Kemari Smith broke out in the third quarter Tuesday, and so did the Vicksburg Missy Gators.

Smith scored 15 of her 23 points — and 15 of Vicksburg’s 27 — in the period, and the Missy Gators routed Yazoo City 87-48 for their third win in four games.

Vicksburg led by 10 points at halftime, then Smith helped it outscore Yazoo City 27-7 in the third to take a 63-33 lead.

Pleasure King added 11 points for the Missy Gators and freshman Yakia Burns scored 10. Eriel Bunch grabbed 15 rebounds.

Vicksburg will play at Pearl Thursday at 6 p.m.

(B) Vicksburg 61, Yazoo City 59

Darius Johnson had 15 points and seven rebounds, and hit a pair of clutch free throws late in the fourth quarter to help Vicksburg High’s boys basketball team hold off Yazoo City.

The Gators (2-1) took the lead with a steal and layup with less than a minute to go, and then got a defensive stop. Johnson was fouled and hit two free throws with five seconds remaining to give VHS a 61-57 lead and ice the game.

Kedarrion Parson added 14 points and five rebounds for the Gators, and Gregory Jenkins scored 12 points.

Leslie Nelson led Yazoo City (2-2) with 20 points, Sam Johnson scored 19 and Jerome Griffin had eight points and 10 rebounds.

(G) Warren Central 41, Ridgeland 38

Amber Gaston hit two free throws with a minute left to give Warren Central the lead, and it held on to beat Ridgeland in a girls’ basketball game Tuesday night.

Gaston finished with 11 points, Dominique Caldwell led the Lady Vikes with 12, and Cocoa Fultz scored 10.

After Gaston’s two free throws put Warren Central ahead 40-38, Fultz split a pair down the stretch to pad the lead. Ridgeland had several chances to score but could not convert.

Warren Central (3-0) will host Germantown Thursday at 6 p.m.

(B) Ridgeland 53, Warren Central 44

Darius Kent hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 27 points to lead Ridgeland (4-0) past Warren Central (1-2).

Daveon Goodloe added 14 points for Ridgeland (4-0), and the rest of its players made a total of two field goals. The Titans outscored Warren Central 28-19 and went 12-for-16 from the free throw line in the second half to pull away.

Chavis Smith led Warren Central with 15 points and Chris Early scored 10. The Vikings were 10-for-16 from the foul line in the game.