Choudrant hoop teams down J-Hodge

Clarence Menyweather (Photo courtesy of Snazzy Shenanigans Photography)

Staff Reports

Reese Brown scored 18 points and Sadie Jones added 12 to lead Choudrant High School to a 55-18 win over Jonesboro-Hodge Tuesday night.

“We played intense defense, rebounded the ball, had lots of momentum,” said head coach Brandy Roberson. “We moved the ball well and really put it away early. I thought we played very well and it was an all around team effort.”

The Lady Aggies jumped out to a 24-7 lead after the first quarter as Brown netted 10 points and Jones added six points while Piper Jackson added four points. 

Choudrant increased it’s advantage to 38-7 at the half with Brown and Jackson each scoring four points in the second quarter. 

Samone Mallard led J-Hodge with 10 points.

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Clarence Menyweather scored 22 points and Brayden Pye added 17 to lead the Aggies to a 62-56 win over Jonesboro-Hodge. 

Choudrant trailed 27-26 at halftime and 47-46 at the end of three, but the Aggies outscored the Tigers 16-9 in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win.

Menyweather and Pye combined for all 16 points over the final eight minutes for the Aggies. 

King Campbell led Jonesboro-Hodge with 22 points.