Angel Reese’s 22 points, 14 rebounds lead No. 9 LSU past Kentucky 77-56
BATON ROUGE (AP) — LSU star forward Angel Reese, who has some major life and career decisions looming, insists she’s “just trying to focus on the now and just enjoy the moment.”
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Lake Arthur seniors hit milestone accomplishment
By KEVIN BRUCHHAUS sports@jenningsdailynews.net
Cardinals demolish Aggies in regional round contest
LACASSINE — The No. 3 seed Lacassine High Cardinals hosted the No. 14 seed Choudrant High Aggies in the Division V regional round of the 2024 LHSAA Boys’ Basketball Playoffs Monday night at John Juneau Gymnasium. The contest would determine which team will advance to the quarterfinal round. The Lacassine Cards set the pace early in the game to take the lead which they would keep for the 82-59 win over the Choudrant Aggies.
Hounds advance to quarters with 78-71 win over Arcadia
WELSH — The No. 8-seeded Welsh Greyhounds took another step closer to the Top 28 Tournament here Monday night by hammering out a big win over No. 9 Arcadia by a final of 78-71 at Greyhound Gymnasium. The Hounds will now advance to play in the quarterfinal round of the Division IV non-select playoffs against the No. 1-seeded Lakeview Gators. The Hounds used the big scoring of a trio of players to pace them in Monday night’s big win. La’Troy Pattum, J.J. Artis and Jonavon Begnaud combined for 64 points in the win. With the win, the Hounds improved to 18-12 overall, and will travel up to Campti tonight to take on Lakeview The Hounds got out to a quick 19-18 lead in the opening frame behind a balanced scoring attack. Pattum racked up seven tallies in the first, while Begnaud, Artis and Keithan Achane all hit for three. Sean Dugas rounded things out with a bucket for two.
Dogs’ season ends in tough loss to Brusly
BRUSLY — If the Jennings boys’ basketball team could go back in time, they probably would like to replay the final 4 minutes of the second period in their regional playoff game at Brusly Tuesday night. With 4:20 left in the second period, the No.13 Bulldogs had a 26-23 lead over the No. 4 Panthers. Brusly would go on a 16-0 run to take a 39-26 halftime lead. The Dogs could not overcome their deficit in the second half and the Panthers would go on to take a 72-54 win.
LSU basketball toughs out 67-66 home win against Georgia
Jordan Wright scored a teamhigh 17 points.
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Pelicans pull away in second half to beat injury-depleted Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 26 points, Brandon Ingram had 24 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the New York Knicks 115-92 on Tuesday night.
Bulldogs roll past Demons, 72-40
The Jennings boys’ basketball team hosted the Franklinton Demons in the bi-district round of the playoffs Friday night. The No. 20 Demons led 9-8 in the first period, then the No.13 Bulldogs would lead 33-23 at halftime. Jennings would dominate the second half as they outscored Franklinton 39-17 and cruised on to an easy 72-40 win. Franklinton took a 2-0 lead, then a Sterling Guillory trey made it 3-2. A trey by DK Sams gave Jennings an 8-4 lead, then an Avery Brumfield trey gave the Demons a 9-8 lead at the 3:30 mark. An Azire Simon trey and a pair of Jeremy LeGros baskets would give Jennings a 15-10 lead at the end of the first period.
No. 8 Hounds sneak past Tensas, 68-56
WELSH — The No. 8 Welsh Greyhounds opened the LHSAA playoffs with a bang last Friday night as they scooted past No. 25 Tensas High School by a final of 68-56 from Greyhound Gymnasium. The Hounds advanced to host No. 9 Arcadia from north Louisiana Tuesday night from Greyhound Gymnasium in a regional round match-up in the Division IV non-select playoffs. The Hounds placed three players in double figures in their big win over Tensas, with La’Troy Pattum leading the way with a big 27-point performance. The win improved the Hounds out to 17-12 overall on the season.
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