Win streak continues for Lady Trojans

By By Marty Stamper / EMG sports assistant
Feb. 2, 2003
NEWTON Almost given up for dead after an 0-5 start to their season, the Northeast Lauderdale Lady Trojans have righted their ship with 18 wins in their last 22 games.
The Lady Trojans' latest victim was Nanih Waiya 61-36 in the first Rush Challenge Saturday at Newton High School.
There was a reason for the sluggish start to the season, Northeast coach Dan Stegall said. "That was a matter of us playing West Lauderdale three times and Wayne County in the first nine games. Playing those good teams helped us out for later on.
Northeast led Nanih Waiya 12-11 after one quarter, but used a 17-6 second period advantage to take a 29-17 lead going into halftime. The Lady Trojans led 47-27 heading into the fourth quarter.
Quin Jackson led Northeast, 18-9, with 18 points, while Shaquita Bell was a close second with 16. Crystal Hopson tossed in eight.
Nanih Waiya, 11-10, got 14 points from Ashley Pugh and 10 from Ashley Eiland.
Newton girls 79 (OT)
Choctaw Central 77
Kotreece Bender scored from in the lane off an inbounds play with three seconds left in overtime to carry Newton past Choctaw Central for the second time this season.
Newton led 21-12 at the end of the first quarter only to have the Lady Warriors go up 37-36 by halftime. The Lady Tigers battled back to take a 54-53 lead by the end of the third quarter. The teams were even at 68-68 at the end of regulation.
Newton led 76-72 with 1:57 to go in overtime on a layup by Twila Clayton.
Choctaw Central pulled even at 77-77 on a 3-pointer by Chantay Frazier with 33 seconds remaining.
Creoshia Williams led Newton, 18-9, with 27 points, while Bender finished with 24 and Clayton 17.
Choctaw, 22-5, got 23 points apiece from Frazier and Willa Thomas. Kelly Willis, Ashley Flint, and Trish Phillips scored eight apiece.
Union girls 51
Scott Central 47
Union outscored Scott Central 16-10 in the fourth quarter to take the day's opening game. LaSaundra Harrison scored 17 points and Curbie Buckley tossed in 15 to lead the Lady Jackets, 15-10. Marley Smith added eight in the see-saw battle.
Scott Central led 9-5 after one quarter only to have Union take a 25-24 lead into halftime. The Lady Jackets led 37-35 through three periods.
Elyse Clay led the Lady Rebels, 11-14, with 26 points.
Scott Central boys 66
Nanih Waiya 59
Scott outscored Nanih Waiya 23-14 in the second quarter to improve to 13-12. The Rebels led 16-15 after one quarter and took a 39-29 lead into halftime. Scott held a 54-42 advantage through three periods.
The Rebels got 17 points from Pierre Barlow, 15 from Roderick Loper, and 12 from Nate McKee.
Nanih Waiya, 10-12, got 17 points from Brent Blackwell, 11 from Derek Holdiness, eight from Kevin Gregory, and seven each from Rasheed Armstrong and David Frey.
Bay Springs girls 72
Kemper County 53
Kristi Martin tossed in 24 points to lead Bay Springs past Kemper County. The Lady Bulldogs led 21-10 after one quarter, 31-20 at halftime, and 49-33 through three periods.
Bay Springs also got 18 points from Nadosha Strickland and 16 from Brittany Martin.
Kemper County, 9-15, got 18 points from Monique Mosley, 15 from Melody Nave, and eight from Candra McCoy.
Kemper County boys 77
Bay Springs 70
The Wildcats improved to 12-13 with the seven-point win over the Bulldogs. Kemper County jumped out to a 19-5 first-quarter lead and held a 37-16 halftime advantage.
Bay Springs rallied to within 56-44 by halftime behind 14 third period points from Kenley Farrell. Twelve came from 3-point range.
Gary Griffin led Kemper County with 24 points. Shardricus Thompson scored 13, Terrence Westerfield and Omarion Backstrom both had 12, while Rodricus Hopson scored 11.
Farrell led Bay Springs with 24 points. Gary Moore scored 18 and Reggie Shelwood added 12.
The late boys' game between Newton and Choctaw Central was not completed until after deadline and will appear in Monday's paper.