Basketball: Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO and Tournament of Champions events set to begin plus Tuesday results

Area Prep Basketball Report for Wednesday, Dec. 4

Two significant tournaments with excellent teams open today in the New Orleans area.

The 65th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Tournament opens at four locations, including Archbishop Shaw, De La Salle, Holy Cross, Jesuit with 16 teams participating. Jesuit is the defending champion and the Blue Jays host Central Lafourche at 6 p.m. Holy Cross, St. Augustine and De La Salle are other top teams to watch.

The Tournament of Champions opens at two locations, including Sophie B. Wright and Crescent City Christian. Both teams at host sites are coming off of outstanding seasons while Riverside Academy, Country Day, Jehovah-Jireh and St. Thomas More are tradionally good programs as well.

Tuesday evening, Slidell made the short trek to crosstown rival Salmen and the Tigers defeated the Spartans 70-61.

Juniors Lorenzo Caldwell and Cooper Rachow led the way for Slidell with 22 and 19 points, respectively. Rachow added eight rebounds and two steals.

Slidell (3-3) will host Bonnabel next Tuesday at 7 p.m. while Salmen (2-3) returns to action tonight, hosting Warren Easton at 7 p.m.

Brother Martin remained rebounded from a loss out-of-state with an 85-57 victory over Terrebonne at Conlin Gymnasium.

The Crusaders led 20-19 after one quarter but grew the lead by 42-29 by halftime. It was 64-47 after three quarters.

Once again, Army commit T.J. Small led the way with another brilliant performance. This time, Small scored 37 points with eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Brock Ranlett had 16 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. DeLord had 11 points, five rebounds and five steals.

Brother Martin (6-1) returns to action Saturday at Morris Jeff Community School at 6 p.m. while Terrebonne (3-2) will play tonight at Vandebilt Catholic at 6 p.m.

Chalmette handled South Plaquemines 68-39 at home.

The Owls led 16-10 after one quarter and 33-20 by halftime. The Owls blew it open in the third quarter, taking a 56-25 lead into the final quarter.

Frank Ceaser led Chalmette with 18 points and five assists, Jahlil Humble had 13 points and eight rebounds and Patrick Allen finished with 10 points and six rebounds.

Chalmette (5-1) will host Pearl River Thursday while the Hurricanes (1-3) will host Belle Chasse Friday.

In girls action, Belle Chasse defeated Grace King 45-16 at home.

The Cardinals blew it open early, taking a whopping 20-2 lead after one quarter and coasted to victory. It was 25-3 at halftime and 36-4 after three quarters.

Freshman Nya St. Cyr led the Cardinals with 14 points, three rebounds and three assists while junior Janice Jorden had 13 points and eight steals.

Belle Chasse (3-1) will play at East Jefferson next Tuesday at 5 p.m. while the Fighting Irish (0-5) is at Lusher Charter Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Tuesday, Dec. 3

Boys
Amite 53, St. James 44
Bogalusa 88, Mount Hermon 86
Centerville 62, Grand Isle 42
Chalmette 68, South Plaquemines 39
Helen Cox 64, Riverdale 42
Crescent City Christian 51, West Jefferson 42
Ecole Classique 36, Ridgewood 28
Morris Jeff Community 70, Patrick Taylor 41
M.L. King Charter 81, J.F. Kennedy 54
Slidell 70, Salmen 61
South Terrebonne 75, Destrehan 66
Vandebilt Catholic 49, St. Charles Catholic 36
E.D. White Catholic 60, Northlake Christian 58
Zachary 86, East St. John 51

Girls
Abramson Sci Academy 59, Cohen 5
Assumption 67, St. James 26
Belle Chasse 45, Grace King 16
De La Salle 47, Patrick Taylor 18
Denham Springs 41, St. Helena 25
Dominican 58, St. Mary’s Academy 34
Fontainebleau 60, Woodlawn (BR) 22
Ben Franklin 40, Archbishop Chapelle 27
J.F. Kennedy 52, New Orleans Military & Maritime 6
Mandeville 46, Albany 41
Northlake Christian 51, Archbishop Hannan 31
Pine 42, St. Scholastica 29
Ponchatoula 68, Hammond 53
Riverdale 44, Pope John Paul II 32
St. Amant 67, Covington 33
St. Charles Catholic 52, West St. John 31
St. Thomas Aquinas 83, St. Joseph’s Academy 52
Zachary 82, Jewel Sumner 20

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 4

Boys

**Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Tournament**
Jesuit vs. Central Lafourche, 6 p.m. (at Jesuit)
Long Beach vs. St. Paul’s, 7:30 p.m. (at Jesuit)
St. Augustine vs. Lusher, 6 p.m. (at Shaw)
Shaw vs. Northshore, 7:30 p.m. (at Shaw)
Archbishop Rummel vs. Lee Magnet, 6 p.m. (at Holy Cross)
Holy Cross vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 7:30 p.m. (at Holy Cross)
De La Salle vs. St. Stanislaus, 6 p.m. (at De La Salle)
John Curtis Christian vs. West Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. (at De La Salle)

**Tournament of Champions**
Hahnville vs. M.L. King Charter, 2:30 p.m. (Sophie B. Wright)
McDonogh 35 vs. Southern Lab, 4 p.m. (Sophie B. Wright)
Booker T. Washington vs. Country Day, 5:30 p.m. (Sophie B. Wright)
St. Thomas More vs. Carver, 8:30 p.m. (Sophie B. Wright)
Port Allen vs. Crescent City Christian, 4 p.m. (Crescent City Christian)
Riverside Academy vs. Jehovah-Jireh, 5:30 p.m. (Crescent City Christian)

Others:
Warren Easton at Salmen, 7 p.m.
John Ehret at Einstein Charter, 5 p.m.
French Settlement at Brusly, 6:30 p.m.
Karr at B.T. Washington, 6 p.m.
J.F. Kennedy at Douglass, 6 p.m.
Kenner Discovery at Abramson Sci Academy, 5:30 p.m.
Springfield at Lakeshore, 7:30 p.m.

Girls
Chalmette at Cabrini, 6 p.m.
De La Salle at Newman, 5:30 p.m.
Destrehan at South Lafourche, 5 p.m.
East Jefferson at West St. John, 5:30 p.m.
Hahnville at Dutchtown, 6 p.m.
Higgins at Terrebonne, 6 p.m.
Kenner Discovery at Lusher Charter, 5 p.m.
Springfield at Lakeshore, 6 p.m.
St. Charles Catholic at Central Lafourche, 5 p.m.
St. Mary’s Academy at West Jefferson, 5 p.m.