CLINTON ­— Two teams that came into the Division 3-6A Tournament on long losing streaks are moving on to the next round.

Warren Central’s girls and the Vicksburg High’s boys qualified for the Class 6A North State satellite round by grabbing wins as underdogs Tuesday in elimination games. Friday in the division tournament title games, both played competitively before falling to the top seeds in the final minutes.

Warren Central (9-17) faces a quick turnaround and a hard test Monday night. The Lady Vikes get Southaven (27-1), which beat last year’s state runner-up Horn Lake in the Division 1-6A final Friday. It’s the third straight season the Lady Vikes have made it out of the division tournament, but they haven’t been past the satellite round since 2007.

WC coach Jackie Martin-Brown said her young team could use the extra experience that playing Southaven will provide.

“We were so close to winning the tournament and getting to host, but now that’s past and we can’t miss our future, because we have a game up there Monday,” Martin-Brown said.

The Lady Vikes gave Greenville-Weston fits before falling 37-32. They held a 26-25 lead after three quarters and kept South Alabama signee Brianna Wright to just 13 points to that point.

Wright scored five points in the final three minutes to get the Honey Bees past the Lady Vikes.

Martin-Brown said the varsity call-up of ninth-graders DeNitra Bracey and J’Nitra Ratliff gave WC a big lift and it showed in the tournament. The Lady Vikes upset Vicksburg 39-37 on Tuesday to advance to the final. Bracey had a team-high 10 points and 18 rebounds in the win.

Against Greenville-Weston, Bracey had seven points and 10 rebounds, while Ratliff hit a key 3-pointer in the third quarter to start WC’s rally from a six-point deficit.

“They have definitely added some fire and spark,” Martin-Brown said. “They’ve given us a lot more hustle and rebounding.”

Vicksburg coach Dellie C. Robinson has had to deal with a young team as well, after the team graduated its entire starting five and several top reserves from last year’s Class 6A runner-up.

The Gators (10-16) had lost six straight, four by two points, but still managed to beat Greenville-Weston in the first round on Tuesday. They then played top seed Clinton (23-5) on even terms for 31⁄2 quarters before faltering late.

The Arrows used an 8-0 run to break free from a 48-all tie and won 66-60. Both teams shot right at 50 percent from the field and there were only 15 combined turnovers.

That was enough to bring a little smile to Robinson’s face.

“With as young a team as we are, you have to be happy with it,” Robinson said.

The Gators now have another tough challenge as they head to DeSoto Central (28-1) for the satellite round on Tuesday. DeSoto has not lost to a Mississippi team this season — its only loss was a 44-43 setback against Memphis’ Mitchell High School in December — and has won 15 games in a row.

Throw in a four-hour bus ride, and it won’t be a pleasant experience for the Gators. It won’t be an unfamiliar situation, either, at least for Robinson. He led Vicksburg to road wins in the satellite round in 2009 and 2010.

“We’ll just go play and see what happens,” Robinson said.

Vicksburg is led by sophomore point guard Edward Davis, who had an outstanding game in the division tournament final against Clinton. Davis finished with 18 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. Ninth-grader Shaquille Bracey and DeAngelo Richardson each had 12 points.

DeSoto Central is led by senior forwards Randy Brown, who averages 18.7 points and 9.2 rebounds, and Ricky Johnson at 15.9 points and 8.3 rebounds. Five players average at least eight points per game.

Up next

• (G) WC at Southaven

Monday, 7 p.m.

• (B) Vicksburg at

DeSoto Central

Tuesday, 7 p.m.

• (B) PCA vs. TBA

Tuesday or Wednesday,

Time TBA, at Rebul Aca.