Basketball: Holy Cross, St. Paul boys win; Mount Carmel beats St. Martin’s

Area Prep Basketball Report for Wednesday, Dec. 8

Holy Cross snapped a 4-game losing streak with a solid 69-49 home victory Tuesday night over Riverdale.

The Tigers jumped out quickly to take a 22-5 lead after one quarter and led 39-17 by halftime. It was 58-29 after three quarters.

Devin Harris led Holy Cross with 18 points while Savoi Hebert finished with 12 points.

Holy Cross (3-4) returns to action Saturday, hosting Livingston Collegiate at 4 p.m. Riverdale (1-4) plays at Grace King Friday at 6 p.m.

St. Paul’s whipped East Jefferson 81-48.

Andrew Zibilich shot the lights out for the Wolves, sinking 8-of-10 from 3-point range and finishing with 26 points. Zach Fenn contributed 18 points and Cade Colombo chipped in with 12 points for St. Paul’s. Arthur Oliver led the Warriors with 17 points while Jeff Landry had 16 points for East Jefferson.

St. Paul’s (7-2) will host Tara Saturday at 4 p.m. while East Jefferson (7-5) will travel to Archbishop Shaw Saturday at 3 p.m.

In girls action, Mount Carmel Academy won at St. Martin’s Episcopal 41-32.

Senior Taylor Haggard had a double-double to lead the way with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Bailey Schex had nine points and freshman Lauren Fowler chipped in with eight points.

Mount Carmel (6-3) will break for mid-term exams and return to action on Dec. 18 at Archbishop Hannan. The Saints fell to 3-1 with the defeat.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Tuesday, Dec. 7

Boys
Archbishop Shaw 50, Archbishop Hannan 44
Crescent City Christian 71, Amite 59
Destrehan 55, Warren Easton 38
Douglass 47, Chalmette 38
Fisher 54, Cohen 29
French Settlement 58, Albany 34
Hammond 74, Bogalusa 48
Holy Cross 69, Riverdale 49
Kenner Discovery 61, International High 48
Lutcher 53, Ascension Catholic 50
Morris Jeff Community 57, Pearl River 42
Northshore 99, Central Lafourche 41
Port Allen 95, New Orleans Science & Math 34
St. Charles Catholic 64, St. John 54
St. Paul’s 84, East Jefferson 48
Varnado 66, Jewel Sumner 48
West Jefferson 59, Archbishop Rummel 46
West St. John 47, Covenant Christian 34

Girls
Albany 70, Springfield 56
Amite 99, Mandeville 46
Belle Chasse 61, Booker T. Washington (NO) 3
East St. John 58, Zachary 35
Fontainebleau 55, St. Charles Catholic 32
Hahnville 46, Grace King 12
Haynes Academy 49, Country Day 38
H.L. Bourgeois 62, St. James 23
Houma Christian 49, Lutcher 17
Jewel Sumner 50, Varnado 29
Mount Carmel Academy 41, St. Martin’s Episcopal 32
Newman 51 Dunham 25
Pope John Paul II 56, Grace King 10
St. Helena 44, Glen Oaks 39
St. Scholastica 60, Crescent City Christian 22
West Jefferson 62, De La Salle 29