In a warmup for the 2024-25 high school basketball season, the Winnfield Senior High School Tigers had a successful outing when they traveled to Jonesboro-Hodge for Jamboree action November 14.  WSHS topped the J-H Tigers by a score of 42-28.

The two fighting Tigers matched pretty evenly in the first period of play, going into the locker room at halftime with Winnfield ahead by only 3 points, 18-15.

But the WSHS Tigers came roaring out in the second half, outscoring their opponents nearly double, by a 24-13 margin to bring about the 42-28 tally at the final buzzer.

“In the first half, the ball movement was good to start the game, but we couldn’t make shots. In the second half we got a couple easy baskets in transition, and forced Jonesboro-Hodge to change to man defense,” said Coach Allen Tew.

Jaylon Jackson was top scorer for Winnfield with 14 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds.  Kendrick Davenport poured in 11 points including one 3-pointer plus 3 rebounds.  SemaJ Evans hit 5 points (with a 3-pointer), pulled down 8 rebounds with 1 assist.  Jaydyn Rainwater also scored 5, with 2 rebounds and an assist.  Also putting points on the board were Datavius Howard with 3, Relique Benjamin with 2 and Germany King with 2.

Point leader for J-H was Ariy’un Bradford whose 13 points made up 46% of the team’s total.

Winnfield’s field goal percentage was 34.2% on the night and 59.1% from the free throw line.  They recorded 11 steals with 3 blocks but committed 14 turnovers and 8 personal fouls.  Meanwhile, Jonesboro-Hodge posted a field goal percentage of 31% and just 25% from the free throw line.  They recorded 4 steals with 2 blocks and committed 13 turnovers and 13 personal fouls.