Basketball: Hammond handles Covington, East Jefferson drops Chalmette in OT

Area Prep Basketball Report for Saturday, Jan. 16

In District 6-5A play Friday night, Hammond whipped Covington 77-60.

The Tornadoes took a 14-8 lead after one quarter and held a slim 28-26 lead at halftime.

Hammond led 51-45 going to the fourth and decisive quarter in which they outscored Covington 26-15 to pull away.

Senior Justice Kelly led Hammond with 21 points, senior Terrance Selders had 19, senior Jarvis Earlycutt had 15 points and junior Devin Daniels finished with 11 points.

Both teams return to 6-5A Hammond (6-5, 1-2) will host Northshore Tuesday at 7 p.m. while Covington (11-9) will host Slidell at 7 p.m.

East Jefferson downed Chalmette 60-55 in overtime.

The Warriors overcame a slow start as they were ice cold and trailed 11-2 after one quarter before cutting the deficit to 22-18 by halftime. It was 37-29 going to the final quarter when the Warriors rallied to tie it 50-50 going to overtime where East Jeff outscored Chalmette 10-5 for the win.

Chris Flippin led the Warriors with 18 points and six rebounds, Molik Reese had 17 points and seven rebounds and Arthur Oliver had 11 points and four assists.

Jahlil Humble topped East Jefferson with 17 points while Kemalice Anderson had 14 points.

East Jefferson (12-6) host Monday at 6:30 p.m. while Chalmette (9-0) will play at Grace King on Jan. 26.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Friday, Jan. 15

Boys
Archbishop Shaw 59, Archbishop Rummel 47
Doyle 58, St. Thomas Aquinas 53
East Iberville 51, St. James 49
East Jefferson 60, Chalmette 55 (OT)
East St. John 60, Destrehan 50
Fontainebleau 48, Mandeville 43
Franklinton 61, Pearl River 55
French Settlement 71, Springfield 61
Grand Isle 40, Covenant Christian 32
Hammond 77, Covington 60
Haynes Academy 60, Fisher 55
Karr 65, McDonogh 35 61
Landry 67, Douglass 34
Northlake Christian 79, Pope John Paul II 54
Plaquemine 48, Lutcher 46
Slidell 76, Ponchatoula 61
St. Augustine 75, Holy Cross 58
St. Paul’s 64, Northshore 61
Woodlawn (BR) 66, Sarah Reed 52

Girls
Amite 92, Varnado 11
Doyle 50, St. Thomas Aquinas 44
Dunham 32, Newman 21
East St. John 59, Destrehan 41
E.D. White Catholic 52, St. James 41
Hahnville 48, Central Lafourche 20
J.F. Kennedy 41, Higgins 38
Phoenix 35, Grace King 33
Plaquemine 48, Lutcher 46
Riverside Academy 45, West St. John 12
Springfield 52, French Settlement 24