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LACASSINE — The No. 15 Lacassine Lady Cardinals opened their playoff push with a nice 65-55 win over Simsboro on Thursday night at John Juneau Gymnasium. The Lady Cards used a huge second period scoring push to ultimately come out on top. The Lady Cards were outscored in every quarter but the second, where they put up 24 points in building a lead they would never relinquish. Addsion Hollier had a huge night for the Lady Cards by pumping in 26 points and yanking down 12 rebounds for a double-double. The Lady Cards now advance to play the No. 2-seeded Bell City Lady Bruins on Monday at 6pm at Bruin Gymnasium. The two district mates played twice during the district schedule, with Bell City winning both of them. The winner of that contest will then square off against the winner of No. 7 Negreet and No. 10 Zwolle in the quarterfinals.

The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers

The Jennings Diamond Dogs picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday by blasting the East Beauregard Trojans by a final of 12-1 from Danny Reed Field. The Dogs started the young season 0-3 after a pair of one-run losses in the Danny Reed Classic last week but rebounded nicely using great pitching and timely hitting to secure the big win. The Dogs benefitted from eight East Beau walks and needed only four hits to score the 12 runs. East Beauregard also hurt themselves in the field by committing five errors to aid in the Bulldog attack. Addison Finley was dominant on the mound for the Bulldogs as he went five innings and allowed only one earned run. The right-hander struck out seven and allowed just three hits and one walk on the evening.

LACASSINE — The Lacassine Cardinals won another district title Friday night by blasting the ESA Falcons by a final of 75-27. The Cards won their 26th game in a row to move to a staggering 27-1 on the season. The No.1 Cards will now await the playoff announcements on Sunday to find out who they will draw. Lacassine will surely be a lock to draw a first-round bye in the opening round. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 11-16 overall and are clinging to the last playoff spot in Class B. The Cards put four players in double figures in the win over the Falcons, with Kane Broussard leading the way with his 19-point outburst. The sharp-shooting Cardinals nailed 11 3-pointers in the win over ESA.

The Jennings girls’ and boys’ basketball teams hosted district rival Westlake Friday night in Gaudet Gym. In the Lady Dogs final game of the season, the Lady Rams led 20-15 at halftime. The Lady Rams would outscore the Lady Dogs 26-14 in the 2nd half to take a 46-29 win.

ELTON — The Elton Indians picked up another win at home Thursday night by defeating the Sacred Heart Trojans in a low scoring contest at Oris Guidry Gymnasium. The Indians trudged out to an 11-10 lead at halftime but turned it on in the second half to claim a 32-24 victory. The Indians have won six of their last seven ball games over the last three weeks, that includes a second-place finish in district 4-1A. Elton is currently ranked No. 19 in the latest Division IV non-select power ratings in the LHSAA, and will undoubtedly hear its name when playoff pairings are released in a week. The Indians were led in the low scoring contest by Jaylin Thomas, who pitched in a game-high 10 points to guide the Indians to victory. Elton improved its overall mark to 11-11 on the season, while Sacred Heart of Ville Platte fell to 10-14.

METAIRIE (AP) — Kellen Moore figures his upbringing as a coach's son outweighs any concerns about his relative youth as he begins his first NFL head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints.