Baseball season is upon us and the first two weeks are already in the books.  Big story so far is that Red River Bulldogs are undefeated and holding tight.  The progress shows in individual stories as three made the Hot 9 and Next 9 for the first week and at least one pitcher has been in the Top 3 Rotation.  Repeat appearances in the Week 1 & 2 Hot 9 are Hayden Rabo from Simsboro.   Red River’s Ashton Hester has appeared in both the Top 3 pitching performances so far this season.  

Teams are piling in the games as there has been some weekend tournaments that have helped push some performances.  

Hopefully, the next reports will only be one week.  Stay tuned to Under The Radar NWLA for the latest baseball.  Also, download the Under The Radar NWLA app for both iPhone and Android. 

Monday, February 19

Stanley 13, Ebarb 2

Lakeside 2, Doyline 0

Hornbeck 4, Florien 1

Quitman 22, Jonesboro-Hodge 0

Simsboro 3, Haynesville 2

Natchitoches-Central 12, Weston 3

Red River 12, Zwolle 2

Calvary 2, Ouachita Christian 1

Northwood-SHV 13, Loyola 2

Many 13, Logansport 9

Benton 6, Winnfield 0

Parkway 16, Cedar Creek 0

Captain Shreve 16, Glenbrook 4

North Webster 15, Plain Dealing 0

Tuesday, February 20

Red River 2, Choudrant 1

Evangel 4, Converse 3

Simsboro 19, Bossier 1

Weston 5, Ouachita Parish 3

Lakeside 14, Union Parish 4

St. Frederick 12, Loyola 6

Benton 12, Many 1

Captain Shreve 17, North Caddo 1

Cedar Creek 10, St. Mary’s 9

Delhi Charter 16, Haynesville 0

North Webster 17, Ringgold 3

Thursday, February 22

Lakeside 16, Ebarb 1 (Many)

St. Mary’s 16, Ebarb 0 (Many)

Red River 4, Converse 2 (Many)

Red River 5, Doyline 4 (Many)

Many 5, Quitman 4 (Many)

Simsboro 16, Plain Dealing 1

East Ascension 7, Weston 0 (East Ascension)

Grace Christian 18, Lakeview 1 (Grace Christian)

Peabody 10, Lakeview 1 (Grace Christian)

Loyola 6, Winnfield 1 (North Desoto)

North Webster 12, North Caddo 2

Natchitoches-Central 15, Winnfield 4 (North Desoto)

Benton 10, Glenbrook 0

Logansport 5, Chinero (TX) 3

Northwood-Lena 16, Ringgold 0

Friday, February 23

Choudrant 12, Delhi Charter 7 (Delhi Charter)

Anacoco 13, Converse 2 (Many)

Many 5, Converse 4 (Many)

Stanley 9, Oak Hill 3 (Oak HIll)

St. Amant 17, Weston 1 (East Ascension)

Lakeside 11, Zwolle 1 (Many)

Lakeside 9, Bunkie 5 (Many)

Southside 10, Calvary 3 (North Vermilion)

Ouachita Christian 12, Loyola  2 (North Desoto)

Captain Shreve 9, Winnfield 3 (North Desoto)

Cedar Creek 12, Lake Charles College Prep (North Vermilion)

Benton 10, Glenbrook 1

Union Parish 1, Haynesville 0

Logansport 6, West Sabine (TX) 4

Joaquin (TX) 9, Logansport 5

Woodlawn-SHV 17, Ringgold 16

Saturday, February 24

Bunkie 9, Ebarb 0 (Many)

Montgomery 11, Castor 1

Choudrant 17, Delta Charter 16 (Delhi Charter)

Beekman Charter 8, Choudrant 7 (Delhi Charter)

St. Mary’s 13, Doyline 3 (Many)

Hicks 11, Florien 1 (Hicks)

Florien 9, Hornbeck 5

Quitman 18, Zwolle 2 (Many)

Hicks 12, Stanley 2 (Hicks)

Stanley 7, Hornbeck 5 (Hicks)

Minden 12, Zwolle 0 (Many)

Quitman 18, Zwolle 2 (Many)

Calvary 2, Notre Dame 0 (North Vermilion)

Calvary 15, Pineville 5 (North Vermilion)

Byrd 4, Loyola 3 (North Desoto)

Many 11, Anacoco 6 (Many)

Jewel Sumner 4, Many 1 (Many)

North Webster 15, North Caddo 10 

North Webster 23, North Caddo 12

Red River 9, St. Mary’s 1 (Many)

Parkway 15, Winnfield 5 (North Desoto)

Doyle 7, Cedar Creek 4 (North Vermilion)

Cedar Creek 8, Vermilion Catholic 7 (North Vermilion)

Benton 12, Glenbrook 7

Block 13, Lincoln Prep 3

Logansport 14, Cushing (TX) 1

Hot 9 Performance

• Jon Jon Dick, Lakeside:  9-for-14, 2B, 3B (2), HR, 10 RBI
• Hayden Rabo, Simsboro:  6-for-11, 2B(4), 3B, 6 RBI
• Matthew Aguilera, Lakeside:  9-for-18, 2B (4), 7 RBI
• Braden Theriot, Weston:  6-for-14, 3B, HR, 6 RBI
• Conor Jordan, St. Mary’s:  7-for-8, 2B, 3 RBI
• Hudson Pullig, Quitman:  4-for-9, 2B(2), 3B, 7 RBI
• Nathan Byrd, North Caddo:  7-for-11, 2B, 3 RBI
• Tyler Hughes, Red River:  8-for-19, 2B, 3B(2), 3 RBI
• Brock Case, Lakeside:  3-for-13, 2B (2), HR, 7 RBI

Next 9 Performances

• Chris Carper, Red River:  7-for-15, 2B(4), RBI
• Hutch Grace, Calvary:  5-for-10, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI
• Max Lee, Simsboro:  5-for-10, 7 RBI
• Kenneth Lazarus, Red River:  7-for-16, 2B(3), 4 RBI
• Chris Harrell, Simsboro:  4-for-10, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
• Jake Glass, Lakeside:  6-for-11, 2 RBI
• Hunter Sutton, Lakeside, 7-for-18, 3 RBI
• Trevor McLendon, Many:  7-for-16, 2B, 2 RBI
• Ryan LaCaze, St. Mary’s:  4-for-8, 2B(2), 3 RBI

Top 3 Pitching Rotation

• Aston Hester, Red River:  9 IP, 1H, 0R, 0 ER, 6 BB, 14K, 0.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP
• Miller Toney, Haynesville: 9 IP, 2H, 0R, 0 ER, 6 BB, 18 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.89 WHIP
• Landon Fontenot, Calvary:  9 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 16 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.56 WHIP

Next 3 Pitching Rotation

• John Reagan Hasley, Quitman:  6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 13K, 0.00 ERA, 0.33 WHIP
• Noah Spears, Doyline:  10 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.90 WHIP
• Tuffy Cutrer, Many:  14 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 22 K, 1.00 ERA, 0.57 WHIP

Monday, February 26

Simsboro 15, Castor 0

Captain Shreve 14, Converse 1

Stanley 6, Jaoquin (TX) 5

Hornbeck 8, Zwolle 6

Delhi Charter 16, Jonesboro-Hodge 0

Homer 16, Plain Dealing 6

Tuesday, February 27

Lakeview 10, Dodson 1

Downsville 17, Castor 16

Simsboro 13, Homer 6

Weston 11, Jonesboro-Hodge 1

Calvary 10, Byrd 4

Ouachita Christian 8. Lakeside 0

Captain Shreve 6, Loyola 2

Glenbrook 11, Many 1

Minden 10, North Caddo 0

Cedar Creek 5, Winnfield 4

Haynesville 16, Bossier 1

North Desoto 10, Logansport 0

Huntington 24, Plain Dealing 7

Wednesday, February 28

Mansfield 7, Woodlawn-SHV 1

Mansfield 12, Woodlawn-SHV 3

Thursday, February 29

North Webster 11, Calvin 1

Dodson 10, Harrisonburg 7

Saline 11, Ringgold 8

Stanley 14, Castor 4 (Logansport)

Quitman 5, Choudrant 0 (Grant)

Grant 5, Choudrant 2 (Grant)

Doyline 13, Union Parish 3 (Simsboro)

Simsboro 13, Union Parish 3 (Simsboro)

Many 12, Zwolle 2

Lakeside 7, Minden 2

Benton 3, Loyola 0 (Northwood-SHV)

Mansfield 15, BTW-SHV 0

North Caddo 25, Southwood 8

Red River 8, Logansport 1 (Logansport)

Natchitoches-Central 7, Winnfield 0 (Northwood-SHV)

Springfield 3, Cedar Creek 2 (Ouachita Christian)

Bossier 18, Plain Dealing 8

St. Mary’s 5, Leesville 3

Friday, March 1

Stanley 12, Calvin 0 (Logansport)

Lakeview 7, Saline 0

Red River 10, Castor 0 (Logansport)

Logansport 17, Castor 10 (Logansport)

Quitman 1, Grant 0 (Grant)

Quitman 6, Lake Charles College Prep 3 (Grant)

Delhi Charter 11, Simsboro 2 (Simsboro)

Weston 13, Springfield 3 (Ouachita Christian)

Family Community 8, Calvary 2 (Ouachita Christian)

Rayville 15, Jonesboro-Hodge 12

Minden 2, Lakeside 0

Parkway 5, Loyola 0 (Northwood-SHV)

Catholic-PC 7, Cedar Creek 6 (Ouachita Christian)

Claiborne Christian 10, Glenbrook 4 (Ouachita Christian)

