Photo Gallery: Warren Central vs. Vicksburg basketball

Published 1:39 pm Wednesday, January 15, 2025

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Warren Central's DJ Gibbs (15) tries to get to the basket as he's defended by Vicksburg High's Jadarius Henderson, Kris Washington (3) and Mincer Minor (2). (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High's Zion Harvey (4) dribbles the basketball as she's guarded by Warren Central's Ballet Duty (2) during Tuesday's game. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central's DJ Gibbs (15) works against Vicksburg High's Mincer Minor (2) during Tuesday's game. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central's Keasia Williams (20) and Vicksburg High's Jamia Grace tumble to the floor as they chase a loose ball. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High's Ja'Quez Marshall (22) tries to grab a rebounds against Warren Central. Marshall finished with six points and 15 rebounds as Vicksburg won 52-35. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central's Camara Evans (1) drives toward the hoop against Vicksburg High. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High's Jadarius Henderson (4) handles the basketball against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High's Raylyn Parson (24) dribbles the basketball against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central's Roosevelt Harris (2) brings the ball up the floor Tuesday against Vicksburg High. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Members of Vicksburg High's marching band perform at halftime of the boys' basketball game against Warren Central on Tuesday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High basketball fans take photos and videos of the school's drum corps during a halftime performance at Tuesday's boys' basketball game against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Members of Vicksburg High's drum corps perform at halftime of the boys' basketball game against Warren Central on Tuesday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central's DJ Gibbs, left, tries to shoot over the outstretched arm of Vicksburg High's Ja'Quez Marshall during Tuesday's game. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High's Cynia Johnson (25) grabs a rebound while Warren Central's Joniya Scroggins (10) tries to get the basketball during Tuesday's game. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central's Jaylon Winters dribbles the basketball against Vicksburg High. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central's Arielle Ward (0) brings the ball up the floor while Vicksburg High's Raylyn Parson (24) gives chase. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High's Ja'quez Jones (5) handles the basketball against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High girls basketball coaches Deatra Cable, left, and Troy Stewart watch the action during Tuesday's game against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central girls basketball head coach Heather Casey watches her team play against Vicksburg High. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High's DeCorey Knight Jr. handles the basketball against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High's Mincer Minor (2) drives toward the lane against Warren Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central and Vicksburg High renewed their River City rivalry on the basketball court Tuesday night, with a girls-boys varsity doubleheader at VHS.

Vicksburg won both games.

In the girls’ game, Cynia Johnson finished with 21 points and 17 rebounds, and Zion Harvey scored 17 points as Vicksburg won 59-47. It was the Missy Gators’ 12th win in 13 meetings with the Lady Vikes.

Camara Evans scored a game-high 29 points to lead Warren Central.

In the boys’ game, Vicksburg used a 13-2 run in the third quarter to open a 16-point lead and wound up winning 52-35 to snap a five-game losing streak.

Mincer Minor scored 10 points, and Kris Washington and Ja’Quez Jones had nine each for the Gators. Javeion Perkins and Ja’Quez Marshall finished with six points each, while Perkins grabbed 12 rebounds and Marshall had 15.

Jaylon Winters was Warren Central’s leading scorer, with nine points. Nash Morgan scored eight, and Micah Moore and Robert Williams had six each.

The contest also featured a halftime performance by the drum corps from Vicksburg High’s marching band.

Vicksburg will play at Callaway on Friday night, and then hosts Columbus on Jan. 21.

Warren Central will be on the road for its next three games — Friday at Neshoba Central, Jan. 21 at Callaway, and Jan. 24 at Ridgeland.

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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