1994

Pearl River women get by • much picking and shoving affected both teams." from fatigue and her tightly taped right an– klesprain.

Bossier, 24-4, had Anthony Cook with 16 points, Joe Harris with 14 and Pat Minni– field and Alvin Edwards with 13 each. Pearl River, 21-10, had Zack Edwards with 18 points and Conly Verdun with 15. Pearl River women 71, Coplah·Lin· coin 82: Top-seeded Pearl River, fresh from winning the state championship, ap– peared sluggish. The Lady Wildcats made 12 of 28 free throws, but Co-Lin was equally off target, 7 for 20, and missed the chance to upset the champs. Earlier this season the Lady 'Cats won 67-49 at Wesson and 79-74 at Poplar– ville. Co-Lin coach Gwyn Young felt bigger, stronger PR's rebounding plus missed free throws "killed us. We made them play bad at times, but couldn't playat the exception– allevel needed to win." Lady 'Cat top gun Elaine Powell suffered

Co-Lin's passingand penetration created trouble nearly to the end with Sacrenette Moore's 3-pointer cutting the PR lead to 66- 62 with a minute to go. Pearl River, 25-4, had Elaine Powell with 18 points, Caronica Debose 14 and Karen PowelllO; Co-Lin, 15-11, ba~ Moorewith 20 and LaTassela Covington with 14. Northwest women 85, Meridian 58: The Lady Rangers rallied from a 57-54 defi– cit for the win. "Our pressure finally got to them the end of t he game," Northwest coach Don Ed– wards said. "After we tied them at 59-all, they never scored again.'' Conswella Fowler's two free throws with 30 seconds left. cinched the win. · Northwest, 23-4, had Fowler with 15 points and Shantell Atkins with 11. Merid– ian, 18-ll, had LaTonya Home with 14 and LashawntHall with 13.