Yellow Jackets
| 12/18/25 vs West Harrison | 53-44 |
| 12/16/25 vs Harrison Central | 65-49 |
| 12/11/25 vs Greene County | 60-42 |
St. Martin had won three straight at home, but on Thursday they bumped up to 9-6 to make it four. They walked away with a 53-44 victory over the West Harrison Hurricanes. The win was all the more spectacular given the Yellow Jackets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Hurricanes are ranked seventh).
St. Martin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Markel Simmons led the charge by putting up 12 points along with eight boards and three steals. Simmons has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. George Norman was another key player, posting seven points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks.
St. Martin was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They are 7-3 when they've passed the ball that well.
Having lost for the first time this season, West Harrison fell to 13-1. The loss was their first of the season.
Defeat or not, West Harrison got some senior leadership from JaMarcus McCalebb and Kameron Bolden. McCalebb went 5-for-9 en route to 13 points and five assists, while Bolden shot 50% from the field to rack up 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bolden has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Robinson, who posted six points and three steals.
St. Martin and West Harrison will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next contests. The next time the Yellow Jackets see the court they'll take on Navarre at 2:30 p.m. on the 29th. As for West Harrison, their break will end when they face Long Beach at 7:30 p.m. on the 30th.
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