Winona Christian had three games on the basketball schedule last week but didn’t get to play but one of them.
Winona Christian did get to play on Monday night last week as they split a pair of games with Manchester.
The Stars took a 42-29 win while the Lady Stars dropped a 44-29 contest in non-district play.
Then, Winona Christian’s games with Carroll on Tuesday and Marshall on Friday were cancelled because of a flu outbreak.
“The flu hit us bad last week,” Winona Christian Coach Nick Mumme said. “We had 34 of our 42 players with the flu last week.”
WCS Athletics Director Junior Graham said the Stars simply didn’t have enough players to field a team against Carroll or Marshall.
With exams this week, Winona Christian only has one game scheduled this week as they are scheduled to host Carroll on Thursday before letting out for the Christmas break.
Mumme said they will make up the Carroll game on Jan. 7 when they were scheduled to play Pillow Academy. No makeup date has been set for the Marshall game.
Manchester girls 44, Winona Christian 29
The Lady Mustangs used strong finishes to each half to take a 15-point win over the Lady Stars.
Winona led 6-5 after the first period but Manchester used an 11-5 advantage in the second to lead 16-11 at the half. Winona outscored Manchester 9-7 in the third to cut the lead to 23-20 going to the fourth. But Manchester pulled away in the fourth, outscoring the Lady Stars 21-9 to take the win.
Aubrey Eldridge led Winona Christian with 16 points and eight rebounds. Bella Roberts had six points, 10 rebounds and six steals.
Winona Christian boys 42, Manchester 29
The Stars started both halves strong and took a 13-point win over the Mustangs.
Winona jumped out to a 10-4 lead after the first period and outscored the Mustangs 7-5 in the second for a 17-9 halftime lead. The Stars then outscored the Mustangs 13-8 in the third to lead 30-17 going to the fourth were each team scored 12 points.
Reese Johnson had a big night with 20 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Collin Parkinson had 12 points and five assists.
