2001

Nanih Waiya girls stay alive in By Marty St amper The Meridian Star Nanih Waiya and Union 19-19 by halftime and entered the fourth quarter with a 35-29 advantage. Cynthia Madison led enough to beat them, but they played well and got after us." Union, 1-4, got nine points

In the winners' bracket, Neshoba Central, 8-2, meets West Lauder dale, 7-1, at 4 p.m. in a girls' contest, fol– lowed by the Neshoba Cen– tral, 5-2, and Newton Coun– ty, 4-0, boys at 5:30. The Newton, 3-0, and Lake, 2-1, girls tangle at 7 with West Lauderdale, 7-1, meeting Forest, 7-0, in a boys' contest at 8:30. Philadelphia girls 48 Sebastopol 38 Erica Clemons scor ed nine of her team-high 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Lady Tornadoes eliminated Sebastopol, 4-8. Philadelphia took a 16-15

have got a pretty good rival– ry going on in sports this year with both dishing out their share of misery on the other. The latest installment saw the Lady Warriors from Win– ston County take a 46-36 vic– tory in the losers' bracket of the East Central Community College Central Mississippi Classic Thursday. Union started hot, leading 13-8 by the end of the first quarter, but managed only 23 points over the final 24 minutes. Nanih Waiya drew even at

Nanih Waiya. 4-1, with 13 points. Ashley Pugh scored 10, while Heather Steele and Christy Hickman both had eight. Nanih Waiya was 19-of-35 at the free-throw line. ..We got a chance to go to the free-throw line and make some free throws that were pretty big for us ." Nanib Waiya coach Ken McMullan said. "We had several girls get up there and knock down two free throws. That was big. I thought we made enough free throws to hold on and we rebounded well

from Lauren White, eight from LaSaundra Harrison, and six from Marley Smith. Nanih Waiya faces Philadelphia tonight at 7 p.m. in a losers' bracket con– test, while Union was elimi– nated with the loss. Other losers' bracket games today have the Mor– Lon, 2-5, arid Carthage girls playing at 4 p.m. followed by the Union, 1-3, and Scott Central, 1-3, boys at 5:30. Sebastopol, 4-6, and Morton, 4-1, close out losers' bracket action at 8:30 with a boys' game

ECCC tourney edge into halftime.

Evans Rcored 15, Douglns Wansley added ninft und Quincy Larkin and Anthony .Johnson both had sevPn. Willie Hickmon le<.l Lake.

The Lady Tornadoes also got 10 points from Dominetrix Hunter, nine from Shekara Young, and eight from Tina Willis. Ashley Johnson led the Lady Bobcats with 12 points. Brittany Gordon scored nine with 'fuesdie Gordon adding seven. Union boys Lake 62 47 The Yellowjackets got their first win of the season with a 15-4 advantage in the third period giving them a 15-point cushion. Derrick Harris led Union with 21 points. Prentiss

0-4, with 16 points. Sebastopol boys

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Carthage 46 1'he Bobcats outscored Carthage 22-1 0 in the fourth quarter to pull off the upset. Cart.hage led 21-18 at half– time and 36-27 going into thP fourth quarter. Sylvester Snqw led Sebastopol with 20 j1oints, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter comeback. Curtis Price tos~ed in 13.