Roger Glynn
The Times-Picayune
contributing writer
Quin Cooper scored 21 points to lead Fontainebleau to a 51-49 victory over Mandeville in the semifinals of the Mandeville Tournament.
The Bulldogs will face Destrehan in the finals.
Fontainebleau (5-2) led 42-35 with 4:57 remaining.
Mandeville (5-5) went on an 8-0 run to take a 43-42 lead with 3:26 left in the game. It was the first lead for the Skippers since it was 3-2.
Cooper scored six of the final seven points for the Bulldogs, including back-to-back baskets to give Fontainebleau a 50-46 lead with 1:11 remaining.
Neal Apetrei led the Skippers with 16 points.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
New Orleans Area CYO Tourney Day 2 Roundup: Ellender rallies in second half to defeat Hahnville 57-43
Trevon Lewis led Ellender with 22 points
By: Pat Mashburn contributing writer
Trevon Lewis scored 22 points to lead Ellender to a 57-43 victory against Hahnville in the Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Classic.
Joe Wheaton and Kardero Dixon each scored 10 to add to the Patriots' offense. Dylan Parfait contributed six points in a crucial stretch.
"We are an experienced team, and I challenged our team to respond like they were capable of doing," said Ellender Coach Scott Gauthreaux.
Parfait keyed a rally late in the third quarter for the Patriots (6-1) by scoring on two 3-pointers. A layup with 30 seconds left gave Ellender its first lead of the game, 35-34. The run sparked a 22-2 burst that continued late into the contest.
Hahnville (4-1) took control early in the game by shooting 50 percent from the field and outrebounding Ellender 13-10. The Patriots found it difficult to manufacture any type of offensive threat. Twice in the first half, they went four minutes in between baskets. In the first quarter alone, they made just 28 percent of their shots.
Jauries Thomas led the Tigers with 20, and Warren Lebeauf added 12.
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St. Amant's Gold Dome Classic Reports Part 3: East Ascension rallies past Hammond
By Peter Silas Pasqua
Weekly Citizen
ST. AMANT - East Ascension erased a 12-point third quarter deficit with a furious 12-0 run in the final frame to rally by Hammond 61-54 in the final game of the opening round of the Ralph Sellers Gold Dome Classic Wednesday night.
Donald LeBlanc nailed four straight free throws to kick start the rally that was capped by Tyler Wright’s visit to the charity stripe which put East Ascension ahead 49-45.
“It wasn’t anything mind boggling. More than anything else, it was a change in our attitude toward the game,” East Ascension head coach Kenny Almond said. “A lot of credit goes to Willie Williams. He brought some toughness and I think we fed off that. They ran us out of our offense but when we got some steals, we played well. It was the mindset more than anything else. We just told them to start playing tough.”
East Ascension beat Hammond at the buzzer 61-58 in last year’s semifinals of the tournament to cap a 20-point comeback.
“We were concerned,” Almond said. “Seeing that all five of those guys were back, I really thought it was going to be a tough night and it was. We were lucky in a lot of ways but we woke up and hopefully it sets the tone for the rest of the season.”
Keith Fleming led all scorers with 20 points for East Ascension (5-2), while LeBlanc added 15, Curtis Watts provided 11 and Wright had eight.
Mike Henry paced the Tornadoes (3-1) with 17 points, while Kylan Douglas added 15 and Mark Bridgewater had 10.
“When you go one for 20 from three you are not going to win very many games,” Hammond head coach Brent Grigas said. “We have never shot it that bad and we don’t plan on shooting it that bad again. Coach Almond is a great coach and they really picked up the pressure and forced our guards into some turnovers in the second half that normally doesn’t happen. We started reaching and a couple of kids fouled out which hurt us.”
Douglas’ putback gave Hammond a 38-26 lead in the third quarter. Henry’s dish to Douglas off a steal kept the deficit at 12 going into the final frame after LeBlanc drove lane.
LeBlanc fed Fleming off a steal to open the fourth quarter before Fleming returned the favor. LeBlanc’s dish to Fleming inside in transition knotted it up 45-45 with 4:24 left to play after Fleming’s putback. Fleming’s turnaround jumper off Watts’ inbounds pass put the Spartans ahead for good.
“(LeBlanc) is a ninth grader playing at a high level,” Almond said. “He has to understand he is playing varsity basketball. He is going to learn from his mistakes. We are expecting a lot of things out of him and he still surprises us with some of the great things he does but the more he does it, the more we expect it out of him.”
Wright and Fleming’s inside buckets sandwiched Gary Johnson’s before Watts and LeBlanc’s free throws down the stretch sealed the win.
Terrence Bridges’ putback gave Hammond a 4-0 lead to open the contest before DeAndre Smith’s put the Spartans on the board. Henry sandwiched a baseline drive and lay up off a steal around LeBlanc’s lane drive to make it 8-4.
LeBlanc’s spin in the lane put East Ascension ahead after Smith’s 3-pointer near the top of the key. Bridgewater’s free throws put Hammond back ahead after his layup off a steal and Watts’ putback. Fleming’s inside bucket and one off an inbounds pass knotted it up 14-14 going into the second quarter.
Henry’s 3-pointer from the right corner opened the frame before Watts’ 19 footer in the left corner. Watts’ baseline jumper put East Ascension ahead 20-17 before Henry’s floater across the lane and drive in transition gave the Tornadoes the lead. Bridgewater and Henry’s lay ups off steals pushed the lead to 32-22 before Smith’s 19-footer from the right corner cut it to eight at halftime.
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Weekly Citizen
ST. AMANT - East Ascension erased a 12-point third quarter deficit with a furious 12-0 run in the final frame to rally by Hammond 61-54 in the final game of the opening round of the Ralph Sellers Gold Dome Classic Wednesday night.
