Tuesday’s DeSoto County sports roundup
Photo: Mahari Ingram of Lewisburg (14) skies past a pair of DeSoto Central defenders to score in Tuesday’s contest. (Jody McRee/DeSoto County Sports)
Boys Basketball
Lake Cormorant 65, Oxford Lafayette 43
DeSoto Central 72, Lewisburg 57
Olive Branch 63, Center Hill 55Photo
Horn Lake 75, South Panola 60
Southaven 82, Hernando 46
Northpoint Christian 47, Westminster 36
WORTH NOTING…. DeSoto Central scoring leaders against Lewisburg were Dorian Whitley with 35 points. Lewisburg scoring leaders against DeSoto Central were Joe Nelson with 17 and Hayden Drumwright with 12… Horn Lake scoring leaders against South Panola were Ky Pernell and Jordan Pointer with 18 points each, Connor Simms with 13, and Dimp Pernell with 10… Northpoint Christian scoring leaders against Westminster were Christian Gilliland with 23 and Christopher Gilliland with 9… Lake Cormorant scoring leaders against Oxford Lafayette were Alijah Jackson with 27 points, Kam Franklin with 12 and Keviarr Lang with 10… Center Hill scoring leaders against Olive Branch were Tanner Burcham with 20 points, Deshun Dunn and Brandon Woods, each with 11.
Girls Basketball
Oxford Lafayette 63, Lake Cormorant 33
DeSoto Central 47, Lewisburg 32
Northpoint Christian 34, Westminster 22
Olive Branch 80. Center Hill 74 (2OT)
South Panola 57, Horn Lake 56
Hernando 50, Southaven 40
WORTH NOTING… Lewisburg was led against DeSoto Central by Allison Irby with 18 points. DeSoto Central scoring leaders against Lewisburg were Janiya Jones with 24 points and Thailan Payne with 10. All 24 points from Jones’ points came from beyond the arc… Olive Branch scoring leaders against Center Hill were Rhema Pegues with 40, Trinity Pleas with 13, and Addison Howell with 12… Center Hill scoring leaders against Olive Branch were Kayleigh Prentiss with 17, Madison Bush with 16, Dominique Collins with 13, and Madison Hughes with 11… Horn Lake scoring leaders against South Panola were Indiya Bowen with 17 points and Talayeh Lipford with 12. The loss is just the second for Horn Lake this season (16-2)… Lake Cormorant was led by Jakeria Hawkins with 16 points against Oxford Lafayette.
(Bob Bakken/DeSoto County Sports)
Boys soccer playoffs – first round
MHSAA 6A
Hernando 1, Starkville 0
Madison Central 2, Center Hill 1
Tupelo 1, Horn Lake 0 (OT)
Clinton 2, Lewisburg 1
WORTH NOTING… Gage Lashlee scored Lewisburg’s lone goal in the loss to Clinton.
Boys soccer playoffs – first round
MHSAA 5A
Lake Cormorant 3, Cleveland Central 2
Boys soccer playoffs – second round
Saturday, Jan. 29
MHSAA 6A
Madison Central at Hernando (4 p.m.)
MHSAA 5A
Ridgeland at Lake Cormorant (2 p.m.)
Girls soccer playoffs – first round
MHSAA 6A
Oxford 6, Southaven 0
Madison Central 5, DeSoto Central 0
Tupelo 3, Hernando 2 (OT)
Clinton 3, Lewisburg 0
WORTH NOTING… Hernando goals were scored by Maryn Ludwig and Olivia McNeely against Tupelo.
