By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

BILOXI — Just after the Harrison Centrals girls moved into a tie for the top spot in Region 4-7A with a win over Biloxi Wednesday night, their male counterparts took over first place all alone.
The Red Rebels went into the Biloxi Sports Arena and knocked off the Indians 55-44 in league play. Harrison Central led throughout the contest, and in the process moved to 5-1 in the region race and moved a game ahead of both Biloxi and Ocean Springs who each sit at 4-2.

“I thought that our team’s defensive play was the key to the victory,” veteran HCHS head coach Boo Hardy said.
The Red Rebels jumped out to a quick 17-9 advantage after the first quarter and never looked back, avenging an earlier 53-39 loss to the Indians a little over a month ago that is Harrison Centra’s only blemish in the loop.
Shaun Murray led HCHS with 12 points in what was a balanced scoring attack, while Nehemiah Barnett chipped in 11 points and Devonnie Bailey added 10 points for the Red Rebels who improve to 14-7 overall.
Reggie Conner tallied a game-high 15 points for the Indians, while Dayshawn Mcgee had 10 points. Biloxi is 16-6 overall.

Ocean Springs pulled into a tie for the second spot with BHS with an exciting 52-50 win over visiting D’Iberville Wednesday night.
Maddox Noblitt posted a game-high 17 points for OSHS, while both Elijah Isom and Kaleb Bradley added 11 points apiece.
Juan Santiago led DHS with 15 points, while Savion Jasper had 13 points and Devontae Carter nine points.
The Greyhounds moved to 16-6 overall, and 4-2 in league play and they also snapped a two-game region losing streak. The Warriors dropped to 8-14 overall and 2-4 in the region race.
Meanwhile, in St. Martin on Wednesday night, the Yellow Jackets beat Gulfport for the first time in almost 10 years pulling out a 66-53 win.
Kia Vieira paced St. Martin with 16 points and nine rebounds, just missing out on a double-double. Tony Mora and R.J. Keys chipped in 15 points apiece to the winning effort, while Jax Walker added 10 points and seven assists and Ty’Lah Whitlock snatched down a game-high 14 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.
Amir Abdul Rauf poured in a game-high 29 points for the Admirals, including 13 in the fourth frame.
It marked the first region win of the season for SMHS, which stands 1-5 in the league race as Gulfport drops to 2-4. It was also the first win for the Yellow Jackets over the Admirals since Feb. 28th, 2015.