Tale of the Tape – 4A Girls Championship Preview
MHSAA 4A State Championship
Tishomingo County Lady Braves vs. Choctaw Central Lady Warriors
Thursday, March 3 – 5:00 p.m.
TISHOMINGO COUNTY LADY BRAVES
Record: 31-3
Region: 1-4A (#1)
Championships: 0
County: Tishomingo
REGULAR SEASON KEY WINS
Olive Branch 77-74
Columbus 59-41
Belmont 69-49
Lafayette 60-41
Clinton 64-50
LOSSES
Olive Branch 65-64
Belmont 64-58
Biggersville 50-48
STREAK
25 wins in a row earlier in season
PLAYOFFS
Round 1: New Albany 68-58
Round 2: Gentry 71-52
Round 3: Pontotoc 63-55
HEAD COACH
Brian Middleton
PROBABLE STARTERS
#1 Zareli Ozuna (SO, Guard)
#5 Madison Bennett (SR, Guard)
#24 Reese Moore (SO, Guard)
#11 Lila Sanderson (JR, Forward)
#42 Clara Garland (SR, Center)
KEY TEAM ATTRIBUTES
-Shooting
-Size
-Effort
ONE MORE THING
Tishomingo County is looking for its first state championship.
CHOCTAW CENTRAL LADY WARRIORS
Record: 27-4
Region: 4-4A (#1)
Championships: 7 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2018)
County: Choctaw
REGULAR SEASON KEY WINS
Moss Point 30-20
Lafayette 61-50
Columbus 58-31
Louisville 61-60
Holmes County Central 56-23
LOSSES
Neshoba Central 72-59, 66-45
Germantown 73-61
Louisville 63-57
STREAK
Won 20 of last 21
PLAYOFFS
Round 1: Greenwood 67-36
Round 2: Ripley 72-45
Round 3: South Pontotoc 69-48
Round 4: Newton County 49-43
HEAD COACH
Bill Smith
PROBABLE STARTERS
#2 Kylinn Bell (SO, Guard)
#10 Mattison Bell (SO, Guard)
#11 Kylie Williamson (SR, Guard)
#15 Keshahn Wallace (JR, Forward)
#21 Malaka Morris (JR, Guard)
KEY TEAM ATTRIBUTES
-Shooting
-Passing
-Energy
ONE MORE THING
Choctaw Central will have to overcome major adversity after losing multiple players to injury in the semifinal game against Newton County.