On Monday night in girls’ Class 5A state playoff action on Monday night, the four teams in the “Southern Six” all came up short and saw their respective seasons come to an end.
On Tuesday night, as the boys’ joined the fray, things were only a bit better for the quartet of area teams on the hardwood.
Only the West Harrison Hurricanes managed a win in the opening round of the state playoffs, as they knocked off visiting Brookhaven 57-49.
Elsewhere, the season came to an end for three other area teams, as Gautier lost on the road to South Jones 59-52 as did Pearl River Central 66-48 to home-standing Florence while Vancleave hosted Wayne County but the site didn’t really make any difference as the War Eagles beat the Bulldogs 57-41.
West Harrison will hit the road to Hattiesburg Saturday night to pace the Tigers in the second round.
Here is the complete playoff schedule with results from the three larger classifications in the state in the opening round:
FIRST ROUND
CLASS 6A
Boys
Tuesday’s Scores
Clinton 50, Lewisburg 47
DeSoto Central 58, Murrah 56 (OT)
Southaven 71, Grenada 60
Tupelo 75, South Panola 44
Oak Grove 51, D’Iberville 43
Meridian 74, Ocean Springs 64
Harrison Central 63, Pearl 33
Terry 72, Gulfport 56
Teams with First Round Byes: Starkville, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Madison Central, Brandon, Northwest Rankin, Pascagoula, Biloxi.
Girls
Monday’s Scores
Madison Central 46, Lewisburg 34
DeSoto Central 55, Clinton 40
South Panola 67, Grenada 64
Starkville 60, Southaven 30
Ocean Springs 57, Oak Grove 45
Meridian 66, Pascagoula 29
Harrison Central 46, Warren Central 38
Tuesday’s Scores
Gulfport 56, Terry 31
Teams with First Round Byes: Tupelo, Center Hill, Horn Lake, Germantown, Brandon, Northwest Rankin, D’Iberville, Biloxi.
CLASS 5A
Boys
Tuesday’s Scores
Vicksburg 82, Lafayette 52
Forest Hill 57, Lake Cormorant 42
Columbus 56, Neshoba Central 53 (OT)
Saltillo 59, Ridgeland 54
West Harrison 57, Brookhaven 49
Florence 66, Pearl River Central 48
Wayne County 57, Vancleave 41
South Jones 59, Gautier 52
Teams with First Round Byes: New Hope, Cleveland Central, Canton, Provine, West Jones, Hattiesburg, Picayune, George County.
Girls
Monday’s Scores
Callaway 56, Cleveland Central 40
Greenville 56, Forest Hill 33
Holmes County Central 57, New Hope 48
Natchez 38, Long Beach 34
Brookhaven 60, Pearl River Central 32
Hattiesburg 53, George County 15
Wayne County 54, East Central 19
Tuesday’s Scores
Neshoba Central 63, Columbus 40
Teams with First Round Byes: West Point, Lafayette, Ridgeland, Vicksburg, West Jones, Laurel, West Harrison, Gautier.
CLASS 4A
Boys
Tuesday’s Scores
Corinth 48, Gentry 43
New Albany 80, Louisville 54
Yazoo City 63, Caledonia 38
West Lauderdale 61, South Pontotoc 60
Pontotoc 78, NE Lauderdale 54
Greenwood 60, Mooreville 59
Choctaw Central 79, Ripley 60
Clarksdale 68, Itawamba AHS 56
Forrest Co. AHS 66, Mendenhall 38
Lanier 62, Moss Point 53
Quitman 68, Columbia 45
South Pike 49, Pass Christian 43
Raymond 79, Greene County 32
Lawrence County 71, Northeast Jones 35
Bay High 36, McComb 35
Newton County 84, Sumrall 79
Girls
Monday’s Scores
Tishomingo County 62, Senatobia 32
Choctaw Central 53, North Pontotoc 44
Gentry 46, Corinth 34
Pontotoc 56, Kosciusko 39
South Pontotoc 49, Leake Central 43
Clarksdale 44, Itawamba AHS 29
Louisville 70, Ripley 40
Mooreville 45, Yazoo City 21
Mendenhall 50, Lawrence County 46
North Pike 45, Greene County 41
Quitman 59, Purvis 36
Bay High 54, Lanier 30
Raymond 45, Moss Point 10
Northeast Jones 53, Sumrall 37
Newton County 41, Columbia 35
Tuesday’s Scores
Pass Christian 59, South Pike 39