Delhi Charter 10, Haynesville 0 (Simsboro)

East Beauregard 9, Logansport 5 (Logansport)

Woodlawn-SHV 25, Plain Dealing 12

St. Mary’s 16, Peabody 0

Saturday, March 2

Oakdale 13, Calvin 2

Dodson 15, Sicily Island 10 (Harrisonburg)

Block 13, Dodson 5 (Harrisonburg)

Anacoco 13, Ebarb 5 (Zwolle)

Florien 9, Ebarb 4 (Zwolle)

Choudrant 10, Lake Charles College Prep 0 (Grant)

Welsh 9, Converse 3 (Oberlin)

Doyline 10, Haynesville 0 (Simsboro)

Doyline 6, Simsboro 0 (Simsboro)

Pickering 10, Florien 9 (Zwolle)

Red River 6, Stanley 0 (Logansport)

Weston 11, The Willow School 4 (Ouachita Christian)

Ouachita Christian 4, Weston 3 (Ouachita Christian)

Pickering 15, Zwolle 12 (Zwolle)

Zwolle 20, LaGrange 2 (Zwolle)

Calvary 2, University Lab 1 (Ouachita Christian)

Calvary 5, Walker 0 (Ouachita Christian)

Minden 6, Lakeside 0

El Dorado (AR) 9, Loyola 7 (Northwood-SHV)

Many 7, DeQuincy 3 (DeQuincy)

Kinder 8, Many 4 (DeQuincy)

North Caddo 5, Southwood 4

North Caddo 18, Southwood 1

Sacred Heart 12, Winnfield 6 (Northwood-SHV)

Benton 11, Winnfield 7 (Northwood-SHV)

Cedar Creek 8, Riverside Academy 4 (Ouachita Christian)

Dunham 10, Glenbrook 0 (Ouachita Christian)

Glenbrook 7, Catholic-PC 1 (Ouachita Christian)

Haynesville 8, Union Parish 0 (Simsboro)

Bastrop 15, Lincoln Prep 4

St. Mary’s 14, Leesville 4

Hot 9 Performances – Week 2

• Rowdy Barnett, Dodson – 7-for-14, 2B (2), 3B (2), 11 RBI
• Preston Martinez, St. Mary’s – 6-for-9, 2B, HR, 5 RBI
• Easton Sanders, Glenbrook – 6-for-9, 2B (2), 3B, 4 RBI
• Noah Spears, Doyline – 4-for-6, 3B, HR, 4 RBI
• M Sepulvado, Zwolle – 5-for-10, 2B (3), HR, 6 RBI
• Mark Holloway, Simsboro – 6-for-15, 3B, 7 RBI
• Tyrese Kimble, Plain Dealing – 4-for-9, 2B (2), 3B (2), 6 RBI
• A Meshell, Zwolle – 6-for-10, 2B, 6 RBI
• Hayden Rabo, Simsboro – 10-for-17, 2B (6), 4 RBI

Next 9 Performances – Week 2

• Trevor McLendon, Many – 7-for-14, 2B, HR, RBI
• Tyler Ritchie, Lakeview – 6-for-8, 2B, 3 RBI
• Canyon Compton, Winnfield – 7-for-14, 2B (2),RBI
• Jackson Waller, Glenbrook – 6-for-11, 2B (4), 2 RBI
• Chris Harrell, Simsboro – 6-for-15, 2B (2), 6 RBI
• Gavin Waldron, Stanley – 6-for-13, 2B, 3B (2), 5 RBI
• Colton Smith, Choudrant – 6-for-10, 2B, 2 RBI
• Braxton Davis, Saline – 5-for-8, 2B, 3B, RBI
• Blake Wade, Cedar Creek – 6-for-13, 5 RBI

Top 3 Pitching Rotation – Week 2

• Kyle Vines, Haynesville – 10 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.70 WHIP
• Kenneth Lazarus, Red River – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.20 WHIP
• Ashton Hester, Red River – 10 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 13 K, 0.00 ERA, 1.10 WHIP

Next 3 Rotation – Week 2

• Landon Smith, Calvary – 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ERA, 2 BB, 4 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.86 WHIP
• Eli Callender , Choudrant – 5 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER,1 BB, 6 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.20 WHIP
• John Reagan Halsey, Quitman – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP

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The LHSAA boys basketball playoffs were released on Monday afternoon.  In Divisions III through IV, the first-round action might be a little light because eight local Northwest Louisiana teams received first-round byes.  Winnfield, Lakeview, Ringgold, Zwolle, Negreet, Calvary, Lincoln Prep, and St. Mary’s all will get a rest for a few days awaiting their second-round opponent. 

Nine teams will get to compete on their home courts in the first round.  

Three matchups in Division V will have local teams face each other.  Castor will travel to Doyline in the first round.  This one will add a special twist as the Tiger stole away a district win from Doyline.  Doyline got their revenge later in the district.  Winner-take-all all will happen now with a road to the state championship on the line.  A local Class C v B will occur between Gibsland-Coleman and Weston.  A battle between two district champs will occur between Calvin and Ebarb.  

The longest road trip of any of our local teams will be Logansport who will have to travel 376 miles from near the top of the state to near the coast to face South Plaquemines. 

Good luck to all our local players in search of a state title

Non-Select Playoffs

Division III

Byes

No. 3  Winnfield (18-8)

Home

No. 13 Red River (19-14) v No. 20 DeQuincy  (12-10)

Division IV

Byes

No. 1 Lakeview (24-6)

No. 2 Ringgold (23-9)

Home

No. 9 Arcadia (14-12) v. No. 24 East Beauregard (11-14)

Road

No. 18 Haynesville (15-7) at No. 15 Block (15-11)

No. 21 Homer (6-11) at No. 12 East Iberville (14-15)

No. 22 Logansport (8-9) at No. 11 South Plaquemines (13-16)

No. 27 Jonesboro-Hodge (5-19) at No. 6 Franklin (19-7)

Division V

Byes

No. 1 Zwolle (28-3)

No. 4 Negreet (28-3)

Home

No. 5 Doyline (23-3) v No. 28 Castor (13-17)

No. 6 Gibsland-Coleman (13-9) v No. 27 Weston (15-17)

No. 7 Quitman (21-9) v. No. 26 Hornbeck (12-20)

No. 9 Simsboro (23-12) v. No. 24 Elizabeth (13-13)

No. 10 Pleasant Hill (19-11) v No. 23 Fairview (12-19)

No. 11 Ebarb (21-14) v. No. 22 Calvin (18-13)

No. 14 Choudrant (22-11) v. No. 19 Reeves (13-16)

Road

No. 17 Saline (20-14) v. No. 16 Georgetown (26-15)

Select Playoffs

Division III

Byes

No. 4 Calvary Baptist (22-6)

Division IV

Byes

No. 4 St. Mary’s (24-6)

No. 5 Lincoln Prep (17-8)

Road

No. 18 Cedar Creek (12-13) at No. 15 Riverside Academy (7-16)

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Well sorry I fibbed to you and said that we wouldn’t double up weeks, but just one more time.   The Thanksgiving week was not only rich with a lot of food but also a lot of tournaments around the area.   The Arcadia Lady Hornets captured the title at the Lakeside Tournament in Sibley.  

The Ringgold Redskins took the boys top honors at the Lakeside Tournament.  

Zwolle Hawks captured the boys’ crown in Zwolle.  Calvary headed over the border to face a couple of teams in the Fort Worth area.   Saline Bobcats weren’t very good hosts as they sent all three of their opponents home with a loss in their tournament.  Weston and Lakeview hosted tournaments over the past two weeks.  Lots of big school tournaments in the Shreveport-Bossier area also.  Parkway hosted the Battle on the Hardwood girls’ tournament which featured local teams Plain Dealing, Mansfield, and Lakeview.   Also, the Natchitoches-Central tournament gave some local teams like Winnfield, Loyola, and Mansfield.   Choudrant and Simsboro headed east on I-20 to compete in the Ouachita Christian tourney.  Arcadia Lady Hornets joined them in Ouachita Parish at the Wossman tournament.    Talking about the Arcadia Lady Hornets, the Lady Hornets played 6 games in 7 days as they grabbed the top honor in the Lakeside tournament and then won both games in the Wossman tournament.   In other words, lots of basketball, and the season has only begun.  

Next week, the dominance of who’s the best in Bienville Parish will take place at Ringgold High School where Castor, Ringgold, Gibsland-Coleman, Arcadia, and Saline will be competing.   Quitman will be hosting their tournament this coming week with Cedar Creek, Jonesboro-Hodge, Plain Dealing, Ruston, D’Arbonne Woods, Hornbeck, Summerfield, and Haughton will all be competing.  Converse will host Northwood-Lena (girls), Logansport, Stanley, St. Mary’s, Ebarb, Negreet, Florien, Red River (boys), Many (boys), Zwolle (boys)

Check back next week for all the Week 5 action of basketball. 

