Big Time district games, Rematches Highlight a Great Friday Night of Basketball

Lot's of big time games tonight in the state. Let's start in Class B and C, where 4-Time district 9-C and 10-C champion Family Christian hosts Jehovah Jireh. JJCA is ranked 4th in the power rankings. Family Christian has been playing without their 6'7" junior Joseph Larson who is out for the year with a torn ligament in his knee. JJCA has a great history of being an elite team in Class C up until 2006. Now Coach Dirk Ricks has his team back in the upper echelon of team in Class C and look poised for a Top 28 run. Another class C to watch is a game will feature top 10 teams in Grace Christian and Sicily Island.  Sicily Island is back in the top 10 after losing all-state sguard Karlos Gary who was one of the best players in the entire state in 2009. Grace Christian is finally back in Class C after a 2-year absence and are coming off a quarterfinal appearance in Class B in which they lost to eventual state champ Zwolle.

In Class A, the big game on the schedule is a rematch of Christian Life vs. White Castle. In their first meeting at Christian Life, WC pulled the upset and defeated top-ranked CLA on the road. Tonight, White Castle Hosts Christian Life in what is probably the most intriguing match up in Louisiana in Class A and one of the best games on tap in the state. White Castle with a win can maintain their top spot in the district race while CLA with a win can take a share of lead for the district title. White Castle will look to a very favorable home crowd and the leadership of junior star Ronald Martin to lead them to the win while CLA will look to St. Joseph's signee Langston Galloway(right). Christian Life, who since that loss to the Bulldogs 3 weeks ago, have since beaten their oponents by an average of 42.2 points per game with the closest being a victory of East Iberville which was decided by 16. White Castle on the other hand has only averaged 20.2 points per win since the CLA upset. On paper you may think CLA won't lost again to WCHS but don't be too quick to say that. CLA has kept White Castle from the Cajun Dome last year and in 07 and in 08 CLA beat them in the semi-finals. There is a lot of bad blood between the two. This will be the type of game that will be decided by who plays the toughest, the most poised and who can limit turnovers. This will definitely be one of the best games in the state tonight.

In 2A, one of the best rivalries in the class is in 7-2A with Dunham vs. Episcopal. Since their last meeting, an 8 point Dunham win at home, the Tigers have dropped 3 of their last 4 and Episcopal hasn't lost since. The Knights of EHS are led by the state's and the country's top freshman in 6'5" Brian Bridgewater. Dunham will look to their senior leaders of Jasper Caine, Kyle Planchard, Dantrail Butler and Tre Celestine to counter EHS. The biggest key to the game isn't who will stop Bridgewater but it will be how well can Dunham stop the other 4 EHS players. This game is huge for Dunham. If they can get the win it will stop their slump of losses and give them a huge momentum lift going into February. Another key game in this  7-2A district race is Capitol hosting Pointe Coupee Central. Capitol is led by former Parkview Baptist coach Don Green who spent the last few years as principal at Carroll HS in Monroe. PCC is led by senior guard DJ Cobb and another senior leader in Idrakery Lewis.  A third game to really lookout for tonight is Red River traveling to Many. The last meeting of the two teams was a Many loss at Red River. The two teams now are ranked 1 and 3 in the state. Many comes in the top ranked team in the power rankings despite losing to RR a few weeks earlier. Many will look at Dantrell Thomas, Rod Davis, DJ Palmer and Nic Jacobs to lead the way while RRHS counters with two very good players in the Cordarius' Johnson and Smith. Johnson is a high flying athlete that can really score the ball and Smith is a player that can really score it as well and in a variety of ways. Definitely keep an eye on these games tonight. 2A has definitely got some of the best games in the state tonight.

Left: Red River's Cordarius Smith,  Right: P.C.C.'s DJ Cobb

Left: Episcopal's Brian Bridgewater, Right: Many's Dantrell Thomas

In Class 3A, the biggest game of the night is in district 2-3A with Carroll hosting Caldwell. Carroll, the district leader at 4-0 on the 1st part of district looks to continue their district streak. Caldwell who started the year with a 25-0 record has since only won 1 game. This game will be huge for Caldwell if they can pull the upset.

Left: Bossier's Jalan West, Right: Minden's A'Torri Shine

Left: Peabody's Markel Brown  Right: Alexandria's Christavious Gill

Class 4A also has a big time game on tap as Alexandria Senior High hosts Oklahoma State Signee Markel Brown and top ranked Peabody. This game is big for a few reasons. In their first meeting back in November, Peabody won 66-29. Since then, Peabody is still undefeated, still have Markel Brown, still have the states winningest active coach in Charles Smith but a few things have changed. One has been the steady play of Doc Welch for ASH and the emergence of freshman point guard Christavious "Tay-Tay" Gill. Not only is this big for ASH if they want to win a district title but it is big because it is a big time rivalry game as well. ASH has dropped a game already to Leesville so to lose this would drop them to 3rd. Should be a good game but I still expect Peabody to be undefeated after tonight. Another big time game will be Bossier who hasn't lost a game since they lost to Christian Life in the Ballin' on the Red tournament back in November, taking on Minden who comes in at 24-4. BHS will be led by Jalan West, a 5'11" sharp-shooting guard that can do it all. Minden counters with A'Torri Shine another player that is highly talented and a heck of an athlete.This is definitely one of the most intriguing matches in 4A tonight and one of the best games in the state along with CLA/White Castle. Another big time matchup will be between district 6-4A rivals Opelousas and Northside. Northside comes in at 21-6 while Opelousas is a misleading 8-15. Why do I say misleading, well it is easy. Although they are very talented, they are equally as young. OHS is led by 2 juniors in Jalen Pullard and Avalokeia "Tubby" Malveaux along with 6'4" freshman Clarence "Pooh" Hamilton. OHS started the year out 3-13 but since they are 5-2 in January and have losses to St. Martinville and district rival Northside. The last meeting between the two was at OHS in which NHS easily beat the Tigers on the road. I don't expect Opelousas to come out and dominate the Vikings but don't be shocked if an upset happens. OHS is one of the hottest teams in 4A right now so keep an eye on this big time match up.

