They played four games and won three for a regular season record of 5-9.

Monday, Jan. 27, the North Delta team defeated Marvell 51-37. They defeated Kirk Academy 36-29 Thursday, Jan. 30. The lone loss for the final game of the regular season was at the hands of Indianola, Friday, Jan. 31, 31-18.

The Green Wave upset West Memphis Christian 24-22 in the first round of the District 1-AA Jr. High Tournament, Saturday, Feb. 1. The Green Wave advanced to the second round Monday, Feb. 3, against Indianola. The score was not available at press time.

Against West Memphis, the Green Wave had a slight 8-7 lead at halftime. They outscored West Memphis 16-15 in the second half to take the win.

Scoring for the Green Wave were Dakota Mabry, 12 points; Heath Reed, 7 points; and Forrest Wilbanks, 4 points.

Against Marvell Monday night, the teams were all tied up at 11 at the end of the first quarter. A basket was the difference between the teams at half time with Marvell having the edge, 23-21.

The tide began to turn in the third quarter. North Delta outscored Marvell 14-6 in the third quarter and 16-8 in the fourth quarter to turn in the big win.

Mabry turned in 21 points to tie for the high scorer of the game.

"We beat them all three times we played them," said Rosa Fort head coach Derrick Jace. The Lady Lions are 7-5 in the district.

Both teams played with inconsistencies. Missing from the North Panola line up were Darcus Black, Otisha Porter and Laquita Hardy. Black and Porter were on suspension stemming from the altercation that occurred in the Charleston game earlier in the week.

Hardy was unable to play due to an injury to her right elbow, in the same game.

Despite not having some of their key players, the Lady Cougars bench, showed they could step up and be ready, even though they did lose.

North Panola was no match for the Rosa Fort Lions, Friday night, Jan.31, in Sardis.

The Lions devoured the Cougars 102-66. The Lions came out roaring and immediately began to take control of the game. North Panola scored it’s first basket at the 5:42 mark in the first quarter, with a 3-pointer by Kelvin Bradley. The Lions never looked back.

At halftime, the score was 55-29. The Cougars were still trying to stay in the game, but to no avail.

The highlight of the night came at halftime, as the fledgling North Panola Cougar Band performed along with the Dancin’ Cougarettes.

The Lady Green Wave led the entire game except once in the third quarter.
At the end of the third quarter, the Lady Green Wave held a 33-27 lead.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kirk scored 12 unanswered points and tied the game 33-33 with 6:32 left in the game. The Raiderettes took the lead on a field goal with 5:29 left in the game.

North Delta could only score two free throws in the fourth quarter as the Raiderettes pressure defense did its job to shut down the Lady Green Wave.

The North Delta Green Wave hosted Kirk Academy in the final district game of the regular season, Thursday, Jan. 30.

North Delta led by as many as 10 points, but Kirk knew how to finish and took the win 46-40.
Kirk scored first on a field goal, but a 3-pointer by Hank Spragins gave the Green Wave the lead 3-2. Kirk responded with another basket, but Andrew Wood put in two points to retake the lead.

The game was back and forth for a couple of more rounds until Spragins converted a 3-point play for the 10-8 lead with 3:22 left in the first quarter.

For most of the game after that, it was all North Delta. With 51.5 seconds left in the first quarter, Harrison Nickle’s field goal gave the Green Wave a 16-8 lead which stood going into the second quarter.

North Delta maintained the big lead through most of the second quarter and increased it to 10 points, 24-14, with 2:35 left on a Spragins field goal.

Kirk scored a couple of more baskets in the second quarter, but the Green Wave still led 24-18 at halftime.

Laquita Hardy was the high scorer for the North Panola Lady Cougars, Tuesday, Jan. 28, as they once again defeated the Charleston Lady Tigers, 75-71.

Hardy scored 21 points, played solid defense and should have been given a ticket for the way she drove to the basket. Whether the lane was open or not, Hardy somehow found a way to connect. She also shot 4 of 6, from the free throw line.

The game was a close and exciting one right up until the end of regulation. The lead changed hands on several occasions.

The Charleston Lady Tigers clawed their way back from a six point deficit, the biggest lead in the game, but couldn’t hold on.