The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament were held on Monday, March 2, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

Leflore County defeats West Union in 1A boys semifinal

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Game summary by ChatGPT

Leflore County High School did its damage early and survived the surge late, turning a dominant first half into a 53-48 boys win over West Union Attendance Center on Monday, March 2, 2026.

The tone was set in the opening quarter, when Leflore County jumped out 18-8 and carried that edge into a 29-16 halftime lead. West Union found rhythm after the break, outscoring Leflore County 14-7 in the third to pull within six, and it stayed in striking distance the rest of the way — but the comeback never fully flipped the game.

Leflore County got a balanced scoring night with Emoni Journey and Tavarus Addison Jr posting 10 points each, and Caleb Day and Curtis Young adding nine apiece. West Union leaned on Jackson Rutherford’s 23 points, with Jon Grey Morrisson contributing 11.

The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament was held on Monday, March 2, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

Box Score

Leflore County High School vs West Union Attendance Center — Boys — Final 03/02/26

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Leflore County High School	18	11	7	17	53
West Union Attendance Center	8	8	14	18	48

Team Totals

Team	PTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO	EFF
Leflore County High School	53	19	53	4	12	11	14	6	32	19	13	1	0	10	11	46
West Union Attendance Center	48	18	44	0	10	12	13	5	28	13	15	9	5	13	9	62

Leflore County High School

Player	PTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	OREB	DREB	STL	FOULS	TO	EFF
Caleb Day #2	9	3	5	0	0	3	4	4	6	4	2	0	2	1	15
Curtis Young #1	9	2	5	2	4	3	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	2	8
Emoni Journey #10	10	4	12	0	4	2	2	0	5	3	2	0	2	1	7
Jeremy Gibert #5	8	2	8	1	2	3	4	1	5	0	5	0	2	4	3
Keveon Cross #4	5	2	10	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	-3
TEAM #1000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	4
Tavarus Addison Jr #11	10	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	1	0	11
Terrace Williams	2	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	1	1	1

West Union Attendance Center

Player	PTS	FGM	FGA	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO	EFF
Carson Conlee #1	8	4	12	4	0	0	1	4	2	2	3	0	4	5	4
Jackson Rutherford #32	23	9	10	0	5	5	1	7	3	4	0	0	3	1	29
Jaxon Herod #3	4	1	11	5	2	2	1	3	1	2	2	1	2	0	2
Jon Grey Morrisson #31	11	4	11	1	3	4	0	8	3	5	2	4	2	2	15
Mack Wallis #2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	0	2	1	7
TEAM #1000	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	4