Boys

Monday, November 13

Negreet 53, Ebarb 37

Zwolle 97, Simsboro 73

Rapides 48, Stanley 41

Weston 59, Family Community 45

Claiborne Christian 69, Lakeside 43

Lakeview 70, Haughton 59

Woodlaw-SHV 60, Magnolia SOE 27

Tuesday, November 14

Castor 47, Calvin 38

Dodson 35, Downsville 22

Pleasant Hill 76, Plainview 71

Saline 67, Cedar Creek 61

Arcadia 61, Summerfield 44

Quitman 61, Choudrant 54

Tioga 67, Converse 16

Negreet 69, Hicks 64

Ringgold 69, Simsboro 49

Calvary Baptist 84, Parkway 64

Northwood-SHV 49, Green Oaks 46

BTW-SHV 37, Loyola 36

Wednesday, November 15

Minden 61, Arcadia 57 (Lakeside Tourn)

Thursday, November 16

Cedar Creek 54, Calvin 48

Pitkin 80, Dodson 36 (Weston Tourn)

Red River 58, Ebarb 57

Negreet 71, Pleasant Hill 59 (Florien Tourn)

Saline 62, D’Arbonne Woods 43 (Saline Tourn)

Parkway 63, Castor 36

Evans 60, Converse 51 (Florien Tourn)

Doyline 83, Grant 54

Florien 64, Family Christian 51 (Florien Tourn)

Simsboro 55, Woodlawn-SHV 54

Weston 45, Stanley 31 (Weston Tourn)

Huntington 57, Green Oaks 27

Lakeview 51, West Ouachita 34 (Saline Tourn)

Benton 64, Loyola 49

Southwood 63, Mansfield 21

Magnolia SOE 69, Plain Desling 29 (Lakeside Tourn)

Ringgold 56, Camden AR 38 (Lakeside Tourn)

Friday, November 17

Stanley 56, Dodson 25 (Weston Tourn)

Saline 70, Simsboro 64 (Saline Tourn)

Byrd 47, Summerfield 33

Choudrant 71, Red River 66

Negreet 80, Converse 40 (Florien Tourn)

Lakeview 70, Quitman 53 (Saline Tourn)

Pitkin 79, Weston 72 (Weston Tourn)

Zwolle 83, Hornbeck 57 (Florien Tourn)

Ringgold 53, Arcadia 39 (Lakeside Tourn)

Saturday, November 18

Zwolle 47, Pleasant Hill 32 (Florien Tourn)

Saline 43, Jonesboro-Hodge 28 (Saline Tourn)

Florien 43, Anacoco 39 (Florien Tourn)

Zwolle 66, Florien 45 (Florien Tourn)

Quitman 68, West Ouachita 57 (Weston Tourn)

Simsboro 73, D’Arbonne Woods 43 (Saline Tourn)

Southwood 66, Calvary Baptist 64

Minden 70, Lakeside 18 (Lakeside Tourn)

Ringgold 71, Magnolia SOE 31 (Lakeside Tourn)

Monday, November 20

Zwolle 87, Ebarb 50

D’Arbonne Woods 73, Castor 56

Choudrant 50, Sterlington 49 (Ouachita Christian Tourn)

Negreet 77, Converse 36

Simsboro 62, West Ouachita 50 (Ouachita Christian Tourn)

Huntington 60, Green Oaks 32 (BTW-SHV Tourn)

Natchitoches-Central 70, Loyola 34 (Natch Cent Tourn)

Barbe 61, Mansfield 43 (Natchitoches-Central Tourn)

North Caddo 53, Magnolia SOE 51 (BTW-SHV Tourn)

Peabody 83, Red River 30 (Lakeview Tourn)

Winnfield 78, Ouachita Parish 68 (Natch Cent Tourn)

Captain Shreve 59, Ringgold 34

Tuesday, November 21

Minden 73, Gibsland-Coleman 64

Pleasant Hill 65, Florien 54

Choudrant 46, West Ouachita 44 (Ouachita Christian Tourn)

Evangel 78, Converse 44

Negreet 85, Pitkin 55

Simsboro 48, Sterlington 42 (Ouachita Christian Tour)

Ringgold 40, Stanley 25

BTW-SHV 49, Green Oaks 47 (BTW Tourn)

Lakeview 54, Montgomery 28 (Lakeview Tourn)

Lakeview 50, Northwood-SHV 29 (Lakeview Tourn)

Loyola 70, Haughton 60 (Natch-Central Tourn)

Pineville 79, Mansfield 57 (Natch-Central Tourn)

Red River 77, Montgomery 28 (Lakeview Tourn)

Winnfield 55, Barbe 50 (Natch-Central Tourn)

Wednesday, November 22

Captain Shreve 51, Green Oaks 17 (BTW-SHV Tourn)

Richwood 59, Lincoln Prep 45

Magnolia SOE.     BTW-SHV

Girls

Monday, November 13

Negreet 45, Ebarb 21

Simsboro 48, Jonesboro-Hodge 22

Rapides 42, Stanley 39

Family Community 66, Weston 62

Claiborne Christian 51, Lakeside 22

Haughton 49, Lakeview 39

Loyola 51, Plain Dealing 39

DeRidder 52, Many 48

Tuesday, November 14

Castor 62, Calvin 57

Downsville 51, Dodson 37

Gibsland-Coleman 2, Union Parish 0 (forfeit)

Rosepine 72, Pleasant Hill 14

Cedar Creek 55, Saline 53

Arcadia 73, Summerfield 44

Quitman 32, Choudrant 28

Converse 61, Logansport 56

Hicks 39, Negreet 35

Simsboro 35, Ringgold 33

Bossier 47, Calvary Baptist 27

Northwood-SHV 80, Green Oaks 22

BTW-SHV 48, Loyola 28

Caldwell Parish 42, Red River 31

St. Mary’s 55, Winnfield 51

Haughton 51, Homer 36

Southwood 57, Lincoln Prep 30

Wednesday, November 15

North Desoto 58, Calvary Baptist 15 (Lakeside Tourn)

Lakeside 34, North Caddo 26 (Lakeside Tourn)

Arcadia 55, North Webster 17 (Lakeside Tourn)

Minden 55, Haynesville 12 (Lakeside Tourn)

Benton 62, Homer 24 (Parkway Tourn)

Delhi 49, Plain Dealing 26 (Parkway Tourn)

Thursday, November 16

Calvin 52, Cedar Creek 47

Ebarb 45, Red River 30

Pleasant Hill 46, Singer 33

Saline 43, D’Arbonne Woods 29 (Saline Tourn)

Converse 52, Evans 23 (Florien Tourn)

Grant 61, Doyline 53

Florien 62, Many 38 (Florien Tourn)

Anacoco 51, Negreet 31 (Florien Tourn)

Oak Hill 86, Zwolle 62

Simsboro 46, Ringgold 37 (Lakeside Tourn)

Weston 66, Stanley 51 (Weston Tourn)

Jonesboro-Hodge 55, Rayville 24

Lakeview 58, West Ouachita 27 (Saline Tourn)

Ouachita Parish 53, Loyola 22

LaSalle 33, Winnfield 29

Arcadia 53, North Desoto 29 (Lakeside Tourn)

Northwood-SHV 53, Homer 51 (Lakeside Tourn)

Plain Dealing 35, Woodlawn-SHV 31 (Parkway Tourn)

JS Clark 76, St. Mary’s 31

Friday, November 17

Stanley 63, Dodson 23 (Weston Tourn)

Negreet 45, Evans 42 (Florien Tourn)

Walker 82, Gibsland-Coleman 29

Pleasant Hill 57, Florien 52 (Florien Tourn)

Saline 44, Quitman 38 (Saline Tourn)

Choudrant 44, Red River 32

Simsboro 30, Lakeside 26 (Lakeside Tourn)

Weston 62, Jonesboro-Hodge 53 (Weston Tourn)

Hornbeck 55, Zwolle 24 (Florien Tourn)

Benton 40, Mansfield 23 (Parkway Tourn)

Ringgold 57, North Caddo 27 (Lakeside Tourn)

Arcadia 51, Minden 45 (Lakeside Tourn)

Saturday, November 18

Anacoco 57, Pleasant Hill 51 (Florien Tourn)

Pleasant Hill 53, Converse 50 (Florien Tourn)

Lakeview 44, Saline 32 (Saline Tourn)

Quitman 53, D’Arbonne Woods 13 (Saline Tourn)

Arcadia 40, Simsboro 17 (Lakeside Tourn)

Zwolle 55, Many 32 (Florien Tourn)

Bossier 47, Lakeview 44 (Parkway Tourn)

LaGrange 48, Mansfield 19 (Parkway Tourn)

Winnfield 42, Caldwell Parish 34 (Caldwell Parish Tourn)

Southwood 64, Plain Dealing 32 (Parkway Tourn)

Monday, November 20

Zwolle 51, Ebarb 26

Ouachita Christian 45, Choudrant 36 (Ouachita Christian Tourn)

Negreet 43, Converse 28

Plain Dealing 53, Green Oaks 32 (BTW-SHV Tourn)

Jonesboro-Hodge 39, Red River 34 (Lakeview Tourn)

Lakeview 62, St. Mary’s 43 (Lakeview Tourn)

Natchitoches-Central 64, Loyola 8 (Natch-Cent Tourn)

Ruston 42, Mansfield 38 (Natch-Cent Tourn)

BTW-SHV 50, North Caddo 22 (BTW-SHV Tourn)

Airline 55, Winnfield 35 (Natch-Cent Tourn)

Arcadia 59, Ferriday 15 (Wossman Tourn)

St. Thomas More 32, Cedar Creek 24 (St. Thomas More Tourn)

Carroll 41, Lincoln Prep 34

Bossier 51, Magnolia SOE 15 (BTW-SHV Tourn)

Tuesday, November 21

Claiborne Christian 50, Choudrant 15 (Ouachita Christian Tourn)

Florien 58, Plainview 41

Pleasant Hill 48, Many 40

Converse 62, Evangel 15

Pitkin 60, Negreet 36

Ringgold 44, Stanley 42

Bossier 33, Green Oaks 22 

LaSalle 62, Jonesboro-Hodge 41

Lakeview 57, Montgomery 27 (Lakeview Tourn)

