by Malcolm Butler
Jakaleb Modest scored a game-high 20 points to lead three Simboro players in double figures as the Tigers stayed perfect in district play with an 82-43 victory over Weston Friday night.
Trumarion Smith added 17 points and Ahmad Smith scored 12 points as the Tigers improved to 14-8 overall, 5-0 in District 1B action.
Simsboro held a slim 15-13 lead at the end of the first quarter before the Tigers exploded in the second stanza. Modest scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the frame while Simsboro converted 10 field goals, three three-pointers, and made 12-of-14 free throws in the frame.
The Tigers led 52-26 at the half.
Simsboro’s onslaught continued in the third quarter with the Tigers outscoring Weston 26-12 to push the lead to 40 points, thus instituting the running clock for the final part of the third quarter and the entirety of the fourth.
TJ Holland and Trumarion Smith each scored six points in the third quarter while Modest, Justin Terrell and Amaren Woodard all connected on three-pointers.
Trent Buggs scored all four points for the Tigers in the final stanza.
Weston fell to 7-19, 0-4 in District 1B.
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Simsboro Scoring: FG(3)-FT=Total Points
Ahmad Smith 6-0=12; Jakaleb Modest 5(2)-8=20; Jalen Outley 2-3=7; Trumarion Smith 6-5=17; Justin Terrell 3(3)-0=9; Amaren Woodard 2(1)-0=5; Jeremiah Levingston 1-0=2; Trent Buggs 2-0=4; TJ Holland 3-0=6. Totals: 30(6)-16=82.
Score by Quarters
Weston: 13-13-12-5=43
Simsboro 15-37-26-4=82