Now on to 5A and where better to start than with the state's top ranked team in Scotlandville. The Hornets are led by Stephen F. Austin signee J-Jay Thomas(right) and junior Levie Wright to go with a trio of very good sophomores in 6'8" Zarif Basile, Thaddeus Fortune and Deshawn Washington. The Hornets will have a huge test tonight as they go on the road to Central HS. Central has a record of 17-4 and their only district loss was to Scotlandville three weeks ago by 23. This time is different, CHS has now gotten to know SMHS' personnell, it is a home game and it is very tough to win at Central. If Scotlandville can win at CHS then that will be a big time road win for the young Hornets. Central counters with a lot of senior leadership that starts with PG Josh Veals, shooters Will and Wes Briscoe and the post play of Jae Cutno. This game should be a great matchup tonight. The other big time matchup tonight which could possibly be a preview to the 5A state title game is Jesuit hosting St. Augustine in a key 10-5A district game. The winner of this game will be the sole owner of the 1st place spot in district. This game is also a rematch of a game played earlier in the year the Nokia Sugar Bowl CYO classic in which Jesuit won. The difference this time around is that in the last meeting senior Dominick Scelfo, who will play at Cornell University next year, was not playing with a knee injury. He is now back and healthy and junior Brady Hadden has played well all year in Scelfo's absence. St. Augustine counters Jesuit with one of the best sophomore point guards in the state in Javan Felix and one of the top forwards in the sophomore class in Sydie London to go with senior leadership from Eldridge Moore. Not only does this game have talented players but it has an intrigue to it that goes back to the 60's that ended up in the making of a TNT movie called "Passing Glory" that talked about the prejudiced back in the 60's between the white schools playing the black schools. It was a great movie and now 40 years later the rivalry has continued and better than ever. Both teams know each other and respect each other. To add more intrigue to the matchup, St. Augustine is ranked 3rd in 5A while Jesuit is 5th. Should be a classic matchup tonight.

Jesuit's Dominick Scelfo left and St. Aug's Javan Felix right.

Jesuit's Brady Hadden

2010 LHSAA Power Rankings as of January 13th, 2010

Power Ratings are UNOFFICIAL due to schools not reporting/confirming game results As of January 13, 2010 Boys Basketball Power Ranking Report By Classification Tournament Games Included

All Power Rankings are as of January 13, 2010
Listings include top 32 Ranked Teams followed by the next 5 teams

Class 5A Power Rankings
School Wins Losses District

Scotlandville 15.25 19 4 5-5A
St. Augustine 14.82 20 3 10-5A
Jesuit 14.29 14 3 10-5A
Ouachita Parish 13.99 19 5 2-5A
LaGrange 13.66 17 5 3-5A
Brother Martin 13.44 15 5 10-5A
Sulphur 13.39 16 4 3-5A
Comeaux 12.83 13 7 4-5A
Natchitoches Central 12.60 17 6 2-5A
Hammond 12.51 15 3 7-5A
Destrehan 12.22 17 5 6-5A
Central - B.R. 12.15 14 4 5-5A
East Ascension 12.12 15 6 6-5A
St. Thomas More 12.04 11 6 4-5A
Westgate 11.86 12 8 4-5A
Covington 11.78 15 6 7-5A
Pineville 11.59 15 8 2-5A
Ehret, John 11.56 15 6 9-5A
Catholic - B.R. 11.45 14 6 5-5A
Slidell 11.45 14 6 7-5A
Ponchatoula 11.41 12 9 7-5A
Hahnville 11.30 13 5 6-5A
Southwood 11.09 13 10 1-5A
Central Lafourche 11.02 13 6 8-5A
Airline 10.69 15 10 1-5A
Byrd, C.E. 10.54 15 9 1-5A
Assumption 10.50 12 9 8-5A
West Jefferson 10.37 11 9 9-5A
West Monroe 10.29 9 7 2-5A
Thibodaux 10.28 13 8 8-5A
Denham Springs 10.24 14 8 5-5A
Lafayette 10.05 12 7 3-5A

Archbishop Rummel 9.81 13 9 10-5A
Barbe 9.77 11 9 3-5A
Acadiana 9.53 12 10 3-5A
Fontainebleau 9.48 12 8 7-5A
Walker 9.19 10 12 5-5A

Class 4A Power Rankings
School Wins Losses District

Bossier 17.40 23 1 2-4A
Peabody Magnet 17.35 20 0 4-4A
Minden 13.98 22 3 2-4A
Cecilia 13.71 14 4 6-4A
Istrouma 13.71 16 4 7-4A
Glen Oaks 13.62 15 4 7-4A
DeRidder 13.49 16 6 5-4A
Wossman 13.45 16 6 3-4A
Ellender, A.J. 12.90 21 3 8-4A
East Jefferson 12.72 16 5 9-4A
Washington-Marion 12.60 9 3 5-4A
Tioga 12.54 14 5 4-4A
Neville 12.28 18 6 3-4A
Franklin Parish 12.11 19 3 3-4A
McDonogh #35 12.05 12 8 10-4A
Salmen 11.92 14 5 9-4A
Northside 11.89 16 6 6-4A
Alexandria 11.04 14 8 4-4A
Huntington 10.96 12 8 1-4A
Karr, Edna 10.88 9 8 10-4A
Morgan City 10.49 13 8 8-4A
Houston, Sam 9.97 15 10 5-4A
Vandebilt Catholic 9.81 10 10 8-4A
Haughton 9.81 9 9 2-4A
St. Martinville 9.80 16 9 6-4A
Grant 9.73 10 10 4-4A
St. Louis 9.51 9 6 5-4A
Cox, Helen 9.44 13 10 8-4A
Benton 9.28 6 8 2-4A
Easton, Warren 9.13 13 10 10-4A
West Ouachita 9.07 14 6 3-4A
Woodlawn - B.R. 8.95 11 9 7-4A

Beau Chene 8.88 13 9 6-4A
Franklinton 8.67 12 8 9-4A
Belle Chasse 8.55 13 6 8-4A
Walker, O.P. 8.48 7 8 10-4A

Class 3A Power Rankings
School Wins Losses District

Plaquemine 13.61 19 1 8-3A
Vidalia 13.37 14 2 3-3A
White, E.D. 12.32 14 4 6-3A
Caldwell Parish 12.13 25 1 2-3A
Iowa 11.87 12 9 4-3A
Carroll 11.75 13 7 2-3A
Green Oaks 11.43 19 5 1-3A
Rayville 10.89 15 5 2-3A
Abbeville 10.65 13 5 5-3A
Crowley 10.36 11 6 4-3A
North DeSoto 10.32 12 7 1-3A
Marksville 10.27 15 8 3-3A
Port Allen 9.79 11 8 8-3A
Holy Cross 9.77 12 10 10-3A
Bogalusa 9.63 8 7 9-3A
De La Salle 9.43 12 6 10-3A
Madison 9.32 15 6 2-3A
Amite 9.27 13 7 9-3A
Erath 9.27 13 5 5-3A
Rayne 9.20 10 11 5-3A
Avoyelles 9.05 11 8 3-3A
Northwest 8.98 11 10 4-3A
Redemptorist 8.90 9 12 7-3A
Patterson 8.54 6 11 6-3A
Richwood 8.42 8 7 2-3A
Northeast 8.38 11 9 7-3A
Loyola Prep 8.22 8 12 1-3A
Franklin 8.15 14 10 6-3A
Eunice 7.71 6 9 4-3A
Jena 7.62 11 8 3-3A
Bolton 7.34 3 11 3-3A
Baker 7.34 6 11 7-3A

Kaplan 7.28 10 11 5-3A
Westlake 7.19 7 13 4-3A
Washington, B.T. 6.96 5 13 1-3A
Bunkie 6.91 6 11 3-3A
Brusly 6.83 7 14 8-3A


