Portageville bounces back from setback with win

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — After failing to Malden 57-49, Portageville bounced back with a 62-54 win over Senath-Hornersville on Saturday, Jan. 20.

The Bulldogs (10-6) are finding their groove after a challenging stretch, winning five of their past seven.

“The boys competed and played extremely hard in both games,” said Portageville coach TJ Smith. “We couldn’t get many shots to fall on Friday, but we didn’t let that tough loss deter us as we came out and put together a pretty good game on Saturday.”

Despite Jamarion Smith’s 19-point effort against the Green Wave (14-2), Portageville couldn’t hang on to a six-point halftime advantage.

Smith and Connor Jeffries shared the scoring load, each finishing with 17 points in the victory over the Lions (6-9).

Portageville will host Hayti (7-6) on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

__MALDEN 57, PORTAGEVILLE 49__

Malden 10 10 19 18 — 57

P’Ville 10 16 10 13 — 49

Malden (57) — Marcus Burton 15, Payton Woodard 14, Quamareous Farmer 9, Darville Bell 7, Trey Miller 6, Xavier Harris 4, Tahjai Smith 2. FG: 22. FT: 11-19. F: 8. (3-pointers: Miller 2. Fouled out: None).

Portageville (49) — Jamarion Smith 19, Connor Jeffries 8, Brandon West 7, Aaron Dunlap 5, AJ Larry 4, Mason Adams 4, Xayvion Bogan 2. FG: 22. FT: 2-9. F: 13. (3-pointers: West 2, Dunlap 1. Fouled out: Jeffries).

__PORTAGEVILLE 62, SENATH-HORNERSVILLE 54__

Senath 16 11 11 16 — 54

P’Ville 11 17 21 13 — 62

Senath-Hornersville (54) — Mason Williams 16, Christian Garza 9, Adyn Goff 9, Cade Sawyer 6, Gerardo Castillo 6, Samuel Orozco 5, Todd Green 4. FG: 18. FT: 9-12. F: 9. (3-pointers: Sawyer 2, Garza 2, Castillo 2, Williams 2, Orozco 1. Fouled out: None).

Portageville (62) — Connor Jeffries 17, Jamarion Smith 17, Brandon West 10, AJ Larry 8, Mason Adams 6, Xayvion Bogan 4. FG: 25. FT: 8-11. F: 10. (3-pointers: West 2. Fouled out: None).