MHSAA Third Round 3A/6A Results and Report
Mississippi Coliseum
Jackson, MS
Saturday March 3, 2018
3A
#56, #6 North Panola (22-8) (Sardis) 43
#32, #2 St. Andrews Episcopal (25-6) (Ridgeland) 56
St. Andrews used a one-two punch to get past North Panola. A jab from Rashad Bolden (5-9 ’21 PG St. Andrews 20 pts, 15 in 2nd half, 4 3’s 4 ast 2 st) and a knockout blow from Garrison Wade (6-7 ’18 F St. Andrews 15 pts, 13 in 2nd half, 7-13 fg 17 reb, 13 in 2nd half, 3 ast 2 blk) put the Cougars away. North Panola is a team that’s about to be on a run. Just two weeks ago, Cedquavious “DaeDae” Hunter (5-9 ’22 G North Panola 7 pts) was playing in a middle school all-star game and now playing in the Big House.
North Panola (traveled 158 miles)
’18’s
Jamarcus “J-Pop” Jones 6-6 F/C 10 pts 6 reb
’19’s
Mario Fenner 6-4 F/C 11 pts 5 reb
St. Andrews Episcopal (traveled 11 miles)
’18’s
Fletcher Clark 5-9 9 pts 3-5 fg 3 3’s 2 reb 3 ast
’19’s
William Harkness 6-1 6 pts 7 reb 2 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Rashad Bolden
5-9 ’21 PG
St. Andrews Episcopal
20 pts, 15 in 2nd half, 4 3’s 4 ast 2 st
#78, #12 Choctaw County (21-10) (Ackerman) 38
#41, #4 Tylertown (21-5) (Tylertown) 39
Tylertown used a come-from-behind push to get the game winning basket over Choctaw County. Jashon Baker (5-10 ’19 G Tylertown 4 pts 9 reb 2 ast) got his hand on an inbound pass for the deflection. Carey Gutter (6-5 ’18 Tylertown 4 pts 7 reb 3 blk 2 st) came away with the loose ball and passed ahead to Dralen Bearden (5-8 ’18 G Tylertown 22 pts 3 3’s 6 reb 3 st) for the game winning layup. Akeem Kirkwood (6-3 ’18 G Choctaw County 14 pts 5 reb 2 blk 5 st) impressed juco Coaches with his impressive play. Bearden was the Player of the Game.
Choctaw County (traveled 101 miles)
’18’s
Devonta Miller 5-10 G 4 pts 7 reb 2 ast 2 st
Jeremy Miller 6-5 C 9 pts 7 reb
Tylertown (traveled 104 miles)
’20’s
Ja’rule Melvin 6-1 5 pts 10 reb 3 blk
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Dralen Bearden
5-8 ’18 G
Tylertown
22 pts 3 3’s 6 reb 3 st
#37, #3 Holly Springs (21-9) (Holly Springs) 80 2OT
#25, #1 Crystal Springs (23-6) (Crystal Springs) 75
Wow, what an intense game loaded with stat stuffers. Daquan “Quanny” Smith (6-2 ’18 G Holly Springs 26 pts 2 3’s 9 reb 4 ast 4 st) showed why he is one of the best in the state and he took the game over in the last minutes and overtimes. Cori Bell (6-1 ’20 G Holly Springs 21 pts 2 3’s 3 reb 3 ast 4 st) and Deveon Miller (6-5 ’19 PF Holly Springs 17 pts 7-9 fg 11 reb) both played very solid in the win. Crystal Springs give it everything they had in the loss. Crystal Springs got serious minutes from Kadadrius Crisler (6-3 ’19 G/F Crystal Springs 18 pts 2 3’s 10 reb 3 ast 6 st), Tyreonte Davis (6-4 ’18 F/C Crystal Springs 22 pts 4 3’s 10 reb 2 ast 4 st) and Roderick “Big Baby” Smith (6-8 ’18 F/C Crystal Springs 21 pts 10 reb 3 blk 2 st).