Class 2A Power Rankings
School Wins Losses District

Many 15.09 15 7 3-2A
Riverside Academy 14.52 15 4 9-2A
Anacoco 14.34 17 3 4-2A
Red River 14.19 22 3 3-2A
Springfield 13.41 15 4 8-2A
St. Thomas Aquinas 12.79 18 5 8-2A
Episcopal 12.63 19 5 7-2A
Evangel Christian 11.73 15 5 1-2A
Dunham 11.67 17 7 7-2A
Mamou 11.50 16 6 5-2A
Donaldsonville 11.29 14 6 7-2A
Jonesboro-Hodge 11.14 13 5 3-2A
Port Barre 11.06 14 2 6-2A
Rosepine 10.90 13 7 4-2A
Pointe Coupee Central 10.54 16 8 7-2A
Lakeview 10.41 10 10 3-2A
Lakeside 10.37 12 10 1-2A
Pickering 10.19 12 10 4-2A
Pope John Paul II 9.65 12 7 8-2A
Douglass, F.A. 9.60 15 4 10-2A
Farmerville 9.52 7 13 2-2A
Loreauville 9.24 11 5 6-2A
Homer 9.17 8 13 1-2A
Jefferson, Thomas 8.97 13 2 10-2A
Welsh 8.95 11 9 5-2A
Kinder 8.83 7 7 5-2A
Lusher Charter 8.81 14 8 10-2A
Calvary Baptist 8.71 9 14 1-2A
Capitol for Boys 8.52 10 9 7-2A
St. Helena Central 8.50 11 6 8-2A
Newman, Isidore 8.48 12 8 10-2A
South Beauregard 8.45 10 9 4-2A

East Beauregard 8.40 8 7 4-2A
Sterlington 8.33 18 7 2-2A
North Caddo 8.27 12 12 1-2A
Winnfield 8.03 5 11 3-2A
St. Charles 7.92 7 12 9-2A

Class 1A Power Rankings
School Wins Losses District

Christian Life 16.12 17 2 8-1A
Metairie Park Country Day 12.77 17 4 9-1A
North Central 12.02 16 4 5-1A
Plain Dealing 11.69 15 4 1-1A
East Iberville 10.95 12 6 8-1A
Elton 10.88 15 3 4-1A
Central Catholic 10.80 10 4 7-1A
Arcadia 10.71 11 6 1-1A
St. Mary 9.93 13 9 3-1A
Basile 9.75 8 3 4-1A
Ecole Classique 8.73 11 6 9-1A
White Castle 8.56 9 12 8-1A
Northwood - Lena 8.55 11 6 3-1A
Block 8.43 7 10 3-1A
Varnado 8.42 10 7 6-1A
Southern Lab 8.36 6 8 6-1A
Gueydan 8.22 9 9 7-1A
Ascension Catholic 8.11 7 11 8-1A
Cedar Creek 7.68 7 11 2-1A
Delcambre 7.67 10 8 7-1A
Grambling 7.61 9 13 1-1A
Delhi 7.36 6 12 2-1A
Hamilton Christian 7.13 8 12 4-1A
Tensas 7.06 10 7 3-1A
Crescent City 6.94 11 10 9-1A
Haynesville 6.93 6 10 1-1A
Montgomery 6.83 6 10 3-1A
St. Martin's Episcopal 6.69 8 8 9-1A
Vermilion Catholic 6.38 7 9 7-1A
Ringgold 6.37 7 10 1-1A
Oberlin 6.35 3 5 4-1A
Oak Grove 5.99 4 11 2-1A

Merryville 5.93 6 16 4-1A
LaSalle 5.71 8 8 3-1A
St. John 5.67 4 7 8-1A
Jackson 5.59 6 11 6-1A
Hanson Memorial 5.54 4 12 7-1A

Class B Power Rankings 
School Wins Losses District

Rapides 15.04 29 5 6-B
Midland 14.58 23 3 7-B
Fairview 14.56 20 6 5-B
Zwolle 14.56 24 8 4-B
Hornbeck 11.92 16 11 5-B
Simsboro 11.40 18 10 3-B
Centerville 11.11 19 9 8-B
Lacassine 10.83 17 14 7-B
Glenmora 10.27 17 11 6-B
Florien 10.01 10 13 4-B
Houma Christian 9.99 10 3 8-B
Summerfield 9.62 10 12 1-B
Gibsland-Coleman 9.49 15 13 1-B
Quitman 9.46 13 8 2-B
Bell City 9.45 14 14 7-B
Holden 9.44 19 13 9-B
Pitkin 9.37 10 17 5-B
Castor 8.91 14 12 2-B
Negreet 8.85 13 14 4-B
Doyline 8.69 13 9 1-B
Hosanna Christian 8.65 15 11 9-B
Singer 8.62 12 12 5-B
Shongaloo 8.62 9 11 1-B
Hathaway 8.39 8 14 7-B
Monterey 8.30 12 8 6-B
Grand Lake 7.26 11 15 7-B
Weston 7.25 11 13 2-B
Maurepas 7.05 14 12 9-B
Simpson 6.97 9 18 5-B
Converse 6.32 8 20 4-B
Evans 6.07 8 17 5-B
Forest 6.06 6 16 3-B

Bethany Christian 5.88 9 11 9-B
Avoyelles Public Charter 5.85 12 11 6-B
Mt. Hermon 5.71 6 9 9-B
Episcopal of Acadiana 5.64 5 16 8-B
Stanley 5.47 3 16 4-B

Class C Power Rankings
School Wins Losses District

Pleasant Hill 16.39 21 4 3-C
Athens 13.94 26 4 1-C
Jehovah-Jireh 12.08 13 7 9-C
Plainview 12.04 24 6 6-C
Grace Christian 10.79 16 6 5-C
Spearsville 10.12 17 12 1-C
Dubach 9.69 12 9 1-C
Kilbourne 9.56 19 3 2-C
Sicily Island 9.51 12 8 5-C
Marion 9.36 9 6 1-C
Pelican 8.84 10 11 3-C
Grand Isle 8.63 14 13 10-C
Atlanta 8.56 10 9 4-C
Calvin 8.42 13 13 4-C
Saline 8.36 7 15 4-C
Reeves 8.05 9 11 6-C
Elizabeth 7.62 14 14 6-C
Starks 6.95 8 16 8-C
Assembly Christian 6.82 12 11 7-C
Claiborne Christian 6.63 13 8 2-C
Hicks 6.53 9 18 6-C
Northside Christian 6.38 7 16 7-C
Family Christian 6.32 8 21 9-C
First Baptist Christian 6.28 10 4 10-C
Epps 5.92 7 15 2-C
Cotton Valley 5.78 8 16 1-C
Bishop McManus 5.71 4 6 10-C
St. Joseph's - Plaucheville 5.65 8 18 5-C
Johnson Bayou 5.54 6 13 8-C
Phoenix 4.85 3 15 10-C
Ebarb 4.72 4 21 3-C
Hackberry 4.66 6 11 8-C

Georgetown 4.47 1 24 5-C
La. School for Deaf 4.14 2 6 9-C
Bienville 4.12 1 16 4-C
Holy Rosary School 3.68 3 15 10-C

Back to Business with LSWA State Rankings

After taking 3 weeks off and missing coverage on some of the top tournaments in the state along with quite a few upsets since our last post on Dec. 17th, the Louisiana Basketball Report is back. The past 3 weeks have been a tough time for me personally so I am glad some of you have been keeping me updated on the teams all throughout the state. I will be trying to update you all on tournaments winners and upset losses from the past 3 weeks throughout this week along with updates for this week. So, I figure the best way to start off the year will be the first set of rankings by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association(LSWA). This year they are doing a little different in that the Class B and C polls are combined. I don't know why or understand their logic but to me I think it is not good to do that. More Class B teams will be ranked over Class C teams or vice versa. We will see how it works as the year goes on. Below you will see the rankings for the week of January. 11-18.

