TERRY — Caitlyn Spane led Terry with a game-high 32 points as the host Lady Bulldogs held on for a 52-50 win over the visiting Natchez High Lady Bulldogs Tuesday night to open up MHSAA Region 6-6A play.

Spane’s offensive performance almost turned out to be for naught. After Terry outscored Natchez High 18-10 to turn a 26-25 halftime deficit into a 43-36 lead, Terry scored just nine points in the fourth quarter. Luckily for the host Lady Bulldogs, the visiting Lady Bulldogs from Natchez didn’t score enough points to overtake them.

Allison Johnson added 10 points for Terry. Natchez High (8-2, 0-1) was led by Ashley Minor with 16 points and Keyana Miller with 12 points. The NHS Lady Bulldogs host rival Jefferson County Friday night.

Block girls 67, Ferriday 50

FERRIDAY — The Ferriday Lady Trojans got off to a rough start and were never able to recover as they lost to the Block Lady Bears Tuesday night.

Block took control of the game in the early stages of the first quarter on its way to an 18-8 lead by the end of the quarter. And with four players for the Lady Bears scoring in double figures, that made it even more difficult for Ferriday to mount a comeback.

Tashundra Johnson led Block (2-4) with 19 points while Tinesha Branch had 14 points and Rosie Jefferson and Quinesha Branch added 12 points apiece. Ferriday (0-5) was led by ShaKeria Kelly and MeElle Reed with 19 points each.

The Lady Bears host Tensas Parish Friday night and the Lady Trojans visit Vidalia to take on the Lady Vikings Friday night.

Amite County girls 64,

Jefferson County 49

LIBERTY — Jefferson County had no answer for Amite County’s Tydesheaia Poole, who led all scorers with 26 points as the Lady Trojans defeated the Lady Tigers Tuesday night.

After jumping out to an 11-point lead at the end of the first quarter, Amite County was outscored by Jefferson County 13-9 in the second quarter to lead by just seven at halftime. However, the Lady Tigers were unable to keep the momentum going in the second half.

LaMisheon Woodside scored 15 points for the Lady Trojans. Jefferson County was led by Brandy Buck with 13 points and Keionne January with 10 points. The Lady Tigers play at Natchez High Friday night.

Monterey girls 42, Forest 23

FOREST, La. — Ellen Bairnsfather led Monterey with a game-high 17 points as the Lady Wolves dominated the final three quarters en route to a 19-point win over the Forest Lady Bulldogs Tuesday night.

Monterey trailed Forest 9-8 after one quarter of play. However, the Lady Wolves started to take control of the game in the second quarter as they scored 10 points to Forest’s six points for an 18-15 halftime lead. Monterey then outscored Forest 12-4 in both the third and fourth quarters.

The Lady Wolves improved to 9-2 with the win and will take on Sicily Island Friday at 6 p.m. at the Harrisonburg Tournament.

Ferriday boys 65, Block 59

FERRIDAY — A back-and-forth game between Ferriday and Block saw the Trojans trailing the Bears 42-38 at the end of the third quarter. But Ferriday rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Block by six points Tuesday night.

The Trojans ended up outscoring the Bears 27-17 in the fourth quarter and it took a team effort for them to pull out the victory. Ted’Rai Gullage finished with 18 points to lead Ferriday while Freddie Gray had 13 points and Brandon Scott chipped in with 11 points.

The Trojans improved to 3-2 and will play at Vidalia Friday night. The Bears host Tensas Parish Friday night.

Chamberlain-Hunt boys 50,

Tensas Academy 45

ST. JOSEPH, La. — Chamberlain-Hunt got a game-high 25 points from R. Deeyor and 14 points from L. Howse in a five-point win over the Tensas Academy Chiefs in the MAIS District 6-A opener for both teams Tuesday night.

Tensas Academy (3-4, 0-1) led Chamberlain-Hunt 19-17 at halftime, but was held to just nine points in the third quarter and trailed 34-28 at the end of that quarter. The Chiefs were led by Blaine Fletcher with 19 points and Rush Capdepon with 16 points. Chamberlain-Hunt limited Farrel Keahey to only four points.

The Chiefs play host to Franklin Academy on Friday night.

Terry boys 62, Natchez High 61

TERRY — Will Sheriff led all scorers with 25 points and Demarkus Jones had 14 points as Terry used some tough defense in the fourth quarter to rally past Natchez High in the MHSAA Region 6-6A opener for both teams Tuesday night.

Terry led Natchez High 33-26 at halftime, but the visiting Bulldogs put forth an impressive third quarter as they outscored the host Bulldogs 25-15 to take a 51-48 lead. Yet Terry responded with several key defensive stops in the fourth quarter, holding Natchez High to just 10 points while scoring 14 points itself for the dramatic come-from-behind win.

Natchez High (4-5, 0-1) was led by Dearius Griffin with 20 points and Quincy Washington with 13 points. The Bulldogs play host to Jefferson County Friday night.

Jefferson County boys 56,

Amite County 46

LIBERTY — The Jefferson County Tigers went on the road and left with a 10-point win over the Amite County Trojans Tuesday night. Jefferson County next plays at Natchez High Friday night.

Forest boys 62, Monterey 59

FOREST, La. — Monterey’s furious fourth-quarter rally fell just a bit short as the Wolves missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have forced overtime, enabling the Forest Bulldogs to escape with a three-point win.

Monterey trailed Forest 33-29 at halftime and 51-40 after three quarters of play. But the Wolves made some big defensive stops in the fourth quarter that got them back in the game, but they just couldn’t quite get over the hump despite scoring 19 points to 11 for Forest.

Dillon Smith led Monterey (6-5) with 16 points. Cole Fancher scored 14 points and Hayden Cassels added 12 points. The Wolves go up against Sicily Island Friday at 7:15 p.m. at the Harrisonburg Tournament.

Vidalia swept by Madison Parish

VIDALIA — Madison Parish’s varsity basketball teams took a doubleheader sweep of Vidalia Tuesday night. The Jaguars routed the Vikings 85-55 and before that the Lady Jaguars rolled past the Lady Vikings. No score was available on the varsity girls’ game.

The Vikings fell to 4-2 on the season while the Lady Vikings dropped to 1-3. Vidalia hosts Ferriday Friday night.