Winona’s 10-game winning streak to start the season came to an end on Monday night.
The Tigers dropped their first game, falling 43-37 to Class 4A Kosciusko on Monday. Last week, the Tigers grabbed three wins, beating Ethel 54-48, French Camp 55-35 and Choctaw County 56-37.
“We have had some good wins,” Winona Boys coach Presley Coleman said. “We have played really well so far and have been able to put together some wins. We had our chances against Kosciusko. We were 3-of-10 from the free-throw line and you can’t do that and beat good teams.”
Winona is scheduled to host Grenada on Thursday night. After Christmas, Winona will play Bruce in the Coffeeville Shootout on Dec. 29. On Jan. 2, Winona will play at Houston before they begin division play on Jan. 5 against Humphreys County.
Kosciusko 43, Winona 37
The Whippets pulled away in the second half and took a six-point win to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season.
Winona led 12-10 at the end of the first and 22-19 at the half. Kosciusko took the lead in the third, outscoring Winona 13-8 to take a 32-30 lead into the fourth. The Whippets pulled away in the fourth, outscoring Winona 11-7 for the final margin.
DaDarion Small led Winona with 12 points while Sean Merritt had eight points and Clifford Lee added six points.
Winona Boys 55, French Camp 35
The Tigers pulled away in the third period and took a 20-point win over the Panthers on Friday.
Winona led 15-13 at the end of the first period and outscored French Camp 12-10 in the second to lead 27-23 at the half. The Tigers put the game away in the third, outscoring the Panthers 21-4 to take a 48-27 lead into the fourth.
Sean Merritt led Winona with 15 pants while DaDarion Small had 14 points.
Winona 50, Choctaw County 37
The Tigers used a stingy defense and took a 13-point win over the Chargers on Tuesday.
Winona doubled up Choctaw County in the first half, outscoring the Chargers 32-16 in the first half.
Clifford Lee and DaDarion Small each scored 12 points apiece for the Tigers.
Winona boys 54, Ethel 48
Winona used a big fourth period and pulled away to take a six-point win over Ethel.
Ethel led 14-12 at the end of the first and 24-22 at the half. Ethel outscored Winona 12-10 in the third and took a 36-32 lead into the fourth. But Winona outscored Ethel 22-12 in the fourth to take the win.
Clifford Lee led Winona with 15 points while Sean Merritt and DaDarion Small each scored 10 points apiece.
