By BRYAN DAVIS
Herald Reporter

The Christmas break is all but over, especially for Yazoo County basketball.
On Monday, Manchester will travel to Humphreys Academy to begin the second half of the season.
The Mavericks look to continue a good run they started right before the Christmas break.
The Lady Mavericks also began to improve greatly and look to put a winning streak together.
On Tuesday night, the rest of the Yazoo County teams will get underway in what looks to be a very exciting 2009 portion of the campaign.
The Benton Academy Raiders and Lady Raiders will hit the road on Tuesday night and travel to Porter's Chapel.
This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season.
Both of the Benton teams started the season strong and look to continue on track in district play.
The Yazoo County Panthers and Lady Panthers will also be traveling on Tuesday night.
The two teams will play at Lanier.
The Panthers will be looking to turn things around after a tough first half.
The Lady Panthers have been in usual form all season, jumping out to a 14-1 start.
The Yazoo City Indians and Lady Indians will be on the road as well on Tuesday.
The two teams will not be going far, as they will be hosted by Canton.
The Indians looked to have gotten things on track by the end of the first half.
The Lady Indians have also shown great improvement since the start of the season.
The second half schedule can get tough, and the games are certainly more intense, but the eight Yazoo County teams all have a good shot at making a run for the playoffs in February.

The 2008-2009 Yazoo County Basketball SSchedules

Yazoo County
Jan. 2 Callaway 6:00
Jan. 6 @ Lanier 5:00
Jan. 9 @ Pearl 5:00
Jan. 13 @ Yazoo City 4:00
Jan. 16 @ Ridgeland 4:00
Jan. 20 Canton (JV Girls) 4:00
Jan. 23 @ Vicksburg 5:00
Jan. 27 @ Callaway 6:00
Jan. 30 Lanier 5:00
Feb. 3 Pearl (JV Boys) 5:00

Yazoo City
1/02/09 7:30 PM @ Ridgeland
1/06/09 7:30 PM @ Canton
1/09/09 7:30 PM vs. Vicksburg
1/13/09 7:30 PM vs. Yazoo County
1/16/09 7:30 PM @ Lanier
1/20/09 7:30 PM @ Pearl
1/23/09 7:30 PM vs. Callaway
1/27/09 7:30 PM vs. Ridgeland
1/30/09 7:30 PM vs. Canton
2/03/09 7:30 PM @ Vicksburg

Benton Academy
Jan 2 @Humphrey's- canceled All 4:00
Jan 6 Porter's Chapel All 4:00
Jan 8 @ Central Hinds All 4:00
Jan 9 @ Veritas All 4:00
Jan 12 CM&I No JV Girls 5:00
Jan 13 Rebul All 4:00
Jan 16 University Christian All 4:00
Jan 20 Mt. Salus All 4:00
Jan 22 Humphrey's All 4:00
Jan 23 @ Park Place JV 6:30
Jan 26 @ Porter's Chapel All 4:00
Jan 29 Tri County All 4:00
Jan 31 Jr. High District Tournament @ Benton TBA

Manchester
January 2-3 Manchester Tournament Home TBA
January 5 Humphreys Academy There 4:00
January 6 Leake Academy There 4:00
January 15 Winston Academy There 4:00
January 16 Canton Academy Home 4:00
January 20 Tri-County Academy There 4:00
January 22 Canton Academy There 4:00
January 23 Leake Academy Home 4:00
January 26 Indianola Academy There 4:00
January 29 Veritas (High School Only) Home 6:00
January 30 Humphreys Academy Home 4:00
January 31 Jr. High District Tournament Canton TBA