YCoHS Lady Panthers

While it was a rough outing against Madison-Ridgeland Academy for the Lady Panthers of Yazoo County, the Panthers found themselves on the winning end of an 11-point game against Washington School.

The Panthers won 43-32 over Washington School, while the Lady Panthers fell 64-36. Against Washington School on Saturday, there wasn’t much scoring. The Panthers opened the game with 10 points in the first quarter and added just six points in the second. Meanwhile Yazoo County’s defense held Washington to just six points in the first quarter and five in the second.

Written by Taylor Mitchell, The Yazoo Herald
Tuesday, 10 January 2012

JACKSON- Generally, when a player for Yazoo County’s girls basketball squad scores 22 points, it is safe to assume those points came from one of the top players in the state, senior Ashanti Spencer.

However, in a 68-49 loss to Jackson Prep at the Jackson Prep Holiday Classic, it was another Spencer that gave the Lady Patriots trouble. Ashanti Spencer scored 22 points in the loss to Jackson Prep last week.

While Spencer stole the spotlight, the game wasn’t anything spectacular for the Lady Panthers. After gaining a 16-10 lead over Jackson Prep in the first quarter, Yazoo County doomed itself in the second quarter with just eight points while the Lady Patriots totaled 21 points, en route to
the 19-point loss.

Written by Taylor Mitchell, The Yazoo Herald
Wednesday, 04 January 2012

JACKSON – The Lady Panthers of Yazoo County got back to an even .500 overall record Wednesday afternoon with a 45-40 victory against McLaurin at the Jackson Prep Holiday Classic.

While the final score is favorable to the Lady Panthers, the game didn’t start in their favor. McLaurin opened the game with 15 points in the first quarter and 12 in the second to take a 27-21 lead into halftime.

In the third quarter, however, things began to change. The Lady Panthers came out of halftime on fire, scoring 15 points, all the while holding McLaurin to just five, taking the lead 36-32.

Written by Taylor Mitchell, The Yazoo Herald
Friday, 30 December 2011

On a day of mourning for the entire Yazoo County High School community, the Panthers and Lady Panthers honored the loss of fellow student David Edwards with a pair of wins Monday night on their home court.

The Lady Panthers and Panthers both had to hold off late rallies by Cleveland to prevail with the girls winning 54-47 and the boys 55-52.

“I thought we played well until the end. We did everything right until the end and then our youth showed up,” Yazoo County head coach Patrick Nutter said. “They were scared of the ball. They wanted to throw it to the senior and let her do everything.. You’re up 17 late in the game, you’re
forcing them to come out and play you and we’re making all the mistakes.”

Thanks to a 19-point second quarter, the Lady Panthers led Cleveland 24-15 at halftime. Yazoo County expanded its lead to 15 points by the end of the third quarter, outscoring the Lady Wildcats 13-7. However, in the fourth quarter, things got interesting.

The Lady Panthers had turned the ball over too many times for Nutter’s liking in the first three quarters and it continued into the fourth quarter.

Written by Taylor Mitchell, The Yazoo Herald
Tuesday, 13 December 2011

GREENWOOD – High school basketball games last 32 minutes. Tuesday night, the Lady Panthers of Yazoo County needed every last second to escape with a 40-38 victory over Amanda Elzy.

The Lady Panthers started the game off strong, taking a three-point lead after one quarter of play and extending their lead to 23-13 at halftime. It was the second half that would cause problems for Yazoo County.

Amanda Elzy exploded for 13 points in the third quarter, while holding the Lady Panthers to only four points. The big third quarter by Amanda Elzy brought the score to 27-26 with one quarter to go.

In that final quarter, Amanda Elzy continued their offensive effectiveness with 12 points. However, Yazoo County scored 13 points, including the game-winning shot in the final minute of action. Caprice Coleman led Yazoo County in scoring with 15 points, while Ashanti Spencer finished
second with nine.

Written by Taylor Mitchell, The Yazoo Herald
Friday, 09 December 2011

GREENWOOD – Jessica Ward scored 22 points as Yazoo County snapped a two game skid Thursday night with a 57-44 win over Amanda Elzy to close out the regular season. The Lady Panthers (14-12) bounced back from an overtime loss to Greenwood two nights before and finished with a solid 7-3 record in 4A Region play. Yazoo County had a five point lead after the opening quarter before the winless Lady Panthers of Amanda Elzy bounced back in the second quarter scoring a game high 15 points. Yazoo County were still ahead at the break.

Written by Dan Hawthorne, Yazoo Herald
Photo by Chayada Nutter
Wednesday, 09 February 2011

First Game of District Tournament 2011

We won with score 50-36

Great Job Guys

First Game of District Tournament 2011

We won with score 54-37

Great Job Ladies

Tuesday, February 8

4:00pm – Amanda Elzy vs Cleveland (Boys)

5:30pm – Cleveland vs J J McClain (Girls)

7:00pm – Yazoo County vs Amanda Elzy (Girls)

8:30pm – Yazoo County vs J J McClain (Boys)

Friday, February 11

4:00pm – Humphreys vs J J McClain (Girls)

5:30pm – Humphreys vs Amanda Elzy (Boys)

7:00pm – Greenwood vs Yazoo County (Girls)

8:30pm – Greenwood vs Yazoo County (Boys)

GLUCKSTADT – For Yazoo County’s junior high girls basketball team, Monday night’s 34-15 victory over Germantown highlighted a first for the program, at least in recent memory; an undefeated season.

“These are a special group of girls,” first year head coach Grant Andrews said whose team finished 11-0 as the Big Black regular season champions. “They play hard, they work hard. You never hear any negative attitude from them.”

Written by Dan Hawthorne, Yazoo Herald
Tuesday, 25 January 2011 20:51