The Winona Christian Stars picked up a win on the hardwood last week, beating Kemper Academy 61-33 after dropping a 53-29 decision to Winston Academy.
Meanwhile, the Lady Stars are 8-1 on the year after beating Kemper 45-15. They suffered their first loss to Winston in a 35-26 setback.
“We are 8-1 on the year, and I’m fairly pleased,” WCS girls Coach Lee Hazlewood said. “We lost our leading scorer from last year, and I didn’t know where our points were going to come from. We have been scoring by committee. It’s been somebody different every night. We are getting multiple kids scoring every night. They are sharing the ball and finding the open player. I have been pleased with the intensity. We are playing defense and doing a good job with our press. I think the biggest thing is you have to defend all five positions on the floor.”
Winona Christian will return from the Thanksgiving holidays and host Hebron on Monday, Nov. 26 and Nanih Waiya on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Stars will travel to Tri-County on Thursday, Nov. 29.
Winston boys 53, Winona Christian 29
Winston led 13-7 at the end of the first and 31-12 at the half. Winston kept building on its lead in the second half, outscoring Winona 12-10 in the third and 10-7 in the fourth.
Choyce Diffey led the Stars with 16 points while Latham Hill had six points.
Winona Christian boys 61, Kemper 33
The Stars built a huge lead and cruised to a 28-point over the Rams on Friday night.
The Stars jumped out to an 18-4 lead in the first and then led 30-13 at the half. The Stars then outscored the Rams 20-7 in the third to lead 50-20 at the end of the third.
Zack Bailey led the Stars with 16 points while Latham Hill had 14 points. Choyce Diffey had 10 points while Reed Roberts had seven points and Dalton Wiggins added five points.
