Louisiana High School Basketball - Jena nips Winnfield

(February 1, 2008: Jena, LA 71342) Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Jena Giants (Jena, LA) and the visiting Winnfield Tigers (Winnfield, LA), saw Jena's basketball squad hold off Winnfield by a score of 52-50.

With the victory, Jena improves its record to 11-14 on the campaign. The Giants host Caldwell Parish (Columbia, LA) to battle the Spartans in a 3A District 2 challenge on Tuesday, February 5. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 16-12. Caldwell Parish won 65-49 in their recent league challenge against North DeSoto (Stonewall, LA)

Next up, the Tigers battle the North Central Hurricanes (Lebeau, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 5. Winnfield will attempt to improve on its 10-15 season record. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a 16-10 record after their 73-46 league win over St. Edmund (Eunice, LA).

No stats have been reported for this game.