A pair of girls teams in the “Southern Six” extended their seasons by at least another game with big wins in the state basketball playoffs Friday night while yet another three area squads saw their respective seasons come to an end.
In Class 5A action, the home-standing West Harrison ‘Canes nipped Wayne County 38-36 in the second round and in the process earned a spot in the Class 5A South State quarterfinals which begin Thursday. West Harrison will travel to Pearl River Community College in Poplarville for its next game in that quarterfinal round.
Sophomore forward Jalynn Applewhite posted a double-double for the Lady Canes with 11 points and 12 rebounds while senior forward Madison Collins added nine points to the winning effort and sophomore guard Ty Gooden also added 9 points as well as six steals for WHHS.
West Harrison, under the guidance of head coach Patty Norwood, will meet West Jones at PRCC on Friday night at 6:30.
Also in Class 5A, visiting Brookhaven mauled Gautier 56-24 as the season came to an end for the Lady Gators.
The Pass Christian girls were the only other “Southern Six” squad to pull out a win Friday night as Lady Pirates sank Newton County 43-33 in the Class 4A state playoffs. Pass will now face Raymond in the quarterfinals at PRCC.
Elsewhere in Class 4A action, Bay High went on the road to Quitman and dropped a close 27-24 decision.
In Class 6A, in addition to Gulfport beating D’Iberville and Biloxi beating Meridian, Northwest Rankin knocked off Ocean Springs 59-43 to end the season for the Lady Greyhounds. The Harrison Central girls were set to face Brandon Saturday night.
In Class 3A play, Morton bombed St. Patrick 66-35.
Here are the up-to-date playoff results:
SECOND ROUND
CLASS 6A
Boys
Friday’s Scores
Horn Lake 73, DeSoto Central 64
Biloxi 68, Meridian 65
Saturday
Clinton at Starkville
Southaven at Olive Branch
Tupelo at Madison Central
Oak Grove at Northwest Rankin
Meridian at Biloxi
Harrison Central at Brandon
Terry at Pascagoula
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Tupelo 76, Madison Central 48
Horn Lake 39, DeSoto Central 29
Center Hill 62, South Panola 38
Germantown 67, Starkville 58
Northwest Rankin 59, Ocean Springs 43
Biloxi 53, Meridian 34
Gulfport 64, D’Iberville 43
Saturday
Harrison Central at Brandon, 4:30 p.m.
CLASS 5A
Boys
Saturday
Vicksburg at New Hope
Forest Hill at Canton
Columbus at Cleveland Central
Saltillo at Provine
West Harrison at Hattiesburg
Florence at George County
Wayne County at West Jones
South Jones at Picayune
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Callaway 53, West Point 50
Ridgeland 52, Greenville 47
Lafayette 58, Neshoba Central 56
Holmes County Central 70, Vicksburg 68
Laurel 56, Natchez 36
Brookhaven 56, Gautier 24
West Jones 54, Hattiesburg 25
West Harrison 38, Wayne County 36
CLASS 4A
Boys
Saturday
New Albany at Corinth
West Lauderdale at Yazoo City
Greenwood at Pontotoc
Clarksdale at Choctaw Central
Lanier at Forrest Co. AHS
South Pike at Quitman
Lawrence County at Raymond
Newton County at Bay High
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Tishomingo County 55, Choctaw Central 53
Pontotoc 44, Gentry 34
South Pontotoc 47, Clarksdale 13
Louisville 50, Mooreville 33
Mendenhall 34, North Pike 30
Quitman 27, Bay High 24
Raymond 67, Northeast Jones 31
Pass Christian 43, Newton County 33
CLASS 3A
Boys
Saturday
Amory at Booneville
North Panola at Ruleville
Amanda Elzy at Byhalia
Humphreys County at Nettleton
Crystal Springs at Port Gibson
Hazlehurst at Magee
SE Lauderdale at Tylertown
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Booneville 66, Nettleton 42
Yazoo County 46, Independence 27
Kossuth 53, North Panola 47
Noxubee County 50, Alcorn Central 49
Franklin County 45, Crystal Springs 29
Morton 66, St. Patrick 35
St. Andrew’s 33, Union 20
Forest 60, Jefferson Davis County 45
CLASS 2A
Boys
Friday’s Scores
Bogue Chitto 85, Velma Jackson 73 (OT)
Kemper County 65, Heidelberg 60
Saturday
East Webster at Baldwyn
Choctaw County at Coahoma County
Northside at Potts Camp
Pine Grove at Calhoun City
Scott Central at East Marion
Pelahatchie at Newton
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Belmont 66, Calhoun City 19
Walnut 81, Potts Camp 70
Baldwyn 57, Bruce 15
East Webster 62, New Site 54
West Lincoln 53, Pelahatchie 18
Lake 76, Pisgah 50
Velma Jackson 56, Bogue Chitto 54
Heidelberg 58, Kemper County 53
CLASS 1A
Boys
Friday’s Scores
McEvans 78, Sebastopol 38
Saturday
West Lowndes at Biggersville
Ingomar at Byers
Blue Mountain at West Union
Wheeler at Houlka
Leake County at Bay Springs
Simmons at McAdams
West Tallahatchie at Richton
Girls
Friday’s Scores
Biggersville 65, Okolona 30
West Union 52, Blue Mountain 44
Ingomar 82, Hickory Flat 34
Coffeeville 40, Jumpertown 33
Bay Springs 60, McAdams 27
McEvans 48, Sebastopol 37
Taylorsville 51, Noxapater 46
Simmons 55, Lumberton 46
