The St. Aloysius Flashes plowed through a tough test and came out smiling.

Carson Gleese finished with a game-high 30 points and seven rebounds, and Carter Henderson had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds as St. Al’s boys’ basketball team beat Adams County Christian School 63-50 on Friday.

The Flashes had 39 rebounds as a team. Walt Andrews grabbed 10.

Anthony McCloud also chipped in 11 points and Carson Henderson scored seven. Sadler Lambiotte had five assists and Laken Bradley had four.

“We came out tonight and played the best defense we’ve played all year. We rebounded the ball spectacularly,” St. Al coach Walter Hallberg said. “If we continue to play this kind of basketball over the next few weeks we’re going to surprise some people in the postseason.”

St. Al (13-8, 2-2 MAIS District 4-5A) played two games on back-to-back nights and won both to even its district record. It’s now in second place in District 4-5A, with two more league games against first-place Copiah Academy on Tuesday and Cathedral on Jan. 30. Both are on the road.

“I just want to say a big thank you to our fans,” Hallberg said. “We had a great crowd show up (Friday) and everyone was loud and engaged the whole game. It’s a great night to be a Flash.”

In Friday’s junior high boys’ game, ACCS beat St. Al 44-30. Dru Gleese scored 18 points for St. Al, Grant Gattle had six points and five rebounds, and Patrick Southerland grabbed 11 rebounds.

Neshoba Central 55, Vicksburg 49
Emjae Willis scored all 14 of his points in the second half, and Max Weir had all 10 of his in the fourth quarter as Neshoba Central (10-12, 3-5 MHSAA Region 2-6A) beat Vicksburg High on Friday.

Vicksburg trailed 20-16 at halftime, but scored only seven points in the third quarter as the deficit swelled to 12. The Gators made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to come back.

Kris Washington made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points to lead the Gators. Jadarius Henderson scored 10 points and Marlon Foy had nine.

Vicksburg (11-12, 2-5) had a three-game winning streak snapped on the first night of a busy stretch of games. It has to turn around and play at home against Columbus Saturday at 4 p.m. in a game postponed from earlier in the week because of weather, and then will play at home Tuesday night vs. Ridgeland.

Columbus (18-3, 7-0) is in first place in Region 2-6A, and Ridgeland (22-4, 7-2) is in second. Ridgeland beat Warren Central 74-61 on Friday.

Girls
ACCS 41, St. Aloysius 30
Farrell Roberson and Megan Theriot both reached double figures in rebounds, but St. Aloysius (7-13, 0-4 MAIS District 4-5A) lost to Adams County Christian School in Friday’s girls’ game.

Roberson finished with six points and 14 rebounds, while Theriot had six points and 13 rebounds.

Taryn Lusby, Olivia Larsen and Annslee Averett all scored six points apiece.

Neshoba Central 62, Vicksburg 50
Iyley Denson scored 16 points and Neshoba Central (13-12, 6-2 MHSAA Region 2-6A) beat Vicksburg High (13-10, 3-4) for its 22nd consecutive home victory.

Denson was one of five Neshoba players who scored at least eight points. Eight players scored in total.

Vicksburg’s Cynia Johnson and Zion Harvey both had impressive performances in the loss. Johnson finished with 17 points and 20 rebounds, while Harvey had 18 points and five steals.

Carjessa Albert added seven points for the Missy Gators.