Basketball: Graves scores 1,000th point as Ponchatoula downs Rummel; Ehret wins

Area Prep Basketball Report for Wednesday, December 13

The foundation is there for Ponchatoula to defend its Non-Select Division I state basketball championship.

It starts with Allen Graves.

Santa Clara commit Allen Graves dominated with 27 points and 15 rebounds and scored the 1,000th point of his career as Ponchatoula remained unbeaten, whipping Archbishop Rummel 71-56 at home Tuesday evening.

Taj Jackson had 16 points and Jeremiah Lewis added 12 points for the Green Wave.

Ponchatoula led 14-11 after one quarter and 40-27 at halftime. It was 58-35 heading to the fourth quarter.

Jamard Jones had 11 points and eight rebounds while TJ Duhe had 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Raiders.

The Green Wave (7-0) will play at De La Salle on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Rummel (5-5) will entertain Teurlings Catholic on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

John Ehret defeated M.L. King Charter 64-48.

Eddie McIntyre led a balanced attack for the Patriots with 10 points while Darnell O’Quinn had nine points. Keyan Israel finished with eight points and Ean Johnson had seven points and six rebounds. Frederick Moffett added seven points.

The Patriots (4-4) will travel to Fontainebleau Thursday while the Jaguars (2-5) will host St. Augustine Friday.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Tuesday, December 12

Boys

Archbishop Hannan 57, John F. Kennedy 40

Archbishop Shaw 65, Chalmette 27

Brother Martin 80, East Jefferson 51

Brusly 69, Terrebonne 67

Central Catholic 80, Berwick 34

Central Lafourche 47, South Lafourche 44

Collegiate (BR) 63, Christ Episcopal 35

Dutchtown 53, St. James 41

Franklinton 62, Jewel Sumner 36

French Settlement 67, East St. John 58

Haynes Academy 64, First Baptist Christian 41

H.L. Bourgeois 77, Westgate 64

Jesuit 76, Riverdale 36

John Curtis Christian 66, Warren Easton 59

John Ehret 64, M.L. King Charter 48

Kenner Discovery 77, Fisher 37

Loranger 67, Live Oak 61

Mount Hermon 70, Independence 54

Patterson 54, Franklin 53

Ponchatoula 71, Archbishop Rummel 56

Pope John Paul II 56, Doyle 50

Sarah Reed 85, Jefferson Rise 74

Scotlandville 60, McMain 45

Slidell 67, Higgins 34

St. Amant 76, West St. John 36

St. Augustine 62, New Orleans Science & Math 22

St. Charles Catholic 66, International 19

St. Paul’s 76, Belle Chasse 55

Girls

Albany 57, Glen Oaks 46

Archbishop Chapelle 44, Covington 14

Archbishop Hannan 44, St. Thomas Aquinas 41

Central Catholic 47, Vermilion Catholic 36

Christ Episcopal 28, Collegiate (BR) 26

De La Salle 64, Bogalusa 40

Denham Springs 59, Amite 57

Doyle 46, Dutchtown 29

E.D. White Catholic 54, H.L. Bourgeois 36

Geo Next General 50, St. Katharine Drexel 27

Higgins 45, McDonogh (35) 16

Karr 59, Salmen 55

Mount Hermon 57, Independence 22

North Vermilion 55, Franklin 17

South Lafourche 51, Central Lafourche 41

St. Martin’s Episcopal 52, Ursuline Academy 18

St. Charles Catholic 50, International 8

University Lab 88, Assumption 52