Picayune sweeps Pearl River Central
by Carey Meitzler
Lady Tide 72 Pearl River Central 29
The Lady Tide finished their division 8-4A schedule with a 72-29
win over Pearl River Central to improve to 21-2 overall and 10-0
in division.
Dedrea Magee scored 21 first half points and Jamelle Clark added
12 points and 13 rebounds as Picayune took a commanding 47-16
lead at halftime.
Magee finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals.
Clark added 2 more rebounds in limited second half action.
Monique Brown tallied 12 points and Breonne Spikes added 11 points
with 3 three pointers for the Lady Tide. Other scorers for Picayune
were Amanda Richards 3 points, Ebony Lewis 2 points, Shlondel 2 points.
Alisha Harry led Pearl River Central with 13 points and Kayla
Drummond added 9 points.
Maroon Tide 65 Pearl River Central 38
Picayune trounced the Blue Devils 65-38 in front of a packed house at
Kelly Wise Memorial Gymnasium to run their record to 19-4 overall and
10-1 in division 8-4A. The win clinched the number one seed for Picayune
in the division 8-4A tournament scheduled for the week of February 13th
in Poplarville.
With the game tied at 5-5 with 2:40 left in the first quarter, Picayune went
on a 13-0 run over the next five minutes to lead 18-5 midway in the second
quarter. Sophomore Chris Dees had six points and senior Chazz Hawkins
added five points during the run. The Blue Devils cut the lead to 25-14 at the
buzzer on a running three pointer from Marvis Burkett.
Picayune led 40-26 after three quarters and gradually pulled away in the fourth
quarter and substituted freely in last five minutes.
Dees led Picayune with a game high 15 points and snatched 6 rebounds. Chris
Griffith chipped in with 10 points and 5 rebounds while Darionne Jones had
8 points and 8 rebounds. Brandon Fortenberry and Randy "Rooster" Perkins
each had 7 points.
P.J. Nixon had 10 points and Bradley Baker added 9 points for the Blue Devils.
Picayune will close out their regular season home schedule hosting Harrison Central on Friday.