BOYS


CLASS 5A
First Place votes in Bold
Total Points in ( )
School Record Points

1. St. Augustine (7) 19-3 (116)
2. Jesuit (2) 15-5 (106)
3. Scotlandville (1) 17-4 (104)
4. Ouachita (1) 18-5 (99)
5. Brother Martin 18-4 (84)
6. Sulphur 16-5 (74)
7. LaGrange 13-5 (66)
8. Hammond 13-3 (43)
9. Westgate 16-8 (39)
10. John Ehret 14-6  (27)

Others receiving votes: Hahnville 26, Natchitoches Central 24, West Monroe 12, Airline 7, Catholic-BR 7, Destrehan 7, St. Thomas More 6, Byrd 3, East Ascension 3, Central 1, Comeaux 1.

CLASS 4A
First Place votes in Bold

Total Points in ( )
School Record Points

1. Peabody (7) 24-0 (128)
2. Bossier (4) 19-1 (125)
3. Glen Oaks 16-4 (92)
4. Ellender 21-3 (80)
5. Minden 20-3 (60)
6. Salmen 12-5 (56)
7. Washington-Marion 12-4 (55)
8. Istrouma 14-4 (47)
9. Northside 16-6 (45)
10. Wossman 15-5 (42)

Others receiving votes: Franklin Parish 40, Cecilia 18, Neville 18, DeRidder 14, Tioga 12, McDonogh 35 10, East Jefferson 6.

CLASS 3A
First Place votes in Bold

Total Points in ( )
School Record Points

1. Caldwell (6) 25-0 (123)
1. (tie) Plaquemine (3) 19-1 (123)
3. Vidalia (2) 13-2 (116)
4. Carroll 12-5 (89)
5. Abbeville 13-5 (71)
6. Green Oaks 16-4 (67)
7. Richwood 8-7 (65)
8. E.D. White 13-4 (63)
9. Rayville 13-5 (53)
10. Holy Cross 12-9 (26)

Others receiving votes: De La Salle 23, Iowa 22, Franklin 14, Madison 12, Erath 10, Crowley 1, Marksville 1.

CLASS 2A
First Place votes in Bold

Total Points in ( )
School Record Points

1. Riverside (8) 18-5 (125)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (2) 18-5 (117)
3. Red River (1) 22-3 (115)
4. Many 15-6 (73)
5. Port Barre 13-2 (66)
6. Dunham 17-6 (64)
7. Anacoco 17-3 (57)
8. Episcopal-BR 18-4 (46)
9. Springfield 14-4 (44)
10. Evangel 14-5 (41)

Others receiving votes: Pointe Coupee Central 33, Douglass 20, Jonesboro-Hodge 20, Sterlington 20, Donaldsonville 15, Pope John Paul II 3, Rosepine 1.

CLASS 1A
First Place votes in Bold

Total Points in ( )
School Record Points

1. Country Day (6) 21-5 (127)
2. Christian Life (5) 19-4 (126)
3. North Central 15-4 (100)
4. Plain Dealing 14-4 (98)
5. Elton 14-2 (80)
6. Arcadia 10-6 (74)
7. Central Catholic 10-4 (65)
8. East Iberville 10-6 (61)
9. Basile 10-4 (37)
10. Northwood-Lena 9-4 (29)

Others receiving votes: White Castle 23, Grambling 3, St. Mary’s 2.

CLASSES B-C
First Place votes in Bold

Total Points in ( )
School Record Points

1. Midland-Class B (5) 22-3 (119)
2. Zwolle- Class B (1) 22-7 (117)
3. Rapides- Class B (4) 28-4 (116)
4. Athens- Class C (1) 25-4 (98)
5. Fairview- Class B 18-6 (85)
6. Pleasant Hill- Class C 19-3 (76)
7. Plainview 20-6- Class C (51)
8. Centerville 19-9- Class B (50)
9. Kilbourne- Class B 16-2 (49)
10. Simsboro 17-9- Class B (23)

Others receiving votes: Hornbeck 20, Grace Christian 15, Holden 12, Claiborne Christian 11, Jehovah-Jireh 5, Sicily Island 4, Hosanna Christian 1, Lacassine 1.

Westgate Blasts Livonia 91-47

Westgate’s Kendrick Porter goes up

for a basket over a Livonia defender

 on Tuesday. WHS won, 91-47.

After watching the Livonia Wildcats jump out to a 7-3 lead in the first quarter of his team’s home opener, Westgate boys’ basketball head coach Oliver Winston decided to turn up the defensive pressure on his counterpart, Troy Green, Tuesday night.

The Tigers’ defensive pressure forced the Wildcats into 32 turnovers and WHS outscored Livonia 91-47 to improve their record to 7-3 on the young basketball season. D’Nerious Antoine and Brandon Malveaux led the Tigers with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Duval Jackson and Kendrick Porter scored 10 points each for the Tigers.

After stealing the ball away from Livonia on two consecutive plays for easy scores, WHS took the lead for good at the 5:27 mark of the first quarter after Joshua Boutte threw down a two-handed dunk that got the home crowd on its feet, prompting Green to call a time out.

“I knew if we get into a running game with them we were going to commit some turnovers,” Green said following the game. “I just did not know we were going to commit that many turnovers.”

Throughout the first and second quarter the Tigers’ defense continued to apply pressure despite regularly substituting the first and second teams. That same defensive pressure turned into easy transition points for the home team and Westgate led 54-34 at halftime.

“It’s always good to win your home opener,” Winston said. “But we are not where we need to be yet. We are not as consistent as we should be on offense and defensively we will get better once the kids get their basketball legs. We need to improve every week.”

Westgate (9-4) continued to apply its full court pressure defense after halftime and the Tigers continued to get layup after layup after layup before the officials sent the game to running time.

“Hats off to Westgate, they can play,” Green said. “They are one of the best teams in the state right now and they are only going to get better. We were playing without our two best players, Ivory Slaughter and Xavier Joseph, and our players still played hard. They did not quit and I am proud of them.”

Arkel Paul and Dontre Ruffin led Livonia with 14 and 12 points, respectively.

