Sports

Auburn fresh example for teams to win SEC tourney hard way

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl believes with the parity in the Southeastern Conference that a handful of teams could do the same thing his Tigers did in last year’s league tournament and run the table.

Steelers-Cowboys in Hall of Fame game, honor former coaches

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys will play in the Hall of Fame Game to honor their former coaches, Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson, who will be inducted this summer.

Georgia Southern beats UL-Lafayette 82-81 in Sun Belt

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Quan Jackson had 16 points and Isaiah Crawley scored the final six points for Georgia Southern as the Eagles edged past Louisiana- Lafayette 82-81 in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Monday night.

Bulldogs edge out HHS

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HATHAWAY - The Hathaway High School (HHS) boys’ basketball team played their heart out for the last time Saturday night at the Charles F. Groth gymnasium in a gritty matchup against JS Clark High School. The Hornets fell short of the Bulldogs 53-58.

Hornets: 53, Bulldogs: 58

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Kuxhausen’s 4-point play propels McNeese past Lamar

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Dru Kuxhausen scored 22 points and his four-point play with 0.5 seconds remaining sent McNeese past Lamar 70-66 on Saturday to end the Southland Conference regular season.

T.J. Atwood’s jump shot with 29 seconds left brought Lamar to a tie at 66. McNeese (15-16, 10-10) called timeout setting up Kuxhausen’s heroics. Anderson Kopp was called for a foul on Kuxhausen’s 3-pointer and he sank the foul shot.

Valiant effort

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LAKE CHARLES – The No. 4 Lake Arthur Lady Tigers pushed the No. 1 Doyle Lady Tigers just about as hard as any team has throughout the 2019-20 season in the semi-finals of the Class 2A state tournament. However in the end, Doyle just had too much firepower and rebounding tenacity for the scrappy Lady Tigers to overcome, as they fell by a final of 59-49. The Lady Tigers overcame multiple doubledigit leads to fight and claw back into the contest, however, the seasoned Doyle bunch was able to fend off a Lake Arthur squad that returns every starter from this squad.

SO CLOSE

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HATHAWAY GIVES FAIRVIEW ALL THEY WANT, COME UP SHORT 65-55

LAKE CHARLES - For three quarters of basketball here at Burton Coliseum, the No. 2 Hathaway Lady Hornets had the No. 1 Fairview Lady Panthers on the ropes, giving them everything they wanted and then some. However, in the end, Fairview used a late barrage of 3-pointers from Laynee Jinks in the third frame to take a lead they would never relinquish. Fairview would go on to claim a 65-55 titleclinching win in the end.

Hornets win semi-final battle

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LAKE CHARLES – In a battle of Class B Jeff Davis Parish (JDP) rivals, the Hathaway Lady Hornets were able to pull away from the Lacassine Lady Cardinals and claim a 65-55 semi-final win at Burton Coliseum. The win advances the Lady Hornets to square off with the mighty Fairview Lady Panthers on tonight at 6 p.m. for the Class B state title.

Hornets scoot past Bell City to advance

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BELL CITY – The No. 3-ranked Hathaway Hornets advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class B playoffs Friday night by topping district rival Bell City 76-65 on the road Tuesday night. The Hornets will now focus their attention on yet another district foe in the No. 6-seeded JS Clark Bulldogs after the Dogs defeated No. 11 Midland by a final of 44-40 to set up Hathaway’s fourth meeting with their district counterpart. Hathaway and Clark earned a share of the 7-B district crown, however the Bulldogs grabbed a tiebreaker win over the Hornets at the conclusion of the regular season.

LA’s ‘Dynamic Duo’ prevail again

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AMITE – In similar fashion as their bi-district win over Port Barre, Lake Arthur used a low-scoring contest and rode the scoring of Daylon Charles and Torrell Levias to propel the Tigers to a 52-46 win over the No. 24 Amite Warriors. The win moves the Tigers on to the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A playoffs where they will square off with the No. 1 Port Allen Pelicans. The duo of Charles and Levias combined for 38 of the Tigers’ 52 points, almost an identical mark they posted in the teams’ first round win over the Red Devils of Port Barre.