The Wiona Christian School boys basketball team played its first game of the 2025-26 basketball season Monday night as they hosted longtime rival Carroll Academy.
When the final whistle blew, Coach Joey Johnson’s Stars had won a 41-15 decision.
“It was a good start to the year,” Johnson said. “I was concerned with how we would play after having only one practice. We were a little sloppy on offense and that was to be expected, but we played great defense, controlled the boards and didn’t give them many second chances.”
Sophomore Trey McLendon paced the Stars with 13 points and added 5 rebounds. Junior Austin Horne finished with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Senior Tyler Schraenkler added 6 points and pulled down 3 rebounds. Sophomore Zack Bledsoe scored 5 points and added a team-best 10 rebounds. Senior Will Irwin finished with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Girls
The Lady Stars dropped to 3-4 on the season with a 37-31 loss to the Carroll Academy Lady Rebels.
Junior Molly Lott led WCS with 9 points, while senior Allie Leach added 8 points. Senior Malaina Kuhn finished with 6 points. Junior Maggie Adams and sophomore Mary Haden Blaylock scored 4 points apiece.
Last Thursday, the Lady Stars lost a 54-9 decision to Kirk Academy in Grenada. Junior Avery Harville led Winona Christian School with 7 points and Kuhn added 2 points.
Both the boys and girls teams travel to Lexington Thursday to play Central Holmes and hosted Manchester Academy Friday. Results were not available as of press time.
