Basketball: Hammond, Riverdale, West Jefferson with district wins Friday

Area Prep Basketball Report for Saturday, Jan. 29

It was a busy Friday night on the hardwood in district play.

In District 6-5A action, Hammond snapped a four-game losing streak, winning at Fontainebleau 56-42.

The Bulldogs took the early lead at 16-15 after one quarter but the Tornadoes outscored Fontainebleau 17-5 to take a 32-21 halftime lead. The lead grew to 45-30 going to the final quarter.

Junior Jahiem Johnson led Hammond with 21 points, senior Devin Daniels had 15 points and five blocks and senior Devan Guillory finished with 11 points.

Both teams return to action Tuesday. Hammond (15-10, 3-5) will host district leader St. Paul’s at 7 p.m. while Fontainebleau (13-12, 1-6) travels to Covington at 7 p.m.

In the District 8-5A opener for both teams, Riverdale downed Chalmette 72-64 at home.

The Owls took a 19-15 lead after one quarter before Riverdale tied it at 30-30 by halftime. The Rebels grabbed a 49-45 lead going to the fourth quarter.

Roland Bullard led Riverdale with 22 points and seven rebounds, Earl Ulmer had 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals, Monroe Gardner had 14 points, seven rebounds and six steals and Ke’Vonte Hutchinson finished with seven points, eight rebounds and three blocks.

Both teams return to district play Tuesday night. Riverdale (9-6) will host Grace King while Chalmette (8-15) will host West Jefferson.

Speaking of the Buccaneers, West Jefferson went to the Bear Trap and escaped with a 71-70 victory at Bonnabel.

Daquan Royal had 20 points, Korey Newman scored 15 points and Tarance Ross finished with 14 points.

Both teams will play non-district games Monday night. The Buccaneers (15-11) will host John F. Kennedy in a non-district game while the Bruins (13-10) will host Phoenix at 6 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Friday, Jan. 28

Boys

Amite 69, Independence 39

Archbishop Hannan 59, Loranger 47

Archbishop Shaw 60, Archbishop Rummel 38

Bogalusa 59, Jewel Sumner 53

Brother Martin 41, Jesuit 39

Christ Episcopal 69, Mount Hermon 20

Destrehan 54, Hahnville 41

Donaldsonville 65, Lutcher 48

East Jefferson 68, Grace King 52

East St. John 69, Thibodaux 58

Hammond 56, Fontainebleau 42

Holy Cross 64, Warren Easton 56

John Curtis Christian 70, St. Augustine 60

John Ehret 82, Higgins 67

Karr 71, Sophie B. Wright 63

Lakeshore 74, Pearl River 34

Northshore 63, Mandeville 52

Patterson 75, St. James 58

Ponchatoula 80, Covington 33

Pope John Paul II 65, Doyle 60

Riverdale 72, Chalmette 64

Salmen 83, Franklinton 54

Springfield 74, Northlake Christian 70

St. Charles Catholic 69, West St. John 57

St. Helena 55, Kentwood 51

St. Paul’s 67, Slidell 52

St. Thomas Aquinas 87, French Settlement 82

West Jefferson 71, Bonnabel 70

Girls

Amite 94, Independence 19

Bogalusa 63, Jewel Sumner 49

Donaldsonville 81, Lutcher 14

Doyle 53, Pope John Paul II 28

East St. John 61, Thibodaux 49

Hahnville 53, Destrehan 36

Loranger 50, Archbishop Hannan 24

Northshore 50, Mandeville 26

Ponchatoula 99, Covington 24

Patterson 51, St. James 39

Salmen 82, Franklinton 18

Springfield 52, Northlake Christian 10

St. Helena 44, Kentwood 30

St. Martin’s Episcopal 30, Country Day 12

St. Scholastica 55, Kenner Discovery 52