By CURTIS ROCKWELL

The girl’s teams from both Biloxi and St. Martin opened Region 4-7A play with wins Friday night.
The homestanding Lady Indians knocked off visiting D’Iberville 38-23, while the visiting Lady Yellow Jackets hammered Ocean Springs 51-13. The pair of decision leave both teams, along with Harrison Central all share first place in the league after the opening night of play in the region.
The Harrison Central girls went on the road and beat Gulfport 41-30 to move to 9-0 on the year.
Meanwhile, at the Biloxi High School Sports Complex, the Lady Indians moved to an impressive 11-1 on the season with the win over the Lady Warriors. It was the first Class 7A region game ever for all six girls’ squads in the league.

Aubrey Hill tallied 11 points to pace Biloxi to the win, while Zaniya Johnson added 10 points and Amari Meredith chipped in nine points to the inning effort. Johnson, the 6-foot freshman center, recorded a double-double in the game as she added 12 rebounds and also blocked four shots, while Aaliyah Davidson also dished out five assists and had two steals for the Lady Indians.
Next up for Biloxi is a match-up with on Tuesday on the road at Harrison Central while D’Iberville hosts Ocean Springs the same night.

Also, in Ocean Springs, the St. Martin girls under the direction of head coach Jason Kennedy beat the OSHS girls by that aforementioned 38 point margin.
The Lady Yellow Jackets placed a trio of players in double digits, as La’dymein Lafayette poured in a game-high 14 points giving her more than the entire Lady Greyhound team while both Teairra Lee and Zee Allen each added 10 points apiece. Janila Curtis chipped in nine points to the winning, balanced attack cause for Kennedy’s squad.
“It’s great to start district play off 1-0.,” Kennedy said. “While being able to get a ton of players reps. This team is growing and learning every day I’m just really enjoying the journey.”
Starr Jackson scored seven points to pace OSHS.
Next up for St. Martin is a trip to Gulfport on Tuesday while D’Iberville hosts Ocean Springs on the same night.

In Harrison Central’s 11-point win over Gulfport, Larrisa Hubbard poured in a game-high 20 points for HCHS and Jayla Carriere added 14 points as well to the winning cause while Maegan Cooks led the Lady Admirals with nine points.
Next up for HCHS is a home game with Biloxi in Region 4-7A play while Gulfport hosts St. Martin in league play as well the same night.