Basketball Recap: Gentry Snaps Three-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Otis Cole

Points

12/19/25 vs Humphreys County	14
12/18/25 vs Greenville	11
12/12/25 @ Humphreys County	8
12/09/25 vs Leflore County	4
12/06/25 @ Lake Cormorant	4
+ 8 more games

If Humphreys County wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Gentry, they should've done a better job of containing Otis Cole. The Rams took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 64-36 victory over the Cowboys with plenty of help from Cole, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.

Kevion Smith was another key player, putting up six points and three steals. He has become a key player for Gentry: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 3-7 otherwise.

Humphreys County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ja'Dakis Foster, who shot 42% from the field en route to 10 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dexter Williams, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 11 points along with five boards and three steals.

Gentry's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Humphreys County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gentry will take on West Bolivar in a holiday battle at 2:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Humphreys County, they will finish 2025 at home by hosting South Delta at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Cowboys will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 65.43 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.