Haughton 53, Mansfield 29 (Natch-Cent Tourn)

Captain Shreve 65, North Caddo 20 (BTW-SHV Tourn)

North Desoto 39, Red River 26

Arcadia 54, West Monroe 18 (Wossman Tourn)

Sam Houston 45, Cedar Creek 40 (St. Thomas More Tourn)

North Webster 46, Hayneville 8

Sterlington 36, Lincoln Prep 21 (Wossman Tourn)

BTW-SHV 51, Plain Dealing 38 (BTW-SHV Tourn)

Ringgold 44, Stanley 42

Montgomery 40, St. Mary’s 39 (Lakeview Tourn)

Wednesday, November 22

Richwood 39, Lincoln Prep 35

BTW-SHV 51, Magnolia SOE 13 (BTW-SHV Tourn)

Saturday, November 24

Bossier 53, Plain Dealing 36 (Benton Tourn)

Top Performances – Boys

Tait Henderson, Weston, 32 pts, v. Pitkin

Alec Williams, Zwolle, 32 pts, v. Simsboro

Howard Etheridge, Zwolle, 30 pts,, v. Ebarb

Bryce Zehr, Weston, 29 pts, v. Pitkin

Cayden Mingo, Doyline, 29 pts, v. Grant

Bubba Strong, Calvary, 29 pts, v. John Paul (TX)

Preston Sanders, Zwolle, 29 pts, v. Simsboro

Ratravious Crawlye, Arcadia, 27 pts. , vs. Minden

Derion Joseph, Lakeview, 26 pts, v. Quitman

Rondae Hill, Calvary, 26 pts, v. John Paul (TX)

Gavon Dailey, Saline, 25 pts.  vs. Cedar Creek

Preston Sanders, Zwolle, 25 pts, v. LaPoyner (TX)

Bubba Strong, Calvary, 24 pts, v. John Cooper (TX)

Preston Sanders, Zwolle, 24 pts, v. Ebarb

Eli Ferguson, Saline, 23 pts.  vs. Jonesboro-Hodge

Bubba Strong, Calvary, 23 pts, v. Parkway

Rondae Hill, Calvary, 23 pts, v. John Cooper (TX)

Eli Ferguson, Saline, 22 pts. v.  Simsboro

Gavon Dailey, Saline  22 pts. v D’Arbonne Woods

Ratravious Crawley, Arcadia, 22 pts.  v. Ringgold

Logan Ponder, Quitman, 22 pts. V. Lakeview

Tait Henderson, Weston, 22 pts, v. Family Community

Rondae Hill, Calvary, 22 pts, v. Southwood

Tyrone Jamison, Calvary, 21 pts, v. Parkway

Gavyn Caskey, Quitman, 21 pts, v. Choudrant

Deveryuan Moore, Gibsland-Coleman, 20 pts., v. Minden

Preston Sanders, Zwolle, 20 pts, v. Hornbeck

Alec Williams, Zwolle, 20 pts, v. Florien

DeAvery Durham, Gibsland-Coleman, 19 pts. v. Minden

J’bari Adams, Ringgold, 19 pts.,  vs. Simsboro

Jordyn WIlson, Ringgold, 19 pts., v.  Arcadia

Damarion McClendon, Doyline, 19 pts, v. Plain Dealing

Tyrone Jamison, Calvary, 19 pts, v. Southwood

Preston Sanders, Zwolle, 19 pts, v. Florien

Jay Patterson, Doyline, 18 pts, v. Grant

Howard Etheridge, Zwolle, 18 pts, v. Hornbeck

Gavon Dailey, Saline, 17 pts. v. Simsboro

J’bari Adams, Ringgold, 17 pts. v.  Magnolia SOE

Eli Walker, Quitman, 17 pts, v. West Ouachita

Trent Ledbetter, Saline, 16 pts. v. Cedar Creek

Alonzo Driver, Lakeview, 16 pts., v. Haughton

Jamarcus Reliford, Lakeview, 16 pts., v. Haughton

Andre Sowell, Lakeview, 16 pts, v. Quitman

Andre Sowell, Lakeview, 16 pts, v. Montgomery

Cayden Mingo, Doyline, 16 pts, v. Plain Dealing

Brayden Smith, Quitman, 16 pts, v. Choudrant

Jermaine Hudson, Zwolle, 16 pts, v. LaPoyner (TX)

Eli Ferguson, Saline, 15 pts. v. D’Arbonne Woods

Trent Ledbetter, Saline, 15 pts. v. Simsboro

Ratravious Crawley, Arcadia, 15 pts. v. Summerfield

Nathan Wages, Weston, 15 pts, v. Family Community

Tait Henderson, Weston, 15 pts, v. Stanley

Damarion McClendon, Doyline, 15 pts, v. Grant

Bubba Strong, Calvary, 15 pts, v. Southwood

Howard Etheridge, Zwolle, 15 pts, v. Simsboro

Top Performances – Girls

Cali Deal, Quitman, 28 pts., v. Saline

Lainee Trosclair, Weston, 27 pts., v. Jonesboro-Hodge

Preslye Rivers, Converse, 27 pts, v. Logansport

Lainee Trosclair, Weston, 26 pts., v. Stanley

Carly Jo Griffin, Weston, 24 pts., v. Family Community Charter School

Micah Alexander, Stanley, 23 pts, v. Weston

JaLayla Hously, Stanley, 22 pts, v. Weston

Alaya Gray, Saline, 22 pts., v. Cedar Creek

Ambree Collinsworth, Castor, 22 pts, vs Calvin

Timberlyn Washington, Lakeview, 22 pts, v St. MarKacidy Sims, Saline, 20 pts. V. Cedar Creek

Maci Rogers, Converse, 20 pts, v. Logansport

DeAsia Alexander, Arcadia, 19 pts. vs. Summerfield

Sky McMulan, Castor, 18 pts. ,  vs. Calvin

Najahae Davis, Lakeview, 18 pts, St. Mary’s

Timberlyn Washington, 17 pts., Montgomery

Alonna Marshall, Lakeview, 17 pts, v. Montgomery

Alana Gray, Saline, 17 pts., vs. D’Arbonne Woods

Rhyanna Abney, Arcadia, 17 pts., vs. Ferriday

Arianna Williams,Arcadia, 17 pts. vs. West Monroe

DeAsia Alexander, Arcadia, 17 pts., vs. North Webster

Justice Young, Arcadia, 17 pts., vs. Simsboro

Arianna Williams, Arcadia , 16 pts. v. Minden

DeAsia Alexander, Arcadia, 16 pts. v. West Monroe

Justice Young, Arcadia, 16 pts. v. North Desoto

MaKenzie Bradford, Jonesboro-Hodge, 22 pts, v. Red River

Timberlyn Washington, Lakeview, 15 pts, v. West Ouachita

Alaya Gray, Saline, 15 pts.  v. Quitman

Justice Young, Arcadia, 15 pts.  v. North Webster

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The second draft of the 2024-2026 redistricting plan was released by the LHSAA on Tuesday morning according to Geaux Preps.com.   The second round of planning showed the majority staying the same but a few slight changes.    

The final district plans for Cross Country for Division III,IV and V, boys golf for Division III and IV, girls golf Division II,  boys and girls soccer for Division III and IV, tennis Division III and IV, and volleyball for Division IV and V.   This means that these are set for approval by the Executive Board and will be the official district for 2024-26 once finalized. 

Class B & C local districts did not change.  

District 1-A and 3-A made a slight change moving Ringgold back to District 1-A from 3-A.    They will return with Haynesville, Homer, Glenbrook, Arcadia, Plain Dealing, Cedar Creek, and Lincoln Prep.  District 3-A will have Lakeview, LaSalle, Logansport, Montgomery, Northwood-Lena, and St. Mary’s

Class 2A locally had one change as Lakeside moved into District 3-2A with Winnfield, Many, Mansfield, and Red River.   District 1-2A will now be Calvary Baptist, D’Arbonne Woods, Green Oaks, Homer, Magnolia SOE, North Caddo, and Union Parish

Schools will now have until November 27 to make appeals about their place in the second draft of the districts. The third and final district committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 29.

To see the full second draft of the redistricting, you can click on the link below

Second Draft of 2024-2026 LHSAA Redistricting Plan Released – GeauxPreps

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Every two years the LHSAA realigns district and reclassifies each school.  The five-step process went into the second step last week with the release of the first draft of the new districting plan for sports.  

The first phase was the release of enrollment numbers was already completed.  Changes already occurred in this phase were the following

• Homer moved from 1A to 2A
• Magnolia SOE moved from 1A to 2A
• Jonesboro-Hodge moves from 2A to 1A
• Lakeview moves from 2A to 1A
• Loyola was slated to move from 2A to 3A.  Opts to move to 4A

The second phase was the release of the first districting plan.  The first classification meeting occurred.  Teams had the chance to request certain districts today at noon:  Here is the list of the Northwest Louisiana 2A-C districts.

