Staff Reports
Choudrant Hoops
Carson Carrico scored 24 points, Jackson Ambrose added 13 and Tucker Batterton 10 to lead Choudrant to a 70-46 win over Family Community Christian School Friday night.
With the victory, the Aggies won their eighth straight game and captured the District 2B title.
Choudrant (14-13, 5-0) jumped out to a 20-13 lead after the first quarter as Carrico connected on a trio of three-pointers in the opening quarter while Ambrose netted five points.
The Aggies lead was extended to 37-23 at halftime as Batterton knocked down three buckets in the stanza while Carrico added his fourth three-pointer of the game.
Carrico connected on his fifth and sixth three-pointers in the third quarter with the Aggies outscoring FCCS 20-9 and pushing the lead to 57-32.
Jadon Carroll led FCCS (13-24) with 13 points.
Choudrant will put its win streak on the line Tuesday when it hosts Quitman (22-4).
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Simsboro Hoops
Jakelab Modest netted 23 points to lead Simsboro to a 77-69 win over North Caddo Friday night at SHS Gym.
The Tigers (17-8) won their ninth straight game with their last setback coming a month ago against Arcadia.
Ahmad Smith added 19 points and Jalen Outley 13 points for head coach Adam Wodach’s team which built a 39-31 halftime lead and held on for the win.
Leading 14-12 at the end of the opening eight minutes of action, Simsboro — ranked No. 6 in the Class B power ratings — erupted for 25 points in the second quarter.
Smith scored seven and Modest and Outley each added six points in the frame as the Tigers were able to stretch their lead out to eight at the break.
North Caddo (12-15) trimmed a single point off the lead in the third quarter, outscoring the Tigers 18-17 to close the gap to 56-49 entering the final stanza. Modest led the Tigers with eight points in the frame.
Simsboro was able to pull out its 17th win of the season despite missing 18 free throws in the contest.
The Tigers will travel to Castor on Tuesday.
