Houma/Thibodaux Area Report: Last-second shot lifts E.D. White past Trojans

E.D. White Catholic’s Cody Bourgeois (right) shoots

over Central Lafourche’s Gerren Jefferson as

Davon Anderson looks on during Wednesday

night’s game at the Cardinal Classic in Thibodaux.

Teddy Renois

Staff Writer
Daily Comet

THIBODAUX — E.D. White Catholic’s Philip Lyons had no choice.


With the Cardinals trailing by a point, Lyons found himself just inside the 3-point arc heavily defended by Central Lafourche and with the final seconds ticking away. With no other option, Lyons threw up a desperation shot that hit the backboard, bounced around the rim and somehow found the bottom of the net as the buzzer sounded.

Lyons shot turned a certain Cardinals defeat into victory as E.D. White beat Central Lafourche, 59-58, in Wednesday’s nightcap at E.D. White’s Cardinal Classic Basketball Tournament.

E.D. White advanced to the winner’s bracket and will play Gulfport (Miss.) at noon Saturday in the Cardinals old gym. Gulfport was an 89-33 winner of West St. John. The Trojans fall to the loser and will play West St. John at 7:30 tonight in the new E.D. White gym.

In the top half of the bracket, South Lafourche defeated Grace King, 47-43, and will play East Jefferson at noon Saturday in the new gym. East Jefferson defeated Morgan City, 57-46. Morgan City will play Grace King at 6 tonight in a loser’s bracket game in the new gym.

The final shot wasn’t exactly how E.D. White coach Jonathan Keife drew it up, but he’ll take it.

“I thought it was a great ball game and it was a great way to open up our old gym again,” Keife said. “I guess the magic is still here in our old gym. We just showed some mental toughness even though we lost our poise at the end. But we stuck to it and Philip, who didn’t play his best game, came through.”

E.D. White played the entire 2008-09 season without a gym due to damage done by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

The Cardinals (3-1 overall) seemed to have the game in control midway through the fourth quarter. Lyons (22 points) scored back-to-back baskets to put E.D. White up 50-44 with 4:05 left to play.

From that point on, the Trojans turned up the defense forcing the Cardinals into mistakes.

Central Lafourche took advantage of the mistakes converting them into easy baskets. Those easy baskets led to an 8-2 run by the Trojans tying the game at 52.

The Trojans regained the lead when Gerren Jefferson (18 points) converted two steals into baskets for a 56-52 lead with 1:27 to play.

Leading 58-57, Central Lafourche’s Dustin Arceneaux missed the front end of a one-and-one with 17 seconds remaining. That is when the Cardinals were scrambling on offense and the ball eventually reached Lyons for the game-winning shot.

“Central Lafourche did a good job of shutting down our set and the ball wasn’t even supposed to go the Philip, but sometimes the basketball gods are on your side,” Keife said. “We were very fortunate to win.”

E.D. White led 18-14 after the first quarter and 27-26 at halftime. The teams were tied at 41 to start the fourth quarter.

Charlie Bourgeois and Cody Bourgeois each scored 10 points for E.D. White. For Central Lafourche, Davon Anderson scored 10 points.

Central coach Brett Smith was not available for comment. He and his team left the gym right after the game.

SOUTH LAFOURCHE 47, GRACE KING 43 (BOYS)

At Thibodaux, South Lafourche built an early lead but had to hold off Grace King in the second game of Wednesday’s Cardinal Classic.

The Tarpons (1-3) held a 19-7 first-quarter lead. South Lafourche held its advantage in the second quarter taking a 27-14 lead into halftime.

Grace King started to chip away at the Tarpons, outscoring South Lafourche 13-9 in the third quarter to trail 36-27.

Grace King continued to cut into the lead taking the fourth quarter 16-11, but it wasn’t enough to overtake South Lafourche.

Cameron Esponge and Caden Cheramie each finished with eight points, and Jeffery Badeaux scored seven for the Tarpons.

EAST JEFFERSON 57, MORGAN CITY 46 (BOYS)
At Thibodaux, East Jefferson outscored Morgan City 19-11 in the second quarter for a 29-26 halftime lead and never trailed again in the third game of Wednesday’s Cardinal Classic.

The Warriors held off any rally by Morgan City by outscoring the Tigers 28-20 in the second half.

Jacobie Brown scored 12 points for Morgan City.

GULFPORT (MISS.) 89, WEST ST. JOHN 33 (BOYS)

At Thibodaux, Gulfport exploded to a 20-7 first-quarter lead and never looked back in the first game of Wednesday’s Cardinal Classic.

Gulfport extended its lead to 49-11 at halftime and 64-25 after the third quarter. Gulfport finished the game by outscoring West St. John 25-8 in the fourth quarter.

