The Winona Christian basketball teams split a pair of games last week as they finished out the regular season.
The Lady Stars beat Winston 49-42 but lost to Central Holmes 56-43 while the Stars also beat Winston 66-54 but lost to Central Holmes 55-51.
The Winona Lady Stars are the No. 5 seed and were scheduled to play Indianola on Tuesday at 5 p.m. If the Lady Stars beat Indianola, they would play No. 1 seed Central Holmes on Thursday at 4 p.m.
The Stars are the No. 3 seed and will play host Carroll on Thursday at 7:45 p.m.
WCS girls 49, Winston 42
After a slow start, the Lady Stars got going in the second period to take a seven-point win over the Lady Patriots.
Winona led 6-5 at the end of the first and then outscored Winston 18-10 in the second to lead 24-15 at the half. After each team scored eight points in the third, Winton took the fourth period 19-17 in the fourth for the final margin.
Bella Roberts had a big night with 26 points while Audrey Eldridge had 10 points and Sara Burden White had eight points.
WCS boys 66, Winston 54
The Stars outscored the Patriots in the first three periods and took a 12-point win.
Winona dominated the first three periods as they led 14-8 in the first and outscored Winston 21-15 in the second to lead 35-23 at the half. Winona pulled away in the second as the Stars outscored the Patriots 22-13 to lead 57-36 going into the fourth.
Reed Roberts led Winona with 20 points while Choyce Diffey had 16 points. Latham Hill had 15 points while Jake Ware added six points.
Central Holmes girls 56, WCS 43
The Lady Trojans used strong starts to each half to take a 13-point win over the Lady Stars.
Central Holmes led 22-14 at the end of the first period before Winona outscored the Lady Trojans 9-2 in the second period to cut the lead to 24-23 at the half. But the Lady Trojans got going in the third period as they outscored the Lady Stars 20-5 to lead 44-28 going to the fourth. Winona took the fourth period 15-12 for the final margin.
Audrey Eldridge led Winona Christian with 20 points while Bella Roberts had 10 points and Olivia Brooks added six points.
Breann Bell led Central Holmes with 25 points.
Central Holmes boys 55, WCS 51
The Trojans tough back from a first-half deficit to take a four-point win over the Stars.
Winona led 14-11 at the end of the first and 29-23 at the half. But Central Holmes outscored the Stars 17-7 in the third to take a 40-36 lead in the fourth.
Latham Hill led Winona with 20 points while Choyce Diffey had 16 points and Reed Roberts added 10 points.
Jace Dean led Central Holmes with 18 points while C.J. Head had 15 points and Brad Robinson added 11 points.
