MADISON – The high-powered Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots defeated Brookhaven Academy’s Cougars 68-46 Saturday in basketball action. The Pats were powered by Steve Rawling with 18 points and Jordan Hubbard with 17.

The Lady Cougars also lost but additional information was unavailable at press time.

The Cougars got 13 points and 7 steals from Matthew Evans. They got 7 rebounds from Gage Posey and 6 from Will Hickman.

The Patriots took a 23-20, first-quarter lead and were up 35-25 at halftime.