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

Okolona hangs on to win 1A Girls semifinal against Simmons

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Game summary by ChatGPT

Okolona built a cushion early in their 1A girls match, then spent the rest of the night fending off Simmons’ push.

Okolona was a 50-47 winner over Simmons on Monday, March 2, 2026. Okolona jumped out in front after the opening half and still had a lead after three, before Simmons made its strongest move in the fourth quarter.

Simmons leaned on a big scoring night from Sariyah Alexander, who finished with 25 points. Okolona countered with Sanaa Chandler’s 20 and Braelyn Shumpert’s 10 to get across the line.

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

BoxScore

Simmons High School vs Okolona High School — Final 03/02/26 (Girls)

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Simmons High School	8	5	17	16	47
Okolona High School	16	15	9	7	50

Team Totals

Team	PTS (Final)	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO
Simmons High School	47	18	55	2	8	7	18	4	41	19	22	9	0	12	16
Okolona High School	50	19	44	3	12	3	13	7	34	10	24	9	2	14	20

Simmons High School — Player Stats

Player	PTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	FOULS	TO	EFF
Kaitlyn Pam #24	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	-1
Karmen Marshall #22	8	3	3	0	0	2	2	0	3	1	2	0	3	0	11
Kelly Warren #25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Kristen Johnson #10	2	1	7	0	1	0	0	1	7	4	3	1	2	5	0
Moesha Hoskins #5	8	4	14	0	1	0	7	0	13	5	8	3	1	4	3
Sariyah Alexander #4	25	10	21	2	6	3	5	0	7	4	3	2	1	5	17
TEAM #1000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	3	0	0	0	7
Timireyae Nelson #14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Vontaria Rush #2	2	0	8	0	0	2	4	2	2	0	2	3	3	2	-3

Okolona High School — Player Stats

Player	PTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO	EFF
Braelyn Shumpert #3	10	5	7	0	0	0	3	1	4	1	3	1	0	1	3	8
Laila Satterwhite #20	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Neely Buchanan #2	8	3	7	2	6	0	0	0	5	2	3	1	0	1	1	10
Prommyss Small #5	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	4	1	3	2	0	5	3	6
Riah Hykes #4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1
Riley Boone #14	2	1	7	0	0	0	0	1	15	4	11	2	2	5	6	10
Sanaa Chandler #24	20	8	19	1	6	3	8	4	6	2	4	3	0	2	6	12
TEAM #1000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1