Desoto County Sports

Saturday sports: Basketball, soccer scores

Lewisburg girls win in penalty kicks to advance to 6A North Half championship on Tuesday

Photo: Hernando’s Parks Raffety battles a Starkville opponent for the ball during Saturday’s 6A third round contest in Hernando. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)

Saturday, Jan 28

Prep boys basketball

  • Plainview, Ala. 57, DeSoto Central 50
    • DeSoto Central: Caleb Curtis 15 
  • Lausanne Collegiate, Tenn. 69, Olive Branch 60
    • Olive Branch: Jaylyn Tyler 17, Reece Garrison 15, Caleb Hunt 10
  • Northpoint Christian 68, St. George’s (Collierville, Tenn) 60
    • Northpoint Christian: Christian Gilliland 35

Prep girls basketball

  • St. George’s (Collierville, Tenn.) 46, Northpoint Christian 41
    • Northpoint Christian:  Nailah Herrera 20, Lillie Milligan 10

Class 6A boys soccer playoffs-third round

  • Starkville 2, Hernando 1
    • Hernando: Gordo Macias-1 goal
  • Clinton 3, Horn Lake 1

Class 6A girls soccer playoffs-third round

  • Lewisburg 3, Madison Central 3 (Lewisburg wins in penalty kicks 6-5, Hannah Payne with the game winner)

Tuesday, Jan 31

Class 6A girls soccer playoffs-North Half championship

  • Clinton at Lewisburg

NBA G League basketball

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.

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