By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

Bay High hosts Greene County Friday night, while Poplarville hosts Pass Christian and Moss Point visits St. Martin as all Region 8-4A teams jump back into action.
At the Tigerdome, the Bay High boys will be looking to scratch out their second league win of the season after dropping to 1-1 in league play with a 57-34 loss to visiting Pass Christian Wednesday night. Bay High opened region action with a 56-33 win over Poplarville three weeks ago.
Greene County, on the other hand, looks to move to first place in the region race at 2-0 with a win Friday night after opening league play with a 66-46 win over Moss Point one week before Christmas.
Also, the Bay High girls will look to move into sole possession of first place in the region race at 3-0 with a win over the Lady Wildcats who currently sit 1-0 in league action.

Both Moss Point teams are coming off wins over Poplarville two days ago at home as they pack up and head across Jackson County Friday night to face St. Martin in a pair of games.
The Tigers beat the Hornets 56-17 while the Lady Tigers picked up a 29-19 win over PHS as both MPHS teams evened their Region 8-4A mark up at 1-1.
Moss Point scored as many points in the first quarter as the Hornets did the entire game, taking a 17-7 lead after the opening period. Quey’Sean Taylor led Moss Point with 12 points, eight of those coming in the first quarter to help MPHS off to its fast Both Ford and Nettles added nine points apiece to the winning effort, and none of the trio saw much action in the second half.

The St. Martin Lady Yellow Jackets are coming off a 15-day layoff and have won eight out of their last nine games including three straight wins in three consecutive days going into the Christmas break.
“It’s always tough the first game back,” St. Martin second year head coach Jason Kennedy said. “Playing a team like Moss point in that return game makes it even more difficult. They are well coached and they make you execute and defensively they are very disciplined. We have had a couple of very tough practices the last few days, so I’m excited to see how we come out and respond.”
The St. Martin boys are coming off of splitting a pair of games in The Pearl River Central Christmas Tournament last week. The Yellow Jackets ended play in the event with a 66-35 victory over Poplarville Friday. Tony Mora poured in a game-high 20 points and also had seven steals and three assists. R. J. Ratliff added 13 points to the winning effort, while Ty’Lah Whitlock added nine points and seven rebounds and Kai Viera had eight points and seven rebounds as well for SMHS.
In the other Region 8-4A game Friday night, Poplarville hosts Pass Christian in a pair of games as the Pirates look to move to 2-0 in league play as well and the Lady Pirates look for their first win in the region race.
The 57-34 win over Bay High Wednesday night at the Tigerdome for the Pirates marked the 600th career win for veteran Pass High coach Buddy Kennedy at the helm of the Pass.
L.J. Jaynes led Pass High with 12 points, followed by Necaise and Patton with 11 points each. Anthony Robinson led the Tigers’ scoring with 16 points, including four 3-pointers.
Both Poplarville teams stand 0-2 in league play and look to avoid 0-3 starts.