Junior Jimmy Smith scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Selma High School Saints beat the Robert E. Lee Generals, 55-51, Friday night in Montgomery.

Senior John Dailey scored the Saints’ first six points of the game. Lee’s Terrance Douglas answered with a 15-footer and teammate Andrew Glover dropped in a layup to cut Selma’s lead to 8-6.

With 3:52 to go in the first quarter, Selma junior Quin Pernell stole the ball from Douglas and hit a slam-dunk to put the Saints ahead 10-6. After a series of both teams trading baskets, the Saints led 16-11 after the first period.

Douglas scored on a give-and-go in the second quarter, then added a three-point play to tie the game at 16. The Generals’ next two possessions resulted in a three-pointer by Douglas and another quick bucket to put Lee ahead, 21-16.

After a Lee free throw made it 22-16, Edgar Brown scored a basket and Dailey drained a pair of three-pointers to put Selma ahead 24-22. The Generals, however, came back to take a 28-24 halftime lead.

Junior Cajun Pritchett brought his ‘A’ game, scoring 13 points in the period. The Saints took a 39-31 lead into the fourth quarter.

Smith put the Saints up by 10 and Brown hit Pernell with a bounce pass for another basket to give the Saints a 43-31 advantage.

Smith scored on the Saints’ next three possessions to make it a 51-40 lead. Lee cut the margin to three points with 49.4 seconds to go, but Brown hit one of two foul shots to give Selma the victory.

Dailey led the Saints with 13 points. He was followed by Brown with 10 points and Pernell with six.