ELLENDER 64, ARCHBISHOP SHAW 52 (BOYS)

At Marrero, Trevon Lewis scored 19 points and Kardero Dixon added 13 points as the Patriots opened the CYO Tournament with a win.

Ellender (5-1) led 14-7 after the first quarter, 31-20 at halftime and 50-26 after the third quarter.

The Patriots return to action in the event at 7:30 tonight against Hahnville.

PORT ALLEN 69, ASSUMPTION 68 (BOYS)

At Brusly, Assumption squandered a first-half lead as Port Allen rallied to win at the Brusly Tournament on Wednesday.

Assumption (4-4) led 19-11 after the first quarter and held a 36-28 halftime advantage.

Port Allen, however, climbed back into the game, outscoring Assumption 24-15 in the third quarter to lead 52-51. The score remained close throughout the fourth quarter. Port Allen held on as the teams each scored 17 points in the final quarter.

Andreaus Sargent scored 22 points for Assumption, while Kaven Bernard had 19 and Aaron Ester finished with 14.

Courtesy of the Daily Comet

Shreveport Area Roundup:Lakeside holds off Parkway, 80-73

By Jason Pugh • jpugh@gannett.com

HAUGHTON — Akeem Johnson helped Lakeside build what most in Haughton's gym thought was an insurmountable lead Wednesday.


Parkway, however, had other ideas.

Fortunately for Johnson, the Warriors were able to get the ball to their captain.

Living up to his title, Armon Wallace connected on six free throws in the final 30.8 seconds to lift Lakeside to a 80-73 victory over Parkway in the opening round of the Bossier Federal Credit Union Jack Clayton Invitational.

"Armon is our captain and we wanted him to have the ball as much as possible," Lakeside coach Jason Gould said. "You saw what he did with his free throws."

Wallace finished with 19 points, 13 of which came in the fourth quarter.

Lakeside (3-4) needed every one of those points as Parkway (1-3) woke up after three sluggish quarters to threaten the Warriors, who entered the fourth quarter with a 20-point lead.

The Panthers quickly cut into the Lakeside lead, piecing together a 16-0 run in the first 3:04 of the quarter. Wallace hit one of two free throws at the 4:56 mark to finally snap the drought and spark an 8-0 Lakeside run over the next 1:19, which re-established a double-digit lead.

"It was tough, but I had to play through it," Wallace said of early foul trouble that kept him out for much of the first half. "I just picked my spots (late) to get in position to get fouled and make free throws to put the game away."

Even after Lakeside rebuilt its sizeable advantage, Parkway still had life. Joe Bell's 3-pointer at the 1:06 mark of the fourth quarter made it a four-point game before Lakeside got Wallace to the line time and again in the final minute. Bell finished with 24 points while teammate Mike Evans led Parkway with a game-high 28 points

"We tried to come back from 22 points down and we cut loose," Parkway coach Brian Rayner said. "We were running and jumping and trapping and getting rotations where we needed to get them. We got steals and 3s. Things were happening in the right way for us. I just hate that we didn't play that way the first three quarters of the game.

"If we play hard and play as well as we did in the fourth quarter, then maybe the outcome's a little bit different."

Johnson, Lakeside's 6-foot-5 post presence, had plenty to do with altering the first 24 minutes of the game. The left-hander scored 18 of his 22 points in the first three quarters while controlling the glass.

Despite scoring only four points in the second half, Johnson made his presence felt, pinning one early second-half Parkway shot against the backboard.

Behind the big man's big first half, Lakeside took a 17-point lead into halftime.

"I think he's around 6-5, 235, 240 pounds and our biggest kid is 6-2, 195 pounds," Rayner said. "It's hard for us to get in there and battle him. We wanted to full front him later in the game after he basically annihilated us in the first half. We made that adjustment and made it pretty well, but he's a big body with soft hands, who can catch the ball and shoot that little jumper off the glass.

"He gave us a lot of trouble."

Courtesy of the Shreveport Times

Livingston Parish Tournament Day 1: Favorites roll

By Sam Muffoletto


MAUREPAS - The 25th Annual Livingston Parish Basketball Tournament got under way in full swing Tuesday with some key match-ups the boys brackets.

The tournament tipped off with Holden's boys, who were seeded eighth, shook off a much-improved No. 9 Doyle team for a 54-38 win.

For the Rockets, that paved the way for tonight's match-up with No. 1 seeded Springfield, which has five tournament championships on its ledger.

"Getting that first win was big," said Holden head coach John Hill, whose Class B Rockets improved to 12-7 on the year. "The only downside to winning is now having to play (Springfield) Coach (Mark) Erdey, one of the legends of Livingston Parish. But I'm looking forward to going out there and having fun. Our boys have nothing to lose."

Erdey is the only active parish coach who was part of the first parish tournament in 1985, which his team won in a legendary six-overtime final over Denham Springs. Erdey is tied with former DSHS head coach Paul Smith with five each.

