Basketball: Carver boys, PJP girls win Wednesday

Area Prep Basketball Report for Thursday, Feb. 13

Make it six in a row for Carver.

The Rams went to the West Bank and downed Karr 69-59 Wednesday evening.

Carver (21-8) concludes its regular season next Tuesday at Crescent City Christian while Karr (13-16) returns to District 10-4A action to host New Orleans Military & Maritime this evening at 6 p.m.

With a great future ahead of him, talented six-foot-7 sophomore Solomon Washington led a balanced Rams attack with 16 points, 12 rebounds and he blocked 10 shots. Sophomore Dorian Finister had 15 points, senior Michael Pajeaud had 14 points and five assists and senior Ray Walker scored 10 points for Carver.

In girls action, Pope John Paul II downed Phoenix 37-23 in Slidell.

Phoenix took a 9-7 lead after one quarter before the Jaguars shutout Phoenix in the second quarter to take a 12-9 lead. Pope John Paul II pulled away in the third quarter to take a 29-15 lead.

Junior Lindsey Nave led Pope John Paul II with 13 points, senior Morgan Faciane scored 10 points and junior Madayln Gonlag finished with six points for the Lady Jags.

The Jaguars snapped a 16-game losing streak. Pope John Paul II (3-20) plays at Doyle Friday night in District 10-2A action to complete the regular season. Phoenix finished its regular season 4-11.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Wednesday, Feb. 12

Boys

Carver 69, Karr 59

Helen Cox 76, Douglass 63

East Jefferson 50, Chalmette 36

Warren Easton 52, Livingston Collegiate 49

Fisher 60, Ecole Classique 57

Morris Jeff Community 73, Cohen 58

Pope John Paul II 37, Phoenix 23

South Plaquemines 69, Einstein Charter 66

Sophie B. Wright 67, Southern Lab 52

Girls

Carver 39, Crescent City Christian 37

Dominican 38, Chalmette 25

East Iberville 64, Bonnabel 41

Ben Franklin 50, New Orleans Military & Maritime 6

Livingston Collegiate 45, Destrehan 33

Newman 37, McGehee 20

St. Charles Catholic 35, St. John 34

Ursuline Academy 51, De La Salle 20

Walker 55, St. Martin’s Episcopal 31

West Jefferson 49, Archbishop Chapelle 33

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Thursday, Feb. 13

Boys

Ben Franklin at McMain, 6:30 p.m.

Hahnville at H.L. Bourgeois, 7 p.m.

International High at Abramson Sci Academy, 6 p.m.

J.F. Kennedy at Lusher Charter, 5 p.m.

M.L. King Charter at Douglass, 5 p.m.

Landry-Walker at Belle Chasse, 5 p.m.

Mandeville at St. Paul’s, 7 p.m.

New Orleans Military & Maritime at Karr, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Pope John Paul II, 6 p.m.

Sophie B. Wright at McDonogh 35, 6 p.m.

Terrebonne at Archbishop Hannan, 6 p.m.

Girls

Bogalusa at Varnado, 5 p.m.

Crescent City Christian at Riverside Academy, 5:30 p.m.

John Curtis Christian at B.T. Washington, 5:30 p.m.

De La Salle at Mandeville, 6 p.m.

Donaldsonville at St. James, 7 p.m.

Fisher at McGehee, 5 p.m.

Kenner Discovery at Academy of Sacred Heart (NO), 6 p.m.

Lakeshore at Dominican, 5 p.m.

Lutcher at E.D. White Catholic, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Pope John Paul II, 5 p.m.

St. Charles Catholic at St. Katharine Drexel, 5 p.m.

Sophie B. Wright at McDonogh 35, 5 p.m.