Led by senior point guard Anasia Turner and senior post player Zhane Green, the Ferriday High School Lady Trojans took down the Mangham High School Lady Dragons 70-49 Tuesday night in their LHSAA District 2-2A opener.

Turner led all scorers with 31 points and Green finished with 20 points to lead Ferriday, which overcame several players being under the weather and turned up the pressure on Mangham after a back-and-forth first quarter.

“I have to really commend my team tonight. We had four players who have some kind of an illness, possibly the flu,” Lady Trojans head coach Lisa Abron said. “They were coughing and sneezing for most of the day. We didn’t know if they were going to play tonight. They all played with tremendous effort, despite not feeling well.”

Ferriday struggled defensively in the first quarter and trailed the Lady Dragons 19-18 at the end of the quarter. Then the Lady Trojans grabbed the momentum during the second quarter and went into halftime with a 33-30 lead.

“We made a few mistakes, but we played really good defense,” Abron said. “Our press was amazing. We were coming up with turnovers and making easy layups (off them). And we didn’t foul as much as we have been.”

The second half was all Lady Trojans. They outscored the Lady Dragons 20-9 in the third quarter for a commanding 53-39 lead and continued the drive in the fourth quarter.

T’aira Haynes led Mangham with 19 points while Janiya Colvin and Raci Dallas had 11 points each.

Ferriday (9-3, 1-0) plays host to Class 3A Richwood High School at 6 p.m. Friday.

ACCS 39, Bowling Green School 23 (girls)

NATCHEZ — Caitlyn Gamberi had a game-high 14 points and Lexi Emanuel added 11 points as the Adams County Christian School Lady Rebels defeated the Bowling Green School Lady Buccaneers 39-23 Tuesday night.

After a sluggish first quarter by both teams ended with ACCS leading Bowling Green 8-3, the Lady Rebels pulled away thanks to a 14-6 advantage in the second quarter. The Lady Buccaneers tried their best to get back in the game in the third quarter, but the Lady Rebels outscored them 12-6 in the fourth quarter.

The Lady Rebels (2-3) will next play at the Cathedral Holiday Tournament against West Lincoln at 4 p.m. Thursday.

Ferriday 70, Mangham 44 (boys)

FERRIDAY — The first three quarters of Tuesday night’s LHSAA District 2-2A opener between Mangham High School and Ferriday High School were closely-contested ones. The fourth quarter — not so much.

The Trojans put on a clinic over the final eight minutes of regulation, outscoring the Dragons 26-4 on their way to a 70-44 victory.

Ferriday took a 14-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and then expanded its lead to seven points at halftime, 32-25. Mangham kept it close by outscoring the Trojans 15-12 in the third quarter to make it a 44-40 game in favor of the home team.

Then the Trojans dominated the Dragons on both ends of the court to put the game away. Marquell Griffin led Ferriday with 21 points while Jer’lyric Brooks had 13 points and Dantrieze Scott added 12 points. The Trojans (7-6, 1-0) host Richwood High School at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Raymond 80, Natchez High 53 (girls)

RAYMOND — Allison Martin finished with a game-high 23 points and Zykeria Anderson had 19 points as the Raymond High School Lady Rangers defeated the Natchez High Lady Bulldogs 80-53 Tuesday night.

In the first half, both team struggled to get shots to fall. The first quarter ended with Natchez High up 11-10, but Raymond held the Lady Bulldogs to six points in the second quarter and went into halftime with a 21-17 advantage.

Unfortunately for Natchez, the Lady Rangers were pretty much unstoppable in the second half. They put up 29 points in the third quarter and 30 points in the fourth quarter.

Candi Gray and Kelsey McNeal led Natchez High with 16 points each and Aja Carter poured in 13 points.

The Lady Bulldogs (4-4) next play at the 2017 South Pike Holiday Tournament against host South Pike at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Bowling Green School 42, ACCS 34 (boys)

NATCHEZ — The Bowling Green School Buccaneers held on for a 42-34 win over the Adams County Christian School Rebels Tuesday night. No other information on the game was available.

ACCS (2-3) next plays at the Cathedral Holiday Tournament Thursday at 5:20 p.m. against West Lincoln.