Donald LeBlanc nailed four straight free throws to kick start the rally that was capped by Tyler Wright’s visit to the charity stripe which put East Ascension ahead 49-45.
“It wasn’t anything mind boggling. More than anything else, it was a change in our attitude toward the game,” East Ascension head coach Kenny Almond said. “A lot of credit goes to Willie Williams. He brought some toughness and I think we fed off that. They ran us out of our offense but when we got some steals, we played well. It was the mindset more than anything else. We just told them to start playing tough.”
East Ascension beat Hammond at the buzzer 61-58 in last year’s semifinals of the tournament to cap a 20-point comeback.
“We were concerned,” Almond said. “Seeing that all five of those guys were back, I really thought it was going to be a tough night and it was. We were lucky in a lot of ways but we woke up and hopefully it sets the tone for the rest of the season.”
Keith Fleming led all scorers with 20 points for East Ascension (5-2), while LeBlanc added 15, Curtis Watts provided 11 and Wright had eight.
Mike Henry paced the Tornadoes (3-1) with 17 points, while Kylan Douglas added 15 and Mark Bridgewater had 10.
“When you go one for 20 from three you are not going to win very many games,” Hammond head coach Brent Grigas said. “We have never shot it that bad and we don’t plan on shooting it that bad again. Coach Almond is a great coach and they really picked up the pressure and forced our guards into some turnovers in the second half that normally doesn’t happen. We started reaching and a couple of kids fouled out which hurt us.”
Douglas’ putback gave Hammond a 38-26 lead in the third quarter. Henry’s dish to Douglas off a steal kept the deficit at 12 going into the final frame after LeBlanc drove lane.
LeBlanc fed Fleming off a steal to open the fourth quarter before Fleming returned the favor. LeBlanc’s dish to Fleming inside in transition knotted it up 45-45 with 4:24 left to play after Fleming’s putback. Fleming’s turnaround jumper off Watts’ inbounds pass put the Spartans ahead for good.
“(LeBlanc) is a ninth grader playing at a high level,” Almond said. “He has to understand he is playing varsity basketball. He is going to learn from his mistakes. We are expecting a lot of things out of him and he still surprises us with some of the great things he does but the more he does it, the more we expect it out of him.”
Wright and Fleming’s inside buckets sandwiched Gary Johnson’s before Watts and LeBlanc’s free throws down the stretch sealed the win.
Terrence Bridges’ putback gave Hammond a 4-0 lead to open the contest before DeAndre Smith’s put the Spartans on the board. Henry sandwiched a baseline drive and lay up off a steal around LeBlanc’s lane drive to make it 8-4.
LeBlanc’s spin in the lane put East Ascension ahead after Smith’s 3-pointer near the top of the key. Bridgewater’s free throws put Hammond back ahead after his layup off a steal and Watts’ putback. Fleming’s inside bucket and one off an inbounds pass knotted it up 14-14 going into the second quarter.
Henry’s 3-pointer from the right corner opened the frame before Watts’ 19 footer in the left corner. Watts’ baseline jumper put East Ascension ahead 20-17 before Henry’s floater across the lane and drive in transition gave the Tornadoes the lead. Bridgewater and Henry’s lay ups off steals pushed the lead to 32-22 before Smith’s 19-footer from the right corner cut it to eight at halftime.
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St. Amant's Gold Dome Classic Reports Part 2: Woodlawn pushes past Griffins in overtime
Woodlawn’s Craig McFerrin(game high 31 pts.) blocks
a shot in the 1st quarter of the Panthers’ 61-57 overtime
opening round victory at the Gold Dome Classic
By Peter Silas Pasqua Weekly Citizen
ST. AMANT - Woodlawn’s Eric Vidrine nailed a 3-pointer from the left wing in overtime and the Panthers connected on six of eight free throws down the stretch to turn back Dutchtown 61-57 in the opening game of the first round of the Ralph Sellers Gold Dome Classic Wednesday evening.
Woodlawn led by as many as 15 points in the third quarter before the Griffins’ Terrance Cushenberry made the second of two free throws with 25.1 seconds remaining to send it into overtime knotted up 50-50.
“The kids showed a lot of resilience fighting back through the deficit but obviously it wasn’t enough,” Dutchtown head coach Patrick Hill said. “They posed a lot of matchups with their kids. We are not very tall and don’t jump very high. They got a lot of buckets on us just by missing shots and going back to get it.
“A couple of guys shoot the ball well but we have to get some scoring from somebody else on the court. I still consider that one of our weaknesses. We don’t shoot the ball that well.”
Woodlawn defeated Dutchtown 53-48 a week earlier in the Grady Hornsby Classic. The Panthers advanced to face Airline Thursday, while the Griffins fell into the loser’s bracket against Hammond Friday night.
The Griffins (2-3) were led by Cushenberry with 21 points. Scott Burgess added 18, while Jordon Biagas had 10.
Craig McFerrin led Woodlawn (5-2) with 31 points. Tim Crockett added 11 and Braylon Larzare provided nine.
“I thought we played about 28 minutes of really good basketball and in the last four minutes we checked out,” Woodlawn head coach Elmo Fernandez said. “They hit shots to get them back in the game and we knew they could do that. We turned the ball over at key moments. We have to go inside to our big people. That is our bread and butter. That is how we are going to win or lose games.”
McFerrin’s inside bucket put the Panthers ahead 31-16 in the third quarter before Cushenberry connected on three straight 3-pointers to cut it to nine which was the deficit heading into the final frame.
Cushenberry’s free throws to open the fourth quarter made it o 37-30 before Crockett and Biagas traded drives.
