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Prep Basketball: Lady Yellow Jackets topple Lady Greyhounds 47-27

St. Martin’s Kaleah Lowery looks for some working room as Ocean Springs defenders Nyla Newsome (left) and Star Jackson provide pressure Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
St. Martin’s Janilla Curtis makes a pass vs. Ocean Springs Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director
OCEAN SPRINGS — The St. Martin girls recorded their sixth straight win over neighboring rival Ocean Springs Tuesday night.
The Lady Yellow Jackets rang up a 47-27 road win over the Lady Greyhounds here in Hubbard Gymnasium. The decision moves St. Martin to 13-5 overall and an even 3-3 in Region 4-7A play. The six game win streak dates back to December of 2023.

St. Martin’s Kiyara Lee and Ka’Marrah Jimmerson of Ocean Springs scramble for a loose ball Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
St. Martin’s Kaleah Lowery drives past Starr Jackson of Ocean Springs Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
Layla Daley of Ocean Springs snatches down a rebound vs. St. Martin Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
St. Martin’s Kaleah Lowery and Nyla Newsome of Ocean Springs scramble for a loose ball Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

With the loss, OSHS falls to 12-7 overall and is just 1-5 in the region race. The Lady Greyhounds started the season off at 8-1 under new head coach Jonathan Lawler.
St. Martin got off to a 14-9 lead after the first period, as point guard Kylenn Ward notched eight points, including two 3-pointers, and post product Janilla Curtis added six points as the duo accounted for all of the points in that frame for the Lady Yellow Jackets.
After a low scoring defensive battle in the second period ended with St. Martin up 16-10 at halftime, the Lady Yellow Jackets broke things open in the third quarter as Curtis went back to work down low and scored seven points as the visitors out-scored OSHS 16-1 and took a commanding 32-11 lead into the final frame.

Janilla Curtis of St. Martin makes a move towards the basket as Ka’Marrah Jimmerson of Ocean Springs defends Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
Starr Jackson of Ocean Springs pushes the ball down court vs. St. Martin Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
St. Martin’s Kiyara Lee hand checks Layla Daley of Ocean Springs during her dribble Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
St. Martin’s Kaleah Lowery moves the ball across the key as Ocean Springs defender Nyla Newsome stays close Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

Curtis tallied a game-high 20 points to pace St. Martin to the win, while Ward 13 added 13 points to the winning effort.
Senior standout Starr Jackson scored 13 points to guide the Greyhounds, and she also surpassed the important 1,000 career points milestone in the process. Nyla Newsome had eight points for the Lady Greyhounds also.

St. martin heads to Biloxi Friday night to take on the league-leading Lady Indians, while OSHS remains home to host powerful West Harrison.

St. Martin’s Kiyara Lee tries to maintain control of the ball as Ocean Springs defender Nyla Newsome stops her dribble Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
Nyla Newsome of Ocean Springs maintains her dribble despite pressure from St. Martin’s J.J. Star Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
St. Martin’s Kaleah Lowery looks for a passing partner as Ocean Springs defender Yana Newsome provides pressure Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
St. Martin’s Ashanti Williams tries to get the handle on the ball as Starr Jackson of Ocean Springs defends Tuesday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
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