The loss sent the Wildcats to 6-8 on the year.

Courtesy of the Daily Iberian

Great Video Feature from TheScoutVision.com featuring Christian Life Academy

Langston Galloway(left) Patrick Robinson (right) and Head Coach Carlo Maggio (below)

This is a great video feature from The Scout Vision featuring Christian Life Academy and their coach Carlo Maggio and two of their senior leaders in St. Joe's signee Langston Galloway and Northwestern State(La.) signee Patrick Robinson. This feature includes three interviews of the previous mentioned people along with some clips of shoot-around, the cheerleaders, pre-game warm-ups and highlights of Monday night's game featuring 1A Christian Life Academy vs. 2A The Dunham School.

North Central defeat's Beau Chene at Francis Singleton Tourney: Joseph Charles scored 32 in the loss

Despite leading Beau Chene with a game high

32 points and five 3's, Joseph Charles and the

 Gators lose by 8 to North Central in the finals

PRAIRIE BASSE — The North Central Hurricanes winners in the 2009 version of the Francis Singleton Memorial Tournament that finished Sunday at Beau Chene High.


The Hurricanes won the boys championship with a 68-61 win over over host Beau Chene in the final game.
"Everything went very well for the tournament," Beau Chene boys coach Roy Young said. "We real good competition and pretty good crowds."

North Central's boys utilized the scoring from three primary sources to subdue the host team. Julian Tatman finished off a spectacular tournament with 16 points to equal Jamal Doucet, who also had a team-high 16 points in the win.

Jerome Wilson also played a key role with 14 points.

The individual star of the boys final game, though, was Beau Chene's Joseph Charles in a losing cause with 32 points, behind five 3-pointers.

"It was a good game," Young said. "It was nip and tuck. We decided to slow it down and go to the delay game. The problem is that we didn't make any free throws down the stretch. We missed something like six straight free throws and that really hurt us."

"North Central was able to get into transition and made some baskets. Like I expected, North Central was really good. They're strong year-in and year-out."


Courtesy of the Opelousas Daily World

St. Landry Parish Tournament set for Wednesday

Joseph Charles will lead Beau Chene this week

The battle for St. Landry Parish supremacy is just days away as the St. Landry Parish Tournament is all set to get under way on Wednesday at Northwest High School.

The Beau Chene Lady Gators and North Central Hurricanes are the respective top seeds in the girls and boys' tournament and will both receive first-round byes in the 7-team tournaments.

The tournament will be played over four days with Saturday providing the championship games for the girls and boys.

The girls' finals will begin at 5 p.m. while the boys' finals will take place at 6:30 p.m.

The Lady Gators will enter the tournament as the top seed after a strong run in their own Francis Singleton Memorial Tournament this past weekend.

Beau Chene will have a first-round bye before facing the Northwest-Westminster winner in the semifinals.

Opelousas High is the No. 2 seed and will take on Eunice in the first round at 6 p.m. on Thursday. North Central and Port Barre will play at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the other first-round game, with the winner advancing to play the OHS-Eunice winner in the semifinals at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.

On the boys' side, the North Central Hurricanes will serve as the top seed in the tournament and receive the pass into the semifinals.

North Central will await the Beau Chene-Eunice winner. Beau Chene and Eunice will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Port Barre is the No. 2 seed and will face Westminster in the first round at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The winner of that game will face the OHS-Northwest winner at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Admission to the tournament is $6 per day

Basketball heating up at Pine Prairie High School

By: LANCE REED

Sports Editor

There is lots of round ball action going on at Pine Prairie High School right now. The Panthers are coming off of two tough losses to Jena High School, but are also getting ready to host the Pine Prairie Invitational Basketball Tournament.

The Lady Panthers fell to the Lady Giants of Jena 60-49. Pine Prairie held a lead going into halftime, 27-24.

The JHS girls turned it on in the second half, out-scoring the local girls 36-22. The Lady Panthers fought hard against their Class 3A opponent, but could not overcome the second-half surge.

Chelsey Rider led the team with 16 points, including nine points in the second period. Kassidy Crawford chipped in with 12 points in the contest.

The PPHS boys slipped in a nail-biter to the Giants. Pine Prairie came out strong and traded buckets throughout the entire first half. They were down 22-24 at the intermission, but still very much in the game.

The see-saw battle continued in the second half all the way to the buzzer. The Giants electrified their home crowd with a game-winning shot with very little time left on the clock.

Kelly Allison led the Panthers with 15 points, while Corey Ardoin put up 12 points. Kendall Celestine ended the night with nine points.

The Panthers traveled to Rapides High School Friday night.

The PPHS Invitation begins this Wedenesday night at Pine Prairie High School. The girls get things started first at 3:30 p.m. when the host team meets St. Ed’s. At 5 p.m., Sacred Heart will take on Northwood.

The boy’s bracket gets started at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Northwood meets Sacred Heart and then Pine Prairie faces off against Pickering at 8 p.m.

Thursday the action continues. The boys get on the court first. St. Ed’s and Bunkie meet at 3:30 p.m. The winner of that game plays Rapides Friday at 8 p.m.

In the girl’s bracket, St. Mary’s and Pickering High School collide at 5 p.m. That game will be followed by a match-up between the Lady Panthers of Bunkie and the Lady Mustangs of Rapides.

The finals will take place Saturday at 6 p.m. (girls) and 7:30 p.m. (boys).

Courtesy of the Ville Platte Today

Baton Rouge Area Box Scores from Last Friday night until this monday Night

Boys basketball


Christian Life 75, Dunham 31

Dunham 4 9 9 9—31
Christian Life 19 20 18 18—75

SCORING: DUNHAM: T. Celestine 11, J. Caine 7, J. Honore 5, J. Lang 3, K. Planchard 2, D. Butler 2, H. Kinchen 1; CHRISTIAN LIFE: P. Robinson 18, L. Galloway 16, K. Knight 12, M. Tomeny 11, A. Prince 8, F. Bartley 4, C. Self 4, M. Bell 2.

3-POINT GOALS: Dunham 1 (Honore); Christian Life 6 (Robinson 4, Galloway, Tomeny)
RECORDS: Christian Life 11-1
JUNIOR VARSITY: CLA 46, Dunham 33

Ellender 82, Terrebonne 69

Ellender 23 24 15 20—82
Terrebonne 21 20 10 18—69

SCORING: ELLENDER: T. Lewis 29, D. Parfait 12, H. Chatman 12, R. Ward 7, C. Staidum 7, K. Dixon 5, D. Jones 5, J. Wheaton 3, T. Alexander 1; TERREBONNE: J. Brown 17, R. Williams 16, D. Austin 15, D. Brown 11, M. Williams 8, D. Bolden 2.