These districts will be specifically for football, baseball, basketball, softball, and baseball.  Specialized sports will be at the end

1-2A

Calvary

North Caddo

Homer (Moved Up From 1A)

Union Parish (Moved from 3A)

Green Oaks

D’Arbonne Woods

Lakeside

Magnolia SOE (Moved Up from 1A)

3-2A

Mansfield

Many

Red River

Winnfield

1-1A

Arcadia

Cedar Creek (Moved from District 2-1A)

Glenbrook

Haynesville

Jonesboro-Hodge (Moved from 2A)

Lincoln Prep (Moved from District 2-1A)

Plain Dealing

3-1A

Lakeview (Moved from 2A)

LaSalle

Logansport

Montgomery

Northwood-Lena

Ringgold (Moved from 1-1A)

St. Mary’s

1-B

Castor

Doyline

Quitman

Weston

Simsboro (Moved from 2-B)

2-B

Choudrant

Downsville

Family Community

Forest

3-B

Converse

Florien

Zwolle

Stanley

Negreet

1-C

Claiborne Christian

Gibsland-Coleman

Saline (Moved from 2-C)

Summerfield

2-C

Calvin

Dodson

Georgetown

Harrisonburg (Moved from B)

Sicily Island (Moved from 1A)

3-C

Ebarb

Evans

Hornbeck

Pleasant Hill

Simpson

The next step will be the second classification meeting to be held on November 13 in Baton Rouge. These classifications are only a first draft.

Other sports 

Cross Country (listed are only NW Louisiana 2A-C schools)

Region I – III

Calvary Baptist

Green Oaks

Mansfield

Many

Winnfield

Region I-IV

Cedar Creek

Choudrant

Glenbrook

Green Oaks

Jonesboro-Hodge

Lakeside

Logansport

Magnolia SOE

North Caddo

Quitman

Red River

St. Mary’s

Weston

Region I-V

Arcadia

Calvin

Castor

Converse 

Doyline

Florien

Haynesville

Negreet

Pleasant Hill

Ringgold

Simsboro

St. Mary’s

Summerfield 

Boys Golf (listed are only NW Louisiana 2A-C schools)

Region 1-Division III

Calvary Baptist

Lakeside

Mansfield

Many

North Caddo

Red River

Winnfield

Region 1 – Division IV

Arcada

Castor

Cedar Creek

Glenbrook

Haynesville

Jonesboro-Hodge

Quitman

Ringgold

Saline

Simsboro

Weston

Girl’s Golf (listed are only NW Louisiana 2A-C schools)

Region 1 – Division II

Arcadia

Calvary Baptist

Castor

Cedar Creek

Converse

Florien

Glenbrook

Haynesville

Lakeside

Lakeview

Mansfield

Many

Negreet

North Caddo

Quitman

Red River

Ringgold

Saline

Simsboro

St. Mary’s

Weston

Winnfield

Boys Soccer

District 1-IV

Calvary

North Caddo

Evangel

Girls Soccer

District 1-IV

Calvary

North Caddo

Loyola

Evangel

Tennis (listed are only NW Louisiana 2A-C schools)

Division III

Calvary

North Caddo

Division IV

Cedar Creek

Choudrant

Converse

Glenbrook

Quitman

St. Mary’s

Weston

Volleyball

District 1-IV

Calvary

Evangel

Green Oaks

Loyola Prep

Magnolia SOE

North Caddo

Richwood

District 2-IV

Mansfield

Many

Red River

District 1-V

Downsville

St. Mary’s

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According to inital numbers some of the following changes will occur 

Loyola College Prep.     2A to 3A

Magnolia SOE               1A to 2A

Homer.                           1A to 2A

Lakeview.                       2A to 1A

Jonesboro-Hodge.         2A to 1A

The following are the initial plans for enrollment for Class 2A -C in Northwest Louisiana

Class 2A

Winnfield

Many

Calvary Baptist

Mansfield

Red River

North Caddo

Green Oaks

Lakeside

Magnolia School of Excellence

Homer

Class 1A

Lincoln Prep

Jonesboro-Hodge

Lakeview

Cedar Creek

Logansport

Glenbrook

Haynesville

Arcadia

Ringgold

St. Mary’s

Plain Dealing

Class B

Choudrant

Weston

Quitman

Zwolle

Converse

Simsboro

Florien

Doyline

Castor

Stanley

Negreet

Class C

Ebarb

Saline

Dodson

Pleasant Hill

Calvin

Summerfield 

Gibsland-Coleman

These classification are not a final draft.

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Northwest Louisiana shined again this season.  Many not only a football state title but also a powerlifting title.  Homer made it back to the football championship in newly formatted playoff divisions instead of classes.  Zwolle dominated another basketball state title.  Converse claimed a softball title while Calvary claimed their third in a row.  Gibsland-Coleman dominated track state titles.  Castor took a state runner-up.  We saw stars like Izayla Harris and Samora Sampson claim Outstanding Athletes once again. North Louisiana was represented by four local schools at the baseball tournament.  Also, Providence Classical Academy in Bossier reaches the All-Class tournament, a feat that is a gauntlet of playoffs to reach.  

Enjoy these moments.  I know there are a lot more that I may have left out.  My friends this is just a small part of your life to come.  The opportunities are an open road for your future.  Some will head to college and a few will continue to play the sport of their passion.  Some will head to serve our country, you will get to see parts of the world some safe and some dangerous.  Sink it all in.  Get the experiences that are presented.  Some will head into the workforce.  Those that I see do this can’t wait to get started and start a new part of their lives.  So many options for you.  

If you want some old fool’s advice, lend me your ear for a minute.  Cherish each day.  Jump on the journey and ride it like a cowboy.  Sometimes you get bucked off and sometimes you survive that metaphor 8 seconds.  Enjoy the ride.  Get up and go again. Here are three things to think about each day:

Live Each Day

You only get one life.  Live it.  Whatever path you get on, make the most of the journey.  Each person’s journey is unique.  Don’t ever compare yourself to another.  You are unique and what you find exciting may not be to others.  Be excited about your journey.  Take time to enjoy it.  You will have a lifetime of work and worry.  Don’t miss out on experiences.  If you didn’t know, I lived in Denver for a year and a half.  Sometimes I think back that I wish I would have done more there.  I did get some great experiences.  The 19-hour drive from Denver to Shreveport let me experience the beautiful terrains of southern Colorado, the mesas of New Mexico, how BIG the state of Texas is, and how valuable home was.  I also got to see places in Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Kansas, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and so many wonderful people. 

Love Each Day

I know this is an exciting time and for some of you at small schools, you’ve gone to school with maybe your whole class your whole life.  At this point, this looks like lifetime friends.  Some may become lifetime friends to you your entire life.  A fact though, your friend circles will change especially when your independence kicks in and you want to experience new adventures.  Some you can’t be ready to get away from the people you’ve grown up with.  Don’t shut people out.  Some of my best friends that I have in my life were not in my class.  We didn’t hang out at school but grew a strong friendship afterward that I cherish and love.  Be open to new people.  Your circles will change and the world can be a lonely place.  Reach out to new friends.  Make new bonds.  Find new loves.  You get to be you and don’t allow others to accept less.  One pill that might be hard to swallow and hard to see at this point.  In the case of many, family will always be there for you.  I know this doesn’t work for everyone, but find others that you can define as family.  Don’t lose your passion.  If your passion is God in your life, continue to seek His wisdom and glory.  Find the time to continue to grow your fire for that passion in your life.  Look for the blessings in your life and you will find the love you need each day

Learn Each Day

How many of you have said I will never have to use Algebra again in my life? Guess what? WRONG…You drive a car and know how fast you are going and then how many miles you need to go, you can tell me how long it will take to get there …algebra… What you learned in school was the tip of the iceberg.  I’m 50 years old and still learning.  When you learn, you grow.  Life becomes boring when you don’t learn.  It doesn’t have to be academics.  Learn about people.  The more you learn about others the more you understand them.  Those people you may have found difficult in high school, you get to know and learn about them you may understand their difficulty and you may find a best friend for life.  Don’t be afraid to go out of your comfort zone.  We become stagnant in our comfort zone we don’t learn new skills or possibly undiscovered talents that we may have.  Listen to advice and learn from others.  One thing that I’ve always followed is someone is always smarter than you, so they have more to teach.  Be willing to learn.  

This old man has rambled enough and I hope you have enjoyed this.  To the seniors of 2023, I wish you nothing but success in your endeavors and excitement on your new paths.  I have enjoyed watching many of you play your sports and look forward to what your lives have to offer.  Seniors 2023…out…

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Under the Radar NWLA not only likes to celebrate the achievements and accomplishments on the field of play but also in the classroom.  Each sports season the LHSAA releases the All-Academic Composite Team and the All-Academic Class Team. The following are the All-Academic awards for the year..

According to the LHSAA to qualify on the All-Academic Composite Team, a student-athlete’s six-semester GPA must have an unweighted 4.00.  These students cannot have a “B” on their transcript.  They are honored at the LHSAA state events.  Sixty student-athletes from the Under The Radar NWLA coverage area qualified for this elite honor over the year. 

