MENDENHALL — Three Adams County Christian School girls scored in double figures Tuesday night in the first round of the MAIS Class AA South State tournament at Simpson Academy.

The Lady Rebels beat Oak Forest Academy 56-35, advancing to the second round of the tournament.

Point guard Brandis White finished with 19 points on the night, while Abby Givens added 13 points for the Lady Rebels. Jessica Reynolds had 10 points.

ACCS head coach Melanie Hall said she was pleased with her team’s intensity during the game.

“I thought each one of my players did a really good job,” Hall said. “I felt like we came out with a lot of intensity. Once I got the matchups right, they did a good job.

“We started out in some bad matchups, and we switched some things and did really well.”

ACCS led 34-24 at the half and 41-26 at the end of the third. Megan Duran led Oak Forest with 20 points.

“At times, we executed beautifully on offense,” Hall said. “We had some open looks. Defensively, they did a super job. I believe that’s going to carry through to the next game.”

ACCS (27-5) will play Lamar Academy at 5:15 p.m. Thursday.

Sylva Bay Academy 61,

ACCS boys 39

Gil Odom scored 19 points for Sylva Bay Academy as it knocked ACCS out in the first round of the playoffs, bringing the Rebels’ season to and end.

Brandon Walker had 16 points for ACCS, which trailed 38-16 at intermission. Lester Wells scored 10 points for the Rebels.

ACCS finished its season with a 2-19 record.