Burgess’s pull up jumper cut it to 42-39 with 3:30 left to play after Dorian Harleaux and Donovan McCall’s consecutive baseline jumpers. Jon Alexander and McFerrin’s drives sandwiched Biagas’ reverse before Burgess fed a driving McCall.
McCall’s dish to Cushenberry off a steal preceded McFerrin’s dunk in transition and Biagas’ baseline jumper before Cushenberry knotted it up.
Larzare fed McFerrin inside to open the extra frame before Harleaux’s tip and Vidrine’s 3-pointer. After Burgess’ free throws, Vidrine nailed four free throws before Cushenberry pulled up for a 3-pointer near the top of the key in the waning moments.
Cushenberry's drive across the lane opened the contest before Biagas’ jumper near the free throw line gave the Griffins their final lead 4-2. Woodlawn went ahead on Larzare’s inside bucket before McFerrin spun inside. Burgess nailed a 3-pointer near the top of the key to cut it to 12-10 at the buzzer after Larzare’s baseline jumper.
Larzare’s putback opened the second quarter before Burgess drove lane. McFerrin’s spin inside preceded Burgess’ putback before Cushenberry pulled up near the free throw line but Woodlawn closed out the half on a 7-0 run capped by McFerrin’s spin inside just before the buzzer after Larzare’s putback and Crockett’s dish to McFerrin in transition and one.
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St. Amant's Gold Dome Classic Reports Part 1: Donaldsonville pulls away from St. Amant
By Peter Silas Pasqua
Weekly Citizen
ST. AMANT - Donaldsonville used a 6-0 run to open the third quarter and never looked back on way to a 60-42 victory over host St. Amant in the third game of the opening round of the Ralph Sellers Gold Dome Classic Wednesday night.
St. Amant led throughout the first quarter before Devon Breaux’s dish to Darvelle Allen in transition put the Tigers ahead for good 24-23 in the second frame.
“I thought that was the best game we played all year from start to finish and it started at practice,” St. Amant head coach Gary Duhe said. “We let it get away from us during a three minute stretch in the third quarter. They got a little separation and we had trouble closing the gap. When they increased the lead, they could dictate and wait till they got the chance to penetrate. They did a good job of that and we turned it over a couple of times which didn’t help us.”
Donaldsonville advanced to the face Ponchatoula Thursday and St. Amant fell into the loser’s bracket against Lutcher.
“We are getting better and better and we just have to keep it going,” Duhe said. “It is a marathon and not a sprint. We just have to keep playing.”
Steve Fulkerson led the Gators (0-6) with 14 points, while Justin Manton and Marlon Bourgeois each had 10.
Kelvon Davis paced Donaldsonville (4-2) with 15 points, while Aikee Turner provided 14 and Jarrett Cole added 10.
“We knew they had size and it was going to be a factor but I wasn’t worried about that too much,” Donaldsonville head coach Greg Hill said. “We had to put pressure on them and make them play the whole court instead of just half court. I knew if we would have stayed around in the half court game, we might of had some problems. We just do what we know how to do.”
Bourgeois’ drive off the opening tip opened the contest before his pass out to Manton for a 3-pointer on the left wing. Manton’s pass to Milek Beasley inside made it 7-3 before Davis’ penetrating dish to Lorenzo Collins.
Turner’s 3-pointer just before the buzzer cut it to 11-10 going into the second frame after Bourgeois’ putback.
Manton fed Fulkerson off the opening inbounds pass of the second quarter but Turner’s jumper and Cole’s putback put Donaldsonville ahead.
Fulkerson’s putback preceded Bourgeois’ dish to Manton inside and one giving the Gators an 18-14 lead. Davis’ dishes to Turner and Allen sandwiched Fulkerson’s pass to Jacky Joseph inside before Breaux’s baseline drive. Donaldsonville led 27-24 at halftime after Davis’ 3-pointer from the right corner off a steal.
Davis drive, lay up off a steal and dish to Turner opened the second half before Manton fed Fulkerson in transition. Bourgeois’ inside buckets sandwiched Collins’ putback before Turner’s reverse and Fulkerson’s drive. Collins’ putback and Cole’s lay up off a steal made it 43-32 going into the final frame.
Manton pulled up in the lane to open the fourth quarter but Cole’s baseline drive and putback pushed the lead to 13 before Beasley fed Bourgeois in transition.
Donaldsonville then used a 13-0 run to put the game away kick started by Breaux’s dish to Davis off a steal. Cortez Mitchell’s dish to Collins off a steal capped the run after Davis pulled up and Collins fed him off another steal.
Fulkerson’s baseline jumper and drive off a Hail Mary inbounds pass at the buzzer, both from Jacob Gauthier, reflected the final tally.
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Weekly Citizen
ST. AMANT - Donaldsonville used a 6-0 run to open the third quarter and never looked back on way to a 60-42 victory over host St. Amant in the third game of the opening round of the Ralph Sellers Gold Dome Classic Wednesday night.
St. Amant led throughout the first quarter before Devon Breaux’s dish to Darvelle Allen in transition put the Tigers ahead for good 24-23 in the second frame.
“I thought that was the best game we played all year from start to finish and it started at practice,” St. Amant head coach Gary Duhe said. “We let it get away from us during a three minute stretch in the third quarter. They got a little separation and we had trouble closing the gap. When they increased the lead, they could dictate and wait till they got the chance to penetrate. They did a good job of that and we turned it over a couple of times which didn’t help us.”
Donaldsonville advanced to the face Ponchatoula Thursday and St. Amant fell into the loser’s bracket against Lutcher.
“We are getting better and better and we just have to keep it going,” Duhe said. “It is a marathon and not a sprint. We just have to keep playing.”
