VJHS girl’s basketball team took win over Byram on Monday

Vicksburg Junior High School girl’s basketball team grabbed a 38-33 win over Byram Middle School on Monday.

The Missy Gators started the game off slow by trailing 11-2 in the first quarter. They picked things up in the second quarter as Kensley Henderson and Raylyn Parson got off a couple of shots with VJHS trailing 16-12 at halftime.

The Missy Gators had a big second half as Makhaya Willis knocked down a nice 3-pointer and Nakia Jeffers stepped up in the fourth quarter, along with Naykeria Watson.

Jeffers led the team with nine points, followed by Kennedy Williams and Parson who both scored eight. Henderson added six points, while Willis finished with three and Watson dropped four.

VJHS is now 1-1 under Head Coach Jennifer Stewart and they will travel to Germantown on Thursday.