By PATRICK JONES

The Natchez Democrat

NATCHEZ — Tydarrius Terrell hit a 3-pointer from nearly 40 feet away as time expired to give Natchez High a 59-57 win over Wingfield Friday night in an MHSAA Region 6-5A game.

Natchez High was down 57-56 with just seconds left before Terrell came through at the end.

“Terrell took two dribbles across half court, he then pulled up for the shot and hit it at the buzzer-beater,” Natchez coach David Haywood said.

The Bulldogs trailed Wingfield 37-32 after three quarters of play before outscoring the Falcons 24-17 in the fourth quarter.

“Overall, we didn’t shoot the ball well, but we played defense and kept it close enough to get a shot to tie or win,” Haywood said.

Jadarrius Ivory had 16 points and Izzy Holmes added 13 points for Natchez High (5-13, 1-5), which plays at Jim Hill Friday. Natchez High will be the No. 4 seed in the boys’ bracket at the Region 6-5A Tournament, which NHS will host on Feb. 16 & 19.

Vidalia 61, Winnfield 56

WINNFIELD, La. — The Vidalia High School Vikings got off to a good start and then had to hold off a second-half rally by Winnfield High School to defeat the Tigers 61-56 Friday night in an LHSAA District 3-3A game.

Vidalia led Winnfield 20-12 after one quarter of play and 33-22 at halftime before the Tigers chipped away at the Vikings’ lead in the second half. But the comeback fell short. Demarco Brown scored 19 points and Malik Jefferson added 16 points to lead four Vidalia players in double figures.

Desmond Bindon poured in 15 points and Julian Wilson chipped in with 11 points for the Vikings (13-11, 8-2), who play host to Buckeye High School next Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Ferriday 67, Sterlington 52

STERLINGTON, La. — Ferriday High School needed a big fourth quarter to pull away from a pesky Sterlington High School team as the Trojans defeated the Panthers 67-52 in LHSAA District 2-2A action Friday night.

Ferriday led Sterlington by just two points, 27-25, at halftime. The Trojans had a six-point lead at the end of the third quarter before outscoring the Panthers 24-15 in the fourth quarter. Marquell Griffin had a game-high 28 points and Dantrieze Scott had 19 points for Ferriday (16-5, 6-2) which hosts Mangham next Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Wilkinson County 55, Port Gibson 43

WOODVILLE — Wilkinson County High School turned to its defense to open up a close game as the Wildcats defeated the Port Gibson High School Blue Waves 55-43 in MHSAA Region 7-3A action Friday night.

Wilkinson County outscored Port Gibson 15-8 in the second quarter and 12-8 in the third quarter to turn a 14-10 lead after one quarter of play into a commanding 41-26 advantage. Travion Jones had a game-high 21 points for the Wildcats (13-6, 4-4), who play host to Jefferson County next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Hazlehurst 69, Jefferson County 68

HAZLEHURST — After a lackluster third quarter, Jefferson County came so close to defeating Hazlehurst with a fourth-quarter rally. But the Tigers came up one bucket short of victory and, instead, had to settle for a 69-68 loss to the Indians Friday night in an MHSAA Region 7-3A game.

Jefferson County led Hazlehurst 28-24 at halftime before the Indians went on a tear in the third quarter and outscored the Tigers 26-14 to grab a 40-32 lead. But the Tigers would not go away quietly as they put up 26 points in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, they couldn’t quite make enough stops to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Christian Day scored 28 points and Josh Day added 24 points for Jefferson County (6-2 in Region 7-3A), which plays at Wilkinson County at 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday.

Block 75, Montgomery 68

JONESVILLE — After giving up 24 points in the second quarter, the Block Bears did just enough to turn back Montgomery for a hard-fought 75-68 win over the Tigers in an LHSAA District 3-1A game Friday night.

Montgomery trailed Block 18-11 at the end of the first quarter before turning the tide on the Bears by outscoring them 24-17 in the second quarter to make it a 35-35 game at halftime. Block regained the momentum in the third quarter and outscored the Tigers 21-16 for a 56-51 lead. A.J. Barber scored 25 points to lead the Bears (11-11, 6-2), who play at Logansport next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.