Basketball: Carver stays unbeaten, Shaw back on track with win

Area Prep Basketball Report for Friday, Dec. 18

Carver remained unbeaten with a 69-55 victory at home over Northshore.

Solomon Washington, a junior, led four Rams in double figures with 21 points, adding eight rebounds, four blocks, three assists and three steals. Fellow junior Dorian Finister had 13 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Fred Price and sophomore Deion Ware each scored 12 points. Price, a senior, had five rebounds and five assists while Ware added four rebounds and five assists.

Carver (9-0) will host traditional power Madison Prep Saturday at 7 p.m. in a battle of two top programs while the Panthers (5-3) host Warren Easton Monday at 5:30 p.m.

Archbishop Shaw downed Grace King 71-40 in Marrero.

Cameron Johnson scored 12 points while Michael Williams added 12 points for the Eagles. Everyone who played scored for Shaw.

After a promising start, Shaw lost nine games due to COVID-19 issues before returning to action Wednesday.

“We’re trying to get back from two weeks of being out,” Eagles coach Wes Laurendine said. “We’re trying to knock off the rust. We lost to Slidell coming back. We have not been able to practice a lot with football players. We are doing okay. We expect improvement.”

Shaw (3-2) plays Riverside Academy at Loyola Saturday at 1:45 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Thursday, Dec. 17

Boys
Archbishop Shaw 71, Grace King 40
Carver 69, Northshore 55
Dutchtown 85, West St. John 51
Fisher 41, Kenner Discovery 37
Fontainebleau 47, John Ehret 41
Lakeshore 51, Mandeville 36
M.L. King Charter 78, Warren Easton 58
Ponchatoula 63, Pearl River 25
Salmen 63, Covington 57
Sophie B. Wright 77, Belle Chasse 75
South Plaquemines 37, Cohen 31
St. Amant 65, Helen Cox 51
St. James 52, Ascension Catholic 45

Girls
Albany 55, Ouachita Christian 49
Archbishop Hannan 39, Pearl River 22
Bonnabel 35, Haynes Academy 16
Crescent City Christian 40, Helen Cox 11
Denham Springs 43, French Settlement 17
Higgins 48, Kenner Discovery 25
Mandeville 69, Covington 7
Ponchatoula 66, John Curtis Christian 41
South Plaquemines 59, Abramson Sci Academy 13
St. James 52, St. Charles Catholic 48
Walker 73, Springfield 28

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Friday, Dec. 18

Boys
Ascension Christian at French Settlement, 6 p.m.
Booker T. Washington (NO) at Scotlandville, 7 p.m.
Cohen at McDonogh 35, 5 p.m.
Destrehan at South Terrebonne, 8 p.m.
Fisher at St. Martin’s Episcopal, 6:30 p.m.
Fontainebleau at Sarah Reed, 5 p.m.
Grace King at Country Day, 7 p.m.
Karr at Jesuit, 7:15 p.m.
Landry at Sophie B. Wright, 6 p.m.
M.L. King Charter at Helen Cox, 6 p.m.
New Orleans Military & Maritime at Abramson Sci Academy, 6:30 p.m.
Patrick Taylor at Riverdale, 5:30 p.m.
Pope John Paul II at Maurepas, 7 p.m.
St. Helena at Plaquemine, 6 p.m.

Girls
Albany vs. St. Thomas More, 3:30 p.m. at Walker Tournament
Archbishop Hannan at Varnado, 6 p.m.
Belle Chasse at Carver, 5 p.m.
Ben Franklin at West Jefferson, 6 p.m.
Bolton at Warren Easton, 6 p.m.
Cohen at McDonogh 35, 5 p.m.
Fontainebleau at Archbishop Chapelle, 5 p.m.
John F. Kennedy at John Ehret, 5:30 p.m.
Lakeshore at St. Joseph’s Academy, 6 p.m.
Lusher Charter at Newman, 4 p.m.
Lutcher at St. Michael, 5:30 p.m.
McMain at East Jefferson, 5:30 p.m.
Northshore at Slidell, 6 p.m.
Pope John Paul II at Maurepas, 6 p.m.
Sacred Heart (NO) at Phoenix, 5 p.m.
Sarah Reed at Fisher, 5 p.m.
Scotlandville vs. Hahnville, 5 p.m. at Walker Tournament
University High at Ponchatoula, 6 p.m.
Ursuline Academy vs. Rayville, 8 p.m. at Walker Tournament
West St. John at St. Martin’s Episcopal, 5 p.m.