WESSON — The Mid-South Junior High Basketball Tournament kickedoff Saturday at the Wesson High School Gym.

In first round games, the Loyd Star girls beat Salem 38-19, theTopeka-Tilton girls nipped Bogue Chitto 25-23, the NatchezCathedral boys knocked off New Hebron 39-=33, the Salem boys dumpedBogue Chitto 44-35, the Enterprise girls stopped New Hebron 39-25,the Wesson girls crushed West Lincoln, 37-16, the Wesson boysstopped West Lincoln 33-24 and the Dexter boys whipped Enterprise44-13.

In today’s semifinals, the Loyd Star girls meet Topeka at 4p.m., the Wesson girls face Enterprise at 5:15, the Cathedral boystangle with Salem at 6:30 and the Wesson boys battle Dexter at7:45.

The championship games will be held Thursday night. The girlsplay at 5 p.m. followed by the boys at 6:15.

Loyd Star 38, Salem 19

Courtney Watts led the Lady Star girls with 14 points.Tyrisha Patterson followed with 10.

Salem got 13 points from Salem.

Topeka-Tilton 25, Bogue Chitto 23

Mary McLaurin paced Topeka with 11 points.

Leading Bogue Chitto with 14 points was AdrienneWallace.

Cathedral 39, New Hebron

The Cathedral boys were led by Collin Hammons with 19points. Firing in 14 points was Zach West.

Will Turnage directed New Hebron with 17 points. Scoring7 points was John Rowells.

Salem 44, Bogue Chitto 35

Powering the Salem boys with a game-high 30 points wasJustin Lewis. Keontray Williams netted 10.

Michael Hains scored 14 points for Bogue Chitto.Germaine Martin finished with 9.

Enterprise 39, New Hebron

The Enterprise girls were directed by Anna Beth Caveswith 13 points. Taylor Nelson pumped in 9 points followed by VeonkaSanders with 8.

Taylor Brister’s 18 points paced New Hebron. MyrandaCato finished with 6.

Wesson 37, West Lincoln 16

Madison Rials’ 13 points sparked the Wesson girls.Makenzie Rials and Hannah Selman followed with 6 pointsapiece.

For West Lincoln, Marisa Pruski and Candace Washingtonhad 4 points apiece.

Wesson 33, West Lincoln 24

The Wesson boys were powered to the win on Terry Brown’s8 points. Kenrick Bailey had 7 points.

Lucas Burris paced West Lincoln with 9 points. HunterFauver made 7.

Dexter 44, Enterprise 13

Clifford Fernandez and Ron Harvey powered the Dexterboys with 10 points apiece.

Pacing Enterprise with 3 points each were Konner Burke,Taylor Rutland and Tanner Rials.