Jackson area high school basketball Week 8 top performers

It's Week 8 of the TSSAA basketball season, and the area's top basketball players are showing out once again.

Here are the top performers for the week. This story will be updated as the week continues.

Coaches, send in your stats to sports writer Austin Chastain at achastain@gannett.com.

Tuesday

Boys

SOUTH GIBSON 73, CROCKETT COUNTY 44: Cade Allen led the Hornets with 17 points. Trevor Lemings added 16 while Koen Thomas had 15. Kevin Pledge led the Cavaliers with eight points.

CHESTER COUNTY 67, NORTH SIDE 57: Chad Barham led the Tigers with 23 points. Amari Massengill added 15 points. Brendan Rogers led North Side with 16 points in the loss.

TCA 57, JACKSON CHRISTIAN 43: Kaleb Williams scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, to lead the Lions. Birman Jenkins scored 14 points to lead the Eagles.

More: VOTE: West Tennessee boys basketball athlete of the week for Jan. 1-6

Girls

USJ 76, TIPTON-ROSEMARK 14: The Bruins had four scorers in double figures to earn the dominant win. Haylen Ayers led the offense with 19 points.

GIBSON COUNTY 84, RIPLEY 21: A'Kira Riding scored 16 points to lead the Pioneers to a dominant win. Emily Skinner (15), Georgia Lannom (10) and Micah Hart (10) were also in double figures for the Pioneers. Kennedy Owen led the Tigers with nine points.

McNAIRY 45, LEXINGTON 41: Lena Taylor and Nerrajah Wade paced the Bobcats with 19 points apeice. Holly Bartholomew led the Tigers with 23 points.

SCOTTS HILL 83, LIBERTY 45: Julie Hampton scored 39 points to lead the Lions. Lacie Dunavant and Emma Wright each had 14 points, as well. Araiya Stewart scored 20 points for the Crusaders.

More: VOTE: West Tennessee girls basketball athlete of the week poll for Jan. 1-6

JACKSON CHRISTIAN 48, TCA 32: Gibson Boykin scored 16 points to lead the Eagles to the home victory. Mary Grace Cleek scored 13 points to lead the Lions.

This article originally appeared on Jackson Sun: TSSAA basketball: Jackson area top performers for Week 8 of 2023-2024 season