Holden (boys) 54
Doyle 38

Senior Destin Leblanc returned to Holden's lineup after missing more than a dozen games and scored a game-high 27 points. Those offensive spurts at the end of the third and fourth quarters lifted the Rockets to a come-from-behind first-round win over Doyle.

Doyle erased a one-point (24-23) halftime deficit by outscoring Holden 6-2 to open the third period to take a 29-26 lead. Carlton Sibley powered the Tigers' early second-half spurt with a 3-point bucket and two more on hook inside.

Holden went on a 9-2 run to close out the third period, as Leblanc scored the final six points, beginning with a steal and lay-in to regain the lead for the Rockets.

While Doyle's eight-minute drought continued early in the fourth quarter, Leblanc opened the final period with a baseline jumper, followed by an inside loose-ball bucket by Joseph Bordelon to open up a 39-30 lead.

Logan Jones finally connected for Doyle from the baseline on the inside with 6:10 left, but the Rockets went on an 8-2 run powered on the inside by Michael Woods, along with a driving lay-up by Leblanc to open up double-digit lead for the Rockets at 47-34.

Leblanc scored 11 fourth-period points, including 5-of-7 from the free throw line.

"It was a big game for him in his return," said Holden head coach John Hill. "He hit some free throws down the stretch that was huge for us, but more importantly, he brought some intensity on defense."

Coby Nicken was also in double-figures for Holden with 10 points, followed by Joseph Bordelon with six and David Simoneaux with five.

Tyler Cotton was high-scorer for Doyle with 10 points, including a pair of 3-point goals, while teammates Britton Willie and Carlton Sibley had seven points apiece.

The game began nip-and-tuck with lead changing hands seven times in the opening period, before the Rockets scored the final five points on a 3-pointer by Simoneaux and a steal and lay-in by Leblanc to take a 13-9 lead.

After stretching their lead to six points on an opening bucket by Leblanc on another steal and lay-in, Doyle came back with six straight points on field goals by Kody Sibley, Cotton and Jones to knot-up the game at 15-all midway in the second period.

The Tigers regained the lead late in the second period thanks to back-to-back 3-point buckets by Jade Delauneville and Cotton, but Leblanc turned a three-point deficit into a one-point Rocket lead at halftime with back-to-back baskets of his own in the final 40 seconds of the first half.

"Doyle did a heck of a job," said Hill "Their (first-year) head coach (Sam Coates) has done a great job with them. They've all grown. They've been in the weight room. The only thing hurt them was some of the shots going down for them in the first half, didn't in the second half. But overall, they did a good job."

Doyle 9 14 7 8 - 38
Holden 12 11 11 17 - 54

DOYLE: Tyler Cotton 10, Britton Willie 7, Carlton Sibley 7, Logan Jones 5, Jade Delauneville 3, Kody Sibley 2. HOLDEN: Destin Leblanc 27, Coby Nickens 10, Joseph Bordelon 6, David Simoneaux 5, Michael Woods 4.

Courtesy of the Livingston Parish News

Derenbecker rated Most Versatile and Highest Basketball IQ amongst top 2010 SEC signees

Country Day's Matt Derenbecker

Jerry Meyer

Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting Analyst

Harris Headlines Incoming SEC Talent

There isn't much separation between the No. 2-ranked conference through the No. 5-ranked conference, but the SEC gets the edge with four teams ranked nationally and a total of seven four-star recruits among the other eight schools. Tennessee holds the No. 1 spot in the conference with a class led by elite power forward Tobias Harris. Darrin Horn has put together an impressive five-man class at South Carolina, which comes in at No. 2 in the league. At No. 3 in the SEC, Florida boasts a pair of athletic four-star prospects in Patric Young and Casey Prather. LSU is the last nationally ranked SEC squad with a class headlined by a couple of four-star recruits. Ole Miss' class, which missed out on a national ranking, also has a couple of four-star recruits.

Best recruiting battle

It's not easy to land an elite prospect who visits the last seven schools on his list. Tennessee, however, fought the hard fight and outlasted Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Syracuse and West Virginia to land Tobias Harris on the last day of the early signing period.

Signing Harris, the No. 5-ranked prospect in the Rivals150, catapulted Tennessee to the top of the SEC team recruiting rankings and to No. 4 nationally.

Strength in pairs

While Harris, Jordan McRae and Trae Golden give the Volunteers a talented trio coming in next season - three other SEC classes are composed of dynamic duos.

Florida, at No. 3 in the SEC and No. 18 nationally, will welcome athletic, bruising big man Patric Young and athletic, versatile wing Casey Prather.

At No. 5 in the SEC, Ole Miss will find use for the dynamic inside/outside duo of Demarco Cox and Dundrecous Nelson. Cox is a 6-foot-8, 285-pound skilled big man who takes up space. Nelson is a dynamic athlete who could be Ole Miss' next high-scoring guard.

