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The Jennings Bulldogs picked up a big win over the Midland Rebels Thursday night at Gaudet Gymnasium by a final count of 89-76 in front of a full house. The two teams went back and forth for much of the first half, however a huge third period lifted the Bulldogs to a lead they would never relinquish the rest of the second half. The Dogs trailed by as many as seven in the first half, but found a way to answer back every time Midland grabbed a lead. Jeremy Legros had a monster outing for the Bulldogs by pouring in 34 points, most coming by attacking the rim off of the dribble. The sharp-shooting guard also drained four 3-point bombs in the win, and the Dogs saw four players hit double figures in total. D.K. Sams went for 17, while Sterling Guillory and Azire Simon also put up 10 in the win.

The Jennings Lady Dogs hosted the Class 5A Barbe Lady Bucs in basketball This week. The Lady Bucs bolted out to a 10-2 lead and would go on to defeat the Lady Dogs, 67-28.

REEVES — The Welsh Greyhounds went on the road and picked up a big win over the Reeves Raiders by a final of 76-70 this week. The Hounds put four players in double figures in the win, including a team-high 18 tallies from La’Troy Pattum. Welsh used a big second period to build a lead they wouldn’t relinquish by outscoring Reeves 29-8 in the quarter.

(AP) — The Southeastern Conference, currently chasing its fifth consecutive national championship, racked up another collection of talent and a couple of five-star quarterbacks on Wednesday.

IOWA – The Jennings Lady Bulldogs and Lacassine Lady Cardinals tied into a Jeff Davis Parish clash this weekend at the Iowa Mallett Builders Tournament on Saturday. The Lady Dogs broke open a tight contest in the second half to ultimately claim a 55-33 win over the Lady Cards. With the win, Jennings improved to 9-5 overall, while Lacassine fell to 11-10. The contest was tied at 18-18 at the intermission, however Jennings went on to outscore Lacassine 37-15 in the second half to earn their 22-point win. Niyah Breaux had the hot hand for the Dogs by scorching the nets for 19 points, 14 coming in the third quarter alone.

Jennings moves to 6-2 with win