The quarter-finals are over and seven local teams are headed to Burton Coliseum at McNeese State In Lake Charles. You have the range of teams returning to the state semifinals.
Zwolle will be attempting to break the tie with Southern Lab on most state titles by a school. If the Hawks win the state championship, they will win their 17th title. The defending state champions in Division will face district rival Negreet who stopped the Hawks from winning an outright district title. Both teams are heading into the finals with 31-3 records. The closest the Indians have reached the final four since 2003 was the quarterfinals in 2004. Negreet last won a state title in 1972.
Red River Bulldogs are one of two No. 13 seeds to head to Marsh Madness. No. 13 Episcopal is the other team in Division III Select. The Bulldogs return to Marsh Madness for the first time since 2020. Red River has been to two state title games in 2003 and 2006 where they were state runner-up. The last titles in Red River Parish were Coushatta in 1994 and Hall Summit in 1994.
Speaking of 2003, the opponent that defeated Red River was Lakeview. The No. 1 seeded Gators are on their way to Marsh Madness after a year’s absence. Lakeview has been the last four out of five years to Marsh Madness but no titles yet. When was the last title for the Gators…2003.
Ringgold is long overdue for a state championship. The last title for the Redskins is in 1961. Ringgold has a 3-0 record in state championship matchups.
Fellow Bienville Parish team, Gibsland-Coleman Bulldogs are making their fourth consecutive trip to Marsh Madness. The Bulldogs are and will be the only Class C team to make the Marsh Madness since the Division V Nonselect playoffs have been for the last two years. This will be the last year of Division V playoffs. Select and Nonselect will combine for Division V schools and they divide playoffs back under Class B and C.
State runner-up Lincoln Parish returns to Marsh Madness for the third consecutive year. This is the fourth out of five years that the Panthers have been to semis. The Panthers have two runner-ups from 2020 and 2023. The former Grambling Lab where Lincoln Prep originated won the last title in 1992.
Stay tuned to Under The Radar NWLA for the boys’ state semifinals in Lake Charles.
Quarterfinals
Division III – Nonselect
No. 13 Red River 61, No. 5 Madison 59
No. 6 Marksville 59, No. 3 Winnfield 56
Division IV – Nonselect
No. 1 Lakeview 63, No. 8 Welsh 52
No. 2 Ringgold 50, No. 7 Delhi 34
Division V – Nonselect
No. 1 Zwolle 88, No. 9 Simsboro 64
No. 4 Negreet 76, No. 12 Hicks 57
No. 6 Gibsland-Coleman 67, No. 3 Lacassine 64 OT
No. 2 Anacoco 44, No. 10 Pleasant Hill 40 OT
Division IV Select
No. 5 Lincoln Prep 40, No. 4 St.Mary’s 38
Top Performances – Quarterfinals
- Alonzo Driver, Lakeview: Driver scored 36 points in a win over Welsh
- DeAvery Durham, Gibsland-Coleman: Durham scored 27 in win over Lacassine.
- Decavian Duncan, Winnfield – Duncan scored 24 points in loss to Marksville
- Howard Etheridge, Zwolle: Etheridge scored 23 points in win over Simsboro
- Chris Gay, Red River: Gay scored 20 points in win over Madison
- Jermaine Hudson, Zwolle: Hudson scored 20 points in win over Simsboro
- J’bari Adams, Ringgold: Adams scored 19 points in win over Delhi
- Alec Williams, Zwolle: Williams scored 19 points in a win over Simsboro
- Preston Sanders, Zwolle: Sanders scored 19 points in a win over Simsboro
- Demarquis Durham, Gibsland-Coleman: Durham scored 18 points in win over Lacassine
- Andre Sowell, Lakeview: Sowell scored 16 points in win over Welsh.
- Jaylen Outley, Simsboro: Outley scored 16 points in loss to Zwolle.
- Jaylon Jackson, Winnfield: Jackson scored 14 points in loss to Marksville
- Itavus Brown, Simsboro: Brown scored 14 points in a loss to Zwolle
- Devin Burton, Lincoln Prep: Burton scored 13 points in win over St. Mary’s
- Steven Burks III, Lincoln Prep: Burks scored 11 points and had 11 rebounds in a win over St. Mary’s
- Carlos Rudolph, Gibsland-Coleman: Rudolph scored 10 points in win over Lacassine
- Jamello McDonald, Red River: McDonald scored 10 points in win over Madison
- Jayden Wells, Red River: Wells scored 10 points in win over Madison
- Ben Bienvenu, St. Mary’s: Bienvenu scored 10 points in loss to Lincoln Prep
- Triston Deloney, Simsboro: Deloney scored 10 points in loss to Zwolle
Marsh Madness Schedule – Division Semifinals
Division III Nonselect
No. 13 Red River (23-14) v. No. 8 Donaldsonville (20-10) – March 5 @ 6:15pm
Division IV Nonselect
No. 1 Lakeview (27-6 ) v. No. 4 Pickering (25-9) – March 5 @ 8:00 pm
No. 2 Ringgold (26-9) v. No. No. 6 Franklin (23-7) – March 5 @ 4:30 pm
Division V – Nonselect
No. 1 Zwolle (31-3) v. No. 4 Negreet (31-3) – March 4 @ 8:00 pm
No. 6 Gibsland-Coleman (17-9) v No. 2 Anacoco (35-7) – March 4 @ 6:15 pm
Division IV Select
No. 5 Lincoln Prep (20-8) v. No. 1 Crescent City (24-5) – March 6 @ 1 pm
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