Desoto County Sports

Thursday sports: Quistors win, to return to Big House at state

Photo: Action gets underway in the 6A quarterfinal game between Center Hill and Ridgeland Thursday night at Mississippi Valley State University. (Credit Center Hill High School on X/Twitter)

Here is the schedule of games this weekend for DeSoto County high school basketball teams in the MHSAA state playoffs, first round.  

Girls basketball – quarterfinals (Thursday, Feb. 22 at Mississippi Valley State University)

Neshoba Central 69, Olive Branch 43

Class 6A bracket

Boys basketball – first round (Saturday, Feb. 17)

Olive Branch 71, Vicksburg 56

  • Olive Branch to play at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.

Ridgeland 64, Center Hill 50

Class 6A bracket

Wednesday, Feb. 21

Prep softball 

South Panola 4, Lewisburg 2

Thursday, Feb. 22

Prep softball

Hernando 11, Center Hill 1 (5 innings)

JUCO softball

Northwest 6, Kirkwood 5

Northwest 7, Kirkwood 2

JUCO men’s basketball

Hinds 56, Northwest 51

JUCO women’s basketball

Northwest 56. Hinds 54

Prep tennis

Lewisburg 4, DeSoto Central 3

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.