Steve Fulkerson led the Gators (0-6) with 14 points, while Justin Manton and Marlon Bourgeois each had 10.
Kelvon Davis paced Donaldsonville (4-2) with 15 points, while Aikee Turner provided 14 and Jarrett Cole added 10.
“We knew they had size and it was going to be a factor but I wasn’t worried about that too much,” Donaldsonville head coach Greg Hill said. “We had to put pressure on them and make them play the whole court instead of just half court. I knew if we would have stayed around in the half court game, we might of had some problems. We just do what we know how to do.”
Bourgeois’ drive off the opening tip opened the contest before his pass out to Manton for a 3-pointer on the left wing. Manton’s pass to Milek Beasley inside made it 7-3 before Davis’ penetrating dish to Lorenzo Collins.
Turner’s 3-pointer just before the buzzer cut it to 11-10 going into the second frame after Bourgeois’ putback.
Manton fed Fulkerson off the opening inbounds pass of the second quarter but Turner’s jumper and Cole’s putback put Donaldsonville ahead.
Fulkerson’s putback preceded Bourgeois’ dish to Manton inside and one giving the Gators an 18-14 lead. Davis’ dishes to Turner and Allen sandwiched Fulkerson’s pass to Jacky Joseph inside before Breaux’s baseline drive. Donaldsonville led 27-24 at halftime after Davis’ 3-pointer from the right corner off a steal.
Davis drive, lay up off a steal and dish to Turner opened the second half before Manton fed Fulkerson in transition. Bourgeois’ inside buckets sandwiched Collins’ putback before Turner’s reverse and Fulkerson’s drive. Collins’ putback and Cole’s lay up off a steal made it 43-32 going into the final frame.
Manton pulled up in the lane to open the fourth quarter but Cole’s baseline drive and putback pushed the lead to 13 before Beasley fed Bourgeois in transition.
Donaldsonville then used a 13-0 run to put the game away kick started by Breaux’s dish to Davis off a steal. Cortez Mitchell’s dish to Collins off a steal capped the run after Davis pulled up and Collins fed him off another steal.
Fulkerson’s baseline jumper and drive off a Hail Mary inbounds pass at the buzzer, both from Jacob Gauthier, reflected the final tally.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Player Feature: Louisiana D-1 Ambassador and Beau Chene High's Joseph Charles
Player Feature: 5'10 Guard Joseph Charles of Beau Chene High School
One of my top players from the summer with my Louisiana D-1 Ambassadors travel team, Joseph Charles of Beau Chene HS is averaging 21.2 ppg, 6 rpg, 5 apg and 4 steals early on in this 2009-10 high school season. Charles had an outstanding summer as he was named one of the top players from the Memphis River City Showdown Event and the Memphis Select Classic tournament as he led our team to a runner-up finish. In the two events Joe went head-to-head with some of the top players in the country. Some of the players include Joe Jackson, Chris Crawford and Tarik Black, all of who signed with Memphis. Mardracus Wade who signed with Arkansas. Casey Prather who signed with Florida, Austin Hollins who is headed to Minnesota, Will Triggs who is headed to Austin Peay and the list also includes a top 10 junior in the country in Adonis Thomas. Against this competition Joe averaged an outstanding 18.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.3 apg., 2.1 steals and an excellent stat of 1.2 turnovers while playing 28 min. a game out of 32.
A 5’10’’ point guard for the Louisiana D-1 Ambassadors, Charles can get it done in a variety of ways. Charles was most effective when driving to the basket, finishing with a lay-up, pull-up jumper, or a teardrop. Not limited to just driving and scoring, Charles also hit from outside and created opportunities for his teammates.-Clark Merriam ESPN's Memphis Roar.com
After the event Joe really caught my eye. For the entire summer we went to work really hard on his game in June, July and August. Four days a week we were in the weight room at 6 a.m. and hitting the gym for two 2 hour sessions working on ball handling, shooting, quickness, fundamentals, conditioning and just learning how to play the game the right way, also spending late nights playing pick-up sometime until 2 in the A.M. After 4 weeks of working with me we were off to Memphis for the two tournaments up there. In the first event, Memphis Select Classic, Joe played great defense getting several steals and rebounds along with good offense. In the pool play games in which we won by an average of 34 ppg, Joe avg. onl 8 ppg appx. Once the bracket play got started and the stage got bigger, the better Joe played. In our first bracket game against Team Rameybasketball.com Joe finished with 28 points and six 3's as he willed us to the win over a team that featured 4 players 6'8" or better. As the bracket play continued, Joe continued his play at a high level as he finished the semi-final game with 18 and the finals with 23 and four 3's. It was definitely a feel good moment for me and Joe as well who came to me several times and said
"Coach, thanks for all your work you put in with us, I hate doing it, but it is obviously helping me for sure." Joe told me while sitting down at dinner one night.I remember them words everyday. To think that this is a kid that just a few months ago was in a Halo and 8 months ago was in the bad car wreck. This kid has overcame so many obstacles and adversity that he deserves everything good that is coming his way.
In the past few months Joe has had to overcome a lot of personal problems outside of basketball. After dealing with these things and working hard in the classroom, Joe is on his way to getting what he wants, a Division 1 Scholarship to play basketball. Joe currently has close to a 3.0 GPA and is taking the ACT at the next testing date. While his team is only 3-4 at Beau Chene, those losses have come by an average of 4 points. On a team that didn't make the playoffs and won a handful of games last year, Joe has clearly made them a district contender this season. As the season continues, Joe will only get better and get more experience. As he does, watch out because he will be a player that will be a steal for any school that he signs with.
