FERRIDAY — She’Kayla Miller finished with a game-high 21 points and Diamond Johnson had 14 points as the Ferriday High School Lady Trojans cruised to a 68-23 win over the Pine High School Lady Raiders Thursday night at the Ferriday Junior High School gym in the bi-district round of the LHSAA Class 2A Playoffs.

Despite the lopsided win, Lady Trojans head coach Lisa Abron was a bit unhappy with the way they played in the early minutes of the game.

“I thought we were a little rusty starting out. We watched film on them and we knew their (weakness) was ball handling,” Abron said. “I called a timeout and we managed to get back on track like we normally do.”

Ferriday, the No. 9 seed, would go on to take a 23-6 lead on No. 24 seed Pine at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Trojans would continue to dominate the Lady Raiders the rest of the way, taking a 39-12 lead at halftime and a 57-15 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Abron credited Miller’s performance not only on offense but on defense as well for the victory.

“She’Kayla came with her ‘A’ game tonight. She’s our only ninth-grade starter,” Abron said. “Good steals, good defense. Deflecting a lot of passes. I think she had a season-high in points.”

Ferriday (22-6) advanced to the regional round and will next play on Monday, Feb. 18 at a time to be determined at District 2-2A rival and No. 8 seed Rayville High School. The Lady Hornets defeated No. 25 seed Ville Platte 77-31 Thursday night.

Delta Charter girls 52, Gueydan 41

FERRIDAY — Kierra Neal led Delta Charter School with a game-high 19 points as the 16th-seeded Lady Storm defeated the 17th-seeded Gueydan High School Lady Bears 52-41 Thursday night in the bi-district round of the LHSAA Class 1A Playoffs.

Delta Charter led Gueydan 16-10 after one quarter of play, 27-20 at halftime, and 40-30 at the end of the third quarter.

The Lady Bears finally scored something besides 10 points in a quarter when they had 11 points in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for them, the Lady Storm put up 12 points in that quarter.

Shyvlie Blaney scored 15 points and Cloi Cummings poured in 14 points. Gracie Simon led the Lady Bears with 15 points.

Delta Charter (15-17) will have its hands full in the regional round when it takes on No. 1 seed East Iberville at a day and time to be determined. East Iberville had a first-round bye.

Monterey girls 56, Oak Hill 52

HARRISONBURG, La. — The third time was indeed the charm for the Monterey High School Lady Wolves as they defeated the Oak Hill High School Lady Rams 56-52 Thursday night at the Harrisonburg High School gym in the bi-district round of the LHSAA Class B Playoffs.

Oak Hill had defeated District 4-B foe Monterey in their two regular-season meetings. And it looked like it was going to be more of the same after the Lady Rams had taken a 16-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.

But the Lady Wolves made sure that would not be the case this time around. Playing in a different gym because theirs was too small to accommodate fans from both teams, their comeback began in the second quarter when they outscored the Lady Rams 14-8 to go into halftime with a 25-24 lead.

Monterey rode that momentum into the third quarter, putting up 17 points while holding Oak Hill to 12 points for a 42-36 lead. Even though the Lady Rams scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, they couldn’t make enough stops to get over the hump as the Lady Wolves put up 14 points.

Andy Gray led the Lady Wolves with a game-high 29 points and Allie Lipsey had 10 points. The Lady Rams were led by Peyton Townley with 21 points while Kylee Johnson and Calan Nash had 11 points each.

Monterey (21-8) will next play at No. 2 seed Anacoco High School in the regional round at a time to be determined on Monday, Feb. 18. Anacoco had a first-round bye.

North Caddo girls 95, Vidalia 18

VIVIAN, La. — It took 18 years, but the Vidalia High School Lady Vikings made its long-awaited return to the postseason. They entered the LHSAA Class 2A Playoffs as the No. 31 seed and had to go on the road to take on No. 2 seed North Caddo High School.

The result wasn’t very pretty for Vidalia in this bi-district round game Thursday night as the Lady Vikings were just no match for the Lady Rebels and took an 95-18 defeat.

“The girls played extremely hard. They just outplayed us,” Vidalia head coach Sue’Ann Easterling said. “The girls fought to the end and I’m proud of them.”

No other information on the game was available. Vidalia ended up with an overall record of 6-19.

