After dropping a pair of contests early last week, Louisville bounced back with a 64-49 win at West Lauderdale last Thursday.
The Wildcats dropped a 49-44 contest to Choctaw Central on Nov. 3 in the Choctaw Central Classic. Tyrell Thames scored 17 points, Tequavious Brags added 12 points. Choctaw Central led 8-6 at halftime, but Louisville used a 17-point second quarter to lead at the half. The Warriors outscored the Wildcats 11-7 in the second period and poured in 17 points in the final quarter to secure the win.
Four quarters weren’t enough to decide Louisville’s Nov. 8 matchup against the Meridian Home School Flyers. The Flyers rattled off six points in overtime to pick up a 68-66 win.
Nathan Sherman and Aaron Sherman scored 16 points apiece, while Olando Davis chipped in with 13 points to lead Meridian Home School. Aaron Sherman Brags scored a game-high 20 points, and Thames poured in 19 points to lead Louisville to a 64-49 win against West Lauderdale in the Wildcats’ second game on Nov. 8
Cohen Hurst scored a team-high 16 points for West Lauderdale, and Keanan Peoples scored 14 points.
“Over 60 percent of my players are still in football, so I think we’re doing pretty well,” Louisville coach Kenyon Ross said. “We’re small, but the kids work hard. They just play hard, and they have that knack right now that regardless of who’s there, we’re still going to play and we’re still going to compete.”
Louisville is set to visit Kemper County Thursday.
LADY WILDCATS
Louisville split contests with Choctaw Central and West Lauderdale to enter the second week of the season at 1-1.
Choctaw Central defeated Louisville 49-44 on Nov. 3. Areyanna Hunter tallied 17 points, and Iitasha Paty added 10 points.
Hunter entered double digits against West Lauderdale, as her 17 points helped the Louisville Lady Wildcats earn a 51-23 win against the Knights. Kameron Rogers scored 13 points in the win.
“The girls are playing as expected right now,” said Ross, who serves as both the boys and girls coach. “We have a lot coming back from last year. The more games they play, the better they’ll get. We have a schedule right now that makes things really competitive for us. We’re still young – we’re playing a lot of sophomores and junior guards. We only have three seniors. So out of my top 10, we’re playing seven juniors and sophomores.”
