Calhoun City teams split in Oxford, Bruce teams split with Water Valley and Calhoun Academy dropped their opener in basketball action over the past week.
Calhoun City Lady Wildcats defeated Oxford 64-36 last week. Maya Armstrong led with 17 points. Mykeria Holland scored 14 and Drekiya Flowers 12.
The Wildcats lost their game 70-65. Ladavius Draine led with 35 points. Quinn Willis scored 11 and Jalen Mayes 10.
The Wildcats travel to Florida for a tournament Nov. 21-22. The Lady ‘Cats next action is Nov. 29 against New Hope.
The Bruce Trojans opened their regular season with a 106-84 win over Water Valley last Tuesday.
Raquerius Spicer led with 31 points, followed by Quinn Davis 19, Deshontin Malone 15, Quavon Marion 12 and Cameron Clarke 10.
The Lady Trojans lost 47-37. Abbie Patton led with 20 points. Jakina Steen scored 11.
Bruce defeated Charleston last Thursday 76-72. Spicer scored 23, Malone 18, and Tyrius Miles 16.
Bruce is scheduled to host South Pontotoc Friday night.
Calhoun Academy Cougars opened the basketball season Monday night with a 50-23 loss at North Sunflower.
John Riley Wilbanks led the Cougars with eight points.
The Cougars open the home slate Thursday night when they host Grace Christian.
Coach Bryan Nixon’s team returned two starters from last year – Caleb Hill and John Riley Wilbanks – as well as Andrew Haas who saw lots of time on the court last season.
“We’re going to be young, but it’s a talented group,” Nixon said. “I think it’s a realistic goal for us to aim for the top two in the district. Kemper is going to be really good.”
The Cougars’ home games will start at approximately 6 p.m. as the school did not have enough girls interested in playing to have a Lady Cougars team.
The Cougars have two other home games scheduled prior to Christmas – North Sunflower on Dec. 5 and Humphreys on Dec. 16.
