Lady Dawgs pick up three straight

The Jefferson Lady Bulldogs picked up three straight wins over the Christmas break before dropping a district bout to Tatum on Tuesday. 

The most recent win came with a 64-41 final over Troup on Jan. 2 at home.

Ja’Kayla Rusk led the attack with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.

Tierrani Johnson had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

Da’Navia Thomas added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Kristen Thomas offered 5 points and 11 rebounds.

NeNe Burns  added 3 points 

TK Trammer had 2 points and 2 rebounds.

TJ Hood scored 1 point.

Prior that the Troup win, the Lady Bulldogs topped Waskom 57-48 on Dec. 31 on the road. 

Kristen Thomas led the way with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Da’Navia Thomas added 12 points, 3 assists and 2 steals.

Rusk offered 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Johnson had 7 points. 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

Hood had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists

Iyanna Barnett had 2 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block.

NeNe Burns landed  2 points.

The Lady Bulldogs also picked up a narrow 62-61 win over Longview Heat at home on Dec. 29. 

They dropped a 51-31 final to Tatum Tuesday night on the road. 

They will meet Harleton for a district match on Friday. 

Currently the Lady Dawgs are 5-3 overall and 3-2 in district play.