J.Z. George’s boys basketball team creeped a little closer to the .500 mark with a 70-68 overtime victory over Ethel High School Saturday at the McAdams Shootout.
J.Z. George jumped out to a 25-16 lead after the first period, but Ethel fought back to only trail 35-33 at the half. The Tigers, who are a Class 1A school, outscored the Jaguars 17-13 in the third frame to lead 50-48 headed to the fourth quarter. Regulation ended tied at 63-63, and J.Z. George held a 7-5 advantage in overtime.
D’Anthony McGlothan led the Jags with 28 points, while Malik Branch notched 20. Jordun Normal tacked on seven.
The Lady Jaguars also went into overtime with Ethel but came up on the short end as the Lady Tigers posted a 50-48 triumph.
Ethel led 20-19 after one, 29-19 at the half and 35-27 after the third. A 14-6 run by the Lady Jags in the fourth tied the game at 41-41. Ethel held a 9-7 advantage in the extra period.
Jasmine Newman led J.Z. George (2-11) with 23 points. Alyson Anderson and Tyeshia Grant had seven points each.
The Lady Jags and Jaguars will compete in the Humphreys County Holiday Tournament Friday and Saturday in Belzoni. Both teams will play South Delta at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Friday, and then tangle with Simmons High School Saturday at 10 and 11:30 a.m. as well.
n Leflore County: The Tigers and Lady Tigers both opened Region 3-1A play Friday night in Webb as they dropped games to West Tallahatchie.
The Tigers lost 59-45 to fall to 0-11 overall. West Tally led 14-8 after one, 36-30 at the half and 52-35 after the third period. Cameron Williams had 19 points to pace Leflore, and Derrick Singleton tacked on 15.
The Lady Tigers fell 56-18 as they trailed 16-3 after one, 29-8 at the half and 45-15 after the third.
Jakya Thompson scored 11 for Leflore (2-8).
Leflore returns Jan. 3 at Simmons.
