By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

LYMAN — The Harrison Central girls basketball team has gotten off to a quick start under second-year head coach Sandra Rushing this season.
The Lady Rebels are 5-0 entering week three of the new campaign, after thumping Moss Point 59-24 Saturday.
Junior 6-foot-3 standout HCHS center Saniyah Murray had a game-high 24 points to lead the Lady Rebels.
“Murray is much improved from last season,” MPHS head coach Ethan Porter said. “She runs the floor extremely hard and rebounds the ball at an elite level. We tried to be as physical as possible with her. We tried to make her uncomfortable at all times. She was still able to make her impact in the game. She’s a nationally ranked player, and she showed us why.”

Kirsten Bailey had nine points for the Lady Tigers and Trinity Magee had eight points.
It marked the third straight home win of the week for HCHS, after Rushing’s crew dispatched Hancock 59-27 on Tuesday and St. Patrick 75-23 Thursday night.
In the win over the Lady Hawks, Murray recorded a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds to pace the winning attack, and she also had four blocks. Sophomore shooting guard Autumn Keeler tallied a game-high 19 points for HCHS, while classmate and point guard Parklyn Floyd chipped in 15 points, six assists and three steals.
Two days later, against the Lady Irish, Murray was right back at it with another double-double that consisted of a game-high 28 points as well as a game-high 14 boards. Keeler poured in 23 points, and Floyd added 10 points and Floyd had 10 points, eight rebounds and five steals.

Also, HCHS started the season off with its annual opener against Hattiesburg, and the Lady Rebels smacked the Lady Tigers as Keeler pumped in a career-high 28 points in that win.
The only road game so far this season for HCHS was in the Forest High Tournament which resulted in an exciting 58-51 win as Floyd dropped in a career-high 22 points.
The Harrison Central girls along with their male counterpart remain at home this week hosting B. C. Rain High out of Mobile, Ala., Wednesday night.
The HCHS girls went 16-8 in Rushing’s first season back in the high school ranks last year.