NATCHEZ &8212; After getting off to a slow start, the Trinity Episcopal Lady Saints used a 14-6 advantage in the second quarter to defeat a good Amite School Center Lady Rebels team 50-32 Tuesday night at Clyde Adams Arena.

Three Lady Saints players scored in double figures &8212; Mallory Archer with 16 points, Brandy Hall with 11 and Eliza Jones with 10 as they improved to 2-2 on the season.

&8220;I was just real happy for the girls. It was the first regular season game at home,&8221; Lady Saints head coach Melanie Hall said. &8220;I thought we played good defense. Our execution on offense wasn&8217;t real good. Our shots weren&8217;t falling.&8221;

Which showed in the first quarter as Trinity held a precarious 8-5 lead at the end of that quarter. But it was Trinity&8217;s defense that led to easy fast-break lay-ups in the second quarter as the Lady Saints pulled away from the Lady Rebels.

Natchez boys 57, Wilkinson 38

NATCHEZ &8212; Jeremy Houston went down in the third quarter, came back in the fourth and went straight to get checked out.

He left, however, with a game-high 20 and without the feeling of enjoyment after the Bulldogs took their first win of the season thanks to the arrival of football players to the basketball roster. Natchez led 36-30 at the end of the third quarter before putting the game away in the fourth.

Michael Chatman&8217;s bucket with 4:15 left capped at 15-2 run that put the Bulldogs&8217; lead at 49-32.

Houston scored 13 of the Bulldogs&8217; 15 points in the first quarter, and his team led 24-19 at half. Wilkinson County got consecutive buckets from Thomas McQuarter just after Houston&8217;s exit in the third as the Wildcats trailed by six heading into the fourth.

Corey Anthony and Lawrence Cage led Wilkinson County with 10 points apiece.

Monterey boys 42, Cathedral 31

NATCHEZ &8212; The Wolves used strong second and third quarters to put away the homestanding Green Wave.

After trailing 9-8 after one, the Wolves used a 16-6 edge in the second to leads 24-15 at half and a 10-5 run in the third to lead 34-20 heading into the fourth quarter.

Matt Shively, Gary Evans and Landon White each had 11 to lead Monterey. Matt Goss&8217; 11 was tops for Cathedral.

Trinity boys 76, Amite 28

NATCHEZ &8212; The Saints jumped out to a 16-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back as they dominated the Rebels from the opening tip to the final buzzer.

Trinity (1-0) was impressive on offense &8212; scoring more than 20 points in the second and fourth quarters &8212; and defense, holding Amite School Center to under 10 points in three of the four quarters.

Steven Ridley and Matthew Freeman led the Saints with 15 points each.

Claiborne girls 40, Tensas 39

ST. JOSEPH, La. &8212; Claiborne (2-0) stayed with Tensas (5-2) throughout the game and it proved to be pivotal. Trailing only 35-29 after three quarters of play, the Lady Rebels won the game by outscoring the Lady Chiefs 11-4 in the fourth quarter.

Megan Bauerle led Tensas with a game-high 13 points

Block girls 53, Delhi 29

JONESVILLE, La. &8212; The host Lady Bears led only 15-13 at the end of the first quarter, and that would be as close as Delhi got the rest of the game as Block shut out the visiting Lady Bears in the second quarter and outscored them 18-8 in the third quarter.

Ashley Green led Block (1-0) with a game-high 20 points.

Monterey girls 48, Cathedral 31

NATCHEZ &8212; Cathedral (4-2) hung tough with Monterey and trailed by only three points, 14-11, at the end of the first quarter. But Monterey (7-2) took control of the game with a 16-8 advantage in the second.

Lakasha Finley led the Lady Wolves with 19 points. Mattie Smith and Claire Kenda led the Lady Green Wave with nine points each.

Copiah girls 47, Huntington 31

FERRIDAY, La. &8212; The Lady Colonels dominated the first three quarters en route to their win over the Lady Hounds to pick up their second win of the season.

By the time the third quarter was over Copiah (2-7) led Huntington (0-6) 30-11. Julie Hankins led the Lady Colonels with 13 points. Katie Moak led the Lady Hounds with eight points.

Ferriday girls 62, Rayville 49

FERRIDAY, La. &8212; The Lady Trojans opened up their season by outscoring the Lady Hornets 19-3 in the first quarter, which was key in their win as they were outscored by four points in the second half.

Jasmine Upchurch had 19 points to lead Ferriday.

The Lady Trojans were without the services of senior point guard Jameca Garrison, who was suspended for violating a team rule. Garrison will return to the Lady Trojans lineup at the Ferriday Tournament.

Ferriday boys 55, Rayville 31

FERRIDAY, La. &8212; Ferriday (1-0) led 15-10 at the end of the first quarter and took the nine-point lead at the half, but wasn&8217;t able to really pull away from Rayville (0-1).

The second half, however, was a different story as the Trojans outscored the Hornets 12-7 in the third quarter and 13-3 in the fourth.

George Anderson led Ferriday with a game-high 16 points. W. Dornelius led Rayville with 13 points.