Alabama beat out Oklahoma for Trevor Releford, one of the most dynamic playmakers in the country at the point guard position. Releford is joined in the Alabama recruiting class by Charles Hankerson, a bruising wing who is also a high-level playmaker.

Deep classes

South Carolina and LSU both cracked the national rankings thanks to the depth of their classes. South Carolina, the second-best class in the SEC and No. 16 nationally, has a five-man class headlined by the four-star duo of electric point guard Bruce Ellington and long, athletic power forward Damontre Harris.

Sticking right with fellow second-year SEC coach Darrin Horn, Trent Johnson lured a top-20 national recruiting class to the Bayou. LSU's four-man class is led by jack-of-all-trades wing Matt Derenbecker and dynamic long-range scorer Andre Stringer.

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New Orleans Area CYO Tourney Preview: Cajuns get ready for stiff challenge

By Pierce W. Huff
Times Picayune
Staff writer


They are the defending Class 1A state basketball champions with one of the state's top players, LSU signee Matt Derenbecker, but the Country Day Cajuns have something to prove coming into today's four-day Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Tournament.

The tournament begins at four sites -- Rummel, Brother Martin, Shaw and Jesuit -- today and Thursday. The semifinals and finals will be at Jesuit on Friday and Saturday.

County Day will play at Rummel with St. Charles and Karr. All of the teams the Cajuns will play are in higher classifications.

Country Day opens the tournament against St. Charles at 6 p.m.

"With Rummel, St. Charles and Karr, we feel our pool is very tough," Country Day Coach Mike McGuire said. "I think this is going to be a top-notch tournament."

Country Day (4-0) wants to show it can hold its own against the top teams in the area while adding former football players to the lineup and dealing with injuries.

Country Day's Sean Wurzel was scheduled to be a starting guard/forward this season, but the quarterback of the football team tore knee ligaments and is out for the season. Guard Nick Thomas is recovering from a broken foot he incurred playing football. Forward Dylan Kavanagh will start, but he's recovering from a shoulder injury that occurred on the gridiron.

But the good news for the Cajuns is that football players Billy Harrison, Matt LeCorgne, Jack Koch and Nick Hansel have made solid contributions, and they should play big roles this season.

"I think the football players have added some depth to our team," McGuire said.

If Country Day can survive its bracket, the reward will be a game against St. Augustine, the preseason pick for the top team in the metro area.

But St. Augustine Coach Cliff Barthe said he will worry about Country Day when, and if, he faces the Cajuns.


St. Augustine (5-0) is in a bracket with Holy Cross, St. Thomas Aquinas and host Brother Martin.

"We've got some very good teams at our site, and it will be a strong site to get out of," Barthe said.

St. Augustine plays Holy Cross today at 6 p.m.

Barthe said the best thing about the CYO Tournament is the competition.

"Every night we have an opportunity to prove ourselves and get better as a team," he said. "This tournament is a big deal. It's the CYO, and it's the oldest around."

History has shown that if a team does well in the CYO it usually pays off later in the season.

"In this tournament you're playing the same teams that you're going to be playing at the end of the year," Barthe said. "We're in the Catholic League with Brother Martin. Holy Cross, we will see them in January. We also play Ellender, and Shaw is in our district."

Country Day also is hoping to use the CYO as a springboard.

"We're not where we want to be just yet," McGuire said.

NOTES: Salmen's boys and girls basketball games at Slidell scheduled for Tuesday were canceled because of the gym's leaky roof.

