High School Sports

Jays spilt with FRA

NEW ROADS – The trek for the the District 5-1A championship has begun. The St. Edmund Lady Jays held off a late rally to earn a 53-50 win over False River Academy. The Lady Gators opened with a 14-13 first quarter advantage, led by Kate Brooks’ five points. St.

Lady Cats open district with win

The Eunice High Lady Bobcats opened District 5-3A play with a 62-35 victory over the Port Barre Lady Red Devils in basketball action Monday night at the Bobcat gym. The Lady Cats managed an 11-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, with sophomore Stacie White leading the scoring with seven points.

Jays spilt with FRA

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor NEW ROADS – The trek for the the District 5-1A championship has begun. The St. Edmund Lady Jays held off a late rally to earn a 53-50 win over False River Academy. The Lady Gators opened with a 14-13 first quarter advantage, led by Kate Brooks’ five points. St.

Bobcats cruise past Wolves

The Eunice High Bobcats took an early lead and never surrendered it as they claimed a 69-48 victory over the Rayne High Wolves in non-district basketball action Tuesday evening at the Bobcat gym. Eunice outscored the Wolves by a 17-6 margin in the first quarter and enjoyed a 35-17 lead at halftime.

OC sweeps Jays

Defense dominated the night as Opelousas Catholic earned a non-district sweep over St. Edmund. The Lady Vikings (4-10) opened with an 8-5 first quarter run as OC earned a 29-19 win over the Lady Jays (3-12). St.

Panthers run past Jays

PINE PRAIRIE – The Panthers opened with a 30-16 first quarter run as Pine Prairie cruised to an 89-49 win over St. Edmund Tuesday night. Darnell Durgin pushed in 13 points to help the Panthers (10-4) grab the early advantage.

LSWA CLASS 2A ALL-STATE FOOTBALL

By Lori Lyons Written for the LSWA Sterlington coach Jason Thompson said his team was heading to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with nothing to lose in the Class 2A state final game against No. 2 seed Madison Prep. Then the fourth-seeded Panthers won it all. Sterlington, the No.

Bobcats fall in Jennings tourney

JENNINGS – The Eunice High Bobcats lost close decisions to Iowa and Barbe here this past week at the Jennings High School Tournament. The Bobcats jumped to a 15-5 lead over Iowa at the end of the first quarter. Brandon Ndubueze and Avery Lee led the Bobcats with six and five points, respectively.

LSWA CLASS 1A ALL-STATE

Logansport coach Kevin Magee got the storybook ending most coaches only dream of. Magee, who quarterbacked Logansport to a state title in 1995, watched his team erase a 20-6 deficit to beat Haynesville 34-28 in the Class 1A title game.

Blue Jays fall to Hackberry

The offensive struggles continued for St. Edmund as the Blue Jays dropped their sixth game in a row. Hackberry jumped out to a 12-6 first quarter advantage and the Mustangs rolled to a 61-21 win Tuesday night at the Blue Jay gym.