WELSH - The Welsh Greyhounds opened district 6-2A play having to deal with one of the top programs in 2A right off the bat. Coming off a state football title just weeks ago, the Lafayette Christian Knights (LCA) picked up where they left off on the hardwood. The Knights opened 6-2A play with a 56-24 win over the Greyhounds at Greyhound Gymnasium.
The Jennings Bulldogs picked up a big victory over the Lake Arthur Tigers here Tuesday night at Gaudet Gymnasium, blasting the Tigers by a final of 80-37. The dogs placed 11 players in the scoring column, and moved to 5-3 with the non-district win over the Tigers. The Dogs will take tonight off before heading into district 4-3A play next week, while the Tigers will travel to Lafayette to take on the mighty LCA Knights. Trevor Etienne had the hot-hand for the Bulldogs Tuesday night, as he poured in 18 to lead his squad, a day before he learned of being named to the All-Louisiana First Team Football squad, a team that ranks the best players in all classifications throughout the state.
LACASSINE – The Lacassine Cardinals had a three-game winning streak snapped Tuesday night when they opened district 6-B play against the Episcopal School of Acadiana (ESA) at Juneau Gymnasium Tuesday night. The Falcons rallied after a slow start to claim a 55-44 win over the Cardinals despite trailing the homestanding squad 27-22 at the halftime break. ESA’s Adam Sabbaghian scored 21 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to help push the Falcons past Lacassine in both teams’ league opener.
ELTON - The Elton Indians accomplished something they haven’t done in a number of yearsknock off the Class A power Hamilton Christian Warriors Tuesday night at Oris Guidry Gymnasium. The No. 3 Indians topped Hamilton by a final of 55-50 to move to 12-3 overall, while the Warriors fell to 10-5 overall. In the opener, the Lady Indians rolled to their third straight win by besting the Lady Warriors 66-32 in a blowout win. Vici Woods and Mariah Lemoine had big nights for Elton, both racking up over 20 points in the win.
OXFORD, Miss. – The LSU men’s basketball team led for 39:36 seconds in a dominating road win performance Saturday night over the Ole Miss Rebels, 75-61.
(AP) - The NFL has never seen a playoff matchup quite like the upcoming one between Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Drew Brees’ New Orleans Saints.
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Cameron Christon tied his career high with 24 points as Grambling narrowly defeated Alcorn State 79-74 on Tuesday night.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot each had a double-double, and North Carolina pulled away in the last three minutes to beat Syracuse 81-75 on Tuesday night.
WELSH – The Welsh Greyhounds did battle with a tough Lake Charles College Prep (LCCP) team Monday night at Greyhound Gymnasium, but came up on the short side by a count of 78-62. Will Green had a superb night for the Hounds in the defeat, draining 20 points in the contest.
LACASSINE – The Lacassine Cardinals and Lady Cardinals continued to roll by defeating the Reeves Raiders and Lady Raiders in a pair of non-district games at John Juneau Gymnasium. The Cardinals topped the Raiders by a final of 58-30, while the Lady Cardinals handled the Lady Raiders by a final of 54-50.
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