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AREA RouNDUP slight upset in ser;nifinal action at the AISA Class lA, West Area 2 Tournament at South Choctaw Academy. Sumter, the No. 3 seed in the event, opened the game with a 16-3 run and was in control most of the way against second-seeded Cen– tral Christian of Selma, Ala. Kate Derby scored 18 points and had six s~als for Sumter, which evened its record at 11-11. Erin Ozment added 13 points and Alley Rundles scored nine. Central Christian got 18 points from Erikka Caldwell and 11 from Tiffany Brown. Sumter will take on top– seeded South Choctaw in tonight's 6 p.m. tournament finals. Both teams will then advance to the AISA Regional Feb. 8-9 at Faulkner Univer– sity in Montgomery. - Rocky Higginbotham Sumter Aca. boys 57 Central Christ ian 51 The Eagles went off for 23 poinls in the second quarter to build a comfortable lead, then held off Central Chris– tian of Selma, Ala. for a win in the AlSA Class lA, West Area 2 Tournament at South Choctaw Academy. Sumter, which is now 10- 12 overall, will take on West Alabama Prep in tonight's area tournament champi– onship game at 7:15. West Alabama topped host South Choctaw 63-60 in Thursday's semifinals. The Eagles led jus t 12-8 after one quar ter, but we r e up 35-22 at the half. Hunter Spidle led th ree Sumter players in double fig– ures with 16 points, while Stevie Ray scored 14 and Joseph Reed 12. Deandre Mcintyre led Central Christian with 12 points. -Rocky Higginbotham

from st aff reports hast Central Community College's women pulled out a big South Division vic_tory at Ellisville Thursday mght, beating homestanding Jones County Junior College 87-82. The Lady Warriors improved to 13-5 overall, while Jones fell to 14-5. Both teams are in a logjam in the South Division standings, tied for second place with 5-3 records. East Central led 45-34 at halftime thanks to a late 11-0 run, never trailing in the second half. Former Lake standout Valerie Harris pumped in 24 points to lead the Lady War– riors, while Tanesha Brown scored 21. Newton County product Andrea Dubose chipped in 12. Jones got 20 points from Rosemary Green and 17 from Kate Hubbard. The Lady Bobcats are at Hinds Monday, while East Central hosts Meridian Monday. -Rocky Higginbotham East Central 84 Jones men 73 The Warriors improved to 6-12 overall and 2-6 in divi– sion action with an 11-point win over the Bobcats. Bryan johnson pumped in 25 points. while Marqui5 Wilson :;cored 17 and Earnesto Green 16 for the Warriors. ~e\\'ton's Brandon Shelton added nine points. The Warriors. who host Meridian Monday, led 44-40 at halftime. A Jones. which dropped to 3-15 overall and 1·7 in the C South. got 20 points from Rvne Brooks and 14 from ... Ba} ~pnngs native LaBarton ;:; Jonb The Bobcats go to Hind... l\londav. U -Rocky Higgi11botllam \fl PREP BASKETBALL

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