Ruddie Shears heated up just in time to pull the Vicksburg Missy Gators out of the fire Tuesday night.

Shears, a senior forward, scored six of her eight points in a brief flurry midway through the fourth quarter to put Vicksburg in the lead, and it hung on for a hard-fought 41-39 victory over Germantown.

Shears was just 3-of-23 shooting from the field, but hit a 3-pointer, a jumper and split a pair of free throws all in a row to give the Missy Gators the 41-39 lead with about 3 ½ minutes remaining. They then burned off the rest of the clock with a stall offense and solid defense to preserve the victory.

The win was a gut check for the Missy Gators, who were 13-for-56 (23.2 percent) from the field and 4-of-25 from the foul line.

Karry Callahan finished with 10 points, 15 rebounds, five steals, four assists and three blocked shots for Vicksburg. Alexis Carter added 11 points.

Aneisha Evans led Germantown (1-9) with 11 points, and Aliyah Hawkins scored 10.

(G) Warren Central 76, Wingfield 21

Three freshmen and sophomore Quinshayla Sturdivant all scored in double figures for Warren Central (4-5), which snapped a three-game losing streak with a blowout of visiting Wingfield (0-5).

T.T. Sims led the Lady Vikes with 20 points. Sturdivant, DaSha McGloster and Coco Fultz all scored 10, and another freshman, Dee Dee Caldwell, scored nine.

(B) Vicksburg 40, Germantown 36

Vicksburg (6-3) wiped out a 10-point deficit by outscoring Germantown 18-4 in the fourth quarter and snapped a two-game losing streak.

Joanthan Thompson and Tadarius Farrar scored nine points apiece for Germantown (8-3).