Baton Rouge Area Box Scores from Wednesday's Tournaments
Tournaments
Brusly
At Brusly High school
Boys
Southern Lab 72, East Iberville 70 OT
Team leaders: SOUTHERN LAB: M. Harrel 34, K. Scott 14, C.J. Burrell 13; EAST IBERVILLE: D. Richardson 23, S. Ballon 10, A. Nelson 10.
Halftime: East Iberville 29, Southern Lab 21.
Port Allen 69, Assumption 68
Team leaders: PORT ALLEN: T. Washington 36, T. Esco 11, D. Payne 10; ASSUMPTION: A. Sargent 21, K. Bernard 18, T. Estes 12.
Halftime: Assumption 36, Port Allen 28.
Livingston Parish Tournament
At Maurepas
Boys
Albany 52, Doyle 41
Team leaders: ALBANY: T. Cook 15, I. Goodwin 11, D. Harris 11; DOYLE: L. Jones 16, T. Cotten 11.
Halftime: Albany 26, Doyle 22.
Denham Springs 70, Maurepas 23.
Team leaders: DENHAM SPRINGS: B. Watkins 14, R. Lathers 14, T. Fletcher 10; MAUREPAS: D. Gill 13.
Halftime: Denham Springs 32, Maurepas13.
Live Oak 44, French Settlement 37
Team leaders: LIVE OAK: D. Bell 12; FRENCH SETTLEMENT: R Keller 14.
Halftime: Live Oak 9, French Settlement 8.
Holden 54, Doyle 38
Team Leaders: HOLDEN: D. Leblanc 27, C. Nickens 10; DOYLE: C. Sibley 11, T. Cotton 10.
Halftime: Holden 24, Doyle 23
Skipper Classic
At Mandeville
Boys
Catholic-BR 88, Bogalousa 74
Team leaders: CATHOLIC-BR: T. Breaux 36, K. Caire 20; BOGALOUSA: R. Crumeay 23, K. Gaines 15, C. Magee 12.
Halftime: Catholic-BR 44, Bogelousa 41.
Ralph Sellers Gold Dome Classic
At St. Amant
Boys
Woodlawn 61, Dutchtown 57 OT
Team Leaders: WOODLAWN: C. McFerrin 31, T. Crockett 11; DUTCHTOWN: T. Cushenberry 21, S. Burgess 18, J. Biagas 10.
Halftime: Woodlawn 27, Dutchtown 16.
Dunham 66, Lutcher 47
Team Leaders: DUNHAM: J. Caine 20, K. Planchard 13; LUTCHER: T. Miles 15, A. Adams 13.
Halftime: Dunham 29, Lutcher 23.
Donaldsonville 60, St. Amant 42
Team Leaders: DONALDSONVILLE: K. Davis 15, A. Turner 14, L. Collins 11; ST. AMANT: S. Fulkerson 16, M. Bourgeois 10, J. Manton 10.
Halftime: Donadlsonville 27, St. Amant 25
East Ascension 61, Hammond 54
Team Leaders: EAST ASCENSION: K. Flemming 20, D. Leblanc 15, C. Watts 11; HAMMOND: M. Henry 17, K. Douglas 15, M. Bridgewater 10.
Halftime: Hammond 34, East Ascension 26
Sugar Bowl CYO
At Archbishop Shaw, Marrero
Boys
Ellender 64, Shaw 52
Team Leaders: ELLENDER: T. Lewis 19, K. Dixon 13; SHAW: D. Ellis 13.
Halftime: Ellender 31, Archbishop 21.
Wednesday’s scores
Country Day 65, St. Charles 44 (at Rummel)
Brother Martin 55, St. Thomas Aquinas 44 (at Brother Martin HS)
Ellender 64, Shaw 52 (at Shaw HS)
Jesuit 53, St. Paul’s 49 (at Jesuit HS)
Rummel 55, Karr 45 (at Rummel HS)
St. Augustine 57, Holy Cross 42 (at Brother Martin HS)
Hahnville 48, Higgins 39 (at Shaw HS)
Ehret 55, Slidell 48 (at Jesuit HS)
Today’s schedule
6 p.m. – St. Charles vs. Karr (at Rummel HS)
6 p.m. – St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Holy Cross (at Brother Martin HS)
6 p.m. – Shaw vs. Higgins (at Shaw HS)
6 p.m. – St. Paul’s vs. Slidell (at Jesuit HS)
7:30 p.m. – Country Day vs. Rummel (at Rummel HS)
7:30 p.m. – Brother Martin vs. St. Augustine (at Brother Martin HS)
7:30 p.m. – Ellender vs. Hahnville (at Shaw HS)
7:30 p.m. – Jesuit vs. Ehret (at Jesuit HS)
Brusly
At Brusly High school
Boys
Southern Lab 72, East Iberville 70 OT
Team leaders: SOUTHERN LAB: M. Harrel 34, K. Scott 14, C.J. Burrell 13; EAST IBERVILLE: D. Richardson 23, S. Ballon 10, A. Nelson 10.
Halftime: East Iberville 29, Southern Lab 21.
Port Allen 69, Assumption 68
Team leaders: PORT ALLEN: T. Washington 36, T. Esco 11, D. Payne 10; ASSUMPTION: A. Sargent 21, K. Bernard 18, T. Estes 12.
Halftime: Assumption 36, Port Allen 28.
Livingston Parish Tournament
At Maurepas
Boys
Albany 52, Doyle 41
Team leaders: ALBANY: T. Cook 15, I. Goodwin 11, D. Harris 11; DOYLE: L. Jones 16, T. Cotten 11.
Halftime: Albany 26, Doyle 22.
Denham Springs 70, Maurepas 23.