Composite

Atlanta 

• Ella Price – Track & Field

Calvary

• Liberty Haase – Swimming, Basketball
• Molly McDowell – Swimming, Soccer, Tennis
• Joshua Roper – Swimming
• Anna Kate Lary – Tennis
• Cayden Simmon – Tennis
• Hunter Harris – Golf
• Jackson Legg – Calvary

Cedar Creek

• Thomas Ensminger – Cross Country
• Tate Farrar – Cross Country, Track & Field
• Allison Furr – Basketball, Softball
• Devika Dua – Tennis
• James Black – Tennis

Choudrant

• Owen Watson – Cross Country
• Lachlan Thompson – Basketball
• Bryce McGuire – Baseball

Converse

• Willa Gregston – Cross County, Basketball, Softball
• Austin Burr – Basketball, Baseball
• Jaden Clark – Baseball

Florien

• Layla Fletcher – Cross Country
• Gracie Rutherford – Cross Country, Basketball, Softball
• Alexis Brooks – Softball, Track & Field

Glenbrook

• Luke Vining – Football, Basketball

Homer

• Kersten Webb – Basketball

Jonesboro-Hodge

• Ajay Tew – Basketball, Baseball

Lakeview

• Sammya Rachal – Powerlifting, Track & Field

Lincoln Prep

• Edward Ford – Track & Field

Loyola

• Abigail Anderson – Volleyball
• Olivia Hudson – Volleyball
• Taylor Nash – Volleyball, Tennis
• Maeve Chmielewski – Cross Country
• Cooper DeFatta – Football
• Kade O’Neal – Football, Baseball
• Madalyn Van Devender – Soccer, Track & Field
• Audrey Dufrene – Tennis
• Katelyn Pavlick – Tennis
• Sydney DeFatta – Track & Field

Many 

• Isaac Sweet – Cross Country, Track & Field
• Joseph Yount – Track & Field, Baseball

Negreet

• Ellen Veulan – Softball

Quitman

• Emma Carter – Basketball, Tennis, Track & Field
• Ansley Folk – Basketball
• Bethany Leach – Basketball, Track & Field
• Brayli Stewart – Basketball, Track & Field
• Blake Carter – Basketball, Baseball
• Averie Williams – Softball
• Sebastian Guin – Tennis

Red River

• Elijah Harper – Football

Simsboro

• I’Keia Brown – Basketball, Track & Field
• Lauryn Garrison – Softball
• Lauryn Vernon – Track & Field

St. Mary’s

• Benjamin Hogg – Cross Country
• Mason McCart – Cross Country, Tennis
• Adam Parker- Football, Basketball
• Trent Middendorf –  Basketball

Weston

• Dillon Pardue – Cross Country, Track & Field
• Emma McBride – Basketball, Softball

Winnfield

• Samuel Jones – Football
• Micah Simms – Football
• Allison Fields – Softball

According to the LHSAA,  the Class Team is composed of student-athletes with a six-semester GPA of 3.5 – 3.999.  These students will receive a certificate from their school.  

The Baseball and Track & Field class list was not available on the LHSAA website at time of publishing

Below is a list of the student who qualified for this honor

Class Team

Arcadia

• Jada Breazele – Softball
• Angelica Blake – Basketball

Calvary

• Tavia Leadon – Softball
• Joshua Purvis – Football, Powerlifting
• Jordan Byrd – Football, Powerlifting
• Clayton Mulford – Football, Soccer
• Samuel Davis – Football, Soccer, Powerlifting
• Dalton Lang – Football, Soccer, Powerlifting
• Bailey Barber – Soccer, Tennis
• Kylar Johnson – Soccer
• Maggie Moore – Soccer
• Xavier Henderson – Basketball
• Kameron Kennon – Basketball
• Abby Richardson – Tennis
• Hunter Harris – Golf

Calvin

• Gunnar Yocum – Cross Country, Basketball
• John Griffin – Basketball

Castor

• Kaylyn Long – Basketball
• Ayden Ortego – Golf

Cedar Creek

• Annie Jones – Cross Country
• Anna Lee – Cross Country, Softball
• Kenley Brasher – Cross Country, Powerlifting
• Caden Middleton – Football
• Connor Norris – Football, Basketball
• Carter Hill – Football, Basketball
• Quincy Lewis – Football
• Jed Stephens – Football
• Jordan Vail – Football, Powerlifting
• Garrett Garlington – Football
• Brian Osborne.- Football, Basketball
• Lane Thomas – Football
• Austin Webb – Football, Powerlifting
• Chloe Brashear – Softball
• Elizabeth McAdams – Softball, Basketball
• Peyton Muse – Softball, Powerlifting
• Lillian Soto – Basketball, Softball
• Madelyn Carroll – Basketball, Powerlifting
• Davis Walsworth – Basketball
• Maddison Bratton – Tennis
• Margaret Gilmore – Tennis
• Isabell Viator – Tennis
• Jed Stephens – Golf

Choudrant

• Heather Murphey – Cross Country, Basketball
• Chelsea Hartegan – Cross Country
• Mattie Johnson – Basketball, Softball
• Parker Batterton – Basketball
• Hunter McKoin – Basketball
• Emma Frechette – Tennis
• Abigail Johnston – Tennis
• Emma Thorn – Tennis
• Emma Bell – Softball
• Elissa Guillotte – Softball
• Macie May – Softball

Converse

• Robyn Shoalmire – Cross Country
• Kameron Parrie – Cross Country, Basketball
• Logan Carter- Cross Country, Basketball
• Candyn Craig – Basketball
• Dylan Erwin – Basketball
• Bethany Giddings – Tennis
• Drake Friday – Golf
• Rayni Rivers – Softball

Dodson

• Mary Gresham – Basketball

Ebarb

• Madison Boggs – Basketball
• Bryn Remedies – Basketball
• Jayden Wilson – Basketball

Florien

• Tucker Johnson – Basketball
• Cesaleigh Hall – Softball
• Paislea Parker – Softball

Gibsland-Coleman

• Joshua Adams – Basketball
• Dadrail Chatman – Basketball

Glenbrook

• Rhett Johnson – Football, Basketball
• Turner McLelland – Football, Basketball
• Maddox Mandino – Football
• Olivia Blackwelder – Basketball
• Sarah Mosley – Basketball
• Stella Powell – Basketball

Haynesville

• Eli Coker – Football
• Dakoda Camp – Football, Basketball
• Na’Kel Gill – Football

Homer

• Brenden Harris – Football

Jonesboro-Hodge

• Dominick Strickland – Football
• A’Joriana Hoggro – Basketball

Lakeside

• Cooper Chase – Football, Basketball
• Christopher Watts – Football
• Ty Maness – Football
• Joshua Sebald – Football
• Lillian Jolly – Softball

Lakeview

• Trinity Browder – Basketball
• Hailey Poydras – Basketball
• Austin Martin – Powerlifting
• Rebecca Gallien – Softball

Lincoln Prep

• Jerry Lee – Football
• Brandon Heard – Football
• Kimoni McMurray – Basketball

Logansport

• Jace Thompson – Football
• Laila Boykins – Basketball
• Landry Atkins – Softball

Loyola

• Sara Jackson – Volleyball
• Mallory Mayeaux – Volleyball, Softball
• Emma Sipes – Volleyball, Basketball
• Laurel Kirby – Volleyball
• Makayla Horton – Volleyball, Basketball
• Jackson Drouillard – Cross Country, Soccer
• Matthew Fortune – Cross Country
• Nick Haynes – Football
• Trace Wall – Football
• Colin Lirette – Football
• Bo Bowman Jr – Football, Tennis
• John Carmody, Jr. – Football, Basketball
• Andrew DeFatta – Football
• Garrett Hawes – Football
• Alex Horton – Football
• Rober Pavlick – Football
• Kate Johnson – Soccer
• Sophia Kerr – Soccer
• Stephanie Okereke – Soccer
• Emma Tompkin – Soccer
• Genevieve Carmody – Basketball
• Julia Hancock – Tennis
• Gregor Ghali – Tennis
• Alvin Olsan – Tennis
• Jackson Walls – Tennis
• April Williams – Golf
• Kyrstin Edgell – Softball

Mansfield

• LeTerriya Cannon – Basketball
• Patrick Davis – Basketball

Many

• Kamryn Leone – Volleyball, Softball
• Tackett Curtis – Football
• Sean Mitcham – Football
• Cole Pickett – Football, Powerlifting
• Adam Miller – Football, Powerlifting
• Sontee Jones – Powerlifting
• Summer Paddie – Powerlifting
• Caolina Knowles – Softball

Negreet

• Skyler Boatman – Cross Country, Basketball
• Kaiya Causey – Basketball, Softball
• Christopher Ezernack – Basketball

North Caddo

• Jathan Green – Football
• Rodney Thomas – Football
• Sean Tinney – Football
• Lauren Kavanaugh – Soccer, Tennis
• Magdalene Reger – Soccer, Tennis

Plain Dealing 

• Joshua Miller – Football

Pleasant Hill

• Kania Holmes – Basketball, Softball
• Markayla Jones – Basketball, Softball
• Shawna Albert – Softball

Quitman

• Summer Grillette – Basketball
• Sebastian Guin – Tennis
• Camden Deal – Golf
• Madeline Monroe – Softball
• Skylar Hall – Softball
• Madeline Vail – Softball

Red River

• Jaedynn French-Solton – Volleyball, Basketball 

Ringgold

• Hilary Bates – Softball

Saline

• Wesley Crawford – Basketball, Golf
• William Dison – Basketball
• Jacob Jones – Basketball
• Delonte Rager-Ridley – Basketball

Simsboro

• Jazmyn Self – Softball

Stanley

• Jacob Maxie – Basketball
• Katelyn Caston – Softball
• Alexis Cooper – Softball

St. Mary’s

• Sara Rodrigue – Cross Country
• Anna Peluso – Cross Country, Tennis
• Mason Melder – Cross Country
• Meredith Methvin – Tennis

Summerfield

• Daulton Wilson – Basketball

Weston

• Mitchell Matthews – Basketball

Winnfield

• Kaden Victor – Cross Country
• Micah Gardner – Football
• Brady Johnson – Football
• Alyssa Paterson – Softball

Zwolle

• Ariel Sepulvado – Basketball
• Richard Mullen – Basketball
• Jordyn Tramel – Softball

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No. 3 Pitkin 5, No. 7 Weston 4

Division V Nonselect Semifinals

A walk-off single by Pitkin will send them to their 22nd state championship appearance and send the No. 7 Weston Wolves (17-15) back to Jackson Parish.  After back-to-back appearances in the quarterfinals, this was Weston’s first appearance in the semifinals in over 20 years.  

