Howell, Cousins, Ross, Harrow Carry the Load

Well Richard Howell is definitely back to good health and so are the Wheeler Wildcats as they have won all three of their games in the new year. They beat Kell 94-60 on Tuesday, Pope 75-38, and Campbell last night 83-67. Richard Howell had 20 points last night. It's good to see Howell and Wheeler playing ball again. Wheeler is now 10-5 overall and 4-1 in Regional play on the year.


Murrah is also making strides to turn their season around as they have won their first two games of 09. They beat Northwest Rankin on Tuesday night 76-58 and beat Madison Central 76-41 on Friday night. Ross put up 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 5 steals against Madison Central. Murrah is now 8-8 on the year. While that might not be where they would like to be, they are 3-0 in Regional play which puts them in a very good position.

LeFlore continues to gain National attention as they improved to 17-2 by smashing Theodore 102-59 last night. DeMarcus Cousins did his part, contributing 19 points.

For the second straight game Ryan Harrow has seen limited playing time due to the punishing leads they have put on their opponents. Walton has won the past two games by an average of 31.5 ppg. Last night they beat Peachtree Ridge 97-55. Harrow had an extremely balanced game with 22 points and 12 assists.