Holly Springs (traveled 189 miles)
’18’s
Anthony Johnson 5-10 G 6 pts 7 reb 3 ast 2 st
Rahmon Rutherford 5-11 G 10 pts 2 reb 2 st
Crystal Springs (traveled 28 miles)
’19’s
Malik Jones 6-3 G 11 pts 4 reb
Deshawn Brent 6-3 G 3 pts 6 reb 4 ast 3 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Daquan “Quanny” Smith
6-2 ’18 G
Holly Springs
26 pts 2 3’s 9 reb 4 ast 4 st
#59, #8 Ruleville (20-9) (Ruleville) 42
#64, #9 Jefferson Davis County (20-11) (Bassfield) 39
Ruleville escaped the scrappy Jefferson Davis County team to advance to the next round. Arctavious Clark (6-5 ’18 F/C Ruleville 13 pts 7-8 ft 7 reb) helped lock the game in with a late slam.
Ruleville (traveled 121 miles)
’18’s
Pierre Pruitt 6-2 13 pts 5-7 fg 8 reb 4 ast
’20’s
Joseph Perez 6-3 11 pts 5 reb
Jefferson Davis County (traveled 70 miles)
’18’s
Xavier Spruell 6-4 F/C 8 pts 5 reb
Dre’Shaun Barnes 5-10 6-0 G 11 pts 3 reb 4 ast 5 st
’19’s
Tykevious Daniels 6-4 6-3 F/C 9 pts 5 reb
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Arctavious Clark
6-5 ’18 F/C
Ruleville
13 pts 7-8 ft 7 reb
Magnolia Hoops 3A Game of the Day
Holly Springs 80
Crystal Springs 75
Magnolia Hoops 3A Head of the Class
2018: Daquan “Quanny” Smith
6-2 G Holly Springs
2019: Kadadrius Crisler
6-3 G/F Crystal Springs
2020: Cori Bell
6-1 G Holly Springs
2021: Rashad Bolden
5-9 PG St. Andrews Epsicopal
2022: Cedquavious “DaeDae” Hunter
5-9 G North Panola
Magnolia Hoops 3A Starting 5
Daquan “Quanny” Smith
6-2 G Holly Springs
Garrison Wade
6-7 ’18 F St. Andrews Epsicopal
Kadadrius Crisler
6-3 ’19 G/F Crystal Springs
Tyreonte Davis
6-4 ’18 F/C Crystal Springs
Roderick “Big Baby” Smith
6-8 ’18 F/C Crystal Springs
6A
#54, #17 Southaven (17-13) (Southaven) 40
#2, #2 Meridian (31-1) (Meridian) 57
Southaven came to play and they had Meridian wondering what they had gotten themselves into. This game could’ve easily been the most lopsided game in 6A but it was way closer than the final indicates. Tyron “Ty” Brewer (6-6 ’18 F Meridian 14 pts 6-8 fg 10 reb 3 ast 2 st) helped lead the Wildcats to victory. Coach Wilson needs to find him a good hotel he likes in the Jackson area and work a deal out because Southaven is about to become a mainstay in Jackson over the next several years.
Southaven (traveled 197 miles)
’18’s
Tyler “T.J.” Martin 5-10 G 10 pts 5 reb 2 st
Kenneth “K.J.” Riley 6-4 G/F 10 pts 5 reb
Marterio Hilson 6-3 5 pts 5 reb
Javion Hibbler 6-0 G 7 pts 3 ast 2 st
Meridian (traveled 94 miles)
’18’s
Miles Miller 6-3 PG 22 pts 3 3’s 7-9 ft 4 reb 3 ast 2 st
’19’s
Traemond Pittman 6-0 PG 4 pts 4 reb 2 blk 4 st
Jamond Gordon 6-3 F/C 7 pts 3-5 fg 5 reb
’20’s
Makeem Anthony-Roberts 6-0 G 3 pts 5 reb 3 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Tyron “Ty” Brewer
6-6 ’18 F
Meridian
14 pts 6-8 fg 10 reb 3 ast 2 st
#15, #7 Greenville (23-6) (Greenville) 57
#21, #10 Pascagoula (21-8) (Pascagoula) 52
Great back and forth game between these two teams. In the end, Greenville ended up being on top. Danny Washington (5-11 ’19 PG Greenville 14 pts 2 3’s 2 reb 3 ast 4 st) nailed two free-throws to put the game away. Pascagoula will be back in Jackson next year.