3-POINT GOALS: Ellender 4 (Parfait 2, Staidum, Ward); Terrebonne 4 (Austin 3, M. Williams)
RECORDS: Ellender 11-2

Scotlandville 55, Belaire 43

Scotlandville 15 13 8 19—55
Belaire 10 9 13 11—43

SCORING: SCOTLANDVILLE: J. Thomas 27, D. Washington 11, L. Wright 6, T. Lee 5, T. Fortune 4, D. Basile 2; BELAIRE: C. Taylor 12, D. Copeland 10, D. Martin 8, D. Harris 5, J. Jackson 4, J. York 2, M. Dyson 2.

3-POINT GOALS: Scotlandville 5 (Washington 3, Fortune, Wright); Belaire 2 (Martin 2)
RECORDS: Belaire 7-7
JUNIOR VARSITY: Scotlandville 47, Belaire 33

Zachary 90, West Feliciana 51

West Feliciana 18 10 10 13—51
Zachary 24 31 24 11—90

SCORING: WEST FELICIANA: B. Cobb 16, D. Dawson 10, D. Morrison 9, M. Cummings 5, K. Davis 4, B. Reed 3, B. Brooks 3, C. Dawson 1; ZACHARY: T. Mims 19, M. Wright 19, J. Washington 14, R. James 8, D. Moss 7, K. Johnson 4, T. Smart 4, C. Gibbs 4, R. Bowman 3, L. Cage 3, E. Finister 2, T. Claypole 2.

3-POINT GOALS: West Feliciana 0; Zachary 4 (Wright 2, Bowman, Moss)
JUNIOR VARSITY: Zachary 63, West Feliciana 18

Boys basketball


Ellender 65, H.L. Bourgeois 54

Ellender 12 20 20 12—65
H.L. Bourgeois 11 8 20 15—54

SCORING: ELLENDER: T. Lewis 16, D. Parfait 11, D. Jones 10, K. Dixon 9, J. Wheaton 7, R. Ward 4, C. Staidum 3, H. Chatman 3, J. Navy 2; HL BOURGEOIS: D. Anderson 17, D. Ward 17, T. Amaker 7, K. Ray 6, P. Jackson 5, D. Kemp 2

3-POINT GOALS: Ellender 7 (Parfait 3, Dixon 2, Stadium, Chatman); H.L. Bourgeois 5 (Anderson 3, Jackson, Amaker)

RECORDS: Ellender 10-2

McKinley 47, O.P. Walker 45

O.P. Walker 12 16 11 6—45
McKinley 16 14 10 7—47

SCORING: MCKINLEY: D. Millburn 20, J. Bond 20, J. Kelly 5, C. Bailey 2; O.P. WALKER: Scoring Unavailable

3-POINT GOALS: McKinley 3 (Milburn 3)
RECORDS: McKinley 5-7

Westgate 78, St. Thomas More 59

St. Thomas More 24 14 17 4—59
Westgate 24 24 19 11—78

SCORING: ST. THOMAS MORE: X. Blackburn 19, R. Brown 16, J. Vining 9, J. LeBlanc 8, B. Veazey 3, C. Domingue 2, B. Brodhead 2; WESTGATE: J. Boutte 19, S. Colbert 13, A. Worgo 11, F. Joseph 9, B. Malveaux 8, D. Thomas 6, J. Jophus 5, K. Portier 3, D. Jackson 2, D. Antoine 2.

3-POINT GOALS: St. Thomas More 10 (Brown 4, Vining 3, LeBlanc 2, Veazey); Westgate 6 (Colbert 3, Thomas 2, Worgu)

RECORDS: St. Thomas More: 6-8

Episcopal Round Robin
At Episcopal
Boys

E.D. White 35, Ascension Catholic 20

Team Leaders: E.D. WHITE: P. Lyons 15; ASCENSION: M. Pearce 12
Halftime: E.D. White 16, Ascension 12

East Iberville 63, Family Christian 48

Team Leaders: EAST IBERVILLE: D. Richardson 19, M. Johnson 18, A. Nelson 11; FAMILY CHRISTIAN: T. Ray 16, M. Landry 15

Halftime: East Iberville 33, Family Christian 33

Episcopal 58, Brusly 39

Team Leaders: EPISCOPAL: B. Bridgewater 26; Brusly: D. Jackson 16, C. Rryer 13

Halftime: Episcopal 35, Brusly 28

University 84, Ecole CLASSIQUE 63

Team Leaders: UNIVERSITY: Stanley 18, Mims 18, Monk 14, Daughtem 11, Richard 11; ECOLE CLASSIQUE: Donnelly 23, Hyde 19, Rubon 16

Halftime: University 33, Ecole Classique 30

Charles T. Kinsley Memorial
At Central High
Boys

Championship Game

Central 54, Natchitoches Central 52

Team Leaders: CENTRAL. We. Briscoe 19, J.Veals 14; NATCHITOCHES: K. Aaron 13

Halftime: Central 31, Natchitoches Central 26

Third place game

Destrehan 78, Redemptorist 42

Team Leaders: DESTREHAN: R. Derbes 13, B.J. Singleton 13, K. Fagan 11, K. Smith 10; REDEMPTORIST: G. McGhee 12

Halftime: Destrehan 43, Redemptorist 16

Consolation Final

Denham Springs 51, Belaire 47

Team Leaders: DENHAM SPRINGS: R. Lathers 22; BELAIRE: D. Harris 14, D. Martin 10

Halftime: Belaire 20, Denham Springs 17

Fifth Place Game

Zachary 62, Broadmoor 57

Team Leaders: ZACHARY: T. Mims 20, M. Wright 19; BROADMOOR: Co. Barnes 15, E. Ventress 13, Cu. Barnes 11

Halftime: Zachary 33, Broadmoor 30

All Tournament Team


C. Barnes, Broadmoor; M. Wright, Zachary; R. Lathers, Denham Springs; D. Copeland, Belaire; G. McGhee, Redemptorist; B.J. Singleton, Destrehan ; C. Mitchell, Natchitoches Central; D. Burton, Natchitoches Central; J. Veals, Central; W. Briscoe, Central


Sportsmanship Award: Brock Poydras, Central
Best Defense: Kendrick Aaron, Natchitoches Central
MVP: Wes Briscoe, Central

Walker Invitational

At Walker
Boys
Friday

Holden 66, Live Oak 57

Team leaders: HOLDEN: J. Bordelon 30, M. Woods 14; LIVE OAK: E. Crain 12.
Halftime: Holden 26, Live Oak 21

Saturday
Third place game
Walker 57, Grand Isle 55

Team leaders: WALKER: G. Brewer 22, E. Carter 11; GRAND ISLE: W. Scioneaux 30, S. Terrebonne 16.

Halftime: Walker 25, Grand Isle 25.

Championship Game

Dunham 57, Springfield 48

Team Leaders: DUNHAM: J. Taine 19, J. Honore 14, K. Planchard 11; SPRINGFIELD: C. McKigney 13, C. Scott 10, K. Henderson 10

Halftime: Dunham 35, Springfield 23

Boys basketball

Adams County 39,
Silliman 37

Adams County Christian 12 9 8 10—39
Silliman 7 10 7 13—37

SCORING: ADAMS COUNTY CHRISTIAN: L. Swinny 15, D. Gaudan 11, D. Johnson 10, J. Moffett 3; SILLIMAN: C. Donze 17, A. Gayle 7, T. Hornsby 5, N. Kelly 5, N. Ohlinger 3.

