Friday prep basketball round up: Lady Trojans beat Lady Rams 66-57
Published 12:34 am Sunday, December 16, 2018
FERRIDAY — SheKayla Miller led Ferriday High School with 18 points and Diamond Johnson had 14 points as the Lady Trojans defeated the Richwood High School Lady Rams 66-57 Friday night at the Ferriday High School Holiday Basketball Tournament being held at the Ferriday Junior High School gymnasium.
Four players for Ferriday finished in double figures in scoring. In addition to Miller and Johnson, Zaniya Curry ended up with 13 points and Tierra Spurs chipped in with 10 points.
The Lady Trojans had their way with Richwood on both ends of the court in the first quarter. Defensively, they made it tough for the Lady Rams to run their offense, forcing them into contested shots and turnovers. At the end of the quarter, the Lady Trojans led 22-7.
Ferriday would put the game away with a 23-point third quarter that put its lead at 20 points, 58-38.
Ferriday (9-3) plays again on Tuesday, Dec. 18 when it hosts Mangham High School in its LHSAA District 2-2A opener.
Brookhaven Academy girls 42, ACCS 32
NATCHEZ — Jana Case led Brookhaven Academy with a game-high 28 points as the Lady Cougars rallied during the second half to defeat the Adams County Christian School Lady Rebels 42-32 Friday night.
ACCS led Brookhaven Academy near the midway point of the third quarter before the Lady Cougars regained their momentum. They would eventually outscore the Lady Rebels 15-11 for a 32-26 lead.
The Lady Rebels fell behind 12-6 after one quarter of play, but they outscored the Lady Cougars 9-5 in the second quarter to trail by just two points, 17-15, at halftime.
Shelby Mason led the Lady Rebels with 13 points and Marlee Magee had eight points.
ACCS (0-9) hosts Bowling Green School on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 5 p.m.
Brookhaven Academy boys 61, ACCS 26
NATCHEZ — The Brookhaven Academy Cougars got 18 points from Dawson Flowers and 17 points from Cade Brown in a 61-26 win over the Adams County Christian School Rebels Friday night.
Brookhaven Academy led ACCS 16-9 at the end of the first quarter before going on a tear in the second quarter. The Cougars scored 24 points while holding the Rebels to just seven points for a commanding 40-16 halftime lead.
No one for the Rebels came close to scoring in double figures. Austin Blanton was their leading scorer with five points while Dawson Parker and Wes Stockstill had four points each.
ACCS (1-6) hosts Bowling Green School on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Marksville girls 43, Vidalia 33
FERRIDAY — The Marksville High School Lady Tigers defeated the Vidalia Lady Vikings 43-33 Friday afternoon in the first game of Day 2 at the Ferriday High School Holiday Basketball Tournament.
Jamiya Smith led the Lady Vikings with nine points and Shereese Williams added eight points.
Vidalia (1-5) resumes tournament action today at 5 p.m. against Block High School.
St. Helena College and Career Academy boys 67, Vidalia 66 (OT)
ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. — The St. Helena College and Career Academy overcame a late arrival and a shaky first quarter to defeat the Vidalia High School Vikings 67-66 in overtime Friday night at the West Feliciana Tournament.
The turning point of the game was when both Jaquan Wilson and Malachi Matthews fouled out midway through the fourth quarter. That allowed St. Helena to outscore Vidalia 22-13 to send the game into overtime tied at 59-all.
“That hurt a lot,” Vikings head coach Robert Sanders said. The Hawks scored eight points in overtime while the Vikings had seven points.
The game started an hour later than scheduled because St. Helena was late getting to the gymnasium. Vidalia jumped out to a 20-8 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Hawks slowly chipped away at the lead over the next two quarters.
Wilson led the Vikings with 18 points while RayJay Ransom had 17 points and DeMikal McCoy added 12 points.
Vidalia (3-7) will take on Northeast High School today at 2 p.m. in the tournament’s fourth and final day.
Carroll girls 45, Delta Charter 33
MONROE, La. — The Carroll High School Lady Bulldogs pulled away in the second half for a 45-33 win over the Delta Charter School Lady Storm Friday night at the Carroll High School Tournament.
After a rough first quarter, Delta Charter outscored Carroll 13-9 in the second quarter to go into halftime down just four points, 19-15. However, the Lady Bulldogs responded with a 12-9 edge in the third quarter and a 14-9 advantage in the fourth quarter.
Kierra Neal led the Lady Storm in scoring with 11 points and Shyvlie Blaney had nine points.
Delta Charter (6-6) next plays on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. at West Feliciana (La.) High School.