OKOLONA — The Columbus High School girls basketball team picked up a 52-44 win over Shannon on Saturday at the Bobby Ford Shootout in Okolona.
DJ Jackson scored 22 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Columbus.
Makayla Rieves had a double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.
Columbus’ next game is Tuesday at Noxubee County.
Other scores
Prep Girls Basketball
Starkville 61, West Lowndes 42
MACON — The Starkville High School girls beat West Lowndes 61-42 on Saturday at the Triplett/Coleman Classic in Macon.
Tydajasha Hood scored 20 points to lead the Panthers, and Nenah Young had eight.
West Lowndes’ next game is Tuesday at Caledonia.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy 40, Heritage Academy 28
The Heritage Academy girls lost 40-28 to Madison-Ridgeland Academy in Saturday’s home game.
Lucy Sharp had 11 points for the Patriots. Taylor Wheeler had eight, and Reagan Merchant had four.
Heritage Academy’s next game is Friday against East Rankin Academy in Columbus.
Noxubee County 60, West Lauderdale 51
MACON — The Noxubee County girls won their second game Saturday at the Triplett/Coleman Classic in Macon, beating West Lauderdale 60-51.
Na’Kaiyla Lockett led the Tigers with 29 points. Jakeia Walker had seven, and Zachariah Averett had six.
Choctaw Central 76, Noxubee County 52
MACON — The Noxubee County girls lost their first game at the Triplett/Coleman Classic on Saturday in Macon.
Lockett had 30 points, but the Tigers lost to Choctaw Central, 76-52.
Walker added seven points, and Kiresten Barnett had six.
Shannon 62, Caledonia 16, Friday
Prep Boys Basketball
Columbus 57, Shannon 55
OKOLONA — The Columbus High boys edged Shannon 57-55 on Saturday at the Bobby Ford Shootout in Okolona.
Willie Young led the Falcons with 16 points. Blake Burnett and JJ Williams had 15 apiece.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy 81, Heritage Academy 53
Heritage Academy’s boys team lost to Madison-Ridgeland Academy 81-53 on Saturday in Columbus.
Trey Naugher scored 16 points to lead Heritage Academy, and Whit Altmyer had 10.
Josh Hubbard scored 28 for Madison-Ridgeland Academy.
Shannon 63, Caledonia 32, Friday
SHANNON — The Caledonia boys lost Friday’s game at Shannon, 63-32.
Isaac Grady had 11 points for the Cavaliers, and Jarvis Leigh had nine.
Caledonia will host West Lowndes on Tuesday.
West Lowndes 69, Yazoo County 54
MACON — The West Lowndes boys beat Yazoo County 69-54 on Saturday at the Triplett/Coleman Classic in Macon.
Darrell Brooks had 21 points, three rebounds and three assists for the Panthers.
Fred Rice Jr. had 17 points and 18 rebounds, and Decamby Willis had 15 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
Jaylon Sherrod had seven points, two steals and four rebounds, and Tadarius Washington had four rebounds and four steals.
Fred Rice had four points, four rebounds and four steals. Josh Franklin had two points and three rebounds.
Starkville 61, Choctaw Central 42
Prep Girls Soccer
Pontotoc 0, Caledonia 0, Friday
CALEDONIA — The Caledonia girls lost on penalty kicks to Pontotoc in Friday’s home match.
The Cavaliers and Warriors played to a scoreless tie before going to penalties.
Caledonia’s next match is Tuesday at home against Itawamba Agricultural.
Starkville 1, Clarkdale 1, Friday
MERIDIAN — The Starkville High girls played Clarkdale to a draw on Friday in Meridian.
Emma Wilson scored for the Yellow Jackets.
Starkville’s next match is Tuesday at Germantown.
Prep Boys Soccer
Nettleton 8, Columbus 2, Friday
NETTLETON — The Columbus boys lost 8-2 at Nettleton in Friday’s road match.
Aaron Verdell and Destin Poindexter had goals for the Falcons.
Columbus’ next match is Tuesday at Kosciusko.
Pontotoc 2, Caledonia 1, Friday
CALEDONIA — The Caledonia boys came up one goal short on Friday against Pontotoc in Caledonia.
Logan Burges had the Cavs’ only goal in a 2-1 loss.
Starkville 2, Clarkdale 1, Friday
MERIDIAN — The Starkville boys beat Clarkdale 2-1 in Friday’s road match.
Ashton Staton and Ryan Leach had goals for the Yellow Jackets (5-1).
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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