Prep Basketball: Warriors take down Yellow Jackets with second half comeback

D’iberville’s Jaylen Johnson looks for some working room vs. St. Martin Tuesday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer

D’IBERVILLE — All the D’Iberville boys basketball team needed to end a two-game losing streak was a visit from longtime arch-rival St. Martin.
The home-standing Warriors downed the Yellow Jackets 49-37 in Region 4-7A play Tuesday night. The win moves DHS to 10-9 overall and an even 2-2 in league play, while SMHS fell to 11-8 overall and 2-2 in the region race as well. The loss also ended a two game win streak for the Yellow Jackets.

D’iberville’s Stephon Susczyk makes a move with the ball vs. St. Martin Tuesday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

D’iberville’s Jeremiah Huntley pressures St. Martin’s Elias Duncan Tuesday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

St. Martin’s R.J. Keys surveys the scene as D’Iberville’s Savion Jasper defends Tuesday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

D’iberville’s Jaylen Johnson puts up a shot in the. lane as St. Martin’s Kylenn Wilkinson reacts Tuesday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

The two teams battled back and fourth through the first three periods, and the Warriors led just slightly at 32-29 entering the fourth period.
But D’Iberville went inside to big man Jeremiah Huntley to seal the deal down the stretch, as he registered eight points in the final frame, and Stephon Susczyk added five points, including a 3-pointer, and the Warriors out-scored the Yellow Jackets 17-8 to wrap up the game and close out the win.

D’iberville’s Savion Jasper reaches out for the ball vs. St. Martin Tuesday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

D’iberville’s Stephon Susczyk defends as St. Martin’s Markell Simmons moves up into the lane Tuesday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

D’iberville’s Jeremiah Huntley goes hard up to the hoop for a shot as St. Martin’s Riley Sanders-Hall defends Tuesday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

St. Martin’s Riley Snders-Hall looks for some operating room down on the block as D’Iberville’s Logan Gildea defends Tuesday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

Huntley tallied a game-high 21 points to lead DHS to the win, while Susczyk added 11 points thanks to a trio of treys with all of his scoring coming in the second half. Savion Jasper had eight points also for DHS.
St. Martin, which actually led — at halftime, got a double-double from Markel Simmons with 11 points and 12 rebounds, while R.J. Keys had 11 points and Terence Allen pulled down eight rebounds.