Courtesy of the Times Picayune

Louisiana's Scores from Tuesday Night

BOYS BASKETBALL


Acadiana 52, Teurlings Catholic 40
Anacoco 53, St. Mary's 44
Arcadia 52, Athens 40
Archbishop Rummel 58, King 32
Assembly Christian 63, Louisiana School for the Deaf 31
Barbe 59, Hamilton Christian Academy 37
Basile 62, Church Point 35
Beau Chene 50, New Iberia Catholic 48
Bell City 51, Vinton 32
Bossier 66, B.T. Washington 57
C.E. Byrd 53, Shreveport Northwood 43
Caldwell 85, Quitman 39
Carencro 65, Barbe 37
Cedar Creek 47, Choudrant 43
Central Lafourche 78, Chalmette 73
Comeaux 69, Rayne 67, OT
Country Day 61, East St. John 59
Covington 65, Varnado 51
Crescent City Christian 56, Patrick Taylor 50
Crowley 77, Northside Christian 45
DeQuincy 54, Reeves 52
Easton 56, Newman 47
Elton 60, Welsh 58
Evans 43, Merryville 40
Green Oaks 57, Fair Park 48
Gueydan 51, Iota 46
Haughton 61, Calvary Baptist Academy 48
Helen Cox 67, O.P. Walker 45
Holden 54, Doyle 38
Hornbeck 63, Converse 50
Iowa 83, Sam Houston 53
Jennings 74, Notre Dame 59
John McDonogh 65, W. L. Cohen 49
Jonesboro-Hodge 75, Grant 43
Kilbourne 52, Sicily Island 46
Loranger 40, Kentwood 29
Madison 88, St. Frederick Catholic 29
Many 75, DeRidder 67
McDonogh-35 78, McMain 37
Midland 59, Kinder 31
Montgomery 70, Bienville 67
Natchitoches 69, Winnfield 59
North Central 60, Avoyelles 46
North DeSoto 82, Farmerville 66
Northwest 48, Breaux Bridge 47
Parkview Baptist 70, University 62
Peabody 82, Pineville 66
Phoenix 92, Lutheran 36
Pickering 66, Florien 60
Ponchatoula 48, Amite 46
Port Barre 84, Bunkie 80, OT
Rapides 86, Bolton 45
Rosepine 57, Pitkin 54
Scotlandville 81, Baker 63
St. Louis 61, Leesville 51
St. Martins 40, Lusher 39
St. Thomas More 64, Sulphur 50
Stanley 74, Ebarb 58
Starks 50, Hicks 40
Sterlington 52, Ouachita Christian 37
Sumner 54, Mount Hermon 43
Thomas Jefferson 35, Holy Rosary 28
Vermilion Catholic 55, Berwick 51
Vidalia 104, Lake Providence 55
Washington-Marion 70, LaGrange 62
West Monroe 57, Neville 45
West Ouachita 75, Forest 54
Woodlawn (SH) 80, Captain Shreve 74
Wossman 66, Carroll 44
Zwolle 70, Lakeview 59

Merryville Tournament
Oak Hill 51, Simpson 50, OT

Baton Rouge Area Box Scores from Tuesday

Boys


Ascension Catholic 66, Family Christian 40

Family Christian 11 7 18 4—40
Ascension Catholic 16 13 18 19—66

SCORING: FAMILY CHRISTIAN: Q. Jones 8, M. Landry 6, S. Dickey 6, T. Ray 5, J. Holmes 5, M. Horton 4, K. Alaywan 2, J. Marcelle 2, W. Washington 2; ASCENSION CATHOLIC: M. Pearce 19, M. Dominique 17, J. Pizzolato 8, F. Sotile 5, N. Allen 4, M. Haydel 4, D. Leblanc 3, K. Martinez 2, L. Luquette 2, G. Carter 2.

3-POINT GOALS: FAMILY CHRISTIAN 4 (Landry 2, Ray 1, Homes 1); ASCENSION CATHOLIC 5 (Dominique 2, Pizzolato 2, Leblanc 1).

RECORDS: Ascension Catholic: 3-1; Family Christian: n/a
JUNIOR VARSITY: Family Christian 55, Ascenion Catholic 50 (OT)

Central Private 62 Amite School Center 36
Late Monday

Central Private 30 20 8 4—62
Amite School Center 3 14 8 11—36

SCORING: CENTRAL PRIVATE: K. Burns 14, M. Wallace 12, L. Wicker 11, J. Young 11, S. Smith 4, C. White 4, H. Martrain 2, L. Fryoux 2, M. Myers 2, O. Bylin 2; AMITE SCHOOL CENTER: W. Forman 10, T. Coleman 11, W. Bridges 6, J. Miller 5, A. Sullivan 4.

3-POINT GOALS: CPS 3 (Burns 2, Wicker 1), ASC 2 (Miller 1, Coleman 1).
RECORDS: Not available.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Central Private 52, Amite School Center 28.
Christian Life 58,
Belaire 48

Christian Life 20 11 12 15—58
Belaire 16 16 8 8—48

SCORING: CHRISTIAN LIFE: L. Galloway 22, P. Robinson 13, A. Prince 8, M. Bell 7, C. Self 4, F. Bartley 2; BELAIRE: D. Harris 11, D. Copeland 11, D. Martin 9, T. Aucoin 8, J. Yorke 8.

3-POINT GOALS: Christian Life 1 (Galloway); Belaire 4 (Aucoin 2, Martin 2).
RECORDS: Christian Life 7-0; Belaire 5-2.

Denham Springs 62, Redemptorist 40

Denham Springs 19 9 17 18—62
Redemptorist 9 10 11 8—40

SCORING: DENHAM SPINGS: B. Watkins 21, W. Hoover 13, R. Lathers 13, T. Fletcher 7, H. Etheridge 6, J. Fridge 2; REDEMPTORIST: G. McGhee 16, N. Shelby 8, J. Thomas 6, A. Tate 4, R. Bowen 4, J. Veals 2.

3-POINT GOALS: Denham Springs 1 (Hoover).

