The South beat the North 72-66 in the 4A/5A/6A Girls’ North-South All-Star basketball game Saturday at Mississippi College in Clinton.
The North took a 23-20 lead after one quarter and led 41-33 at halftime. But the South outscored their North Mississippi opponents 39-33 in the second half to come away with the victory.
Of the DeSoto County players who took part Saturday, Horn Lake’s Indiya Bowen scored 11 points, six of which came in the second half. Thailan Payne of DeSoto Central and Hernando’s Damiya Cummings each contributed a free throw.
Dekeria Walls of Harrison Central led the South in scoring with 16 points and Mikayla Riley of Tupelo led the North with 15.
Blake Jones of Hernando and Kyle Heard of Pontotoc were the North coaches. Jones said he had a great time coaching the game and called it, “a great experience.”
The contest was one of four that took place Saturday, sponsored by the Mississippi Association of Coaches, featuring top junior players from across the state of Mssissippi. The 4A/5A/6A boys’ game featured Horn Lake’s Dimp Pernell on the North roster, which defeated the South 107-81.
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.
