WOODVILLE &045; Latasha Williams had without a doubt the best game of her career as she poured in 39 points to help the Wilkinson County Lady Wildcats defeat the McComb Lady Tigers 74-65 Tuesday night in a battle of two teams that had identical 3-1 records going into this game.

Williams had plenty of help from teammates Erica Lewis and Kim Griffin, who each finished with 14 points for the Lady Wildcats (4-1).

S. Morris led the Lady Tigers (3-2) with 20 points and S. Felder had 19 points, but they had no other players score in double figures.

After a close first quarter in which Wilkinson County led just 15-12 at the end of that quarter, the Lady Wildcats took command of the game over the next two quarters, outscoring McComb 26-18 in the second quarter and 14-10 in the third quarter to take a 15-point lead.

McComb boys 75, Wilkinson 62

WOODVILLE &045; After a sluggish start in the first quarter, the Tigers methodically got back in the game Tuesday night and eventually proved why they could end up being one of the best teams in Class 4A this season.

McComb (5-0) trailed Wilkinson County (3-2) 16-10 after one quarter of play and was down by one, 31-30, at halftime, but the Tigers took the lead for good with a 24-13 advantage in the third quarter.

Gemall Andrews lead the Wildcats with a game-high 22 points and Bryan Dent added 14 points. C. Daniels and D. Addison led the Tigers with 15 points each.

Wesson boys 92, Cathedral 45

NATCHEZ &045; How embarrassing is it when one player from one team almost scores as many points as the other team scores? The Green Wave found that out first hand Tuesday night as the Cobras’ Adrian Merchant scored a game-high 40 points in their lopsided win.

Wesson (3-3) scored at least 20 points in all four quarters and Cathedral (1-2) never had a chance in this game, especially after the first quarter.

Jeremy Davis led the Green Wave with nine points. Wade Williams added 18 points for the Cobras.

Wesson girls 44, Cathedral 35

NATCHEZ &045; The Lady Green Wave rallied from an 11-6 deficit after one quarter of play to trail just 19-18 at the half. Unfortunately, they couldn’t keep the momentum going in the third quarter as the Lady Cobras outscored them 14-5 to put the game away.

Mattie Smith led Cathedral (0-3) with a game-high 14 points. Alexis Crosby led Wesson with 12 points.

Ferriday boys 73, Block 43

FERRIDAY, La. &045; The Trojans were probably glad to see their basketball season get under way Tuesday night after a disappointing season in football. The Bears, on the other hand, probably wished the playoffs hadn’t ended so soon.

Ferriday (1-0) jumped out to a 21-12 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back from there.

The Trojans then put the game completely out of reach by outscoring the Bears (0-1) 21-6 in the third quarter.

Antonio Burns led Ferriday with a game-high 25 points. Walter Hankston led Block with 12 points.

Franklin girls 55, W. Lincoln 46

BROOKHAVEN &045; In a game that was perhaps much closer than a lot of people expected, the Lady Bulldogs got 19 points from Victoria Hunt and 12 points from Tamara Gant in a hard-fought win Tuesday night.

Franklin County (2-1) took a 14-6 lead over West Lincoln after one quarter of play, and even though they won the Lady Bulldogs were never able to put away a feisty Lady Bears team led by Alicia Kennedy, who scored a game-high 26 points.

Ferriday girls 69, Block 54

FERRIDAY, La. &045; Other than the first quarter, in which the Lady Trojans outscored the Lady Bears 23-10, this was a close game as the home team only had a two-point advantage over the final three quarters in the season opener for both teams.

Jameca Garrison picked up where she left off last season, leading Ferriday (1-0) with a game-high 27 points. Corinthia G. led Block (0-1) with 25 points.

Monterey girls 57, LaSalle 51

MONTEREY, La. &045; The Lady Wolves found themselves trailing at halftime 30-20 after a surprisingly disappointing second quarter in which they scored just six points, but a strong second half rally enabled them to get the win and improve to 9-3.

Morgan White led Monterey with 21 points and was the only Lady Wolves player to score in double figures. H. Guin led LaSalle with 14 points.

LaSalle boys 59, Monterey 45

MONTEREY, La. &045; Despite the 14-point loss, Wolves head coach Robert Taylor said he was actually pleased with his team’s performance and said this was the best game they have played so far.

Monterey (1-9) led 14-9 at the end of the first quarter and 24-19 at halftime, but LaSalle scored 20 points in each of the final two quarters to pull away for the win.

Cody Wulfkuhle and Matt Shivley led the Wolves with 14 points each. C. Taylor led LaSalle with 14 points.

Crystal Springs girls 55, JC 42

FAYETTE &045; Jefferson County’s girls took another loss Tuesday night, this one at the hands of Crystal Springs, which won 55-42.

Both teams started slow and the score was only 5-4 Crystal Springs after the first quarter. From that point on, Crystal Springs turned on the offense, pouring in 15 or more in each of the final three periods.

Jefferson Country got into the scoring act in the second half, putting 34 points on the board, but couldn’t overcome a 22-8 halftime deficit.

Vanteska Williams led Jefferson County with 14 points.

WCCA 37, Collegiate 34

WOODVILLE &045; Wilkinson County got its first win of the year when it mattered most, opening District 6-A play with a 37-34 win over Christian Collegiate.

The Rams fell behind early, trailing by five at the end of the first quarter. But led by the play of sophomore guard Greg Garner, WCCA got a two-point halftime lead and held on in a close game. The Rams outscored their opponents 11-9 in the fourth quarter to get the win.

Only three players &045; Josh Wolfe, John Mabbot and Nathan Hughes &045; scored in the contest for Collegiate Christian.

Garner led the way for the Rams with 16 points. Josh Wolfe led Collegiate Christian in scoring with 17.

WCCA girls 54, Collegiate 30

WOODVILLE &045; Erin Ashley had her way against Collegiate Christian, scoring at will and leading Wilkinson County Christian Academy to a 54-30 win in the District 6-A opener for both teams.

The Lady Rams led the whole way, jumping out to an early 19-0 lead and never looking back.

Ashley led the Lady Rams with 21 points. Angela Jamar led Christian Collegiate with 17 points, the only member of her team to reach double digits.

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Patrick Jones