By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor
On a night full of last second wins and losses, Yazoo County added just one more buzzer beater Friday night.
Against Indianola Gentry, the Panthers led the entire first half, scoring nine points in the first and 13 in the second while holding the Rams to just eight points in each quarter. The strong showing in the first half for Yazoo County gave them a 22-16 lead at the halfway point.
However, the second half would be another story entirely.
Indianola came out in the second half on fire, scoring 16 points in the third quarter while the Panthers’ offense lost its spark with just six points.
Trailing by four points in the final quarter, Yazoo County responded with 16 points of their own. None bigger, however, than the final point that gave the Panthers a one-point edge in the final moments.
In the 44-42 victory, the Panthers were led by Jadauris Haymer with 18 points and Stephen Rucker had 12.
The next day against Madison Central, however, the Panthers struggled to find their offensive groove in a 53-22 defeat.
Madison Central opened the game with 11 points in the first quarter and 16 more in the second while holding Yazoo County to just five points in each of the first two quarters. The story wouldn’t change much in the second half as the Panthers opened the third quarter with just four points.
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 Senior Mary Moses Hitt grabs the ball before it goes out of bounds against Immanuel Center.By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor
The game couldn’t have started off much better for the Lady Mavericks of Manchester Academy against Immanuel Christian Friday night. The Lady Mavs jumped out to a 13-4 lead after the first quarter, but it wouldn’t last as Immanuel Christian fought back to win 44-42, despite a last-second shot by Kaitlin Woods.
After Immanuel missed a pair of free throws with 27 seconds to go and a Manchester timeout, senior Maggie Hughes moved the ball up court but was immediately met by a pair of defenders. Hughes dumped the ball off to Woods next to Manchester’s bench and put up a three-point shot with a pair of defenders in her face. The shot bounced off the rim and was recovered by Immanuel to secure the 44-42 victory.
Woods, who scored the first points of the game with a three-point shot, finished with eight points. Senior Mary Moses Hitt led the Lady Mavs in scoring with 19 points and Hughes also had eight.
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 Jalen Grayer and the rest of the Indians found success over the weekend with a pair of victories against Canton and Humphreys County.By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor
After a busy weekend of games, Yazoo City High School entered the new week with a pair of wins and losses against Canton and Humphreys County in its rearview mirror.
The Indians defeated Canton 38-33 and Humphreys County 70-42. The Lady Indians, however, fell to Canton 40-25 and Humphreys County 37-36.
On Saturday against Humphreys County, the Indians came out of the gates on fire, outscoring Humphreys 13-2 in the first quarter to set the tone for the remainder of the game.
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A pair of Mavs fight for a rebound at home.By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor
It was a full weekend of games for Manchester Academy on the road. However, the results weren’t what the Mavericks and Lady Mavericks were looking for.
On Saturday, the Lady Mavs fell to Leake Academy 60-35, while the Mavs won 62-51.
Powered by a 23-point effort by senior Jammie Jamison, the Mavericks jumped out to quick 14-9 lead after the first quarter and continued to stay ahead of Leake with a 15-point second quarter to lead 29-20 at halftime.
Leake’s offense came to life in the third quarter with 18 points. However, Manchester matched their 18 points to keep the nine-point deficit. In the fourth quarter, the Mavericks posted 15 points while holding off a late-rally attempt by Leake, who scored 13 points.
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 The Mitchell ReportBeliever it or not, there’s only a month’s worth of regular season basketball left to be played. It seems like yesterday I was splitting coverage between basketball and football. Soon, though, I’ll be splitting basketball with baseball and softball.
Time flies.
I’ve said it before and it still stands true, the Yazoo City boys team is the best in the county. At 13-5 they’re also one of the better teams in the state. Are they the best? Probably not (that offense disappears at times), but they are good enough to make a run in the north half playoffs and, possibly, the overall state tournament.
To say who the best girls team is in the county is not an easy answer. The two choices are either Manchester or Yazoo County. Neither team has been dominant all season long, but both squads have had times when they are appear to be dominant.
I like the Lady Mavs because they have five players who can score and play defense. The Lady Panthers, on the other hand, have Ashanti Spencer who is one of the best players in the state. If I have to choose (and I’m making myself choose) I’d pick Manchester as the best girls team, followed very closely by Yazoo County.
Both the Lady Mavs and Lady Panthers will both be headed to the post season where each team has a chance at making a deeper run in their respective north half tournament than they did a year ago.
The same situation can be said for who is the second best boys team behind Yazoo City. The Panthers play against some good teams and have plenty of good results, while the Mavericks play solid defense in combination with an electrifying offense.
Those five teams are the ones to watch out for once the calendar turns to February.
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