The Columbus girls beat Center Hill 74-15 in Tuesday’s home game.
Aniya Saddler scored 23 points and had five assists and eight steals.
DJ Jackson had a double-double with 15 points, 10 assists and four steals.
The Falcons (13-3) will play at New Hope on Friday.
Center Hill boys 53, Columbus 43
The Columbus boys lost to Center Hill 53-43 on Tuesday in Columbus.
Gabe Williams and Blake Burnett each scored 17 points for the Falcons.
New Hope boys 61, Grenada 49
GRENADA — The New Hope boys improved to 16-1 with a 61-49 win over Grenada in Tuesday’s road game.
RL Mattix had 21 points to lead the Trojans, and LJ Hackman scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Caleb Parr scored eight points and had 10 rebounds, and Jaylen Smith paired seven points with 10 rebounds.
New Hope will host Columbus on Friday.
Heritage Academy boys 69, Winston Academy 35
LOUISVILLE — The Heritage Academy boys beat Winston Academy 69-35 in Tuesday’s road game.
Jared Long had 19 points for the Trojans, and Steele Altmyer had 15.
Heritage Academy will host East Rankin Academy on Friday.
Winston Academy girls 26, Heritage Academy 20
LOUISVILLE — The Heritage Academy girls lost to Winston Academy 26-20 on Tuesday in Louisville.
Sydney Adair scored 10 points to lead the Patriots, and Kaicey Chitmon and Lucy Sharp each scored four.
West Lowndes boys 61, French Camp Academy 54
The West Lowndes boys beat French Camp Academy 61-54 in Tuesday’s home game.
Darrell Brooks led the Panthers with 15 points, while Melvin Crawford had 12 and Jataquist Brown had 10.
West Lowndes will face Ethel on the road Friday.
West Lowndes girls 58, French Camp Academy 36
The West Lowndes girls beat French Camp Academy 58-36 in Tuesday’s home game.
Tydajasha Hood scored 16 points to lead the Panthers (13-0). Marvaysha Seals scored 13 points, and Nenah Young scored 12.
Caledonia boys 42, Itawamba Agricultural 25
FULTON — The Caledonia boys beat Itawamba Agricultural 42-25 in Tuesday’s road game.
Jarvis Leigh scored 16 points, and Vonta Martin had 11.
Caledonia will host Pontotoc on Friday.
Itawamba Agricultural girls 50, Caledonia 27
FULTON — The Caledonia girls lost to Itawamba Agricultural 50-27 on Tuesday in Fulton.
Tenizia Lathan scored 13 points for Caledonia, and Takeasia Turner had six.
Starkville Academy boys 44, Lamar School 34
STARKVILLE — The Starkville Academy boys beat Lamar School 44-34 in Tuesday’s home game.
Jawon Yarbrough led the Volunteers with 20 points, and Dre Frazier scored 10.
Starkville Academy will travel to face Leake Academy on Friday in Madden.
Starkville Academy girls 39, Lamar School 37
STARKVILLE — Lillee Alpe hit a buzzer-beater for the Starkville Academy girls in a 39-37 win over Lamar School on Tuesday in Starkville.
Caroline Wood led the Volunteers with 16 points, and Meri Laci Archer scored 12.
Columbus Christian Academy boys 64, Kemper Academy 52
STEENS — The Columbus Christian Academy boys beat Kemper Academy 64-52 on Tuesday in Steens.
Lawson Studdard continued a hot streak with 35 points for the Rams. Will Teague added 19 points for Columbus Christian.
The Rams will host Hebron Christian on Thursday.
Columbus Christian Academy girls 57, Kemper Academy 16
STEENS — The Columbus Christian Academy girls beat Kemper Academy 57-16 to complete a game from Friday.
The game, at Kemper Academy in De Kalb, was stopped in the first quarter Friday due to leaks in the roof and rescheduled for Tuesday
On Tuesday, Kylie Emerson led Columbus Christian with 15 points, and CC Devos had 13 points for the Rams.
Pickens Academy (Ala.) boys 56, Patrician Academy (Ala.) 42
BUTLER, Ala. — The Pickens Academy (Alabama) boys beat Patrician Academy (Alabama) 56-42 in Tuesday’s road game.
Seth Peeks had 25 points to lead the Pirates (8-5). William Parker scored 10, and Travis Dean had eight.
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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