Allen is home to the Pontotoc County Conference Tournament this week. Games got underway on Monday. In girls action Monday winners were Vanoss 95 over Asher 27 - Roff 31 over Calvin 23 In boys action Vanoss 63 over Stonewall 56 and Roff 64 over Calvin 45.

The Allen girls took the court for the first time in a match against Tupelo. The Allen girls lead from the tip winning the contest 49-28. Jaycee Watkins hit the opening three point shot to christen the new gymnasium and Kinsey Nix scored her career 1,000th point in the contest.

Nix also led the Allen scorers with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steal. Kayla Rowsey 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, Jaycee Watkins 9 points, and 5 steals, Calissa Childers 6 points, 1 rebound and 6 steals. Maggie Yarbrough 2 points, Cheyenne Mc-Carn 1 steal, Emily Sells 3 steals, Brooklyn Sanders 1 rebounds and Kinlee Cundiff 2 rebounds and 1 steal. The Lady Mustangs will face Stratford on Thursday at 7 p.m. “We had a good opening night, the girls worked hard and we were happy to get that first home win,” said Coach Dottie Slabaugh. “We love the atmosphere in our new gym!”

The Allen men held a 1 point advantage at the half over a strong Stratford team. After a strong 3rd and 4th quarter the Mustangs came out with a 54-38 win. “We got rattled a little early but made some adjustments at the half and settled down to get the win,” said Coach Greg Mills. It was a physical game with 1 Mustangs and 2 Stratford players fouling out. Chad Milne led all scorers with 20 points, Chris Holcomb 15, Jaren Porter 12, Nathan Hamonds 5 and Rylan Black 2. The Mustang men will face top seed Roff on Friday night at 8:30. Look for a packed house for this contest .

Tournament finals start at 11:30 on Saturday with Championship games set for 5:30 girls and 7 p.m. boys.