3-POINT GOALS: ADAMS COUNTY CHRISTIAN 1 (Swinny); SILLIMAN 1 (Gayle).
RECORDS: Silliman: 5-6, (District 5AA MAIS 0-1); Adams County Christian: (District 0-1).
JUNIOR VARSITY: Silliman 45, Adams County Christian 11.

Centreville 53,
Central Private 44

Centreville 20 7 15 11—53
Central Private 14 14 611—44

SCORING: CENTREVILLE: J. Dezendorf 22, B. Jelks 11, C. Lockwood 10, E. Noland 6, J. Doughty 4; CENTRAL PRIVATE: L. Wicker 18, J. Young 10, C. Behrns 10, C. White 4, M. Wallace 3.

3-POINT GOALS: CENTREVILLE: 5 (Dezendorf 3, Jelks 2); CENTRAL PRIVATE: 6 (Behrns 2, Wicker 3, Young 1).
RECORDS: Central Private 0-1 in district; Centreville 2-0 in district.

Christian Life 81,
Pointe Coupee Central 56

Christian Life 17 20 19 25—81
Pointe Coupee Central 6 17 16 17—56

SCORING: CHRISTIAN LIFE: C. Self 19, P. Robinson 17, A. Prince 13, M. Tomeny 13, C. Knight 13, M. Bell 4, F. Bartley 2; POINTE COUPEE CENTRAL: B. Cobb 22, I. Lewis 9, R. Franklin 9, B. Martin 4, J. Young 4, M. Tolliver 2, D. Bellazain 2.

3-POINT GOALS: CHRISTIAN LIFE 3 (Prince 2, Robinson 1); POINTE COUPEE CENTRAL 3 (Cobb 3).
RECORDS: Christian Life: 11-1; Pointe Coupee Central: 9-2.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Christian Life 50, Pointe Coupee Central 43

Doyle 58, Loranger 40

Loranger 4 8 13 15—40
Doyle 12 14 8 12—58

SCORING: LORANGER: M. Lamb 12, J. King 10, T. Sims 7, M. Cox 7, J. Brazil 4; DOYLE: K. Sibley 15, L. Jones 12, P. Cotton 11, C. Sibley 11, B. Willie 9, T. Bencaz 2.

3-POINT GOALS: LORANGER 3 (Lamb 2, Brazil 1); DOYLE 3 (Cotton 2, K. Sibley 1).
JUNIOR VARSITY: Doyle 34, Loranger 32.

French Settlement 76, Maurepas 59

Maurepas 8 10 15 26—59
French Settlement 16 30 14 16—76

SCORING: MAUREPAS: D. Gill 25, K. Scivique 17, R. Bercegeay 12, A. Johnson 3, M. Thornton 2; FRENCH SETTLEMENT: R. Keller 34, D. Cadby 11, H. Averett 11, B. Noto 7, B. Verbois 5, C. Guitreau 4, J. McMorris 2, A. Simoneaux 2.

3-POINT GOALS: Maurepas 4 (Scivique 2, Gill 2); French Settlement 11 (Keller 6, Averett 3, Verbois, Noto)
RECORDS: Maurepas 10-8; French Settlement 2-10

Hosanna Christian 53, Catholic-Pointe Coupee 50

Hosanna 12 17 9 15—53
Catholic-Pointe Coupee 13 7 14 16—50

SCORING: HOSANNA: Q. Mcguire 26, Z. Townley 11, J. Matthews 6, R. Thompson 3, S. Mgo 3, B. Williams 2, J. Martin 2; CATHOLIC-PC: D. Lorio 17, S. Boudreaux 15, S. Hilliard 10, C. Littleton 8.

3-POINT GOALS: HOSANNA: 2 (Mcquire 1, Thompson 1); CATHOLIC-PC: 1 (Lorio).
RECORDS: Hosanna 15-6; Catholic-PC 1-8.

Port Allen 58, Baker 52

Baker 11 12 16 13—52
Port Allen 17 10 14 17—58

SCORING: PORT ALLEN: T. Washington 28, D. Payne 12, M. Parker 10, L. Parker 6, D. Williams 2; BAKER: M. Williams 20, C. Grear 14, E. Brown 12, J. Rogers 3, T. Ely 2, L. Leduff 1.

3-POINT GOALS: PORT ALLEN: 1 (Washington); BAKER: 2 (Rogers 1, Brown 1).
RECORDS: Port Allen 8-4.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Baker 56, Port Allen 55.

Episcopal Round Robin

At Episcopal High School
Boys

Family Christian 48,
Ecole Classique 43

Team leaders: FAMILY CHRISTIAN: T. Ray 14, M. Horton 14, M. Landry 11; ECOLE CLASSIQUE: Hyde 26.
Halftime: FCA 15, Ecole Classique 11.

E.D. White 58, Brusly 47

Team leaders: E.D. WHITE: T. Guidry 13, J. Frye 10; BRUSLY: D. Jackson 20, K. Purnell 10.
Halftime: E.D. White 27, Brusly 17.

Episcopal 70, East Iberville 65

Team leaders: EPISCOPAL: B. Bridgewater 28; EAST IBERVILLE: D. Richardson 24, M. Johnson 14, S. Ballores 10.
Halftime: Episcopal 33, East Iberville 27.

Ascension Catholic 56, University 45

Team leaders: ASCENSION CATHOLIC: M. Dominique 22, J. Pizzolato 10; UNIVERSITY: L. Richard 12, S. Mayes 10.
Halftime: Ascension Catholic 31, U-High 14.

Kinsley Memorial
At Central High School
Boys

Central 83, Redemptorist 59

Team leaders: CENTRAL: B. Poydras 19, J. Vails 14, L. Turner 11; REDEMPTORIST: Harris 18, McGee 14, Talbert 11, Shelby 10.
Halftime score: Central 54, Redemptorist 33.

Belaire 46, Barbe 35

Team leaders: Belaire: B. Martin 12, D. Copeland 11; BARBE: Johnson 12, Tezeno 10.
Halftime Score: Belaire 16, Barbe 21.
Denham Springs 58, Tara 49

Team leaders: DENHAM SPRINGS: Lathers 20, Watkins 12, Ethridge 11; TARA: Kirke 22, Broome 11.
Halftime score: Denham Springs 21, Tara 25.

Zachary 52, Woodlawn 42

Team leaders: ZACHARY: Wright 17, Bowman 11; WOODLAWN: McFerrin 15.
Halftime score: Zachary 30, Woodlawn 18.

Lee College
At Baytown, Texas
Boys

St. Thomas More 55,
Goose Creek Memorial (Texas) 40

Team leaders: ST. THOMAS MORE: R. Brown 13, J. Vining 13; GOOSE CREEK: C. Louis 14.
Halftime: STM 24, Goose Creek 18.

