Friday sports: Prep basketball region tournament results
Photo: Olive Branch’s Reece Garrison and Bob Dixon Jr. of DeSoto Central battle for the basketball during Friday’s Region 2-6A championship contest at Center Hill. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)
Friday, Feb. 10
Prep boys basketball
Region 2-6A tournament at Center Hill
- Lewisburg 65, Center Hill 59 (Consolation)
- Center Hill: Kaison Saunders 18, Jaidyn Rankins 17
- Lewisburg: Amarion Davis 15, Ty Ware and Noah Jorgenson 14
- Olive Branch 92, DeSoto Central 76 (Championship)
- Desoto Central: Joshua Jackson 17, KJ Patrick 15
- Olive Branch: Caleb Hunt and Jaylyn Tyler 19, Trey Wall 18
Region 3-6A at South Panola
- South Panola 65, Hernando 55 (Consolation)
- Horn Lake 66, Southaven 56 (Championship)
- Horn Lake: Kyren Pernell 18, Kylen Pernell 14
- Southaven: Ian Jeffries 19
Region 2-5A tournament at Greenville
- Cleveland Central 54, Lake Cormorant 47 (Championship)
Prep girls basketball
Region 2-6A tournament at Center Hill
- Lewisburg vs. Olive Branch (Consolation)
- Lewisburg: Izzy Goss 15, Allie Carroll 12
- Olive Branch: Brianna Black 13, Madison Young, Jorah Lawrence 10
- Center Hill 59, DeSoto Central 50 (Championship)
- Center Hill: Dominique Collins 16, Madison Bush 14, Taylor Ware 11
- DeSoto Central: Tereah Hayslett 11, Jamaiya Hasley, Londen Armstrong, Thailan Payne, all 10
Region 3-6A at South Panola
- Southaven 63, Hernando 43 (Consolation)
- Horn Lake 36, South Panola 33 (Championship)
- Horn Lake: Indiya Bowen 15
Region 2-5A tournament at Greenville
- Cleveland Central 40, Lake Cormorant 33 (Consolation)
Monday, Feb. 13
Prep girls basketball
MHSAA 6A playoffs – first round
- Clinton at DeSoto Central
- Lewisburg at Madison Central
- Southaven at Starkville
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Prep boys’ basketball
MHSAA 6A playoffs – first round
- Lewisburg at Clinton
- Murrah at DeSoto Central
- Grenada at Southaven
MHSAA 5A playoffs – first round
- Forest Hill at Lake Cormorant
Region 2-6A All-Region boys’ basketball team
Olive Branch
- Jaylyn Tyler – MVP
- Caleb Hunt
- Reece Garrison
- Zahir Gutierrez
Lewisburg
- Josiah Nelson
- Amarion Davis
- Gage Haley
- Noah Jorgenson
DeSoto Central
- Bob Dixon Jr.
- Donovan Griffin
Center Hill
- Jaidyn Rankins
Region 2-6A All-Region girls’ basketball team
Lewisburg
- Allie Carroll – MVP
- Allison Irby
Olive Branch
- Brianna Black
Center Hill
- Madison Bush
- Dominique Collins
- Madison Hughes
- Taylor Ware
DeSoto Central
- Tereah Hayslett
- Mya Richardson
- Thailan Payne
- Jamaiya Hasley
SPORTS ETC: Drew Groscost of Lewisburg High School won the Mississippi Association of Coaches first All-Star Bowling Tournament, held in Philadelphia, Mississippi Friday. Groscost threw a four-game 851 series that included a 235 in the final game of the series. DeSoto County was also represented in the boys tournament by Tristen Mens of DeSoto Central and Jaiden Craigen of Lewisburg. Craigen finished 10th and Mens was 11th.
