UTICA – The Bogue Chitto Lady Cats and Bobcats suffered two disappointing losses Friday night in Region 7-1A Tournament action in Hinds Jr. College Gymnasium.

In the girls’ championship game, the Hinds AHS Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Cats 55-38.

In boys’ consolation action, the St. Aloysius Flashes managed to hold on in the closing seconds to edge the Bobcats 47-46.

The Lady Cats (24-6) return to action Monday. They host the Durant Lady Tigers in the qualifying round of the Girls’ South State 1A playoffs. Game time is 7 p.m.

The Bobcats (7-21) will be in action Tuesday. They visit Durant to battle the Tigers in the boys qualifying round of the 1A State Playoffs. Tipoff is 7 p.m.

Hinds AHS 55, BC 38

The Lady Cats and Lady Bulldogs provided plenty of excitement for the basketball fans. In the first quarter, they battled back-and-forth in a physical contest as Bogue Chitto led 16-14.

In the second quarter, Hinds AHS (23-6) rallied to outscore BC 18-8 and take a 32-24 lead into halftime.

In the second half, the Lady Bulldogs used their size to overpowered the Lady Cats and claim the district title for the second year in-a-row.

Junior forward Earlnesheia Dillon was the offensive leader with a team-high double-double for the Lady Cats with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Mattie Avants led on the boards with 11 rebounds and scored 7 points.

“We played an excellent first half,” said BC coach Christi Terrell. “The second half was the worst officiating that I have ever been in. Overall, I am proud of my girls effort. They continued to hustle and play hard through a tough, physical third quarter.”

Adrienne Burks directed the Lady Bulldogs with a game-high 24 points. Octavia Barnes contributed 16 points.

“This was a good game,” said Hinds AHS coach Bruce Baker. “The girls played hard. We change d our defensive game plan in the second half to man-to-man and managed to overpower Bogue Chitto with our size. The Lady Cats are a very well-coached team and it was hard for us to beat them for the third time this season.”

Coach Baker and Coach Terrell also received honors. They were recognized as the South coaches for the girls MHSAA South All-Star team.

St. Al 47, Bogue Chitto 46

The Bobcats and Flashes battled back-and-forth in the boys consolation game. Bogue Chitto secured a 12-11 lead after one quarter of action.

In the second and third quarters St. Al (12-15) managed to outscored BC 31-18 to lead 42-30 at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Bobcats charged back to outscore the Flashes 16-5, but fell short in their comeback.

Senior Dennis Rogers pumped in a team-high 14 points to lead three players in double figures for the Bobcats. Damien Terrell and De’Narius Williams netted 10 points apiece.

“This was a tough loss,” said BC coach Gareth Sartin. “You cannot play hard the last three minutes of the game and expect to win.”

Matthew Foley paced the Flashes’ offense with a game-high 18 points. Connor Smith contributed 10 points.

“The boys played hard,” said St. Al coach Delvin Thompson. “I am pleased with the guys effort. Bogue Chitto is very athletic and it was a tough battle to slow them down to get the win.”