8-4A basketball tournament: Moss Point edges St. Stanislaus for region championship

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Moss Point's Devin Booker, shown here against Bay on Thursday, scored 23 points in a 55-53 victory over St. Stanislaus in Friday's Region 8-4A championship game. (Sea Coast Echo photo)

BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi --- Moss Point used a furious second-half rally to beat St. Stanislaus 55-53 in the championship game of the Region 8-4A tournament on Friday night.

The Tigers overcame a 23-12 halftime deficit by outscoring the Rock-a-Chaws 27-13 in the third quarter. Terrance Trussell's 3-pointer with 1:33 left in the period put the Tigers up 36-34, their first lead since 2-0.

Moss Point (16-14) never led by more than four points in the fourth quarter, but held on for its 14th win in 17 games. Kentucky signee Devin Booker scored 23 points --- 21 in the second half, while Trussell added 11.

Jerrod Rigby scored a game-high 27 points for St. Stanislaus, which falls to 15-12. Mitchell Walk added 11 for the Rock-a-Chaws.

Moss Point and St. Stanislaus will both host first-round playoff games on Tuesday, the Tigers against the fourth-place team from Region 7-4A and the Rock-a-Chaws against the third-place team.

Complete Region 8-4A tournament scores from Friday:

Girls consolation game: Moss Point 43, Poplarville 28

Boys consolation game: Pass Christian 50, Bay 48

Girls championship game: Bay 62, Pass Christian 44

Boys championship game: Moss Point 55, St. Stanislaus 53

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