Lady Tigers beat Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, Texas— Texas High built a 12-point lead in the first quarter and never trailed against host Mount Vernon during a 71-43 THS victory Tuesday in both teams’ season opener.

Antonia Porter (16 points) and Amiyah Rone (14) combined for 30 points to spark the visiting Lady Tigers. Eight different players scored at least five points for Texas High, which hosts Liberty-Eylau Friday.

Samantha Lowry had 14 points to lead MV, and Annie Coffey added 12.

Texas High won the junior varsity game, 24-16, with Ashlyn Stiger scoring eight points. Texas High 19 19 10 23 — 71 Mount Vernon 7 14 10 12 — 43 THS (71): Morrison 1 5-6 7, Finley 4 0-0 8, Willis 3 0-0 7, Porter 5 3-4 16, Rone 6 2-3 14, Wilson 2 0-0 5, Dunn 3 0-0 6, Miller 3 2-2 8, TOTALS 27 12-15 71. MV (Coffey 5 0-1 12, Hill 1 0-0 3, Lowry 5 0-0 14, Dunavant 1 1-2 4, Hatch 1 0-0 2, Lee 1 3-4 5, Hughes 1 0-0 2, Keys 0 1-1 1, TOTALS 15 5-8 16 43. 3-point goals: THS-Porter 3, Wilson, Willis; MV-Lowry 4, Coffey 2, Hill, Dunavant. Team fouls: Texas High 17, Mount Vernon 16.

Queen City 52, Pleasant Grove 45

QUEEN CITY, Texas—Jessica Jones poured in 27 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead Queen City over Pleasant Grove, 52-45, in a girls varsity basketball game Tuesday.

Jacie Lance added 10 points for the Lady Bulldogs.

Monique Walker had a teamhigh 16 points for the Lady Hawks (0-1), while teammate Sha’Nequa Henry helped out with 14.

Phoebe Robertson lit up the nets for 20 points, and Pleasant Grove rolled past QC in the junior varsity game, 71-23.

Keshawn Davis scored 18 points for the Hawks. Hannah Fitts led the Bulldogs with 11 points.

Pleasant Grove hosts Texas High Monday at 4:30 p.m.

Spring Hill 57, Gen. Central 47

GENOA, Ark.—Genoa Central couldn’t rebound from a slow start and fell to Spring Hill.

Christy Randle led Spring Hill with a game-high 19 points and teammate Graycee Barham added 15 more. Katie Rivera finished with 12.

Lady Dragons’ Alyssa Jackson netted 12 points and Victoria Hill scored 11.

Genoa’s JV squad took down the Lady Bears, 40-15, with Donna Jo Rowe leading the way with 15 points for the Lady Dragons.

Spring Hill’s Brooklyn Reed finished with seven points.

Genoa Central will be on the road Thursday when it goes up against Claiborne Academy in Haynesville, and on Friday will host Gurdon. Spring Hill 16 18 8 15 — 57 Genoa Central 8 7 13 19 — 47 SPRING HILL (57): C. Randle 19, K. Rivera 12, G. Barham 15, Medea 2, Parks 2, Moore 3, Ward 2, Carstons 2. TEAM TOTALS 21 12-23 7 57. GENOA CENTRAL (47): A. Jackson 12, V. Hill 11, Wood 7, Hampton 9, Crow 2, S. Knotts 2, M. Knotts 4. TEAM TOTALS 19 4-4 17 47. 3-point goals: SH—Rivera 2, Moore 1. GC— Hill 1, Wood 1, Hampton 3.

Avery 40, S. Bluff 29

SULPHUR BLUFF, Texas— Jill Whitney recorded a doubleas Avery girls coasted past Sulphur Bluff in their season-opener.

Whitney finished with a team-high 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Bulldogs, and Maggie Taylor and Cassidy Kelsoe added another 12 and six points, respectively.

Alexis Coughran contributed four rebounds and three steals in the win.

Waskom 48, Maud 43

MAUD, Texas—In a close contested game, it was Waskom that came out on top, defeating Maud.

Lady Cardinals’ Brianna Barnette scored 11 points and Alex Conkleton added another 10.

In junior varsity action, Waskom beat Maud, 25-12. Nyala Mitchell led the Lady Cards with four points. Waskom 10 11 14 12 — 48 Maud 9 12 9 13 — 43 WASKOM (48): K.Haggerty 3, M. Cabrera 7, S. Middlebrook 12, S. Mims 14, D. Lebron 2, D. Beaty 10. TEAM TOTALS 17 6-21 29. MAUD (43): J. Montgomery 8, B. Barnette 11, A. Conkleton 10, K. Mitchell 6, R. Murphy 8. TEAM TOTALS 13 17-46 22. 3-point goals: WASKOM—K.Haggerty, S. Middlebrook 2, S. Mims 2.

McLeod 49, Bloomburg 41

BLOOMBURG, Texas— Selena Moon scorched the nets for a game-high 23 points as McLeod cruised past Bloomburg behind a 21-point first quarter.

Jillian Ellis added 13 points in the Lady Longhorns’ victory.

Bloomburg’s Haley Campbell scored 20 points and Erin Evans finished with 11.

