MENDENHALL — Natchez High had a hard time getting shots to fall for much of the first three quarters in their game against Florence Thursday afternoon at the Mendenhall High School Christmas Tournament.

That was the bad news for the Lady Bulldogs. The good news was that the Lady Eagles were not able to jump out to an insurmountable lead. And Natchez High made them pay for that with a 27-point fourth quarter that came out of nowhere as the Lady Bulldogs rallied to defeat Florence 49-42 to finish 3-0 in tournament play.

Despite scoring just seven points in the first quarter and a mere three points in the third quarter, Natchez High was only down 10-7 after one quarter of play and 28-22 at the end of three quarters. Then the Lady Bulldogs caught fire in the fourth quarter and wound up outscoring the Lady Eagles 27-14 for the amazing come-from-behind victory.

Keyana Miller led Natchez High (12-4) with a game-high 19 points and Ashley Minor had 17 points. The Lady Bulldogs return to action on Friday, Jan. 6 when they host Terry in an MHSAA Region 6-6A game.

ACCS 52, Central Hinds 50

MENDENHALL — Natchez High wasn’t the only local school that had to rally to win its game at a tournament held in Mendenhall. The Adams County Christian School Lady Rebels also did the trick when they defeated the Central Hinds Academy Lady Cougars Thursday afternoon at the Simpson Academy Tournament.

Brandis White had her second straight double-double to lead ACCS, but it was a little bit different. White finished with a game-high 24 points to go along with 10 steals. Tory Laird had 12 points and Abby Givens added 10 points for the Lady Rebels, who trailed Central Hinds 28-23 at halftime and 40-32 at the end of the third quarter before doubling up the Lady Cougars 20-10 in the fourth quarter.

Anna Curtis led Central Hinds with 15 points while Mary Beth Hale scored 12 points and Keyleigh Graham chipped in with 10 points.

ACCS improved to 19-2 on the season and plays host to Silliman Institute on Friday, Jan. 6.

Centreville Academy 41,

Cathedral 27

WOODVILLE — Katie Berry scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the second half as the Centreville Lady Tigers defeated the Cathedral Lady Green Wave Thursday afternoon at the WCCA Tournament.

Cathedral played well in the first half against a veteran Centreville team and trailed by just four points, 17-13, at halftime. But the Lady Tigers’ experience was too much for the Lady Green Wave to handle in the second half. Tori Rouse scored nine points and Renee Miley added six points for Centreville (10-5).

Cathedral (1-11) was led by Ginny Daggett with 16 points. The Lady Green Wave takes on Amite School Center today at 3 p.m. while the Lady Tigers go up against WCCA at 6 p.m. today.

Tensas Parish 61,

Ferriday 34

SICILY ISLAND — Tensas Parish turned a close game after one quarter of play into a rout thanks to a 27-4 advantage in the second quarter as the Lady Panthers defeated the Ferriday Lady Trojans Thursday night at the Sicily Island Tournament.

Helena Hill led Tensas Parish with a game-high 14 points while Cheyenne South scored 13 points and Mary Jones added 10 points for Tensas Parish, which led Ferriday just 10-8 at the end of the first quarter before going on its big run in the second quarter for a 37-12 halftime lead.

Even though they were down by 30 points at the end of three quarters, the Lady Trojans continued to play hard and they actually outscored the Lady Panthers 13-10 in the fourth quarter.

Ferriday (1-8) was led by Sha’Keria Kelly with 12 points and MeElle Reed with nine points. The Lady Trojans take on Vidalia at 5:40 p.m. today.

Quitman 40, Monterey 35

JONESBORO, La. — Natalee Gray led Quitman with a game-high 15 points and Brooke Walker had 14 points as the Lady Wolverines held on to defeat the Monterey Lady Wolves Thursday afternoon at the Jonesboro-Hodge Tournament.

Quitman led Monterey by five points after one quarter of play and then took a 20-13 lead into halftime. But the Lady Wolves responded by outscoring the Lady Wolverines 11-4 in the third quarter to make it a 24-24 game heading into the fourth quarter.

The Lady Wolverines, however, ended Monterey’s attempt for a comeback victory of its own by outscoring the Lady Wolves 16-11 in the final quarter.

Monterey (12-5) was led by Reagan Tiffee with 11 points. Ellen Bairnsfather and Kaley Baker scored eight points each. The Lady Wolves take on Weston at 1 p.m. today.