Nanih Waiya celebrated senior night with a sweep of rival Noxapater on Friday.
The Lady Warriors started the night with a 42-26 win over the Lady Tigers while the Warriors finished off the night with a 58-31 victory over the Tigers.
Nanih Waiya will finish off the regular season this week when they host West Lowndes on Thursday.
In other action for the Warriors and Lady Warriors last week, they each fell to Vardaman.
Noxapater lost a pair of games against West Lowndes in their other action last week. The Lady Tigers lost 41-21 as Kim Edwards had 12 points to lead the way. The Tigers lost 58-31 as K.D. Carter had 10 points and Ryan Whitfield added eight points.
Nanih Waiya boys 58,
Noxapater 31
The Warriors dominated from the beginning and outscored the Tigers in every period to take a 27-point win.
Nanih Waiya jumped out to a 14-5 lead in the first period and outscored the Tigers 10-5 in the second to lead 24-10 at the half. The Warriors expanded the lead in the second half as they outscored the Tigers 17-9 in the third and 17-12 in the fourth to take the win.
“We got off to a strong start and played even better in the second half, but we have to be more consistent,” Nanih Waiya coach Jason Morgan said. “We need to come out with this kind of intensity every single game.”
Jaynus Williams led the Warriors with 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor. Rodney Welch had 10 points while Tyquan McCully and Ethan Dailey each had eight points apiece. Trey McMullan also had six points for the Warriors.
Welch led the Warriors on the boards with nine rebounds while Daily had seven rebounds. McCully and Jaynus Williams each had six rebounds apiece while McMullan had five eight assists and five rebounds.
Cal Phillips had 10 points to lead Noxapater while K.D. Carter added eight points.
Nanih Waiya girls 42,
Noxapater 26
The Warriors built a big lead in the first half and coasted to a 16-point lead in the first half.
Nanih Waiya doubled up Noxapater in the first period, outscoring the Lady Tigers 14-7 in the first and led 23-8 at the half. Noxapater outscored Nanih Waiya 9-8 in the third before the Lady Warriors outscored the Lady Tigers 11-9 in the fourth.
“This team has improved all year,” Morgan said. “They have good leadership, and they work hard and focus at practice. The program is getting better.”
Bria Tubby led Nanih Waiya with eight points while Jalia Cotton and Taina Thompson each had seven points. Hannah Higginbotham had five points while T.J. Redhouse and I’onnya Coleman each had four points apiece.
Morgan Hunter led Noxapater with seven points while Lanie Boatner had five points. Kim Edwards added four points.
Vardaman boys 63,
Nanih Waiya 34
The Rams outscored the Warriors in three of the four periods to take a 29-point win.
Vardaman led 18-6 at the end of the first period and 31-20 at the half. The Rams continued to extend the lead in the second half as they outscored the Warriors 16-6 in the third and 16-8 in the fourth.
Tyquan McCully led Nanih Waiya with 14 points while Rodney Welch had six points. Dylan Hunt had five rebounds while Jaynus Williams had four rebounds. Ethan Dailey had three rebounds and three assists.
Vardaman girls 52,
Nanih Waiya 34
The Lady Rams jumped out to an early lead and cruised to an 18-point lead.
Vardaman jumped out to a 19-6 lead in the first period and led 33-15 at the half. Vardaman extended the lead to 42-21 at the end of the third before Nanih Waiya outscored the Lady Rams 13-10 in the fourth.
Dallyn Nance led Nanih Waiya with nine points while Bria Tubby and Taina Thompson each had seven points.
