Basketball: Chalmette boys, South Plaquemines girls with scores Monday victories; Newman Tourney begins

Area Prep Basketball Report for Tuesday, Dec. 10

Make it six in a row for Chalmette.

The Owls went to Destrehan and downed the Wildcats 71-62 Monday.

Chalmette jumped out quickly with a big first quarter to take a 27-17 lead and led
43-28 at halftime. It was 53-41 going to the final quarter and Destrehan could never get close enough to threaten the Owls.

Kemalice Anderson led Chalmette (7-1) with 20 points and five assists and four steals while Frank Ceaser had 18 points. Chandler Henburg had 15 points and seven rebounds and Patrick Allen contributed 11 for the Owls.

Chalmette returns to action Dec. 18 at Holy Cross while Destrehan (0-9) plays in the H.L. Bourgeois tournament this weekend.

In girls action, South Plaquemines won 49-21 over Sophie B. Wright at home.

The Hurricanes held a slim 8-6 lead after one quarter and led 19-12 by halftime. South Plaquemines blew the game open in the third quarter, outscoring the Warriors 21-3 to lead 40-15 going to the final frame.

Sophomore Ty’vion Riley led South Plaquemines with 17 points, 13 rebounds and two steals while eighth-grader Jade Parker had 12 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.

South Plaquemines (2-2) returns to action Thursday at Riverside Academy at 5 p.m. while Sophie B. Wright (0-4) will host Carver next Monday at 6 p.m.

The Newman Invitational gets underway today with four games.

Hahnville takes on East Jefferson at 3:30 p.m., Ellender battles UMS-Wright at 5 p.m., Lusher Charter battles host Newman at 6:30 p.m. and Karr faces David Thibodaux at 8 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Monday, Dec. 9

Boys

Abramson Sci Academy 47, Ben Franklin 45

Chalmette 71, Destrehan 62

Warren Easton 65, South Plaquemines 43

East St. John 77, St. James 18

Holy Cross 76, East Jefferson 73

Independence 49, Mount Hermon 48

Lakeshore 57, Amite 45

Mandeville 104, Franklinton 77

McMain 63, Hahnville 55

Ponchatoula 102, Jewel Sumner 50

Runnels 76, Springfield 43

Girls

Amite 69, Lakeshore 29

Donaldsonville 45, Woodlawn (BR) 6

East St. John 44, Ursuline Academy 28

Haynes Academy 42, St. Charles Catholic 41

Higgins 48, Landry-Walker 32

McMain 73, Cohen 21

Mount Carmel Academy 60, Carver 17

Riverdale 30, New Orleans Science & Math 23

St. Amant 61, St. Martin’s Episcopal 53

South Plaquemines 49, Sophie B. Wright 21

St. Thomas Aquinas 76, St. Mary’s Academy 47

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Tuesday, Dec. 10

Boys

Archbishop Hannan at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6 p.m.

Bonnabel at Slidell, 7 p.m.

Brother Martin at McDonogh 35, 7 p.m.

Country Day at Landry-Walker, 6:30 p.m.

Helen Cox at Higgins, 6 p.m.

East Ascension at J.F. Kennedy, 6 p.m.

Einstein Charter at Warren Easton, 6:30 p.m.

Fisher at Kenner Discovery, 6:30 p.m.

Franklinton at Bogalusa, 7:30 p.m.

French Settlement at Live Oak, 7:30 p.m.

Haynes at Ridgewood, 6 p.m.

Independence at St. Helena, 6 p.m.

International High at B.T. Washington, 7 p.m.

Mandeville at Amite, 7 p.m.

Mount Hermon at Pope John Paul II, 5 p.m.

Northlake Christian at Loranger, 6 p.m.

Northshore at Salmen, 6 p.m.

Plaquemine at Hammond, 7 p.m.

Riverdale at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.

St. Charles Catholic at South Lafourche, 7 p.m.

St. Michael at St. Paul’s, 7 p.m.

Jewel Sumner at Kentwood, 7 p.m.

Vandebilt Catholic at Archbishop Rummel, 6:30 p.m.

Varnado at Pearl River, 5 p.m.

West Feliciana at West St. John, 6 p.m.

Newman Invitational

East Jefferson vs. Hahnville, 3:30 p.m.

Ellender vs. UMS-Wright (AL), 5 p.m.

Lusher Charter vs. Newman, 6:30 p.m.

Karr vs. David Thibodaux, 8 p.m.

Girls

Academy of Our Lady at Dominican, 5:30 p.m.

Belle Chasse at East Jefferson, 5 p.m.

Carver at New Orleans Military & Maritime, 5:30 p.m.

Chalmette at Slidell, 5 p.m.

Cohen at Northlake Christian, 6 p.m.

Destrehan at Vandebilt Catholic, 5 p.m.

Dutchtown at East St. John, 6 p.m.

Fisher at Kenner Discovery, 5 p.m.

Ben Franklin at Crescent City Christian, 5 p.m.

Franklinton at Bogalusa, 6 p.m.

Hahnville at Cabrini, 6 p.m.

Hammond at St. Helena, 6 p.m.

Higgins at B.T. Washington, 6 p.m.

Independence at West Feliciana, 5 p.m.

International High at Morris Jeff Community, 5 p.m.

Karr at West Jefferson, 6 p.m.

J.F. Kennedy at East Ascension, 5:30 p.m.

Mandeville at Amite, 6 p.m.

Mount Hermon at Pope John Paul II, 6 p.m.

Newman at Lusher Charter, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at John Ehret, 5 p.m.

Riverside Academy at De La Salle, 5:30 p.m.

Salmen at Covington, 6 p.m.

Slidell at Chalmette, 5 p.m.

St. Katharine Drexel at Zachary, 6 p.m.

St. Mary’s Academy at M.L. King Charter, 5 p.m.

St. Scholastica at Dunham, 5 p.m.

Jewel Sumner at Kentwood, 6 p.m.

Patrick Taylor at Thomas Jefferson, 4:30 p.m.

Varnado at Pearl River, 5 p.m.