Team leaders: DENHAM SPRINGS: B. Watkins 14, R. Lathers 14, T. Fletcher 10; MAUREPAS: D. Gill 13.
Halftime: Denham Springs 32, Maurepas13.
Live Oak 44, French Settlement 37
Team leaders: LIVE OAK: D. Bell 12; FRENCH SETTLEMENT: R Keller 14.
Halftime: Live Oak 9, French Settlement 8.
Holden 54, Doyle 38
Team Leaders: HOLDEN: D. Leblanc 27, C. Nickens 10; DOYLE: C. Sibley 11, T. Cotton 10.
Halftime: Holden 24, Doyle 23
Skipper Classic
At Mandeville
Boys
Catholic-BR 88, Bogalousa 74
Team leaders: CATHOLIC-BR: T. Breaux 36, K. Caire 20; BOGALOUSA: R. Crumeay 23, K. Gaines 15, C. Magee 12.
Halftime: Catholic-BR 44, Bogelousa 41.
Ralph Sellers Gold Dome Classic
At St. Amant
Boys
Woodlawn 61, Dutchtown 57 OT
Team Leaders: WOODLAWN: C. McFerrin 31, T. Crockett 11; DUTCHTOWN: T. Cushenberry 21, S. Burgess 18, J. Biagas 10.
Halftime: Woodlawn 27, Dutchtown 16.
Dunham 66, Lutcher 47
Team Leaders: DUNHAM: J. Caine 20, K. Planchard 13; LUTCHER: T. Miles 15, A. Adams 13.
Halftime: Dunham 29, Lutcher 23.
Donaldsonville 60, St. Amant 42
Team Leaders: DONALDSONVILLE: K. Davis 15, A. Turner 14, L. Collins 11; ST. AMANT: S. Fulkerson 16, M. Bourgeois 10, J. Manton 10.
Halftime: Donadlsonville 27, St. Amant 25
East Ascension 61, Hammond 54
Team Leaders: EAST ASCENSION: K. Flemming 20, D. Leblanc 15, C. Watts 11; HAMMOND: M. Henry 17, K. Douglas 15, M. Bridgewater 10.
Halftime: Hammond 34, East Ascension 26
Sugar Bowl CYO
At Archbishop Shaw, Marrero
Boys
Ellender 64, Shaw 52
Team Leaders: ELLENDER: T. Lewis 19, K. Dixon 13; SHAW: D. Ellis 13.
Halftime: Ellender 31, Archbishop 21.
Wednesday’s scores
Country Day 65, St. Charles 44 (at Rummel)
Brother Martin 55, St. Thomas Aquinas 44 (at Brother Martin HS)
Ellender 64, Shaw 52 (at Shaw HS)
Jesuit 53, St. Paul’s 49 (at Jesuit HS)
Rummel 55, Karr 45 (at Rummel HS)
St. Augustine 57, Holy Cross 42 (at Brother Martin HS)
Hahnville 48, Higgins 39 (at Shaw HS)
Ehret 55, Slidell 48 (at Jesuit HS)
Today’s schedule
6 p.m. – St. Charles vs. Karr (at Rummel HS)
6 p.m. – St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Holy Cross (at Brother Martin HS)
6 p.m. – Shaw vs. Higgins (at Shaw HS)
6 p.m. – St. Paul’s vs. Slidell (at Jesuit HS)
7:30 p.m. – Country Day vs. Rummel (at Rummel HS)
7:30 p.m. – Brother Martin vs. St. Augustine (at Brother Martin HS)
7:30 p.m. – Ellender vs. Hahnville (at Shaw HS)
7:30 p.m. – Jesuit vs. Ehret (at Jesuit HS)
Palmer sparks Destrehan past Salmen in OT
By Roger Glynn
Contributing writer
Time Picayune
Sean Palmer scored the final six points of overtime to lead the Destrehan Wildcats to a 56-55 victory over the Salmen Spartans in the quarterfinals of the Mandeville Tournament on Wednesday night.
Destrehan (6-1) will face Catholic of Baton Rouge in the semifinals.
The Wildcats jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first 3:42. Palmer scored four points during the spurt while the Spartans helped out with four turnovers.
Salmen (3-3) closed the deficit to 12-8 on a basket by Khari Price with 6:17 left in the first half.
"We gave them way too many second and third chances," Destrehan Coach Todd Bourg said. "We just couldn't put them away."
Destrehan went on an 11-3 run over the next 3:37 to increase the lead to 23-11 with 2:40 to go in the second quarter. It was the Wildcats' largest lead of the game.
The Spartans trailed 41-33 with 3:19 left in regulation. Price scored eight of his 23 points over the rest of regulation, including a three-point play with 43.7 seconds left to tie the score at 44. Price hit a 3-pointer in overtime to give Salmen its first lead of the game at 47-46.
The Wildcats made all three of their field-goal attempts and all six free throws in overtime. Price hit another 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin.
Akeem Sumlin and B.J. Singleton led a balanced Wildcats attack with 14 points each. Palmer finished with 12 points.
FONTAINEBLEAU 40, NORTHLAKE 32: Quin Cooper scored 18 of his 27 points in the second half in the Bulldogs' come-from-behind victory over the Class 2A Wolverines.
The Bulldogs will face the Mandeville-Easton winner in the semifinals.
Fontainebleau (5-2) trailed by as many as eight points in the first half. Northlake (1-2) shot 44 percent from the floor in the first half and held the Bulldogs to 29 percent shooting as the Wolverines led 18-13 at halftime.
Josh Seale gave Northlake a 20-13 lead in the opening moments of the third quarter. Cooper scored seven of the Bulldogs' next nine points as Fontainebleau grabbed its first lead of the game at 22-20 with 5:16 left in the third quarter. The Bulldogs never trailed again.