Scotlandville Challenge
At Istrouma High School
Boys

Northside 52, St. Amant 37

Team Leaders: NORTHSIDE: T. Montgomery 21, N. Syrie 12; ST. AMANT: S. Fulkerson 18.
Halftime Score: Northside 28, St. Amant 21.

Istrouma 65, Scotlandville 63 (OT)

Team Leaders: ISTROUMA: R. Knox 18, R. Mcghee 16, J. Jackson 11; SCOTLANDVILLE: L. Wright 18, D. Washington 15, Z. Basil 12, J. Thomas 10.
Halftime Score: Scotlandville 37, Istrouma 29.

Walker

At Walker High School
Boys

Dunham 68, Walker 67

TEAM LEADERS — Dunham: D. Butler 35, J. Caine 16, K. Planchard 12; WALKER: E. Carter 12, B. Severio 10, D. Versland 16.

Halftime score — Dunham 29, Walker 29.
Record — Dunham 9-2.

Dutchtown 61, Capitol 41

Capitol 9 7 10 15—41
Dutchtown 10 17 19 15—61

SCORING: CAPITOL: D. Hughes 10, R. Wright 8, B. Mack 6, M. Sibley 6, H. Paul 3, R. Stansberry 2, J. Harden 2, S. Winters 2, D. Hicks 2; DUTCHTOWN: S. Burgess 24, T. Cushenberry 12, D. Williams 9, D. Ester 9, J. Biagas 4, J. Williams 3.

3-POINT GOALS: Capitol 5 (Sibley 2, Hughes 2, Paul); Dutchtown 4 (Cushenberry 2, D. Williams, Burgess)

RECORDS: Dutchtown 3-4
JUNIOR VARSITY: Dutchtown 55, Capitol 26

Episcopal Round Robin

At Episcopal High School
Boys

Episcopal 67, Family Christian 41

Team leaders: EPISCOPAL: B. Bridgewater 21, R. Peterson 14, C. Plattsmier 12; FAMILY CHRISTIAN: T. Ray 14, Q. Jones 11.

Halftime: Episcopal 35, FCA 18

Ecole Classique 57, Ascension Catholic 42

Team leaders: ECOLE CLASSIQUE: Ruben 19, Hyde 14, Donnelly 11; ASCENSION CATHOLIC: M. Pearce 9.

Halftime: Ecole Classique 32, ACHS 22

E.D. White 49, East Iberville 47, OT

Team leaders: E.D. WHITE: Bourgeois 14; EAST IBERVILLE: Ballons 14, Johnson 13, Richardson 13.

Halftime: East Iberville 19, E.D. White 14
End of regulation: E.D. White 42, East Iberville 42

Brusly 61, University 51

Team leaders: BRUSLY: D. Jackson 18, K. Purnell 10; UNIVERSITY: L. Richard 20, D. Monk 17.

Halftime: Brusly 30, University 21

Scotlandville Challenge

At Istrouma
Boys

Istrouma 45, St. Amant 28

Team leaders: ISTROUMA: R. Knox 14; ST. AMANT: S. Fulkerson 12.
Halftime: Istrouma 14, St. Amant 8

Scotlandville 48, Northside 44

Team leaders: SCOTLANDVILLE: L. Wright 16, D. Washington 14, J. Thomas 12; NORTHSIDE: T. Montgomery 13.

Halftime: Northside 23, Scotlandville 19

Newman Invitational


Brother Martin 56, Catholic 47

Team leaders: CHS: C. Ferrera 11, T. Breaux 10; BM: P. Swilling 20, Berger 11.

Halftime: Brother Martin 26, Catholic 17

Southwood boys end Huntington drought

By Lee Hiller • Special to The Times

Southwood finally broke through after four years of falling short to Huntington as the Cowboys defeated the Raiders 91-68 Friday night at the Gold Dome.


Dean Johns hit on eight 3-point field goals en route to scoring 31 points for Southwood. Michael Davis added 17 points, Jeff Latin 14 points and Kevin Daniels had 10 for the Cowboys, now 8-2 on the year.

Jarrod Farmer led the way for Huntington (6-7) with 22 points and Kevin Bell chipped in 14.

PLAIN DEALING 52, AIRLINE 45: At Airline, the Lions outscored the host Vikings 19-11 in the final quarter to post the win.

Dordarrius Gill led Plain Dealing with 14 points and Yondarius Johnson pitched in with 12 points.

Leon Carswell II was the only Airline player in double digits with 11 points.

Waskom Tournament

LOYOLA 81, TENAHA, TEXAS 61: The Flyers rallied past the Tigers to advance to the finals and will play for a third consecutive Waskom Tournament title today.

Loyola fell behind 28-16 after one quarter but pulled to within 38-36 at the half and led 60-51 heading into the final period.

The Flyers got double-doubles from Justin Harris (30 points and 10 rebounds) and Trevino Martin (22 points and 10 rebounds) and Josh Bates added 11 points. Loyola plays Waskom at 5 p.m. in the championship game.

Calvary Tournament

CALVARY 62, NEVILLE 55, OT: The Cavaliers needed an extra period and a big night from Ron Richardson to get past the Tigers of Monroe. Richardson's 23 points led all scorers for Calvary and Tim Thompson posted 10 points.

MINDEN 83, CAPTAIN SHREVE 61: A.J. Shine led three Tide players that hit for double figure scoring with 22 points, T.J. Stanley was next with 15 points and Jay Beavers 12. Jarrius Marshall led the Gators with 21 points.

NORTHWOOD 51, OUACHITA CHRISTIAN 38: The Falcons picked up the win behind Chris Baker's 15 points and Terrell Stephens added another 12 points.

NORTH CADDO 73, LOGANSPORT 52: Marcus Easter led the Rebels cause with 18 points and Anthony Easter scored 16.

Parkway Tournament

Mansfield 62, Parkway 59, OT: The host Panthers fell short despite getting 21 points from Joe Ball. Ball had five 3-point goals as Parkway fell to 2-7.

BOSSIER 81, EVANGEL 60: The Bearkats moved into the finals as Jalen West and Lyndale James combined for 45 points to lead the way. West finished with 23 points and James 22 and Bossier will play Fair Park at 7:30 tonight for the championship.

Cameron Monroe led the Eagles with 20 points, Devin George contributed 11 points and Josh Adams had 10.

Athens Tournament

ARCADIA 58, LAKEVIEW 38: The Hornets advanced to the finals behind Anthony Roberson's 18 points. Tradarius Banks added 10 points for Arcadia now 7-2 on the year.

Gary Braden led Lakeview with 17 points and Demarte Fisher pitched in 11.

Zwolle Tournament

ZWOLLE 92, PELICAN 47: The Hawks rolled past the Jaguars as Marvin Frazier scored 20 points and had 14 rebounds. Breion Beaver pitched in with 19 ponts and Davis Smith 12 as Zwolle improved to 15-4 on the year.

Courtesy of the Shreveport Times