Sports

LAKE ARTHUR – The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers captured their eighth victory in a row Thursday night when they demolished the Church Point Lady Bears 64-31 at “Nookie” Moore Gymnasium. The win moves the Lady Tigers out to an impressive 17-4 record overall. Lake Arthur leaned heavily on senior Kali Hornsby and sophomore Vivian Sketoe, as they duo combined for 51 of Lake Arthur’s 64 points. Sketoe drilled six 3-point bombs in the contest. The Lady Tigers are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Lake Charles to face a talented Barbe squad in their last non-district game before league play begins.

KINDER – The Lacassine Cardinals made the short trek over to Kinder and pummeled the Yellow Jackets by a final of 76-58. The win moves the Cards out to an impressive 19-5 overall, and extended their win streak to eight straight games. Lacassine used dominant performances by Aaron Garcia and Kane Broussard to help lead the way. The duo combined for 46 points and drilled 10 3-pointers between the two of them. The Cards were back in action Friday night when they traveled to Reeves to take on the Raiders in their last tuneup before district play begins.

The Jennings Lady Bulldogs are off to a 17-5 start on the season. Jennings is currently sitting as the No. 2 team in 3A as of recent power ratings. Daily News photos

The Jennings boys’ and girls’ basketball teams traveled west to play their parish rivals Welsh Wednesday night, and both the Bulldogs and Lady Dogs came home with a win. The girls’ game was competitive in the first half as the Lady Dogs lead 27-12, and then went on to win 58-41. The boys game went back and forth in the 1st half as Welsh lead 27-24 at the half. Jennings would then outscore Welsh 37-20 in the second half to take a hard-fought 61-47 win over the Greyhounds

ALEXANDRIA – The Jennings Lady Bulldogs continued to rack up the wins over the holiday break as they slipped past a tough Avoylles Public Charter (APC) team by a final of 47-43 in the Alexandria Senior High Tournament. The Lady Dogs improve to 16-5 overall on the season, and are currently sitting at No. 2 in the Class 3A power ratings according to geauxpreps.com. Jennings was back in action Tuesday night when they traveled to take on the Welsh Greyhounds in non-district action.

LAKE ARTHUR – The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers made quick work of the Vinton Lady Lions by cruising to a 78-19 non-district win at “Nookie” Moore Gymnasium. The win moves the No. 5-ranked Lady Tigers out to 15-4 for the season. Lake Arthur sent three players into double figures in the win, with Kali Hornsby, Vivian Sketoe and Darrah Broussard combining for 48 points in the win. The Lady Tigers were back in action Tuesday night when they welcomed in the Sulphur Lady Tors for a non-district tilt.