Basketball: Carver, Slidell win in tournaments Monday

Area Prep Basketball Report for Tuesday, Nov. 24

In 2020, the Carver Rams reached the Class 4A semifinals in Lake Charles, falling to Breaux Bridge.

A year later, the Rams are even better and a real threat to win a state title.

At the Hahnville Tournament Monday, Carver fought off Plaquemine 48-43 to improve to 3-0 on the young season.

Junior Dorian Finister led the way with 15 points, five rebounds and three steals while junior Deion Ware had eight points, three assists and three rebounds for the Rams. Senior Fred Price added six points. Junior Solomon Washington scored four points but added 11 rebounds, four blocks, three steals and two assists.

Plaquemine fell to 1-1 with the defeat.

Carver resumes play in the tournament at 6:20 this evening against Sophie B. Wright.

Slidell also remained unbeaten.

The Tigers defeated West Jefferson 64-57 in the Northshore Tournament.

Senior Cooper Rachow pumped in 26 points with seven points and two assists, senior Lorenzo Caldwell scored 13 points with four rebounds, two assists and two steals and juniors Micah Willis and Tyler McGee each had 10 points. Willis had five rebounds and two assists. McGee added eight assists, two rebounds and a steal.

Now 4-0, Slidell plays McMain tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Northshore Tournament. The Buccaneers fell to 2-2 with the defeat.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Monday, Nov. 23

Boys

Amite 69, Carroll 42

Ben Franklin 59, Abramson Sci Academy 34

Bonnabel 77, Catholic (BR) 54

Brother Martin 65, Sarah Reed 20

Carver 48, Plaquemine 43

Chalmette 67, Parkview Baptist 52

Crescent City Christian 76, St. Augustine 73

Hahnville 101, South Plaquemines 37

Helen Cox 43, Booker T. Washington (NO) 39

Doyle 73, Denham Springs 54

East St. John 71, St. Thomas Aquinas 57

Hahnville 101, South Plaquemines 37

Holy Cross 76, John F. Kennedy 35

John Curtis Christian 69, Livingston Collegiate 31

Jesuit 100, Morris Jeff Community 42

Lakeshore 61, Bogalusa 33

Live Oak 65, Springfield 43

Mandeville 77, Franklinton 31

McMain 58, Archbishop Shaw 52

Newman 72, Belle Chasse 66

Slidell 64, West Jefferson 57

Sophie B. Wright 69, East Jefferson 57

St. Amant 94, Doyle 89

St. Scholastica 39, Family Christian 32

Zachary 82, St. Paul’s 59

Girls

Albany 85, Plaquemine 54

Bonnabel 39, Pearl River 36

Chalmette 48, McDonogh (35) 14

Dominican 46, Fontainebleau 36

Hahnville 40, Denham Springs 31

Karr 59, John F. Kennedy 45

Kenner Discovery 43, Academy of Our Lady 30

Newman 58, New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy 18

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Tuesday, Nov. 24

Boys

Archbishop Hannan vs. Ben Franklin, 3:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Tournament

Archbishop Rummel at St. Paul’s, 5 p.m.

Bogalusa vs. Franklinton, 6 p.m. at Lakeshore Tournament

Bonnabel vs. Zachary, 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Tournament

Episcopal at French Settlement, 6 p.m.

Fontainebleau at Morris Jeff Community, 6 p.m.

Hammond at Dunham, 5:30 p.m.

Mandeville vs. Mount Hermon, 4:30 p.m. at Lakeshore Tournament

Ponchatoula at Doyle, 7 p.m.

Pope John Paul II at Lakeshore, 7:30 p.m.