RECORDS: Redemptorist 3-5.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Denham Springs 48, Redemptorist 40.

Ellender 81,
South Terrebonne 43

South Terrebonne 3 16 11 14—43
Ellender 20 25 16 20—81

SCORING: ELLENDER: D. Parsait 19, T. Lewis 14, H. Chapman 11, D. Jones 11, K. Dixon 9, T. Alexander 4, J. Weeks 4, C. Williams 4, C. Stadium 3, R. Ward 2; SOUTH TERREBONNE: J. Compton 22, T. Breaux 12, Voisin 4, Stevens 2.

3-POINT GOALS: ELLENDER: 2 (Dixon 1, Parsait 1).

RECORDS: Ellender 4-1.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Ellender 60, South Terrebonne 26.

Episcopal 57,
Bethany Christian 38

Episcopal 17 5 10 25—57
Bethany Christian 9 12 7 10—38

SCORING: EPISCOPAL: B. Bridgewater 31, S. Anderson 7, D. Ingram 6, W. Patrick 6, R. Peterson 5, A. Jones 2; BETHANY: A. Snowden 19, A. Foster 13, D. Arceneaux 4, D. Jones 1, C. Moore 1.

3-POINT GOALS: Episcopal 2 (Peterson, Anderson); Bethany 2 (Foster, Snowden).

RECORDS: Episcopal 5-1; Bethany 4-7.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Episcopal 40, Bethany 19.

Istrouma 74, Northside 52
Northside 13 10 17 12—52
Istrouma 14 15 24 21—74

SCORING: NORTHSIDE: C. Robertson 17, T. Montgomery 13, D. Noel 6, Jo. Tolliver 5, E. Murray 5, M. Roy 3, N. Syrle 2, Ju. Tolliver 1; ISTROUMA: K. Bell 17, R. Knox 17, S. Jackson 14, J. Weatherspoon 12, D. Johnson 11, J. Jackson 3.

3-POINT GOALS: Northside 4 (Montgomery, Roy, Murray, Jo. Tolliver): Istrouma 6 (Knox 5, Bell).

RECORDS: Northside 6-1; Istrouma 5-1.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Northside 45, Istrouma 23.

Parkview Baptist 70, University 62

University 12 13 9 28—62
Parkview Baptist 9 19 19 23—70

SCORING: UNIVERSITY: L. Richard 20, S. Monk 10, C. Stanley 10, S. Mayes 9, S. Daugherty 6, W. Daniel 5, H. Stewart 2; PARKVIEW BAPTIST: C. Mckernan 20, J. Mcinnis 16, T. Cooke 14, S. Black 10, T. Rudd 4, S. Couvillion 3, C. Guidry 3.

3-POINT GOALS: UNIVERSITY 8 (Richard 5, Mayes 2, Daniel 1); PARKVIEW BAPTIST 7 (Mckernan 3, Mcinnis 2, Guidry 1, Black 1).

RECORDS: Parkview Baptist 3-6.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Parkview Baptist 41, University 28.

Runnels 67, False River 29

Runnels 14 18 15 10—67
False River Academy 5 4 8 12—29

SCORING: RUNNELS: B. Sharkey 20, A. Cartwright 14, K. Jordan 8, J. Morris 5, M. Barnett 3, W. Delong 3, H. Barger 2, D. Pusateri 2; FALSE RIVER: Couch 10, Boudreaux 9, Melance 5, Bordelon 3, Buriege 2.

3-POINT GOALS: Runnels 9 (Cartwright 3, Sharkey 3, Jordan, Morris, Barnett); False River 2 (Melance, Bordelon).
RECORDS: Runnels 2-2.

Scotlandville 81, Baker 63

Baker 16 19 20 8—63
Scotlandville 17 21 15 28—81

SCORING: BAKER: E. Brown 23, M. Williams 19, C. Grear 11, L. Leduff 5, R. Petty 3, J. Bureau 2; SCOTLANDVILLE: J. Thomas 30, T. Fortune 15, L. Wright 15, D. Washington 10, T. Lee 7, Z. Basil 4.

3-POINT GOALS: Baker 8 (Brown 3, Grear 3, Leduff, Petty); Scotlandville 5 (Fortune 2, Washington 2, Lee).

RECORDS: Scotlandville 5-2.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Baker 61, Scotlandville 45

St. Helena 71, Clinton 61

St. Helena 15 11 22 23—71
Clinton 18 10 13 20—61

SCORING: ST. HELENA: T. Thompson 18, R. Byrd 17, J. Watson 17, K. Drummond 7, J. Turner 5, J. Butler 4, K. Crum 3; CLINTON: T. Ceaser 35, J. Robinson 9, F. White 6, J. Folse 4, D. Hogan 3, J. Profit 2, T. Mack 2.

3-POINT GOALS: ST. HELENA: 4 (Byrd 4); CLINTON: 10 (Ceaser 4, Robinson 3, White 2, Hogan 1)

RECORDS: Clinton 0-2.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Clinton 31, St. Helena 30.

St. Thomas More 64, Sulphur 50

Sulphur 13 9 8 20—50
St. Thomas More 15 13 14 22—64

SCORING: ST. THOMAS MORE: R. Brown 24, X. Blackburn 20, J. Vining 8, E. Tatford 6, B. Brodhead 6; SULPHUR: C. Armelin 22, M. LeBato 17, D. Williams 8, J. Carlin 3.

3-POINT GOALS: ST. THOMAS MORE: 7 (Brown 4, Blackburn 2, Brodhead 1); SULPHUR: 6 (Armelin 3, LeBato 2, Carlin 1).

RECORDS: St. Thomas More 3-4.

Thibodaux 59,
New Iberia 45

New Iberia 8 12 8 17—45
Thibodaux 14 18 6 21—59

SCORING: NEW IBERIA: D. Austin 9, J. Jones 9, K. Thomas 8, C. Cormier 7, K. Deal 4, M. Gray 4, J. Benoit 4; THIBODAUX: S. Coleman 28, A. George 13, T. Duncan 6, D. Williams 6, D. Coleman 4, J. Major 2.

3-POINT GOALS: New Iberia 0; Thibodaux 5 (Duncan 2, Williams, S. Coleman, George).

RECORDS: New Iberia 2-3; Thibodaux 5-2.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Thibodaux 39, NISH 32.

West Feliciana 57,
Jackson 52

Jackson 11 17 9 15—52
West Feliciana 10 18 13 16—57

SCORING: WEST FELICIANA: D. Darson 14, B. Cobb 12, K. Davis 10, M. Cummings 8, D. Morrison 6, D. Temple 5, B. Reed 3; JACKSON: L. ferguson 14, D. Carr 10, B. Covington 12, D. Browder 5, T. Hawkins 4, J. Curtis 3, L. Brooks 2, E. Ewbanks 2.

3-POINT GOALS: WEST FELICIANA: 4 (Temple 1, Darson 1, Morrison 1, Cobb 1); JACKSON: 3 (Covington 2, Curtis 1).

RECORDS: West Feliciana 1-1.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Jackson 63, West Feliciana 46.

Big Games Highlight tourney as Lakeview hosts Coca-Cola Invitational this week

Lakeview will host the Coca-Cola Invitational Dec. 2-4 starting at 4 p.m. daily. The schedule is as follows:


Dec. 2 - Gym 1 -
Zwolle vs. Bossier (boys) 7 p.m.

Gym 2 -
Evangel vs. Ruston (boys), 4 p.m.
Winnfield vs. Atlanta (boys), 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 3 - Gym 1 -
NCHS vs. Many (boys), 5:30 p.m.
Lakeview vs. Atlanta (boys), 7 p.m.

Gym 2 -
Evangel vs. Winnfield (boys), 7 p.m.

Dec. 4 - Gym 1 -
Many vs. Bossier (boys), 5:30 p.m.
Lakeview vs. NCHS (boys), 7 p.m.

Gym 2 -
Ruston vs. Zwolle (boys), 5:30 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area Report: Fourth-quarter burst lifts CLA over Belaire

Belaire’s Jarvis York and Christian Life Academy’s

Langston Galloway, right, get tangled as they

scramble for a loose ball at Belaire High on Tuesday.

By FRED ALDRICH

Special to The Advocate

Belaire High gave undefeated Christian Life a tough game for three quarters. Ultimately, a 15-8 fourth-quarter run gave the Crusaders a 58-48 victory in a nondistrict boys basketball game at Belaire Tuesday night.


“We started out a little down,” first-year Christian Life coach Carlo Maggio said, “and give Belaire the credit for that. Some teams who have them on their schedule are in for a tough game.

“I told our guys at halftime, ‘they (Belaire) really want to beat us — they really want to beat Christian Life.’ Fortunately we were able to hang in there, lean on each other, and play four quarters of basketball.”

The first quarter was all offense and each team managed a scoring streak.

After CLA (7-0) opened with a 4-0 lead, Belaire (5-2) ran off 14 unanswered points. Travis Aucoin and David Martin led the charge with their 3-point shooting.

Then, led by guard Langston Galloway, the Crusaders went on a 16-2 streak of their own en route to a 20-16 lead at the end of the opening period.

The Bengals won the second quarter, 16-11, to claim a 32-31 lead at halftime. Aucoin and Martin scored two 3-pointers apiece, and Martin turned one of them into a four-point play when he was fouled on the shot.

Galloway tallied 15 points, and Pat Robinson added eight to lead the CLA offense in the first half.

The third quarter was back-and-forth. There were eight lead changes before Christian Life took its largest lead of the quarter at 43-40 on two free throws by Marlon Bell.

