WESSON – The Wesson Lady Cobras and Cobras surfed the Green Wave of Natchez Cathedral for a pair of non-divisional victories Tuesday night at the Snake Pit.

     In the girls game, the Lady Cobras (6-7) used their quick guards to defeat the Lady Green Wave 55-24.

     In boys action, Wesson’s high-octane offense was too much for Cathedral to handle as the Cobras cruised to an 84-39 victory.

     Wesson continues action Friday. They will host archrival Loyd Star for four games in a regional contest. The junior varsity girls tip off the action at 4 p.m., followed by the junior varsity boys.

     The varsity girls game begins at 6 p.m., followed by the boys.

Wesson 55, Cathedral 24

     The Lady Cobras came out flat to start the first quarter as the Lady Green Wave secured a 7-4 lead.

     In the second quarter, Wesson used their quick guards to apply pressure and disrupt Cathedral’s game plan. The Lady Cobras outscored the Lady Wave 18-6 to take a 22-13 lead into halftime.

     In the second half, Wesson continued their defensive pressure to overwhelm Cathedral 33-11.

     Junior guard Brandi McInnis was the offensive leader for the Lady Cobras with 10 points. Senior guard Azaria Smith sparked Wesson with 11 steals.

     “We started off cold in the first quarter,” said Wesson coach Rusti Magee. “We missed 15 straight free throws before making one. Overall, I was pleased with my girls effort. They fought hard and created turnovers with our defensive pressure. Now, we must get ready for our district game Friday.”

     Kennedy Gray, Wesley Calloway, and Caroline Smith directed the Lady Wave with 6 points apiece.

     “We started the game off really good, but fell into a slump,” said NC coach Randy Smith. “Wesson did a great job defensively with their pressure to get some easy transition baskets.”

Wesson 84, Cathedral 39

     Wesson came out firing on all cylinders as the Cobras provided a scoring frenzy to overwhelm Cathedral.

     The Cobras (8-5) had five players score in double figures. Dartavious Dixon led the onslaught with 13 points. Mack Smith fueled the flames with 12 points. Ethan Harris contributed 11 points. Anthony Jones and Kaleb Skinner had 10 points apiece. Terry Brown and James Clay led on the boards with 5 rebounds each.

     “The guys played really well offensively and defensively,” said Wesson coach Rusty Newman. “This was a good win for us before starting region action. It was great to give everyone some playing time.”

     Jarrell Johnson was the top scorer for the Green Wave with 12 points.

     Cathedral (4-6) is coached by Peter Arnold.

     In junior high action, Wesson split with Cathedral.

     The Lady Green Wave beat the Lady Cobras 31-26. Elizabeth Smith led Cathedral with 14 points. Aurianna Vaughn directed Wesson with 13 points and Tashay Glasper contributed 10 points.

     In the boys game, Wesson knocked off Cathedral 62-50.  Eric Rhymes pumped in 19 points to lead the Cobras. Arthur Harris provided 16 points and Jeremy Smith had 11.

     Craig Bradley paced the Green Wave with 12 points. William Doss contributed 11 points and Derrion Batteste had 10.