"We threw the ball away a lot," Bulldogs Coach Barry Dotson said. "Northlake played well, but we gave them a lot of opportunities."
Fontainebleau made 10 of its 12 free throws, including 6-of-7 in the final 2:54.
Seale led the Wolverines with 14 points.
Northlake had 13 turnovers in the second half and 22 overall. The Bulldogs committed 14 turnovers but had just five in the second half.
Contributing writer
Time Picayune
Sean Palmer scored the final six points of overtime to lead the Destrehan Wildcats to a 56-55 victory over the Salmen Spartans in the quarterfinals of the Mandeville Tournament on Wednesday night.
Destrehan (6-1) will face Catholic of Baton Rouge in the semifinals.
The Wildcats jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first 3:42. Palmer scored four points during the spurt while the Spartans helped out with four turnovers.
Salmen (3-3) closed the deficit to 12-8 on a basket by Khari Price with 6:17 left in the first half.
"We gave them way too many second and third chances," Destrehan Coach Todd Bourg said. "We just couldn't put them away."
Destrehan went on an 11-3 run over the next 3:37 to increase the lead to 23-11 with 2:40 to go in the second quarter. It was the Wildcats' largest lead of the game.
The Spartans trailed 41-33 with 3:19 left in regulation. Price scored eight of his 23 points over the rest of regulation, including a three-point play with 43.7 seconds left to tie the score at 44. Price hit a 3-pointer in overtime to give Salmen its first lead of the game at 47-46.
The Wildcats made all three of their field-goal attempts and all six free throws in overtime. Price hit another 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin.
Akeem Sumlin and B.J. Singleton led a balanced Wildcats attack with 14 points each. Palmer finished with 12 points.
FONTAINEBLEAU 40, NORTHLAKE 32: Quin Cooper scored 18 of his 27 points in the second half in the Bulldogs' come-from-behind victory over the Class 2A Wolverines.
The Bulldogs will face the Mandeville-Easton winner in the semifinals.
Fontainebleau (5-2) trailed by as many as eight points in the first half. Northlake (1-2) shot 44 percent from the floor in the first half and held the Bulldogs to 29 percent shooting as the Wolverines led 18-13 at halftime.
Josh Seale gave Northlake a 20-13 lead in the opening moments of the third quarter. Cooper scored seven of the Bulldogs' next nine points as Fontainebleau grabbed its first lead of the game at 22-20 with 5:16 left in the third quarter. The Bulldogs never trailed again.
"We threw the ball away a lot," Bulldogs Coach Barry Dotson said. "Northlake played well, but we gave them a lot of opportunities."
Fontainebleau made 10 of its 12 free throws, including 6-of-7 in the final 2:54.
Seale led the Wolverines with 14 points.
Northlake had 13 turnovers in the second half and 22 overall. The Bulldogs committed 14 turnovers but had just five in the second half.
New Orleans Area CYO Tourney Day 1Roundup: Raiders, Cajuns win CYO openers
Fourth-quarter surge lifts Rummel past Karr 55-45
Country Day won big over St. Charles, and Rummel used a late fourth-quarter surge to defeat Karr on Wednesday night at the Raiders' gym in opening-round games of the CYO Tournament, which featured contests at four locations.
In the late game, the Raiders went on an 8-0 fourth-quarter run to put away Karr 55-45.
Rummel trailed 14-11 after the opening quarter but went on a 14-2 run in the second to take a 26-23 halftime lead. Both teams scored 10 points in the third to set the stage for Rummel's fourth- quarter run. The victory came despite a 10-of-21 performance from the free-throw line.
Rummel's Amani Thomas led all scorers with 18 points and added eight rebounds, and Casey Wade chipped in 13 points. For Karr, Rodney Dixon had 15 points and Jimmy Duplessis scored 10.
Earlier, Matt Derenbecker scored 25 points to lead the Cajuns to a 65-44 victory. Country Day opened up a 23-point halftime lead and cruised the rest of the way.
Derenbecker was 5-of-10 from behind the 3-point arc and the Cajuns made nine 3-pointers on 16 attempts. Colin Hind had 12 points and Nick Hansel added 11 for the Cajuns. Derenbecker also had four blocks and three steals. Birch Matus led the Comets with 14 points, and Taylor Peytavin had 13.
The Raiders will take on Country Day tonight at 7:30 in the quarterfinals at Rummel.
By- Joseph Halm
BROTHER MARTIN 55, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 44: The Crusaders forced 21 turnovers and overcame an early shooting drought in their first-round victory. Troy Deemer and Ryan Berger each scored 14 points for Brother Martin (6-1), and Schane Rillieux added 12. The Crusaders missed several short-range shots in the first half and went more than six minutes without scoring.
"St. Thomas Aquinas played very hard," Brother Martin Coach Scott Thompson said. "We had to wind up picking up our intensity. They had really set the tone for the game. We were fortunate to win that game."
Stephen Wronkoski led St. Thomas Aquinas with 20 points.
ST. AUGUSTINE 56, HOLY CROSS 42: The Purple Knights raced to a 10-0 lead and never looked back. Eldridge Moore led St. Augustine with 11 points, and Brandon Lain had 10 points. The Purple Knights were ahead by as many as 35 points late in the third quarter. With St. Augustine's starters on the bench, the Tigers outscored the Purple Knights 19-10 in the fourth quarter.
"I think Holy Cross was a little overmatched," St. Augustine Coach Clifford Barthe said. "(Coach Juan Lumas) has a young group over there. So we tried to sub out as much as we could. As a result, we got sloppy."
Holy Cross' Joel Pinchon finished with 22 points.