The Crusaders then stretched the lead to 50-42 on Bell’s follow shot before Galloway and Robinson took over the game.

Galloway hit a jump shot from the top of the key, a spinning reverse shot in the lane and two free throws, while Robinson threw down a dunk on a baseline drive as the Bengals could come no closer than six points the rest of the way.

“I was happy with our effort the whole way, but I wasn’t happy with our bad decisions in the second half,” Belaire coach Michael Banks said. “Our poor shot selection helped contribute to the separation they get there at the end.”

Dorin Copeland, who led the Bengals with 14 points, scored seven in the second half and Dwight Harris added five to finish with 11.

Belaire was 17 for 44 from the field for the game, but only 6 of 19 in the second half.

The CLA defense shut out Aucoin and Martin in the second half.

“We made some defensive adjustments to try to guard the perimeter better,” Maggio said, “We wanted to work some with the lead, and we were able to get a few things from Pat (Robinson) and Langston (Galloway).”

Galloway finished the game with 24 points and Robinson scored 12.

The Crusaders shot just under 50 percent from the field making 24 of 49 attempts.

Copeland also led all rebounders with seven, while Galloway collected six boards for Christian Life.

Courtesy of the Baton Rouge Advocate
Photo by Liz Condo

Hammond Area Report: Green Wave defeat Warriors

Amite- Ponchatoula’s Green Wave managed to survive to pull off a 48-46 road victory over Amite Tuesday night, but it will take more than they showed to impress their coach. The Green Wave (2-3) coughed up an 11-point first-half lead to fall behind twice in the fourth quarter but made just enough plays to squeeze past the Warriors (2-2) for the win.

“People say I have high expectations, but what’s the point of coaching if you don’t have high expecations?” said Green Wave coach Dustin Easley. “And they’re not meeting them even halfway.

“No disrespect to Coach Cox and Amite, but as far as me and what I expect of my guys, to me it just looked pathetic, I’m sorry.”

First-year Warriors coach Ron Cox is also struggling to find a good rhythm for his team.

“We’re playing hard, but we’re not playing smart at times,” Cox said. “We don’t have a whole lot of size, so rebounding is key. I’ve got to get them to the point where we’re playing four quarters.”

The rest of the week is given over to tournament action. In addition to the Livingston Parish Tournament at Maurepas, the Sumner Cowboy Classic gets under way in Tangipahoa. The boys’ first-round matchups on Wednesday have Jackson vs. Mt. Her-mon at 7 p.m. and Coving-ton vs. Amite at 8:30 p.m. The host Cowboys have a first-round bye and will play in the semifinals on Friday at 9 p.m. against the winner of Thurs-day’s 8:30 p.m. Independence-Kent-wood contest.

Ponchatoula’s boys are in the St. Amant Gold Dome Classic, where they will play Thursday at 7 p.m. against the winner of Wednesday’s St. Amant-Donaldsonville contest. The Hammond Tors are also in the St. Amant tournament.

Ponchatoula 48, Amite 46

The Green Wave was incontrol throughout the first half, focing six Amite turnoves to lead 16-9 after one period and by 27-16 in the second before Thomas Hart buried a triple just before halftime to get the Warriors to within 27-18 at the break. It was all different in the second half as Amite discovered some defense and disrupted the Ponchatoula offense, holding the Greenie scoreless for almost four minutes to open the second half and getting within 34-29 going into the fourth quarter.

“We work on playing hard-nosed defense,” Easley said. “But the offense has been a struggle and has been for a long time, and until we can figure something out, we’re going to be in trouble.”

Hart poured in 10 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter to push the Warriors to a 40-38 lead with 3:21 remaining, and the game saw four ties and two lead changes down the stretch. Hart’s layin tied it 44-44 with 1:48 to play, but John Brown dropped in a layup off a feed from Javeon Walker with 1:40 to play to put Ponchatoula ahead to stay.

Amite missed a 3-point shot and Ponchatoula got the rebound. Jonathan Lyons then collected ab offensive rebound and hit one of two free throws to make it 47-44 with 1:08 to go. Hart hit a bucket off a Wave turnover with 32 seconds left o mak eit a one-point game, and the Warriors had a chance to win after a blocked shot by Charles Davis wtih 14 seconds left, only to turn it over with five seconds remaining. Walker hit one of two free throws with four seconds left to cinch it.

“When you play solid defense and don’t gamble, just keep solid pressure, eventually they’re going to turn the ball over or take a bad shot,” Cox said. “It happened for us several times. But every time we gambled, they made us pay.”

Lyons led the Wave with 13 points while Walker, Byron Hart and Tim Shepard all scored eight points. In addition to Charles Hart’s 24, Wayne Johnson scored 12 and Todd Maybry six for the Warriors.

Courtesy of the Daily Star