WEST ST. MARY’S Oshay Phillips goes to the hoop during Friday’s District 7-2A action against Jeanerette. The Wolfpack posted a 68-53 league victory over Jeanerette at the West St. Mary High School Gymnasium.
WSM thrills in 68-53 Dist. win
Dondre Johnson, Tywan Polidore and Oshay Phillips all scored in double digits, sending the West St. Mary Wolfpack to a thrilling 68-53 District 7-2A victory over the Jeanerette Tigers here Friday at the WSM Gym.
Johnson tossed in a team-high 17 points while Polidore tallied 16 points and Phillips bagged 13 points to round out the double-digit scorers for the Wolfpack.
West St. Mary led from wire-to-wire including a 16-7 advantage in the opening stanza. The Wolfpack went on a narrow 19-17 run in the second quarter for a huge 35-24 lead at the half. WSM led by a commanding 57-39 cushion at the end of the third quarter on the way to the thrilling 68-53 triumph over the Tigers.
Johnson led the way in scoring for the Wolfpack with 17 points on six field goals and 5 of 6 charity shots. Polidore canned 16 points on seven shots from the floor along with 2 of 6 charity baskets. Phillips made good on two treys and 2 deuces along with 3 of 6 freeebies all in the third quarter for his 13 points.
Other top scorers for WSM were: Daylon Richard, 9; Tylun Druilhet, 5; James Polidore, 5; Ronald Washington, 2 and Taylun Druilhet, 2.
S. Sparrow and J. Drexler led Jeanerette with 18 and 12 points respectively.
West St. Mary will host South Terrebonne on Tuesday in non-district action.