High School Sports

Parish tourney tips off Thursday

PORT BARRE – The Beau Chene Gators and the North Central Lady Hurricanes are the top seeds heading into the annual St. Landry Parish basketball tournament that begins Thursday at Port Barre.

Lady Jays grab OT win

DERIDDER – St. Edmund outscored East Beauregard 6-1 in the extra period as the Lady Jays grabbed a 47-42 overtime win. Gabby Fontenot pushed four points and Allison Lafleur added two free throws to help seal the Lady Jay win.

Bobcats win thriller at buzzer

The basketball game between the Eunice High Bobcats and the Crowley High Gents came down to the wire in non-district action Tuesday evening at the Bobcat gym. The Bobcats trailed the Gents for most of the game before taking a 50-49 lead with 44 seconds remaining on the clock.

5-3A All-District team named

  Eunice finished as District 5-3A runners-up behind the Northwest Raiders and the Bobcats placed  seven on the All-District first team and 11  players on the  second team. Eunice (6-5, 4-1) fell in the first round of the playoffs to Erath, 49-20.

Elton sweeps Blue Jays

  ELTON –  The Elton Indians earned a sweep over St Edmund Thursday night in a non-district basketball doubleheader. The Lady Indians rolled to a 50-26 win over the Lady Jays. Elton jumped out to a 13-4 first quarter lead, helped by  six points from Jamica James.

Lady Bobcats grab first win

  ELTON – The Eunice High Lady Bobcats earned their first victory of the season Thursday night with a 60-50 victory over Welsh in the Elton tournament. Coach Wayne Fontenot’s Lady Bobcats wasted no time in taking the lead, outscoring Welsh by a 14-8 margin in the first quarter.

Blue Jays earn first win

GUEYDAN – It took an overtime run but the St. Edmund Blue Jays earned a 51-47 win over Gueydan  Tuesday night. Tied at 46-46 heading into the extra period, the Blue Jays out-scored the Bears 5-1 as St. Edmund picked up its first win of the season. St.

5-1A All-District team released

  By Tom Dodge Sports Editor After a third-place finish in district, the St. Edmund Blue Jays placed eight players on the 5-1A All-District football team. The Blue Jays also had 10 named as honorable mention selections.

Lady Jays grab first victory

  VILLE PLATTE – The St. Edmund Lady Jays earned their first win of the season with a 40-33 win over Basile in the loser’s bracket of the Sacred Heart of Ville’s annual Turkey tournament.

Bobcats fall at Red Devil tourney

  PORT BARRE – The Eunice High Bobcats dropped games to Carencro and Cecilia in boys basketball action during play at the Port Barre High Thanksgiving Tournament.  The Bobcats opened the season with a 73-58 loss to Mamou on the road despite a 23-point effort by J’seri Guillory.