Two-sport star Sam Tillery is perhaps the best athlete at McGehee High School, one of the top female athletes in the Greater New Orleans area. A standout in volleyball, Tillery is awfully good in basketball as well. More evidence of this was on display Monday night in Metairie.

Two-sport star Sam Tillery is perhaps the best athlete at McGehee High School, one of the top female athletes in the Greater New Orleans area. A standout in volleyball, Tillery is awfully good in basketball as well. More evidence of this was on display Monday night in Metairie.

Tillery scored seven first quarter points to help McGehee overcome a deficit, taking a lead it would not relinquish as McGehee downed Haynes 39-33 in the District 9-2A opener for both teams at Haynes.

Tillery finished with 16 points to lead all scorers. Erefaka Derefaka scored the first five points as Haynes (11-11) took an early lead. However, Derefaka was held scoreless til 7:38 remaining in the fourth period and finished with 11 points.

The Yellowjackets were held to four points in the second, six in the third and trailed 33-20 entering the fourth quarter.

With the win, the Hawks improved to 5-9 overall and evened its 9-2A record at 1-1 while Haynes fell to 0-1 in league play.

GIRLS AREA BASKETBALL SCORES FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 11:
Chapelle 48  Riverside 23  (Chapelle 22-5, Riverside 12-11)
John Curtis 66  St. Charles Catholic 16  (J.C. 11-10, 2-0, S.C.C. 7-11, 1-1)
John Ehret 66  Bonnabel 64  (J.E. 20-3, 1-0, Bonnabel 6-8, 0-1)
Thomas Jefferson 31  First Baptist 28  (T.J. 3-16, F.B. 6-1)
McGehee 39  Haynes 33  (McGehee 5-9, 1-1, Haynes 11-11, 0-1)
West Jefferson 49  King 36  (W.J. 6-6, 1-0, King 4-16, 0-1)

GIRLS AREA BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 12:
Algiers Tech @ Lusher—6 p.m.
Carver @ Priestley Charter—6 p.m.
Country Day @ Ridgewood—6 p.m.
De La Salle @ Xavier Prep—6 p.m.
Destrehan @ East Ascension—6 p.m.
Donaldsonville @ Clinton—5:30 p.m.
Douglass @ Fisher—6 p.m.
Dutchtown @ East St. John—6 p.m.
East Jefferson @ Franklinton—6 p.m.
Easton @ Rabouin—6 p.m.
Ellender @ Helen Cox—6 p.m.
First Baptist @ Lutheran—6 p.m.
Fontainebleau @ Covington—6 p.m.
Ben Franklin @ Clark—6 p.m.
French Settlement @ Pope John Paul II—6 p.m. Grand Isle @ Thomas Jefferson—6 p.m.
Hammond @ Northshore—6 p.m.
Lutcher @ Morgan City—6 p.m.
McDonogh @ St. Mary’s—6 p.m. McDonogh 35 @ Karr—6 p.m.
Pearl River  @ Salmen—6 p.m.
Ponchatoula @ Mandeville—6 p.m.
Sacred Heart vs. McMain @ McDonogh 35—6 p.m.
Southern Lab @ Hannan—6 p.m.
South Plaquemines @ Crescent City—6 p.m.
Springfield @ Northlake Christian—6 p.m.
St. Amant @ Hahnville—6 p.m.
St. James @ Plaquemine—6 p.m.
St. Martin’s @ Ecole Classique—6 p.m.
St. Scholastica @ Slidell—6 p.m.
Ursuline @ Cabrini—6 p.m.
Vandebilt Catholic @ Belle Chasse—6 p.m.
O. Perry Walker @ Reed—6 p.m.
White Castle @ West St. John—6 p.m.

BOYS AREA BASKETBALL RESULTS FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 11:
Amite 54  West Feliciana 44  (Amite 13-7, West Feliciana 5-14)
Belle Chasse 55  Priestley Charter 42  (Belle Chasse 14-6, P.C. 2-8)
Covington 68  Ponchatoula 61  (Covington 14-6, 1-1, Ponchatoula 12-9, 1-1)
Destrehan 70  Morgan City 54  (Destrehan 17-5, Morgan City 13-8)
Easton 67  McMain 48 (Easton 13-10, McMain 5-18)
Hammond 69  St. Paul’s 50  (Hammond 14-5, 2-0, St. Paul’s 5-14, 0-2)
Thomas Jefferson 40  First Baptist 26  (T.J. 13-2, F.B. 9-4)
Riverside 83  Helen Cox 57  (Riverside 19-5, H.C. 13-10)

BOYS AREA BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 12:
Cohen @ John Curtis—7 p.m.
Country Day @ Ridgewood—6:30 p.m.
De La Salle @ Lusher—7 p.m.
Donaldsonville @ Clinton—7 pm.
East Jefferson @ Bonnabel—7 p.m.
John Ehret @ Rummel—7 p.m.
First Baptist @ Lutheran—7 p.m.
Fisher @ Holy Rosary—7 p.m.
Fontainebleau @ Covington—7:30 p.m.
French Settlement @ Pope John Paul II—7:30 p.m.
Hahnville @ West Jefferson—7 p.m.
Hammond @ Northshore—7:30 p.m.
Holy Cross @ St. Augustine—7 p.m.
Independence @ Pearl River—7 p.m.
Karr @ Jesuit—7:15 p.m.
King @ St. Charles Catholic—7 p.m.
Newman @ Parkview Baptist—7 p.m.
Phoenix @ Shaw—7 p.m.
Ponchatoula @ Mandeville—7:30 p.m.
Priestley Charter @ Rabouin—7 p.m.
Reed @ Carver—7 p.m.
Salmen @ Brother Martin—7 p.m.
South Plaquemines @ Crescent City—7 p.m.
Springfield @ @ Northlake Christian—7 p.m.
St. Amant @ Lutcher—7 p.m.
St. Martin’s @ Ecole Classique—7 p.m.
St. Paul’s @ Slidell—7:30 p.m.
Patrick Taylor @ Hannan—7 p.m.
E.D. White @ Chalmette—7 p.m.
White Castle @ West St. John—7 p.m.