After getting runners on first and second from a walk and an error by the third baseman, Colten Blundell smashes a double to right field to score S Watkins and push Tait Henderson to third.  Cole Tolar followed it with a single to left field, scoring Henderson.  Weston took an early 2-0 lead after half an inning.  

Weston held the shutout until the bottom of the second.  A walk to Longino puts a runner on base.  Longino was replaced by a courtesy runner.  The Wolves were looking to escape the inning without a score with back-to-back flouts.  James pops a ground ball to right field giving a runner at first and second.  Stephens hits a line drive to center field scoring one run and pushing James to third base.  The Tigers had cut the lead to 2-1 after two innings.  

Pitkin caught the Wolves in the third. Back-to-back walks put runners on first and second.  Weston brought in Cooper Delaney as a pitcher.  A bunt back to the pitcher loads the bases and Mother Nature favored the Wolves stopping the momentum with a 30-minute lightning delay.  Another walk scored Perkins. Three consecutive outs stopped the danger to the Wolves, but the two were knotted at 2-2.  

Pitkin looked to threaten to retake the lead in the fourth with bases loaded again.  Outfielders saved the inning as both stayed tied at 2-2. 

Weston finally caught a break in the fifth as Bryce Zehr reached on a single from a line drive to center field.  Henderson had a sacrifice bunt and the speed of Zehr allowed him to reach third.  Blundell was intentionally walked, giving runners on the corners.  A fielder’s choice to shortstop ended the inning still with both tied at 2.  

Pitkin finally broke the tie in the bottom half of the fifth.  Nolen was hit by a pitch from Delaney.  Nolen gained another base on a wild pitch.  Davis bunted back to the pitcher but beat the throw and sent Nolen to third.  James hit a worm burner to center field.  Zehr tries to catch Nolen getting home but scores.  James stretched his single to second base on the throw, but Davis was caught out at third.  The damage was done as Pitkin took the 3-2 lead after five innings.  

Pitkin continued to expand the lead in the bottom of the sixth as Perkins kicked off the inning with a single to right field.  A fielding error allowed Perkins to reach third base.  The defense kept Perkins at third.  Longino was hit by a pitch and runners once again were at the corners.  Delaney struck out the last batter of the inning to stop the scoring. 

Weston had struggled to get the offense rolling but it kicked in at the right time.  Top of the seventh, back-to-back walks put Jacob Gill and Sawyer Watkins on first and second.  Zehr gave a sacrifice bunt and pushed Watkins and Gill to second and third, respectively.  Henderson hit a grounder to short and got out at first but Gill scored and Watkins made it to third.   Weston had tied the game at 3-3.  Blundell was intentionally walked for the second time this game putting runners on first and third.  Tolar delivered as he hit a line drive to left field scoring Watkins and giving Weston the lead for the second time in the game.  The top of the seventh ended with Weston up 4-3.

The bottom of the seventh saw the inning open with a walk for Davis.  Weston brought in T Culpepper on the mound.  Davis reached second on a wild pitch.  James reached on an error and took another base as Davis scored, tying the game at 4-4.  James is on second base as Stephens comes to bat.  Fly out to right field and James stayed on second.  Martin is hit by a pitch and Martin is on first and James is on second.  Perkins walked, loading the bases.  On a 2-1 pitch, Pitkin tries a squeeze bunt but James is caught stealing at home. Second out of the inning.  Perkins moved to second as Martin is on third.  Wisby smashes a line drive to left field scoring Martin giving the Pitkin Tigers yet another trip to the state championship.  

Colten Blundell went 2 for 2 with a double and an RBI.  Cole Tolar batted 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs.  Tait Henderson had an RBI for the Wolves.  

Cooper Delaney pitched 4 innings throwing 4 strikeouts.  Tait Henderson tossed 3 innings throwing a strikeout.  Tayt Culpepper threw for a ⅔ of an inning. 

No. 5 Anacoco 4, No. 1 Choudrant 3 (9 innings)

Division V Nonselect Semifinals

Anacoco took 9 innings to stop the Choudrant Aggies from taking their third consecutive state title, but the Anacoco did.  Anacoco will make their fourth appearance in the state title game although they have never won a state championship.  The last appearance by the Indians was in 2009.   The No. 1 seeded Choudrant Aggies finished at 28-5 and made their third consecutive trip to the state tournament.

Choudrant started early with the offense.  Landon Hennen reached base on an error.  Back-to-back singles by Bryce McGuire and Gavin Murphy loaded the bases.  Kaden Bradshaw knocked a fly ball to right field for a sacrifice fly as Hennen tagged up and scored while McGuire stayed at second and Murphy stayed at first.  TJ Smith gave the Aggies a two-out rally with a single back to the pitcher scoring McGuire.  Choudrant ended the first inning up 2-0.  

Second inning Choudrant looked to widen their lead.  Eli Callendar started with a single.  Callendar reached second on a wild pitch.   Wade Watson bunts to third base for a sacrifice bunt and pushed Callendar to third.  Hennen hits a sacrifice fly to the right field as Callendar tags up to home.  Choudrant lead 3-0 after two innings.  

Defense prevailed until the top of the sixth inning for Anacoco.  Choudrant threatened to score again in the third but a double play by the Indian’s defense gave two out and left a runner on third base for the Aggies.  Choudrant once again had runners reach third but Anacoco’s defense held them back from adding to their lead. 

In the sixth,  it was time for the Indians to get some offense.  After a fly-out, Rodriguez walked. Scott reaches on an error and allows Rodriguez to reach third.  With runners on the corners, Welch hit a line drive single to left field, scoring Rodriguez and Scott.  Anacoco cut the lead to 3-2.  Welch is put out on a fielder’s choice by Thompson.  Matthews then walked putting Thompson on second.  Taylor pops a line drive to center field for a double scoring Thompson and sending Matthews to third.   Anacoco had caught Choudrant 3-3 at the top of the sixth.  

Choudrant was three up, three down in the sixth.  

Top of the seventh, Anacoco was also three up, three down.  

Bradshaw started the seventh inning with a double.  Anacoco made a pitching change by putting in Taylor.  After the first out, Smith grounded out to shortstop but Bradshaw moved to third.  A strikeout ended the seventh inning sending the game to extra innings. 

Anacoco’s Welch reached on an error but was caught stealing second and a strikeout ended a chance for the Indians to score. 

Bottom of the eight, Choudrant looked to end it again.  Jackson Pyle hit a single on a line drive to left field.  Following a second out on a strikeout, McGuire and Murphy walked loading the bases.  Bradshaw hit into a fielder’s choice ending the eighth inning.  

Top of the ninth, Taylor hit a single to give the Indians a runner on base.  Goodwin is walked and gives runners on first and second.  The second out was gained by a ground out by Goodwin to first base, but an error allowed Taylor to score, breaking the tie at 4-3. Goodwin reached third on a single but was unable to score.  Anacoco held the 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth.  

Michael Jones started the inning with a single to center field.  Smith gave up a sacrifice bunt to send Jones to second base.  On a 1-1 pitch,  Jones tried to steal third but was caught and given the second out of the inning.  A ground ball by Colton Smith to the pitcher sends the Indians to the state championship.

Kaden Bradshaw hit 2 for 4 including a double and an RBI.  TJ Smith also hit 2 for 4 and had an RBI.  Bryce McGuire and Gavin Murphy each hit 2 for 4.  Michael Jones was 2 for 5 for the Aggies.  

Bryce McGuire pitched 5 innings for 3 strikeouts.  Landon Hennen closed out 4 innings for 2 strikeouts. 

Ascension Catholic 4, Glenbrook 1

Division IV Select Semifinal

The Glenbrook Apaches in their first-ever LHSAA appearance made a pretty bold showing as newcomers.  The Apaches got as far as the state semifinals before succumbing to Ascension Catholic 4-1.  Weather played havoc in the game as they were delayed when Ascension Catholic was up 2-1. 

Maddox Mandino gave the Apaches a spark on the first at-bat of the game as he hit a double on a line drive to center field.  Cason Clemmons grounded out to shortstop but Mandino reached third.  Easton Sanders reached first on a walk to get runners on the corners.  Turner McLelland popped a fly ball to the right field.  Mandino tagged up to give Glenbrook the 1-0 lead.  

Ascension Catholic answered in the bottom half of the first as Leonard walked.  A double by Landry sent Leonard home for the 1-1 tie.  

Glenbrook threatened to take the lead back in the top of the third as McLelland started with a single on a ground ball to left field.  G Brown hits another single to center as McLelland advanced to second and Brown reached first.  On a 1-0 pitch to J Waller, McLelland reaches third and Brown advanced to second on a wild pitch.  Waller eventually loaded the bases with one out.  A strikeout followed by a ground out to the pitcher ended the inning.  

The Bulldogs finally did break the tie in the fourth inning. Melancon started the bottom of the fourth with a double to right field.  Paine had a sacrifice bunt that sent Melancon to third.  Husers hit another double scoring Melancon to take the 2-1 lead.  Back-to-back strikeouts stopped 

Glenbrook tried to catch up in the top of the fifth.  Brown reached first on a dropped third strike.  S Mangrum came in to run for Brown. Waller pops a single shortstop and Mangrum reached third on an error.  Hayden Harmon tried the sacrifice bunt back to the pitcher but Mangrum was tagged out at home.  Waller reached second, but Glenbrook exited the fifth still down 2-1. 

