JACKSON &045; The Adams Christian Rebels knew how important their MPSA District 2-AAA game against Jackson Prep was &045; win and they still had a shot at the overall No. 1 seed at South State.

Instead, the Rebels ran into injury and foul problems and had no answer for Jackson Prep’s Jo Jo Tann, who lit them up for 25 points in a 66-48 win Friday night.

&uot;Jo Jo Tann was the difference in the game,&uot; ACCS head coach John R. Gray said. &uot;He did a good job penetrating (to the basket).

&uot;I was proud of my team. We stayed in the game until Casey (Gould) went out with fouls.&uot;

ACCS (14-3, 6-2) fell behind early and trailed 16-11 at the end of the first quarter.

Jackson Prep (17-4, 4-1) then outscored the Rebels 17-13 in the second quarter to take a 33-24 halftime lead. It was in the second quarter when the injury bug hit ACCS.

&uot;Luke (Ogden) got a knee on his thigh,&uot; Gray said. &uot;He played hurt for two-and-a-half quarters.&uot;

Ogden still finished with 12 points. AC was led by Glenn Williams with 16 points.

The Rebels tried to stay in the game, but Gould fouled out in the third quarter and Prep took advantage, outscoring the visitors 22-19 in the third quarter and 11-5 in the fourth quarter.

&uot;They’re just a good team,&uot; Gray said. &uot;Quick as cats. They made so many outside shots. I couldn’t sub because of their quickness and size.&uot;

Franklin County 69, Natchez 49

MEADVILLE &045; The Franklin County Bulldogs completed the second stunning varsity sweep of Natchez High this season with an impressive 20-point win over the visiting Bulldogs Friday night.

This time Franklin County (11-3) dominated the game from the start and never gave Natchez (6-9) a chance to get any kind of rally going.

Zach Thomas led Franklin County with 22 points and Deandrea Coleman had 16 points.

Franklin County jumped out to a 20-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and then led 31-17 at halftime.

Natchez was unable to stop the host Bulldogs offensively in the third quarter and trailed by 20 points going into the fourth quarter.

Tryon Wilson led Natchez with nine points.

Tensas 60, Amite SC 50

ST. JOSEPH, La. &045; Had it not been for a bad first quarter on the offensive end by the Rebels, it would have been either team’s game to win in this MPSA District 7-A game Friday night.

Tensas (9-10, 7-1) remained one game behind Trinity in district play heading into their key district showdown next Tuesday at Trinity’s Clyde Adams Arena.

Tyler White led Tensas with 21 points and Ryan Borsch added 12 points.

Amite School Center (2-6 in district play) trailed 16-7 after one quarter of play, but tried to get back in the game in the second and third quarters.

The Rebels trailed by just six after three quarter, but the Chiefs put the game away by outscoring them 15-11 in the fourth quarter.

Trinity Episcopal 53, WCCA 26

NATCHEZ &045; The Saints moved closer toward another regular season district title with the win over WCCA and set up a showdown with Tensas Academy for the top spot in the district Tuesday.

The Saints (10-9, 8-0) jumped out to a 19-4 lead by the end of the first and 31-12 lead at halftime over the Rams (5-10, 4-4). Trinity then held a 14-6 edge in the third to lead 45-18 heading into the fourth quarter.

Robert Manson led Trinity with 19 points. WCCA’s top scorer was Lavalle Johnson with seven.

Forest 65, Monterey 51

FOREST, La. &045; The Wolves got off to a slow start in the first quarter before falling to Forest in a District 3-B contest.

Forest (15-9, 2-1) held a 21-9 lead by the end of the first quarter before outscoring Monterey (6-16, 0-4) 18-14 in the second to take a 39-23 lead at halftime. The Wolves fared better in the second half, holding a 28-26 advantage.

Cody Wuflkuhle led the Wolves with 15 points and was one of three players in double figures. Kurt Statts led Forest with 22 points.