&uot;These games are a learning process for us,&uot; White said. &uot;We’re still making mistakes we shouldn’t be making as a veteran team. We’re not fine-tuning things like we should be.&uot;

The Lady Wildcats had four players in double figures, led by point guard Latasha Williams’ 23. Nakia Stewart had 16, Erica Lewis had 13 and Kimberly Griffin added 11.

Hazlehurst 66, Jefferson 26

HAZLEHURST &045; The Lady Indians held the Lady Tigers scoreless in the first quarter and dominated this Division 7-3A game from start to finish and remain undefeated in division play behind 22 points from Jalissa Sandifer.

Hazlehurst (7-6, 2-0) put the game out of reach by outscoring Jefferson 20-9 in the second quarter for a 29-9 halftime lead. Donnella Shorter led the Lady Tigers (2-11, 0-3) with 10 points.

Bastrop 74, Vidalia 36

VIDALIA, La. &045; Vidalia had a season-high in points this season, but it still didn’t matter as the Lady Rams cruised to their second straight dominating win over the Lady Vikings.

Marceola Robinson led Bastrop with a game-high 22 points and Amelia Witherspoon had 10 points. Chelsea McElwee and Kimberly Yearby led Vidalia with 14 points each.

Monterey 54, Georgetown 31

MONTEREY, La. &045; The Lady Wolves held Georgetown to single digits in each of those quarters en route to the win.

Georgetown managed just four points in the first quarter, three in the second and six in the third while Monterey had no problem scoring as the Lady Wolves led 49-13 at the end of the third quarter.

Morgan White led Monterey (13-6) with a game-high 21 points.