Latta’s Lady Vikings easily overpowered the Green Sea-Floyds Trojans 48-9 on Friday, February 4.

The Lady Trojans never scored more than three points in any quarter, with Latta outscoring them 12-2, 4-3, 14-2, and 18-2, finishing the game 30 points ahead of the Trojans.

Quasheika Page earned a game-high 19 points for the Lady Vikings and was the only player to score in double-digits. Charise Braddy added six points to the victory, and Tiana Deberry, Brittany Burgess, and Britney Burrell contributed four points each. Fe’Reshia Paige, Jessica Evans, Andrea Gilbert, Michia Johnson, and Sophelia Bethea each scored two points, and Jocelyn Vereen added one point for Latta.

Sade Wade led the Trojans with a team-high three points, with Asia Floyd, Adrian Deberry, and Sarah Norris each contributing two points.

The win improves Latta’s record to 8-7 overall and 8-1 in Region 8-A, making them number two in the region.

Next up, Latta was scheduled to host Creek Bridge in a make-up game from earlier in the season. Creek Bridge is 3-14 overall this season and 3-7 in the region.

Then on Tuesday, the Lady Vikings will take on the number one team in the region, Johnsonville, at 6:00 p.m. The Lady Flashes are currently 15-3 overall with a 10-1 record in the region. Latta was the only team to defeat Johnsonville in conference action when they pulled out a 59-57 win on Tuesday, January 18.

This Tuesday’s game will also be the last game of the regular season for Johnsonville, while Latta will hit the road again on Thursday to take on Lake View in their final bout of the season.

BOYS

The Latta boys haven’t fared as well this season as their female counterparts, and despite a hard-fought game, the Vikings fell to the Trojans with a final score of 77-69.

The two teams started on fairly equal footing, with Latta taking the first quarter 21-20. The Vikings seemed to be in the drivers seat at half-time after a 17-13 second quarter put them ahead 38-33 going into the third. The Vikings returned from the break to outscore the Trojans 20-17, starting the fourth with an eight-point lead.

But after leading most of the game, the Vikings lost control in the fourth. Green Sea-Floyds came charging back, posting 27 points to Latta’s 11 and putting them eight points ahead for the final score of Trojans 77, Vikings 69.

The loss leaves the Vikings at 3-12 overall and 2-7 in Region 8A, while Green Sea-Floyds improves to 16-5 and 6-4.

The Vikings were scheduled to play Creek Bridge in a make-up game on Monday, February 7, before traveling to Johnsonville to face the Flashes on Tuesday, February 8. Creek Bridge is number two in the region with a 16-5, 7-3 record. Johnsonville is currently 11-8 and 6-5 on the season.