Area scores and highlights - Mar. 3

2A and 5A semifinals tipped off in Jackson.

Into today looking for another solid showing down in jackson.

Yesterday, 5 area teams advanced to the state final.

Today, three teams had the opportunity to punch their tickets to oxford.

The 27 and 3 calhoun city girls taking on 28 and 3 puckett in the 2a semifinals ==== the wolves trailing at the half, made a furious comeback in the second drawing within four points of the wildcats.

==== but calhoun city and point guard ajala mays responded, they closed out the third quarter with a 15 to 3 run and they rode that momentum to a 73 to 55 win at the coliseum.

Mays scored 17, center quay bailey returned from a knee injury and scored 16 off the bench.

Bailey tore her acl in a semifinals loss last season but that's in the past, calhoun city advances to the pavilion.

They face coahoma county in the finals on friday.

Coahoma beat bay springs 53 to 37.

The coahoma boys will also be heading to oxford after their 44 to 31 win over north forrest.

They'll play potts camp who got 20 point performances from martavious frost and walter hamilton.

Girls play friday at 1, boys play friday at 3.

Only one game from our area in 5a.

The columbus girls steamrolled laurel in the semifinal to advance to oxford.

They'll play brookhaven on friday.