Arcadia girls 62, Block 53

JONESVILLE — In one of the big surprises in the bi-district round of the LHSAA Class 1A Playoffs, the No. 22 seed Arcadia High School Lady Hornets upset the No. 11 seed Block High School Lady Bears 62-53 Thursday night.

No other information on the game was available. Block ended its season with an overall record of 22-8.

Centreville Academy girls 52, Glenbrook School 23

BROOKHAVEN — The District 4 No. 2 seed Centreville Academy Lady Tigers pulled off a stunner Thursday afternoon as they routed the District 5 No. 1 seed Glenbrook School Lady Apaches 52-23 in the girls’ quarterfinals of the MAIS Class AA South State Tournament at Brookhaven Academy.

Not only did the Lady Tigers beat a Glenbrook team that won its district and received a first-round bye in the process, they did so in convincing fashion. And while the Lady Apaches’ season has come to an end probably quicker than they were expecting, the Lady Tigers not only advanced to the South State semifinals, but they also clinched a berth in next week’s Class AA State Tournament as one of the four teams remaining.

Centreville (no record given) will take on Brookhaven Academy today at 4 p.m. The District 3 No. 1 seed Lady Cougars defeated District 4 No. 4 seed Ben’s Ford Christian School 60-23 in the day’s other girls’ quarterfinal-round game.

Central Hinds Academy girls 51, Cathedral 24

COLUMBIA — Central Hinds Academy had too much firepower for Cathedral High School to hang with as the District 3 No. 1 seed Lady Cougars ended the season for the District 5 No. 3 seed Lady Green Wave with a 51-24 win Thursday afternoon in the girls’ quarterfinals of the MAIS Class AAA South State Tournament at Columbia Academy.

Central Hinds dominated Cathedral on both ends of the court throughout the first half. The Lady Cougars jumped out to a double-digit lead during the first quarter and had a 19-3 lead at the end of the quarter. Then they outscored the Lady Green Wave 23-7 in the second quarter for a 42-10 halftime cushion.

Baylee Graning led Cathedral with eight points and Yani Rojo had five points. The Lady Green Wave finished with an overall record of 7-22.

Bowling Green School girls 55, ACCS 36

COLUMBIA — Sallie Seal led Bowling Green School with 17 points and Bailey Devall added 12 points as the Lady Buccaneers stunned the Adams County Christian School Lady Rebels 55-36 Thursday night in the girls’ quarterfinals of the MAIS Class AAA South State Tournament at Columbia Academy.

Bowling Green, the District 4 No. 2 seed, had its way with District 5 No. 1 seed ACCS in the first three quarters. The Lady Buccaneers raced out to a 15-6 lead after one quarter of play before outscoring the Lady Rebels 20-7 in the second quarter for a commanding 35-13 halftime advantage.

The Lady Buccaneers made sure the Lady Rebels would not get back in the game thanks to a 16-9 edge in the third quarter for a 51-22 lead.

Shelby Mason led the Lady Rebels with a game-high 19 points and Geri Brumfield chipped in with nine points.

ACCS saw its season come to an end with the loss and ended up with an 8-15 overall record.

Hazlehurst boys 73, Wilkinson County 53

HAZLEHURST — Toby Williams Jr. led all scorers with 27 points and Phameko James had 18 points as the tournament host and No. 1 seed Hazlehurst High School Indians defeated the No. 5 seed Wilkinson County High School Wildcats 73-53 Thursday night in the boys’ semifinals of the MHSAA Region 7-3A Tournament.

Hazlehurst thoroughly dominated Wilkinson County during the first half. The Indians raced out to a 24-8 lead by the end of the first quarter and then proceeded to outscore the Wildcats 26-12 in the second quarter for a 50-20 halftime lead.

Freddie Byrd III led the Wildcats with 19 points while Maliq Nehila and Micheal Norman added eight points apiece.

Wilkinson County (no record given) will take on No. 3 seed Port Gibson High School in the boy’s consolation game today at 5:30 p.m.

Franklin County boys def. Port Gibson

HAZLEHURST — The No. 2 seed Franklin County High School Bulldogs defeated the Port Gibson High School Blue Waves Thursday afternoon in the boys’ semifinals of the MHSAA Region 7-3A Tournament at Hazlehurst High School.

No other information on the game, including a final score, was available. Franklin County (no record given) will take on Hazlehurst High School in the boys’ championship game today at 8:30 p.m.