MEADVILLE &045; It was a tale of two halves in an important Region 7-3A contest between the Wilkinson County Lady Wildcats and the Franklin County Lady Bulldogs Tuesday night.

Wilkinson County, in a must-win situation for

a high seed in next month’s region tournament, dominated the first half, especially the second quarter.

But the second half was a completely different story as the Lady Bulldogs turned up the defensive pressure and shut down Kim Griffin on their way to a 58-43 win.

The win put Franklin County (11-4, 5-3) in a tie for third place with North Pike in Region 7-3A. But the way the first half ended up, it didn’t look like that was going to happen.

&uot;We had a terrible first half and Wilkinson County had a lot to do with that,&uot; Lady Bulldogs head coach Charles Moore said. &uot;They were able to get inside. Kim scored 16 of her 20 points in the second half.&uot;

The trio of Griffin, Latasha Williams and Latoya Bailey helped Wilkinson County take a 27-19 lead at halftime.

ACCS 45, Huntington 34

FERRIDAY, La. &045; The surprising resignation of Bruce Pickle could have rattled the Lady Rebels, but interim coach Keith Walters had them ready to play.

As to not seeing Pickle on the other side of the court with the Lady Rebels, Lady Hounds head coach Penny Moak said, &uot;I already heard about it. It seemed kind of weird because he had been there so long.&uot;

April Boyd scored a game-high 14 points as the Lady Rebels got a big win on the road Tuesday.

&uot;Both teams played good defense,&uot; Moak said. &uot;I thought my girls played excellent defense.&uot;

McCall 71, Ferriday 60

FERRIDAY, La. &045; The Lady Trojans held their own against the

Lady Dragons, the best team in Class 2A, but it was the second period that did them in Tuesday night in District 4-2A action.

&uot;I think we played pretty well in the first half,&uot; Lady Trojans head coach Lisa Abron said. &uot;The second quarter we just went flat offensively.&uot;

McCall held a slim 18-15 lead over Ferriday, but took control in the second to take a 44-27 lead at halftime.

&uot;We started out with a 2-3 thinking they would take some outside shots,&uot; Abron said. &uot;But Bettina (Fountain) was scoring on the inside a lot.

&uot;We changed it to a man-to-man and we rebounded better in the second half.&uot;

Amite School Center 39, WCCA 36

LIBERTY &045; Don’t fill out those District 7-A tournament brackets just yet.

The Lady Rams still have not locked up the fourth seed in the next week’s district tournament thanks to a stunning &045; no, shocking &045; upset win by the Lady Rebels Tuesday night.

Now WCCA&160;has to win Thursday night at Tensas to wrap up that all-important No. 4 seed &045; or they could end up as the fifth or even sixth seed.

Delhi 61, Block 52

DELHI, La. &045; In a battle for first place in District 4-1A, the host Lady Bears jumped out to a big lead then had to hold off a fourth-quarter rally to defeat the visiting Lady Bears Tuesday night.

Ashley Norwood had 15 points and Deja Leggins had 13 points to lead Delhi.

Bogue Chitto 65, Cathedral 37

NATCHEZ &045; The Lady Green Wave stayed in the game for much of the first half, but the Lady Bobcats proved to be too much to handle in a 28-point Region 7-1A win Tuesday night.

Bogue Chitto put the game out of reach by outscoring Cathedral 16-5 in the third.

Sicily Island 51, Monterey 49

SICILY ISLAND, La. &045; In a game that went back and forth and saw a lot of momentum and lead changes, the Lady Tigers came away with a hard-fought win over the Lady Wolves in District 3-B action Tuesday night.

Monterey took a 19-12 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Sicily Island cut the lead to one at halftime with a 16-10 advantage in the second quarter.

Lake Providence 67, Vidalia 44

VIDALIA, La. &045; Despite a good effort, the Lady Vikings were no match for the Lady Panthers in this District 4-2A matchup Tuesday night and still remained winless on the season.

Lake Providence extended its lead to 32-21 at halftime.

Hazlehurst 57, Jefferson Co. 40

HAZLEHURST &045; The Lady Indians had 11 players score, led by Jalisha Sandifer’s 10 points, as they remained in first place in Region 7-3A with the win Tuesday night.

Hazlehurst led the Lady Tigers just 12-7 at the end of the first quarter, but the Lady Indians dominated the next two quarters to put the game out of reach.

Donella Shorter and Aisha Fountain led Jefferson County with 10 points each.