JACKSON — The Lanier Lady Bulldogs proved why they are the No. 1 team in the Clarion-Ledger’s Girls’ Super 10 poll and the No. 1 team in Class 5A with a 66-52 victory over the Natchez High Lady Bulldogs Tuesday night.

Led by Kierra Jordan’s game-high 29 points, Lanier turned a six-point lead after one quarter of play into a 30-17 advantage at halftime. The host Lady Bulldogs then led by 16 points, 47-31, as the third quarter came to an end. Lanier (17-0) also got 12 points from both Cortney Epting and J’Shunlyn DeLoach. Natchez High scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, but Lanier almost matched the visiting Lady Bulldogs with 19 points.

Ashley Minor finished with 22 points and Kiara Johnson added 13 points for Natchez High (15-5), which returns to MHSAA Region 6-6A action Friday night at Brandon.

Jefferson County 75,

Hazlehurst 67

FAYETTE — There was no lack of offense Tuesday night between the Hazlehurst Lady Indians and the Jefferson County Lady Tigers in this MHSAA Region 7-3A showdown. In fact, a total of nine players scored in double figures.

And in the end, Jefferson County used a strong fourth quarter to hold off Hazlehurst to remain undefeated in region play. The Lady Tigers led by eight points at halftime, 37-29, before Hazlehurst responded by outscoring them 21-15 in the third quarter to cut the lead to just two points. But the Lady Tigers would not let the Lady Indians get any closer and end up with a 23-17 advantage in the fourth quarter for the hard-fought win.

Hazlehurst was led by Jasmine Boreman with 17 points and Jenny Joiner with 14 points. Jefferson County (8-8, 3-0) was led by Brandy Buck with 20 points while Haley Turner had 18 points to go with eight rebounds. Malikia Graves had a double-double with 17 points and 11 assists. Keionne January also scored 17 points for the Lady Tigers. Diamond Gaines contributed on the boards and with her defense as she pulled down eight rebounds and blocked two shots. The Lady Tigers play host to Wilkinson County Friday night.

WCCA 45, Tensas Academy 34

ST. JOSEPH, La. — Brandi Newman finished with 11 points and Terri Fisher scored 10 points as the Wilkinson County Christian Academy Lady Rams picked up their first win in MAIS District 6-A this season with an 11-point victory over Tensas Academy Tuesday night.

WCCA led by seven points after one quarter of play, but Tensas Academy cut into that lead over the next two quarters and were down by just three points, 28-25, at the end of the third quarter. But the Lady Rams made sure that Tensas Academy would not complete the comeback as they outscored the Lady Chiefs 17-9 in the fourth quarter.

Tamera Batiste chipped in with nine points for WCCA (3-11, 1-2), which hosts Amite School Center Friday night. Madison Keyes had nine points and Hali Matthews added seven points for the Lady Chiefs, who next host Tallulah Academy on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Sterlington 51, Ferriday 31

MONROE, La. — Sha’Keria Kelly had a game-high 15 points to lead Ferriday, but Sterlington’s balanced scoring attack proved to be key in the Lady Panthers’ win over the Lady Trojans in both teams’ LHSAA District 2-2A opener Tuesday night.

Sterlington took a 22-13 lead into halftime and continued to add to its lead during the second half. Melissa Rogers led the Lady Panthers (13-5, 1-0) with 13 points. Simone Williams and Alayah Mitchell had nine points each while Bronwyn Pepper added eight points.

Jaz Davis ended up with six points and TreNia Melancon chipped in with five points for the Lady Trojans (3-11, 0-1), who next play at Lake Providence Friday night.

Monterey 56, Grace Christian 30

MONTEREY — Ellen Bairnsfather led all scorers with 20 points and Kristin Russell added 11 points as the Monterey Lady Wolves routed the Grace Christian Lady Warriors in their LHSAA District 4-B opener Tuesday night.

Monterey was up by only three points at the end of the first quarter before going on a tear in the second quarter. The Lady Warriors outscored Grace Christian 23-9 for a commanding 34-17 halftime lead.

Kaley Baker ended up with 10 points for Monterey (14-6, 1-0), which next plays at Avoyelles Charter Friday night.

Franklin County 68, Prentiss 36

PRENTISS — Kierra Collins led Franklin County with a game-high 19 points and Sabrina Brown had 13 points as the visiting Lady Bulldogs steamrolled past the home-standing Prentiss Lady Bulldogs in MHSAA Region 7-3A action Tuesday night.

Franklin County used a 25-10 advantage over Prentiss in the second quarter to take a 42-19 lead into halftime. And the visitors from Meadville didn’t let up in the second half, either, and ended up outscoring Prentiss in each quarter.

Toni Robinson added 10 points for Franklin County (13-4, 3-0), which plays at Hazlehurst in a huge region game Friday night.

Caldwell Parish 60, Vidalia 32

COLUMBIA, La. — Led by L. Richmond’s game-high 30 points, the Caldwell Parish Lady Spartans had their way with the Vidalia Lady Vikings en route to a 28-point win Tuesday night in Vidalia’s LHSAA District 3-3A opener.

Caldwell Parish completely dominated Vidalia in the first half and led at halftime 30-10. Even though the second half was more competitive, the 20-point deficit was way too much for the Lady Vikings to overcome.

Vidalia (2-9, 0-1) was led by Tierra Bell with seven points and Toni Swanson with six points. The Lady Vikings will be on the road Friday night when they play at Buckeye.

West Lincoln 36, Cathedral 30

BROOKHAVEN — The West Lincoln Lady Bears held on for a six-point win over the Cathedral Lady Green Wave in MHSAA Region 7-1A action Tuesday night. No other information on the game was available at press time.

Cathedral (2-14, 0-3) hosts Piney Woods Friday night.

Central Private vs. Centreville canceled

CENTREVILLE — There was no MAIS District 6-AA game Tuesday night between the Central Private School Lady Rebels and the Centreville Academy Lady Tigers.

In fact, Centreville assistant coach Lara Lyons said that Central Private’s varsity girls’ basketball team had to cancel their games for the rest of the season.

Centreville will next play host to top-ranked and District 6-AA opponent Bowling Green School Friday night.