The host Benton Lady Tigers and Haughton Lady Bucs posted victories on the first day of the Benton Lady Tiger Classic.
Benton (13-8) defeated Richwood 53-42 for its fifth victory in a row. Haughton (16-5) extended its winning streak to 14 with a 59-35 victory over Logansport.
Bella Wiese led Benton with 17 points. She scored all 11 of the Lady Tigers’ first-quarter points.
Cylah Grigsby and Ava Hammond scored 10 each. Grigsby also had four steals.
Lainey Lafitte grabbed nine rebounds and had five steals. Kryshna Bostic had five points, three assists and three steals.
Jamie Hunter led Richwood (8-8) with 24 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter.
Skylar Branch poured in 19 points to lead Haughton. Sariah Shannon scored 15. Kyndal Gladney and Bella Hammond chipped in 10 each.
Ingernique Chatham paced Logansport (9-7) with 13.
Plain Dealing (7-9) fell to Booker T. Washington 57-12. Plain Dealing’s Jakayla Douglas scored 10 points. Ahlaejah Wiggins led BTW (10-6) with 18.
In other games, Ouachita Christian defeated Loyola 48-16, Alexandria defeated Red River 45-38, Merryville defeated West Monroe 65-51, Minden defeated Byrd 39-30 and St. Mary’s defeated Loyola 47-28.
Stormie Mike and Mary Louise Hagan led Ouachita Christian (16-1) with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Sophia Gibson led Loyola with seven.
Cassie Benoit paced Alexandria (11-7) with 16 points. Kaleah Crawford scored 22 for Red River (9-10).
Avery Cournoyer hit four 3-pointers and led Merryville (15-7) with 31 points. Markayla Williams and Brooklyn Boatner led West Monroe (11-7) with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Brooklyn Jefferson led Minden (12-7) with 17 points. LeLe Johnson added nine.
Dailyn Mims and Lauren Burkett led Byrd (8-12) with nine points each.
Ava Hebert scored 22 points to lead St. Mary’s (4-10). Ava Holland added 13. Bella Kate Beach led Loyola (4-12) with 10.
Elsewhere, Airline defeated Winnfield 66-40 in the Jonesboro-Hodge tournament. Addison McDowell led the Lady Vikings (5-9) with 27 points. Nia Williams added 13 and Cartavya Butler 12.