McLeod increases its record to 2-0, while Bloomburg goes to 2-1. McLeod 21 15 12 11 — 59 Bloomburg 8 11 11 11 — 41 McLEOD (59): Moon 23, Ellis 13, Parker 2, Bertrand 2, Comer 4, Davis 8, Fielder 5, Rhyne 2. TEAM TOTALS 24 10-15 17 59. BLOOMBURG (41): Campbell 20, Evans 11, Cressionnie 4, Mouser 2, Parker 4. TEAM TOTALS 18 5-12 12 41 3-point goals: MC—Moon.

Pittsburg 57, DeKalb 38

DEKALB, Texas—Sydney Reynolds scored 17 points to lead Pittsburg to a 57-38 win over DeKalb.

Taylor Bullock had 15 points, and Sydney Waldrep added 11 for the Lady Rebels.

Kynli Holder hot the hot hand for the Lady Bears as she scored a game-high 18 points.

Sydnee McDaniel shot in five points, but DeKalb lost the junior varsity game, 26-18.

DeKalb (0-3) plays at the Rivercrest tournament Monday and Tuesday. Pittsburg 15 14 10 18 — 57 DeKalb 8 14 8 8 — 38 PITTSBURG (57): Reynolds 17, Bullock 15, Waldrep 11, Jackson 7, Miner 3, Palmer 2, Miles 2. TEAM TOTALS 21 10-17 20 57. DEKALB (38): Holder 18, R. Betts 6, Cooke 4, Cooper 4, Almond 4, Dalby 2. TEAM TOTALS 23 11-19 12 38. 3-point goals: PITT-Reynolds 3, Bullock, Waldrep. DKB-Holder.

Redwater 53, North Hopkins 27

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas—Savannah Corbell lit up the scoreboard for 18 points as Redwater thumped North Hopkins, 53-27.

Karlee Carmony scored 12 points for the Lady Dragons.

Redwater (2-0) plays in the Blue Ridge tournament Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Paul Pewitt 59, Avinger 16 AVINGER, Texas—Ebbony Cobbins torched the nets for 30 points as Paul Pewitt rolled past Avinger, 59-16.

Mya Heath helped out with 12 points for the Lady Brahmas.

Savannah Martin scored a team-high nine points for the Lady Bulldogs.

Paul Pewitt plays Big Sandy in the New Diana tournament Thursday. Pewitt 12 10 13 24 — 59 Avinger 1 1 8 6 — 16 PAUL PEWITT (59): Cobbins 30, Heath 12, S. Jones 7, D. Jones 5, Osman 3, Byrd 2. TEAM TOTALS 24 8-14 18 59. AVINGER (16): Martin 9, Perez 5, Cook 2. TEAM TOTALS 3 9-18 10 16. 3-point goals: PP-Heath 2, D. Jones. AV-Martin.

BOYS Subvarsity

Chapel Hill 71, Atlanta 59

ATLANTA, Texas—Mason Garrett scorched the nets for 27 points, including seven 3-pointers, as Chapel Hill defeated Atlanta 71-59.

Ja’Mya Bishop added 14 points for the Lady Red Devils.

Sheveonia Smith had a teamhigh 21 points for Atlanta. Teammates Kinsey Kelly and Brittany Collins each scored 12 points, and Keyona Easter had 10. McLeod 66, Bloomburg 25

BLOOMBURG, Texas—Zach Prince led all scorers with 21 points to propel McLeod over Bloomburg, 66-25.

Blake Williams scored 12, and teammate Mack Calhoun had 10 for the Longhorns (1-0).

Hunter Garrett led the Wildcats (0-2) with nine points. ML 19 12 21 14 — 66 BB 7 5 10 3 — 25 MCLEOD (66): Prince 21, Williams 12, Calhoun 10, Smith 6, Keener 3, Boyter 3, Deel 8, Parker 3. TEAM TOTALS 27 6-13 21 66. BLOOMBURG (25): Garrett 9, Crumpler 3, Hooker 6, Wellborn 6, Smith 1. TEAM TOTALS 7 10-25 10 25. 3-point goals: ML-Williams 4, Keener, Boyter. BB-Crumpler.

Spring Hill 68, Genoa Central 50

GENOA, Ark.—Hays Martin had a game-high 27 points to lead Spring Hill to a 68-50 victory over Genoa Central.

Cameron Middleton added 13 points for the Bears.

Colten McCoy paced the Dragons with 19 points, and teammate Lawson Michaelis shot in 10. SH 14 14 20 20 — 68 GC 15 12 6 17 — 50 SPRING HILL (68): Martin 27, Light 6, Lecher 2, Powell 5, Kidd 3, Middleton 13, M. Massaneli 2, P. Massaneli 8, Blair 2. TEAM TOTALS 28 2-7 7 68. GENOA CENTRAL (50): Cobb 8, Cole 4, McCoy 19, Michaelis 10, Allen 2, Wells 2, Brown 3, Savell 2. TEAM TOTALS 19 9-20 12 50. 3-point goals: SH-Martin 5, Middleton 3, Powell. GC-Michaelis, Brown. Fouke JH boys win, girls fall

FOUKE, Ark.—Kannon Garrett scored 10 points as Fouke’s junior high boys defeated Murfreesboro, 43-27.

Makayla Ganey led the Lady Panthers with five points, but Fouke fell to the Lady Rattlers, 27-21.

GC romps past SH

GENOA, Ark.—Trent Bearden kept the scorekeeper busy with 20 points, and Genoa Central’s junior high boys rolled past Spring Hill, 55-19.

Drew Mason added 14 points for the Dragons.