Picayune and Pearl River Central basketball face off in district opener
Published 12:51 pm Monday, January 9, 2023
Troy Carter driving in for a layup, on his way to 22 points during Picayune's district win over Pearl River Central on January, 6.
Payton Cardona knocks down a three during his 18-point effort in Pearl River Central's loss to Picayune on January 6.
On Friday, Jan. 6 the Picayune Maroon Tide (3-17) hosted the Pearl River Central Devils in a district-opener basketball matchup.
The Lady Blue Devils(12-5) beat the Lady Maroon Tide(3-17), 51-26. PRC’s Hannah Mitchell scored a game-high 17 points.
Picayune’s Raziyah Brown had a team-high 12 pts.
The Maroon Tide boys (7-12) beat the Blue Devils(10-9), 70-41. Picayune’s Troy Carter had a game-high 22 pts, and Dakieth Quinn contributed 20 pts. PRC’s Payton Cardona had a team-high 18 pts.
This Tuesday, Jan. 10, Picayune will play at West Harrison (3-8) and PRC will host the Lamar Christian Lions. Tip-off the girls game is set for 6 p.m., and boy’s will start at 7:30 p.m.