Thursday sports page: Region basketball, Northpoint boys fall to FACS
Photo: Olive Branch’s King George (1) goes up and scores two of his game-high 20 points in the Quistors’ 66-50 victory over Center Hill on Thursday. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)
Thursday, Feb. 6
Prep boys’ basketball playoffs
Region 1-7A semifinals at Lewisburg
- Horn Lake 75, Oxford 60
- Southaven 70, DeSoto Central 52
Prep girls’ basketball playoffs
Region 1-7A semifinals at Lewisburg
- Oxford 53, Southaven 41
- Hernando 64, Horn Lake 31
Prep boys’ basketball playoffs
Region 1-6A semifinals at Olive Branch
- Olive Branch 66, Center Hill 50
- South Panola 58, Lake Cormorant 56
Prep girls’ basketball playoffs
Region 1-6A semifinals at Olive Branch
- South Panola 71, Lake Cormorant 45
- Olive Branch 71, Center Hill 35
Prep boys’ basketball – regular season
- FACS 44, Northpoint Christian 42
- Northpoint: Myles Colom-22
JUCO men’s basketball
- Northwest at Coahoma
JUCO women’s basketball
- Coahoma 70, Northwest 48
JUCO softball
- National Park College at Northwest (2) (postponed to March 13)
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A memorial service for the late Olive Branch high school basketball coach Charlie Bibbs will be at the Olive Branch High School Performing Arts Center at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11. Bibbs passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the age of 85. The service is being presented by the Community Foundation of Olive Branch.