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WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds picked up a big non-district win Tuesday night when they polished off parish rival Hathaway by a final of 85-72. The No. 4-ranked Hounds moved to 9-6 overall following the win, while the Hornets fell to 4-15 overall. The Hounds placed four players in double figures in their win, led by J.J. Artis’ 22-point outing. Wyatt Naquin led the Hornets with his game-high 24 tallies. After holding the lead at the end of the first quarter, Hathaway would see the Hounds begin to get comfortable shooting the basketball and would never trail again the rest of the way in the contest.

Dogs, Lady Dogs earn big league wins

WELSH — The Hathaway Lady Hornets made it four wins in a row Tuesday night by toppling the Welsh Lady Greyhoundsbyafinalof81-24 at Greyhound Gymnasium. Hathaway placed four players in double figures in the victory, however freshman Sienna Guidry put up a monster night to lead the way. Guidry buried nine 3-point buckets in scoring her gamehigh 29 points. The Lady Hornets were able to knock down 14 trifecta’s in the contest. The Win moved the No. 2-ranked Lady Hornets to 19-4, while the Lady Hounds dropped to 6-16 on the season.

HATHAWAY — Two Jeff Davis Parish (JDP) teams met on the hardwood last Thursday night for a non-district contest as the Hathaway High Hornets hosted the Jennings High Bulldogs in Charles Groth Gymnasium. The Bulldogs led throughout the game but the Hornets made a strong second-half comeback that turned the game into a nail-biter. The Hornets closed the gap and were eventually leading in the fourth quarter with just minutes left as fans from both sides were on the edge of their seats. As the minutes ticked down to seconds, the Hornets were up by one point with less than 20 seconds remaining. However, the Bulldogs had possession of the ball and did not sleep on the opportunity to take back the lead for the win as it came down to an at the buzzer threepoint shot; Jeremy Legros would sink the shot fired from behind the line for the Bulldog win over the Hornets with a score of 58-56.