Moments after his team had turned in arguably it’s most impressive performance of the season, Bartlett coach Dion Real had his team back out on the practice floor, running through some drills and stressing some fine points he felt his team had missed.

“Just a little shell drill,” he said. “We gave up way too many points in the fourth quarter without scoring enough and we talked to them about that. We’ve got to be better late. Again, it’s culture, culture, culture. It’s an every day grind.”

Bartlett was on its grind for the most part Friday, getting 20 points from Terrance Jacobs and 19 more from Terrance’s older brother Tadarius as they defeated Arlington, 77-68.

The Panthers improve to 12-5 on the year while Arlington, which entered the contest ranked second in the state in Class AAA, lost for the first time in 12 games.

“Just doing what we do,” said Tadarius Jacobs, a senior who transferred to Bartlett from East in light of Shelby County Schools’ decision not to play this season.

“We knew that if we played our game, we’d come out with a victory. We feel like we’re underrated in the city right now so we came out and showed them what we’re about.”

For much of the season, Bartlett has been a second-half team and following his team’s two-point win over Briarcrest on Tuesday, Real said he hoped for better play earlier in the game. He got that in the second quarter as the Panthers played about as well as they could, scoring 25 points to take a 43-35 lead at halftime.

Bartlett continued to pour it on in the third and led 62-42 after three. Arlington, to its credit, didn’t fold; in fact, with just over six minutes left Tigers coach Maurice Miller took a time-out and emphatically told his team it would win.

And indeed, they pulled to within six with 1:37 to go on a Madison Peaster bucket that made it 74-68. The Tigers left the back door open on the next trip down though, allowing Kamrin Jones to score an easy one. Arlington was then called for a charge on its next possession before Terrance Jacobs, a junior, ended the scoring with a free throw.

“Players win games,” Real said. “It was nothing I did. These guys play so well together; that was the big thing, sharing the ball. Sharing the ball and making shots. That’s the key; if you’re making shots, everything looks good.”

Jones added 15 points while University of Memphis commit Amarr Knox, who played with the Jacobs brothers at Bellevue Middle School, finished with 11.

Peaster scored 24 to lead four Arlington players in double figures. Phillip Dotson added 18, 6-foor-9 sophomore Javar Daniel chipped in with 14 and Isaiah Jones had 10.

Arlington’s loss leaves CBHS (14-0) and FACS (9-0) as the only undefeated teams in the Shelby-Metro area.

In the girls game, it was a Taylor-made victory for Arlington.

Charmen Taylor scored 20 points and twin sister Carmen, the city’s leading scorer at just over 17 per game, added 19 as the Tigers used a strong defensive effort in the second quarter to take control before winning, 62-42.

It was a one-point game after eight minutes but Arlington (10-2) outscored the Panthers 19-4 in the second, a performance that surely pleased first-year coach Ashley Shields.

“That was the main thing we’ve focused on all week, playing defense and staying together,” Shields said. “And playing team basketball. The main thing I did coming was just trying to build relationships and trying to learn everyone individually and it’s coming along. We’re having a pretty good season.

“The main thing I tell them every day (is) ‘let’s just go out here and compete.’ As long as we’re competing, we’re getting better as a team.”

Naveah Scott scored 16 points and Sariah Conley added 15 for Bartlett and head coach Wes Shappley. Shappley, who coached Arlington to Class AAA state tournaments in 2018, 2019 and 2020, spent five seasons on the Tigers’ bench before returning to his alma mater over the summer.

Box scores

Friday

Boys

Bartlett 77, Arlington 68

Arlington 21 14 7 26-68

Bartlett 18 25 19 15-77 

Arlington (68)-Isaiah Jones 10, Phillip Dotson 18, Madison Peaster 24, Anthony Medlock 2, Javar Daniel 14

Bartlett (77)-Amarr Knox 11, Will Farris 1, Devin Crockett 2, Tadarius Jacobs 19, Kamrin Jones 15, Luke Bridges 5, Terrance Jacobs 20, Rashad Williams 4

Records: Arlington 11-1; Bartlett 12-5

CBHS 67, Briarcrest 49

Notable: Reese McMullen scored 19 and Hunter Pratt added a season-high 18 as the Brothers improved to an area-best 14-0. Junior Chandler Jackson, who was honored pregame for surpassing 1,000 career points, finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Freshman Cooper Haynes led Briarcrest (13-3) with 18.

Center Hill 88, Saltillo (Miss.) 57

Notable: Kaeden Laws scored 23 points and Zandon Haralson added 20 as the Mustangs (13-7, 3-0 District 1-5A) won their sixth game in a row. Tanner Burcham chipped in with 18 points while Elijah Marcisz added 10.

FACS 51, Jackson Christian 37

Notable: The Crusaders improved to 9-0 behind Daniel Egbuniwe, who finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. T.J. Thomas added 11 points while Joshua Ward and Josh Mason each contributed 10.

Fayette Academy 66, University School of Jackson 48

Notable: Austin Abernathy finished with 18 points as Fayette Academy defeated the Bruins for the first time since 2013. Caleb Smith added 15 points while Luke Moore and Ryan Eubanks each had 12.

Fayette-Ware 76, Millington 46

Notable: Seven-foot junior JaSteven Walker had another big game to lead the Wildcats, finishing with 20 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks. Harmonta Griggs added 13 points and six assists while Tay Williams finished with 10 points and eight boards.

