NATCHEZ — Claresa Banks led a balanced scoring attack for Forest Hill with a game-high 12 points as the Lady Patriots, ranked No. 7 in The Clarion-Ledger’s Girls’ Super 10 Poll and No. 3 in Class 6A, defeated the Natchez High Lady Bulldogs 47-26 Friday night in MHSAA Region 6-6A action.

Krystal Baker, Essence Pulliam Jr. and Adriana James each scored eight points for Forest Hill (21-4, 6-0), which led Natchez High by only six points, 19-13, at halftime before pulling away in the second half.

Natchez High (17-8, 2-4) was led by Rashonae Rice with seven points and Kiara Johnson with six points. The Lady Bulldogs host Brookhaven next Tuesday night.

Jefferson County girls 63,

Hazlehurst 50

HAZLEHURST — Keionne January finished with 17 points to lead all scorers and Haley Turner added 14 points to lead the Jefferson County Lady Tigers past the Hazlehurst Lady Indians in an MHSAA Region 7-3A game Friday night.

Brandy Buck chipped in with 12 points and Malikia Graves contributed with 10 assists for Jefferson County. The Lady Tigers led Hazlehurst 31-25 at the half and then outscored the Lady Indians 25-12 in the third quarter for a 56-37 lead. Jefferson County (12-10, 6-2) plays at Wilkinson County in a key game for both teams next Tuesday night.

West Lincoln boys 71,

Cathedral 62

NATCHEZ — A tie ball game after one quarter of play didn’t last very long as West Lincoln outscored Cathedral 23-8 in the second quarter and held on for a nine-point win in MHSAA Region 7-1A action Friday night.

Jared Case led West Lincoln (20-4, 7-2) with 19 points while Lucas Burris had 15 points and Duane Marshall scored 13 points. Cathedral was led by D.J. Perry with a game-high 27 points while Jamon Gray added 14 points and Carl Hammitte had 11 points. The Green Wave (13-11, 3-5) play at fifth-ranked Piney Woods next Tuesday night.

Monterey girls 46,

Grace Christian 37

ALEXANDRIA, La. — Reagan Tiffee led a balanced scoring attack for Monterey with 12 points as the Lady Wolves defeated the Grace Christian Lady Warriors in an LHSAA District 4-B game Friday night.

Ellen Bairnsfather and Kaley Baker had nine points apiece while Kristin Russell added seven points for Monterey, which led Grace Christian 23-16 at halftime. The Lady Wolves (18-7, 4-1) plays host to Avoyelles Charter Tuesday night.

Jefferson County boys 73,

Hazlehurst 66

HAZLEHURST — Jarnell Anderson led Jefferson County with 18 points and Nicholas Brown had 17 points as the Tigers held on for a seven-point win over the Hazlehurst Indians in MHSAA Region 7-3A action Friday night.

Jefferson County looked like it was on its way to blowing out Hazlehurst after a strong first half resulted in the Tigers having a 39-23 halftime lead. But the Indians would not go away quietly after outscoring the Tigers 25-14 in the third quarter to make it a 53-48 game at the end of the quarter. However, Jefferson County did just enough to hold off Hazlehurst thanks to a 20-18 advantage in the fourth quarter. The Tigers improved to 6-2 in Region 7-3A and play at Wilkinson County next Tuesday night.

West Lincoln girls 48,

Cathedral 24

NATCHEZ — Katie Hester and Beth Montgomery scored 15 points each as the West Lincoln Lady Bears doubled up the Cathedral Lady Green Wave Friday night in MHSAA Region 7-1A play.

West Lincoln held Cathedral to just two points in the first quarter and then took a 23-11 lead into halftime. The Lady Green Wave (2-20, 0-8) was led by Ginny Daggett with 13 points. Cathedral next plays at Piney Woods Tuesday night.

Caldwell Parish boys 35,

Vidalia 27

VIDALIA — Despite a valiant effort on both ends of the court in the third quarter, the Vidalia Vikings were unable to overcome a poor-shooting first half and lost to the Caldwell Parish Spartans in an LHSAA District 3-3A game Friday night.

Vidalia trailed Caldwell Parish 25-9 at halftime. But in the third quarter, the Vikings turned up the defensive pressure and outscored the Spartans 12-2 to trail by six points, 27-21 at the end of the quarter. Michael Whitley led Vidalia (8-17, 1-5) with 10 points. The Vikings host Jena next Tuesday night.

Franklin County girls 49, Prentiss 34

MEADVILLE — Despite having won less than a handful of games this season, Prentiss did what very few teams have been able to do against Franklin County — keep the game close for three quarters.

However, any thoughts of the visiting Lady Bulldogs pulling off a big upset ended when the host Lady Bulldogs outscored them 17-8 in the fourth quarter for the 15-point win. Briana Grayson and Jamechia Day scored eight points each to lead Franklin County (18-4, 8-0), which hosts Hazlehurst Tuesday night.

Forest Hill boys 59,

Natchez High 54

NATCHEZ — Natchez High outscored Forest Hill 37-25 over the span of the second and third quarters to give the Bulldogs a seven-point lead. The problem was the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs were, once again, unable to hold a lead as the Patriots rallied for the win in MHSAA Region 6-6A play Friday night.

Natchez High took a 46-39 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs could not keep the momentum going that they built during the middle two quarters. Forest Hill outscored Natchez High 20-8 in the final quarter for the comeback victory. Dearius Griffin led the Bulldogs with 16 points and Derrian Johnson had 12 points. Natchez High (9-14, 0-6) hosts Brookhaven Tuesday night.

Caldwell Parish girls 43,

Vidalia 16

VIDALIA — Even though Caldwell Parish completely dominated Vidalia in the first three quarters of its 27-point win in LHSAA District 3-3A action Friday night, no one for the Lady Spartans scored in double figures.

Caldwell Parish was led by K. Powell and J. Barton with seven points each. The Lady Spartans led the Lady Vikings at halftime 23-5. Vidalia (0-6 in District 3-3A) was led by Kisha Swanson with six points and Ashleigh Cole had four points. The Lady Vikings play host to Jena Tuesday night.

Crystal Springs boys 70, Wilkinson County 52

CRYSTAL SPRINGS — Adarius Miles scored 21 points and Jerekius Davis had 18 points as the Crystal Springs Tigers jumped out to a 20-4 lead and never looked back in their win over the Wilkinson County Wildcats in MHSAA Region 7-3A action Friday night.

Crystal Springs led Wilkinson County 41-20 at halftime and didn’t allow the Wildcats to put much of a dent in the lead in the second half. Devin Voorhies finished with 15 points and Phillip Fountain added 14 points for Wilkinson County, which hosts Jefferson County Tuesday night.