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Thomas, Smart help LSU rally, beat Georgia 94-92 in overtime

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Freshman Cameron Thomas scored eight of his 26 points after regulation, Javonte Smart hit back-to-back 3-pointers to force overtime and LSU rallied to beat Georgia 94-92 on Wednesday night.

LA moves to 18-2 with win over Golden Tors

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SULPHUR - The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers (LA) kept up their winning ways Tuesday night, as they traveled to Sulphur to take on the 5A Golden Tors. The Tigers used a dominant 28-point performance by Deonna Brister in the win, and also saw Kali Hornsby score her 1,000th career point in the 63-36 win over Sulphur. With the win, the Lady Tigers pushed their overall record to 18-2.

Lady Dogs hang on late to top Welsh

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The Jennings Lady Bulldogs came into Tuesday night’s contest with Welsh riding high following a 72- 22 destruction of David Thibodeaux Academy Monday night. However, a fiesty group of Lady Hounds showed up and pushed the Lady Dogs to the limit. Jennings claimed a 53-47 victory over their parish rival at Gaudet Gymnasium, and moved their overall mark to 13-2 on the season. With the loss, Welsh fell to 6-12 on the year. The game was a tale of two big guns, as Jennings’ Jill Fontenot and Welsh’s Ariyon Artis. However, Fontenot and the Lady Dogs would just muster enough to escape the upset.

Lady Tigers win JDP showdown over Hathaway

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LAKE ARTHUR - In a showdown of basketball powers in not just Jeff Davis Parish, but in all of Southwest Louisina, the Hathaway Lady Hornets (HHS) traveled down to “Nookie” Moore Gymnasium to take on the Lake Arthur Lady Tigers (LA). Both squads made trips to the Top 28 State Tournament last season, and both came in rated in the Top-5 in their respective classes according to power ranking issued by geauxpreps.com. The 2A Lady Tigers ended up fighting their way to a 60-38 win, moving their overall record to 17-2 overall, while the Lady Hornets dropped to 13-3. The two teams combined for a whopping 15 3-pointers in the contest, but started with a bang and never looked back.

Cards, Lady Cards sweep Kinder in pair of wins

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LACASSINE - The Lacassine Cardinals and Lady Cardinals swept Kinder Tuesday night at John Juneau Gymnasium.

Dogs blow past Welsh 75-49

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The Jennings High Bulldogs moved their record to 4-2 Tuesday night with a 75-49 thrashing of the Welsh Greyhounds at Gaudet Gymnasium.

Basile no match for Indians

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The Elton Lady Indians faced the Basile Lady Bearcats on Tuesday night, securing a 65-50-point victory over the district rivals.

Saints passed tests of resilience heading into playoffs

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton can draw encouragement from the fact that his team enters the playoffs having won 11 of 13 games despite a lack of stability at several key positions.

LSU Moves To 2-0 In SEC play with OT victory at Ole Miss

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OXFORD, Miss.— The LSU women’s basketball team hit the road Monday to take on the Ole Miss Rebels in The Pavilion after a thrilling comeback victory againstAubum on New Year’s Eve in the PMAC. The Tigers took down the Rebels in overtime, 77-69.

Saints rout Panthers 33-7 to earn No. 2 seed in NFC playoffs

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — While the Saints didn’t get the first-round bye in the NFC playoffs they coveted, they proved again they can win big games without star players.

And that could come in handy in the postseason.

Drew Brees threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns, the Saints had five interceptions and New Orleans routed the Carolina Panthers 33-7 on Sunday without their top two running backs and fullback to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs.

The Saints (12-4) will host the seventh-seeded Chicago Bears in the wild-card round next Sunday at 4:40 p.m. EST.