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LAKE ARTHUR — The No. 3-ranked Lake Arthur Lady Tigers picked up a big win over 5A Sulphur Tuesday night at “Nookie” Moore Gymnasium by a final of 48-34. The win improved the Lady Tigers to 16-4 overall, while Sulphur fell to 10-10 on the season. Trailing 21-19 at the half, Lake Arthur rallied to outscore the Lady Tors 29-11 over the final two periods to claim the win. Vivian Sketoe continued to torch this nets, this time leading the charge with her 18 points. The Lady Tigers will be back in action tonight when they welcome in the Erath Lady Bobcats for a nondistrict showdown.

BATON ROUGE — No. 7 LSU is set to begin SEC play tonight at 8 p.m. CT in the PMAC when it hosts Missouri on the SEC Network for the first game of the new year.

The Jennings Bulldogs claimed a Jeff Davis Parish win over the Hathaway Hornets on Friday night at Gaudet Gymnasium by a final of 89-64. The Dogs moved to 9-4 with the win and currently sit at No. 10 in the latest Division II non-select power ratings. The Bulldogs placed five players in double figures, led by Jeremy Legros’ 19 tallies. Hathaway placed three in double digits, led by Brennon Monceaux’s 19.

The Jennings Lady Bulldogs hosted the Hathaway Lady Hornets last week in the final game of 2023 for both teams. With former Lady Bulldog standout Jaylen Johnson now the Lady Hornets’ Head Coach, Hathaway cruised on to a 61-37 win over Jennings.

(AP) — The question seemed like a valid one moments after unbeaten ACC champion Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff.