Basketball: Brother Martin awakens in second half to down Rummel, Chalmette beats Jesuit

Even with minimal contributions from star guard TJ Small, Brother Martin opened Catholic League play Friday night with big efforts elsewhere.

Four Crusaders finished in double figures as Brother Martin broke open a tight game in the third quarter to defeat Archbishop Rummel 70-47 at Conlin Gymnasium.

Brother Martin (19-2, 1-0) trailed 26-24 at halftime before going on a 15-3 run at the outset of the third quarter. The Crusaders outscored the Raiders 25-10 in the third quarter.

Small, a West Point signee, was held to two field goals and departed midway through the third quarter with an ankle injury.

Brock Ranlett scored 11 of his team-high 17 points in the second half. Corey Skillman had 16 points, Davonn Moore 13 and Tijh Bell 10 for the winners.

Kade Rivera led Rummel with 15 points. Rowan Johnson had six of his 10 points in the second quarter, when the Raiders outscored Brother Martin 19-8 to take the lead at halftime.

At Chalmette, the home team proved to be superior to visiting Jesuit.

The Owls used a huge fourth quarter to defeat the Blue Jays 61-52.

Jesuit took a 16-15 lead after one quarter and the Blue Jays had a big second quarter, outscoring Chalmette 19-8 to take a solid 35-23 lead at halftime.

The second half belonged to Chalmette.

The Owls outscored Jesuit 18-6 in the third quarter to tie the game 41-41 and Chalmette dominated the fourth quarte 20-11 to take the victory.

Frank Ceaser led Chalmette with 18 points, Kemalice Anderson had 14 points and six assists, Patrick Allen had 12 points, eight rebounds and three steals and Chandler Henburg finished with 10 points and six rebounds.

Chalmette (10-7) returns to action Tuesday evening at Archbishop Rummel while Jesuit (9-7) returns to Catholic League action Tuesday evening at Holy Cross.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Friday, Jan. 10

Bonnabel 65, East Jefferson 44

H.L. Bourgeois 58, Destrehan 37

Brother Martin 70, Archbishop Rummel 47

Covington 69, Fontainebleau 62

John Curtis Christian 57, Holy Cross 52

Warren Easton 49, Einstein Charter 42

Ben Franklin 60, Pearl River 56

Hahnville 87, East St. John 60

Holden 63, Albany 47

Independence 63, St. Helena 59

Jesuit 61, Chalmette 52

Lakeshore 49, Lusher Charter 39

Mandeville 61, Slidell 55

Mount Hermon 63, Springfield 59

Plaquemine 74, Lutcher 40

Ponchatoula 73, Northshore 59

St. Augustine 55, Archbishop Shaw 33

St. Charles Catholic 53, Vandebilt Catholic 48

St. Paul’s 74, Hammond 60

Patrick Taylor 59, Ridgewood 36