Ascension Catholic added to their lead in the bottom of the fifth.  Glenbrook got the first two out but a rain delay stopped the game.  Back from the rain delay,  Leonard gave the Bulldogs a single.  Nolan came in as a courtesy runner for Leonard.  Landry gets hit by a pitch and pushes runners to first and second.  Melancon hits a single to centerfield scoring Nolan and sends Landry to

third.  On a 1-2 count, Landry scores on a wild pitch sending the lead to 4-1 for the Bulldogs.  

Glenbrook got close again in the sixth as Mandino reached base getting hit by a pitch.  Cason Clemmons is walked adding a runner at first putting Mandino at second.  A ground out by Sanders for the second out advances the two runners to second and third.  Close but not enough as a ground out ends the inning.  

Husers reached base in the bottom of the sixth on a walk and was sent to second on a sacrifice bunt and eventually reached third on a wild pitch.  The Apaches stopped the scoring with back-to-back strikeouts. 

One last chance for Glenbrook as Mangrum started the inning with a walk.  Harmon is hit by a pitch, sending Mangrum to second.  Toby Haulmark is walked with one out loading the bases. Rhett Johnson comes into run for Haulmark.  The Bulldogs get the second out on a strikeout.  A groundout ends the inning and the season for the Apaches.  

Maddox Mandino hit 2 for 3 including a double.  Garrett Brown also went 2 for 3 with a double. 

Easton Sanders pitched 3 ⅓ innings with 7 strikeouts.  Hayden Harmon tossed 1 ⅔ innings for 3 strikeouts.  Maddox Mandino pitched an inning for 2 strikeouts.  

No. 3 DeQuincy 10, No. 2 Logansport 0

Division IV Nonselect Semifinal

The Dequincy Tigers had a strong fifth and sixth inning to head to their second state title game in history.  The last time they were in the state championship since 1981 when they lost 4-0 to Notre Dame in 2A.  

DeQuincy took the early lead in the top of the second.  Pharris started on base with a walk.  After back-to-back strikeouts, Puryear hit a ground ball back to the first baseman scoring Pharris and giving the DeQuincy Tigers the 1-0 lead after two innings.

Logansport held strong until the fifth inning.  Puryear started the fifth inning off with a worm burner to center field.  Logansport intentionally walked Ashworth to set up a force.  Hext comes into a courtesy run for Ashworth.  Unfortunately, Maddox is hit by a pitch and loads the bases for DeQuincy.  Dowden hits a fly ball to left field gaining a single scores Hext and Puryear to get the 3-0 lead,  Rodriguez hits into a fielder’s choice and gets Dowden out at third but scores Maddox to give DeQuincy the 4-0 lead.

Logansport could generate the offense as they still had only one hit in the game.  Three up, three down for Logansport.

The sixth inning was worse than the fifth.  An error in the outfield allows DeQuincy’s Keel to reach second base.  Another error by the infield scores Keel and puts Puryear on base.  Ashworth was intentionally walked again and sent Puryear to second.  Maddox hits a single, loading the bases once again for DeQuincy.  Logansport puts in Register on the mound.  Dowden nails a triple to right field scoring three runs and giving DeQuincy the 8-0 lead.  On the 1-0 count, Dowden takes the plate on a passed ball pushing the lead to 9-0.   Rodriguez walked and puts a fresh man on base.  Rainwater is then hit by a pitch and has runners on first and second.  Logansport makes another pitching change by bringing in Forrest.  Forrest strikes out the next batter getting the second out of the inning.   Rodriguez and Rainwater double-steal and reach third and second, respectively.  A wild pitch and Rodriguez crossed the plate for the 10-0 lead.  Forrest pulls the second strikeout and ends the nightmare inning for Logansport.

Logansport had one last shot to score to get to the seventh inning.  The Tigers reached first and second on a hit by pitch and walk, respectively but were unable to score and the game ended in the sixth inning 10-0.

Logansport’s lone hit came from Jace Thompson in the fourth innings.  

Thompson also pitched 5 ⅓ innings getting 10 strikeouts.  Levi Forest pitched ⅔ of an inning getting 2 strikeouts. 

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Four local teams advanced to their respective semifinals and qualified for a trip to Sulphur to compete in the LHSAA Baseball Tournament which will be held May 9-13.

The Logansport Tigers were the first to punch their ticket to Sulphur on Wednesday afternoon with a 9-6 win over No. 7 Delcambre.  The Tigers had to come back three times to overcome the pesky Panthers.  Delcambre took the early 1-0 lead in the top half of the first inning.  Logansport answered with a 2-run bottom half.  Delcambre added runs in the second and third inning to take the 4-2 lead.  The Tigers scored 4 in the bottom of the fourth to take the lead in the game at 6-4.  Delcambre chipped away at the Tigers’ lead with runs in the fifth and sixth to eventually tie at 6-6.  Logansport had enough and put in three runs in the bottom of the sixth to secure their trip to Sulphur.  Hayden Rolfe went 1 for 2 including a double and 3 RBIs.  Tyler Binning batted 2 for 3.  Jace Thompson went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs and picked up the win pitching.  The Tigers will have back-to-back years that have made it to Sulphur.  The No. 2 Tigers will face No. 3 DeQuincy on Tuesday at 5 pm. 

Glenbrook qualified with a 5-0 win over No. 11 seed Riverside Academy in the Division IV Select playoffs on Thursday afternoon.   Maddox Mandino had a stellar game going 3 for 4 with two doubles and 3 RBIs.  Landry Powell also smacked the ball going 2 for 3 with a double, triple, and 2 RBIs.  Hayden Harmon showed the offense and the defense for the Apaches as he hit 2 for 3 with a double along with pitching a complete game with 11 strikeouts.  This is Glenbrook’s first year in the LHSAA playoffs as they will face the No 2 seed Ascension Catholic Bulldogs in Sulphur on Tuesday at 2 pm.  

Defending state champ Choudrant will return to Sulphur for the third consecutive time.  Choudrant knocked out No. 8 Hicks 2-1.  The defense was the name of the game until the fourth inning where Hicks crossed the plate first.  Coffman singled to the shortstop.  Doyle moved the runner to Coffman to second on a sacrificial bunt.  Edward’s single to right field gave Hicks the first run of the game.  Hicks led 1-0.  In the fifth inning, Bryce McGuire started on base with a walk.  Gavin Murphy popped a single to left field sending McGuire to second.  Kaden Bradshaw was hit by a pitch to load the bases.  Michael Jones popped a single back to the pitcher scoring McGuire to tie the game.  Choudrant had tied the game at 1-1 after five innings.  Choudrant escaped a sixth-inning surge.  Bottom of the seventh both teams still knotted at 1-1.  Bryce McGuire gets walked to start the Aggies at bat.  Gavin Murphy makes a sacrifice bunt down the third base line but advances McGuire to second.  Kaden Bradshaw is intentionally walked setting up a force play at third.  Michael  Jones hits to the pitcher but an error allows on base and scores McGuire to walk off and a trip to Sulphur for the Aggies.   Gavin Murphy went 2 for 3 fir Choudrant.   Landon Hennen and McGuire combined for an 11 strikeout game.  

Unfortunately, two local teams had to decide who will be heading Sulphur in the Division V Nonselect.  No. 7 Weston Wolves had to travel to No, 2 Converse.  Weston took the early 1-0 lead in the top half of the first as Bryce Zehr knocks in Sawyer Watkins gets the early lead.  Converse caught up in the bottom of the fourth.  Hungerford starts with a walk.  Logan Carter gets walked advancinf Hungerford to second.  Candyn Craig hots a fly ball to right fueld that drops for a single sending Hungerford scores on the throw to third.  C Durr pops a double to left field scoring two.  Converse had taken a 3-1 lead.  Weston clawed back into the match the top of thw sixth inning.  T Henderson starts the inning on base from a walk.  Cole Tolar knocks a single to right field as Henderson headed to third.  With runners on first and third, Converse committed an error that lets Henderson reach third.  Drew Browning hits a line drive to right fielder and scores Williams while Delaney sits on the third.  Weston had tied the game after 6 innings at 3-3.  Extra innings ensued and Weston starts the top of the 8th.  Drew Browning reach on error and stretched it to thord base.  A walk by Blaine Graham out runners on the corner.  A bunt back to the pitcher by T Henderson scoring Browining and Graham pushed to third.  J Gill hits a fly ball to center as Graham tags up to give Weston the 5-3.  Bottom half of the eighth looked a little scary as Hungerford started with a double.  Mitchell is walked and runners are at first and second.  With two outs, Mitchell is walked.  A strikeout would end the season for Converse and send the Weston Wolves to Sulphur. 

The LHSAA State Tournament starts on Tuesday afternoon.

Quarterfinal Review

Division III Select

Calvary 3, Notre Dame 1 (Game 1)

Notre Dame 5, Calvary 2 (Game 2)

Notre Dame 3, Calvary 0 (Game 3). Notre Dame win 2-1

Division IV Nonselect

Logansport 9, Delcambre 6

Division IV Select

Glenbrook 5, Riverside Academy 0

Division V Nonselect

Choudrant 2, Hicks 1

Weston 5, Converse 3

Ochsner LHSAA State Baseball Tournament

Semifinals. @ McMurray Park in Sulphur

Division IV Nonselect

No. 2 Logansport (14-10) v, No. 3 DeQuincy (18-11) @ May 9, 5 pm on Field 41

Division IV Select

No, 3 Glenbrook (24-8) v, No, 2 Ascension Catholic (24-8) @ May 9, 2pm on Field 41

Division V Nonselect

No. 1 Choudrant (28-4) v, No, 5 Anacoco (22-11) @ May 9, 11 am on Field 40

No. 7 Weston (17-14) v, No, 3 Pitkin (18-6) @ May 9, 11 am on Field 41

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