Harding 67, St. George’s 51

Harding 16 3 23 25-67

St. George’s 13 17 7 14-51

Harding (67)-D.J. Richmond 17, Jordan Jarrett 2, Monte Williams 2, Luke Campbell 13, Kortell Kelly 2, Jaxon Toney 16, Jamal Mitchell 15

St. George’s (51)-Landon Johnson 15, Tristan Fleming 12, Fred Deere 11, Luke Washington 3, Bo Thrasher 4, Logan Haddad 4

Record: Harding 2-7

Lewisburg 62, Tupelo 47 (OT)

Notable: Max Zizman scored 14 points as the Patriots improved to 10-10 on the year. David Kiesel added 13, Logan Coker 11 and Eli Lamb eight, along with a team-high 11 rebounds.

MHEA 65, Collierville 57

MHEA  7 23 19 16-65

Collierville 15 14 17 11-57

MHEA (65)-Sam Eubank 4, Luke Guess 6, Luke Shoemaker 13, Justin Morgan 24, Jack Zwirlein 6, Jarrett Vaughn 2

Collierville (57)-T.J. McNeil 6, Jordan Coleman 5, Davon Barnes 20, Jordan Jenkins 7, Madison Taylor 4, Chris Sims 15

Record: Collierville 13-4

Notable: Justin Morgan hit four 3-pointers in the game and scored 10 of his 24 points in the third quarter to lead the Eagles.

Tipton-Rosemark 69, Jackson Sacred Heart 61

Notable: Alex Anderson poured in 27 points to lead the Rebels. Tyler Byrd chipped in with 16 and Eli Ramsey added 15.

Girls

Arlington 62, Bartlett 42

Arlington 15 19 15 13-62

Bartlett 14 4 12 12-42

Arlington (62)-Sinclair Johnson 1, Alindsey Long 7, Taylor Dupree 6, Carmen Taylor 19, Kennedy Stokes 7, Charmen Taylor 20

Bartlett (42)-LaMonnie Owens 2, Naveah Scott 16, Zoe Williams 2, Sariah Conley 15, Shamari Hamlett 2, Elise Williams 5

Harding 51, St. George’s 40

Harding 10 5 19 17-51

St. George’s 8 5 13 14-40

Harding (51)-Chloe Johnson 5, Halle Johnson 4, Makyah Thomas-Malone 10, Emily Howard 15, Trinity Malone 6, Makayla Summerall 12

St. George’s (40)-Aaliyah Converse 17, Lauryn Denton 15, Karsen Ryan 8

Notable: Makyah Thomas-Malone and Emily Howard each had 14 rebounds for Harding, which won the battle of the boards, 50-32. Thomas-Malone also had four assists while Howard had five blocks. Aaliyah Converse led the Gryphons with 11 rebounds while Lauryn Denton added nine.

Hutchison 72, St. Benedict 22

St. Benedict 9 5 2 6-22

Hutchison 20 16 22 14-72

St. Benedict (22)-Maria Bair 4, Emma Jolly 4, Ella Lamey 4, Cheyanne Henry 3, Dayle Bullen 2, Isabella Polania 2, Farrah Rector 2, Anna Leoni 1

Hutchison (72)-Berklee Scifres 19, Maxine Engel 17, Carmyn Harrison 9, Kaila Nugent 6, Kaia Barnett 5, Maddie Prather 4, Rebecca Burnett 4, Lauren Burress 2, Jayla Dorsey 2, Caroline Gilbert 2, Jynesis Jones 2

Records: St. Benedict 1-15 (0-3 Division 2-AA West); Hutchison 10-1 (3-0)

Notable: Berklee Scifres went 5 of 8 from 3-point range to lead Hutchison; it’s the third time in three weeks the sophomore has made five triples in a game. Kaia Barnett led the rebounding with 10 while Carmyn Harrison finished with seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Maxine Engel went 7 of 8 from the field.

Jackson Trinity Christian 67, ECS 48

ECS 14 13 12 9-48

Trinity Christian 16 11 25 15-67

ECS (48)-Lucy Benson 16, Katie Field 4, Carley Brock 8, Evie Wages 5, Audrey Broadway 15

Trinity Christian (67)-Amelia Goehring 5, Carden Vailes 17, Anna Sanders 9, Olivia Lee 28, Jayden Maddox 4

Saltillo (Miss.) 82, Center Hill 75 (OT)

Notable: Despite 17 points from Hope Mealer, the Mustangs fell to 9-12 overall and 1-2 in District 1-5A play. Jairya Rankins contributed 14 points and Dominique Collins added 12.

Northpoint 62, Lausanne 32

Northpoint 18 15 19 10-62

Lausanne 7 6 9 10-32

Northpoint (62)-Melinda Martinez 2, Kerrington Edwards 3, Bethany Wright 17, Briley Faith Cherry 10, Isabella Carlson 10, Haley Carson 2, Leah Jones 18

Lausanne (32)-Simi Faleye 2, Abby Hough 2, Tyler Jones 11, Clinne Caples 4, Lucy Fisher 8, Analise Murray 2, Anais Jones 3

Record: Northpoint 9-4

Notable: Bethany Wright sank three 3-pointers and scored 13 of her 17 points in the first half to lead Northpoint. 

Tipton-Rosemark 51, Jackson Sacred Heart 23

Notable: Freshman Savannah Scruggs led the way with 12 points as TRA improved to 7-0.

University School of Jackson 60, Fayette Academy 44

Notable: Kaitlyn Eubanks led the Vikings with 14 points, while Camille Burnette and Emmie Moore each finished with 12.

Thursday

Briarcrest 65, St. Agnes 43

Briarcrest 16 15 25 9-65

St. Agnes 8 13 10 12-43

Briarcrest (65)-Julia Bonasso 10, Olivia Howard 4, Sarah Strong 4, Kathryn Echols 15, Ella Fite 4, Kayli Clarkson 16, Addie Moore 12

St. Agnes (43)-Skylyn Weisenborn 18, Natalie Bryant 11, Olivia Page 2, Sara Israel 8, Ivy Gasaway 2, Caroline Baker 2

Record: Briarcrest 10-2