By- Ryan Chatelain
--- At Shaw ---
HAHNVILLE 48, HIGGINS 39: Hahnville scored four points in the final minute to secure a first-round victory. Higgins trailed by 11 with 6:38 to play before cutting the deficit to five on a 3-pointer by Antoine Craig with 1:11 remaining. Hahnville increased its lead on a three-point play by Derek Howard with 40 seconds remaining. The Hurricanes (3-2) were unable to respond.
Hahnville will play Ellender in a quarterfinal game tonight at 7:30 at Shaw.
Warren Lebeauf scored 10 points for Hahnville. Howard and Jauries Thomas each finished with nine points. Craig led Higgins with 13 points. The Tigers (5-0) never trailed. They had a 13-4 lead at the end of the first quarter, led 30-18 at halftime and 34-27 at the end of the third quarter.
ELLENDER 64, SHAW 52: Ellender turned an 11-point halftime lead into a 24-point lead at the end of the third quarter against the host Eagles. Shaw stormed back in the fourth quarter, but never cut Ellender's lead below 10. Trevon Lewis led Ellender (5-1) with 19 points. Kardero Dixon was 4-of-5 from behind the 3-point line and finished with 16 points. Derrick Ellis led Shaw (3-2) with 16 points.
By- Peter Steinbauer
--- At Jesuit ---
JESUIT 53, ST. PAUL'S 49: Jesuit shot 62 percent in the first half en route to an opening-round victory. Brady Hadden paced the Blue Jays (5-1) with 17 points followed by Nick Varisco with 10.Connor Vallette and Jonathan Schoene each scored eight for the Wolves (2-4). St. Paul's shot 58 percent from the floor in the first half but trailed 32-26 at halftime.
EHRET 55, SLIDELL 48: The Patriots used a 10-2 run late in the game to edge the Tigers.
John Ehret (6-1) was paced by Eldrid Payton with 18 points. Nicolas Abrahm led Slidell (2-3) with 13 points, and Joseph Gale added 11. Slidell shot 70 percent in the second quarter, including a driving layup by Brennan Reynard as time expired for a 25-24 halftime lead.
By- Pat Mashburn
Shreveport Area Roundup:Crimson Tide beat Lumberjacks, 75-56
Written by Gregg Parks
HOMER — After playing a series of tough, close games, the Minden Crimson Tide was able to get an easier win as they defeated the Springhill Lumberjacks, 75-56, Wednesday night in the first round of the Homer Tournament.
“It was good to have a game like this, where we could sit back and not have such a pressure packed game,” Minden head coach Alan Shaw said. “We were in control of the game from the start. We started off sloppy the first couple of minutes, but we pushed through it and never looked back.”
The Crimson Tide would lead 19-2 at the end of the first quarter, and Springhill never threatened the rest of the way.
“We were able to get the ball inside,” Shaw said. “And we really pushed the ball up and down the floor pretty well.
Defensively, we did a good job of limiting them to one shot, which gave us some fast-break opportunities, especially in the third quarter when we pushed the lead out big.”
Minden led by as much as 40 points in the third quarter, which allowed Shaw to clear his bench.
“Everybody contributed and everybody played well,” he said. “It was good to be able to rest our starters a little bit and cut down on their minutes and save their legs with a big week coming up. Plus, we got to look at some of the kids on the bench and they all played well. It gave us a little more confidence in our depth, so it was good to have this kind of win.”
A.J. Shine led Minden with 21 points and Jay Beavers scored 18. DeMondre’ Harvey scored nine, T.J. Stanley had eight and Dominique Emerson dropped in six. Simon Theus scored four points, Jamal Shine and D.J. Wallace each had three and Jarome Walton scored one.
The Crimson Tide will play next on Friday night at 6:15 p.m. against Madison.
“They are a very good team,” Shaw said. “They are 9-2 and they beat Athens last night. They are a very quick, very good team, and they get good play out of their guards. They will be the our toughest test so far this year.”
Courtesy of the NWLA News
Minden High gets first round win in Homer Tournament
HOMER — After playing a series of tough, close games, the Minden Crimson Tide was able to get an easier win as they defeated the Springhill Lumberjacks, 75-56, Wednesday night in the first round of the Homer Tournament.
“It was good to have a game like this, where we could sit back and not have such a pressure packed game,” Minden head coach Alan Shaw said. “We were in control of the game from the start. We started off sloppy the first couple of minutes, but we pushed through it and never looked back.”
The Crimson Tide would lead 19-2 at the end of the first quarter, and Springhill never threatened the rest of the way.
“We were able to get the ball inside,” Shaw said. “And we really pushed the ball up and down the floor pretty well.
Defensively, we did a good job of limiting them to one shot, which gave us some fast-break opportunities, especially in the third quarter when we pushed the lead out big.”
Minden led by as much as 40 points in the third quarter, which allowed Shaw to clear his bench.
“Everybody contributed and everybody played well,” he said. “It was good to be able to rest our starters a little bit and cut down on their minutes and save their legs with a big week coming up. Plus, we got to look at some of the kids on the bench and they all played well. It gave us a little more confidence in our depth, so it was good to have this kind of win.”
A.J. Shine led Minden with 21 points and Jay Beavers scored 18. DeMondre’ Harvey scored nine, T.J. Stanley had eight and Dominique Emerson dropped in six. Simon Theus scored four points, Jamal Shine and D.J. Wallace each had three and Jarome Walton scored one.
The Crimson Tide will play next on Friday night at 6:15 p.m. against Madison.
“They are a very good team,” Shaw said. “They are 9-2 and they beat Athens last night. They are a very quick, very good team, and they get good play out of their guards. They will be the our toughest test so far this year.”
Courtesy of the NWLA News
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