Nanih Waiya had a busy week on the hardwoods last week but only managed to come away with one win.
The Lady Warriors took a 44-39 win over Hamilton for the lone win while dropping a 48-40 decision to unbeaten Union and a 37-29 contest to rival Noxapater.
Despite some tough play, the Warriors dropped all three games as they fell 69-55 to Union, 61-56 to Noxapater, and 70-53 to Hamilton.
Nanih Waiya has three games scheduled this week as they will travel to Starkville Christian on Monday and then host Enterprise on Tuesday before finishing the week on Thursday at home against Noxapater.
The following week, Nanih Waiya will travel to Newton to open division 5-2A play before the Christmas holidays.
Union girls 48,
Nanih Waiya 40
The Lady Yellowjackets outscored the Lady Warriors in the first three periods and held on to take an eight-point win over the Lady Warriors on Thursday.
Union led 14-8 at the end of the first and led 26-18 at the half. Union then outscored Nanih Waiya 14-8 in the third and led 40-26 in the fourth. Nanih Waiya outscored Union 14-8 in the fourth for the final margin.
Nyshea Hoskin led Nanih Waiya with 20 points, Morgan Mills had 10 points, and Zandy Eiland added six points.
Union boys 69,
Nanih Waiya 55
The Yellowjackets pulled away in the third period and outscored the Warriors in every period to take a 14-point win.
Union led 13-11 at the end of the first and led 32-29 at the half. Union then outscored Nanih Waiya 16-8 in the third to lead 48-37 going into the fourth. Union took the fourth 21-18 for the final margin.
Bryce Boler had 17 points, Preston Prewitt had 14 points, and Eli Stanton chipped in 10.
Nanih Waiya
girls 44,
Hamilton 39
The Lady Warriors picked up a big win last week as they took a five-point win over the Lady Lions on Friday.
Nanih Waiya started fast as they outscored Hamilton 16-4 in the first period and led 22-12 at the half. However, Hamilton fought back in the second half and outscored Nanih Waiya 12-8 in the third and 15-14 in the fourth for the final margin.
Nyshea Hoskin led Nanih Waiya with 17 points, Angel Clemmons had eight points, and Hunter Phillips added seven. Morgan Mills had five points, and Zandy Eiland chipped in four points.
Hamilton boys 70,
Nanih Waiya 53
The Lions pulled away in the fourth period and took a 17-point win over the Warriors on Friday.
Nanih Waiya led 12-8 at the end of the first before Hamilton outscored them 20-13 in the second and led 28-25 at the half. Each team scored 16 points in the third period, and Hamilton finished by outscoring Nanih Waiya 25-12 in the fourth to take the win.
Preston Prewitt led a balanced scoring attack with 11 points, while Bryceton Boler and Eli Stanton each had 10 points apiece. Mason Boyd and Jaqurious Hughes each had eight points apiece, and Mason Jones chipped in six points.
