Basketball: Carroll, Bennett reach milestones for Chapelle, Salmen; St. Aug clinches tie for district crown

Area Prep Basketball Report for Saturday, Feb. 11

It was a special Friday night for Archbishop Chapelle and its star player.

The Chipmunks defeated St. Mary’s Academy 43-24.

Baylie Carroll scored 15 points to lead Chapelle and she reached a milestone, scoring the 2,000th point of her illustrious career.

The team reached a milestone as well, winning its 20th game as Chapelle improved to 20-12 on the season.

Salmen clinched a tie for the District 8-4A championship, clobbering Franklinton 74-10.

Salmen (16-14, 9-3) finished in a tie with Lakeshore for the title. The Titans swept the Spartans and will represent the district as a first place team by virtue of sweeping Salmen.

Junior Destiny Bennett scored her 1,000th career point in the win as she was simply phenomenal, scoring 46 points for the Spartans. Sophomore Zoe Nastasia added 10 points.

“It was a very exciting time,” Bennett said. “We started off extremely slow. Coach (Daryl) Thomas had to take our starting five out to focus on the task at hand. When we started playing as a team, nothing was going to stop us. When I started getting close to 1,000 points, Coach told me I was not alone in this journey. He told me to just play your game and use your teammates.”

Thomas was thrilled with the win and thrilled for Bennett.

“It is a big achievement for anyone to score 1,000 points,” Thomas said. “Most people do it in their senior year but Destiny did it as a junior. The district title was a tough one to grasp this year and sharing it with Lakeshore, who will represent the league as a first-place team. We are still in the rebuilding process but we are fortunate to have athletic girls who are willing to work hard and get better.”

In boys action, St. Augustine remained on top in District 9-5A with a 56-46 win over Archbishop Rummel at St. Mary’s Academy.

With the win, the Purple Knights clinched at least a tie for the Catholic League crown with two games to play.

The Raiders jumped out to a 14-10 lead after one quarter before St. Augustine dominated the second quarter to take a 23-19 halftime lead. The Purple Knights led 35-29 going to the fourth quarter.

Josh Jackson led the way with 19 points while Humbert Caliste had 15 points for the Purple Knights.

Darrius Davis topped Rummel with 16 points while Kendrick Joseph scored eight points.

St. Augustine (17-14, 7-2) will play at Holy Cross Thursday night with a chance to win the district title in outright fashion.

Rummel (19-10, 5-5) will host John Curtis Christian Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Patriots (21-9, 6-4) are the only team with a chance to catch St. Augustine. The Patriots whipped Karr 53-31 Friday night and will play at Helen Cox today at 6 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Friday, Feb. 10

Boys

Belle Chasse 72, Higgins 68

Bonnabel 63, Chalmette 37

Booker T. Washington 64, Kenner Discovery 19

Donaldsonville 70, St. James 60

East Jefferson 75, Grace King 54

East St. John 59, Terrebonne 52

H.L. Bourgeois 62, Hahnville 60

Houma Christian 51, Rosenwald Collegiate 39

Jesuit 64, Brother Martin 58

John Curtis 53, Karr 41

John Ehret 59, West Jefferson 47

Lakeshore 75, Pearl River 48

Lutcher 63, Assumption 52

McMain 56, De La Salle 49

Newman 67, Amite 41

Northshore 64, Slidell 47

Phoenix 70, Grand Isle 52

Pine 53, Kentwood 39

Ponchatoula 62, Hammond 58

Riverdale 67, Willow School 45

Salmen 73, Franklinton 50

St. Augustine 56, Archbishop Rummel 46

St. Charles Catholic 61, Westminster Christian 43

St. Paul’s 67, Fontainebleau 40

Thomas Jefferson 64, Jefferson Rise 63

Girls

Archbishop Chapelle 43, St. Mary’s Academy 24

Dominican 50, Haynes Academy 30

Donaldsonville 65, St. James 60

Doyle 58, University Lab 57

East St. John 61, Terrebonne 32

Hahnville 70, H.L. Bourgeois 20

Houma Christian 31, Cabrini 25

Lakeshore 53, Pearl River 40

Northshore 40, Slidell 36

Pine 59, Kentwood 39

Ponchatoula 57, Hammond 21

Salmen 74, Franklinton 10

St. Joseph’s Academy 47, Archbishop Hannan 44