Greenville (traveled 123 miles)
’18’s
Kendall Richardson 6-1 G 20 pts 7-10 fg 5-6 3’s 3 reb 2 st
Tayvon Littlejohn 6-2 9 pts 4-7 fg 7 reb
Anfernee Diggins 6-1 G/F 11 pts 5-8 fg 10 reb 2 ast 3 st
Pascagoula (traveled 187 miles)
’18’s
Jonas Burley 6-0 G 8 pts 2 3’s 2 reb 2 st
Zarin Cole 6-5 F/C 10 pts 11 reb 2 ast 3 st
Eric Smith 5-11 G 8 pts 2 3’s 2 reb
’19’s
D’yasmond “Dee” Booker 6-4 G/F 9 pts 6 reb 2 st
Jayden “P-nut Butter” McCorvey 6-7 G/F 11 pts 5-6 ft 5 reb
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Danny Washington
5-11 ’19 PG
Greenville
14 pts 2 3’s 2 reb 3 ast 4 st
#3, #3 Columbus (25-6) (Columbus) 41
#13, #6 Terry (20-8) (Terry) 38
Terry came in the same way Southaven did. They might be going down but you sure remember they were there. Terry has to be the most improved team from the first of the year until the end. Coach Scott did an amazing job with his guys over the season. However, it wasn’t enough to overcome Robert Woodard II (6-7 ’18 G/F Columbus 19 pts 8-13 fg 12 reb 3 blk) and Columbus.
Columbus (traveled 156 miles)
’18’s
Denijay Harris 6-7 F 7 pts 4 reb
Terry (traveled 19 miles)
’18’s
Johnathan Haynes 6-1 6 pts 6 reb 2 st
Coryell Mack 5-8 G 16 pts 3 3’s 6 reb 2 ast
Dontavious Smith 6-5 5 pts 7 reb
Arturro Bingham 6-4 G/F 9 pts 6 reb
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Robert Woodard II
6-7 ’18 G/F
Columbus
19 pts 8-13 fg 12 reb 3 blk
#1, #1 Starkville (25-3) (Starkville) 57
#26, #11 Harrison Central (19-10) (Gulfport) 47
Starkville is know as a shooters team but the shots were not falling. They then relied on hustle and grit to pull the victory out. How close was this game? Let’s check the stats:
FG Made HC 20-60 Stark 20-51= tie
3’s Made HC 5-18 Stark 5-18=tie
Rebounds HC 40 Stark 39=tie
Assist HC 7 Stark 10=tie
Turnovers HC 12 Stark 12=tie
Block HC 2 Stark 1=tie
Steals HC 7 Stark 8=tie
Here’s the difference
FT made HC 2-8 Stark 12-17=Starkville by 10
Young fellas, FREE THROWS WIN BALL GAMES!
Another difference for Starkville since the shots were not falling was the play of Atavius Jones (6-4 ’20 F/C Starkville 11 pts 11 reb). Jones stepped up and battled with the size of Harrison Central to earn Player of the Game honors.
Starkville (traveled 125 miles)
’18’s
Kenneth “Blake” Rogers 6-3 G 12 pts 3-4 ft 3 reb 2 st
Jordan Temple 6-0 PG 10 pts 4-6 ft 6 reb 2 ast
Natrone Brooks 5-10 G 6 pts 3-3 ft 2 reb 2 ast
’19’s
Jamarrion Brown 6-0 G 3 pts 4 reb 2 ast 2 st
Orlancio Trainer 6-4 F/C 6 pts 5 reb
Tyler Talley 5-8 G 9 pts 2 3’s 3 reb 2 ast
Harrison Central (traveled 151 miles)
’18’s
Dajon Whitworth 5-10 G 21 pts 3 3’s 5 reb 2 ast 3 st
DeQuan “Quan” Perkins 6-4 F 12 pts 12 reb 2 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Atavius Jones
6-4 ’20 F/C
Starkville
11 pts 11 reb
Magnolia Hoops 