Basketball: John Ehret edge Belle Chasse to continue win streak; Country Day edges Newman

Area Prep Basketball Report for Friday, Jan. 17

Make it four in a row for the John Ehret girls.

The Lady Patriots fought off Belle Chasse 59-55 at home Thursday evening.

Freshman Keaera Holmes has a great future but she was great in the present last night.

Holmes scored more than half of her team’s points, pumping in 29 points in a brilliant performance. Senior Crishay Tillman added 12 points and sophomore R’Kya Harris added eight points.

Ehret (12-6) won its fourth straight game and won for the seventh time in eight games. The Lady Patriots return to action Friday at 5 p.m., hosting Carver while the Cardinals (14-5) saw its four-game win streak come to an end. Belle Chasse travels to Bonnabel next Tuesday at 5 p.m.

In boys action at Newman, Tulane football signee Justin Ibieta scored 27 points, including the game-winning shot at the buzzer, to life Country Day to a thrilling 57-55 victory at Newman.

Xane Hunter added 17 points for the Greenies. Aden Nora hit a pair of key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter for the Cajuns.

Javon Ruffin was outstanding for Newman with 26 points while Reagan Lapeyre added 16 points.

The win by Country Day avenged a 63-59 loss at home to the Greenies on Jan. 7.

The Cajuns (6-11) return to action next Wednesday at Karr at 7 p.m. while Newman (13-8) will play at Northlake Christian Saturday at 6 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Thursday, Jan. 16

Boys

Country Day 57, Newman 55

Sophie B. Wright 59, M.L. King Charter 43

Girls

Albany 80, Archbishop Hannan 27

Dominican 54, Archbishop Chapelle 17

East St. John 55, Helen Cox 9

John Ehret 59, Belle Chasse 55

Ben Franklin 46, Carver 20

McMain 50, Lusher Charter 10

Pearl River 49, Academy of The Sacred Heart 25

St. Charles Catholic 51, Fisher 13

St. Mary’s Academy 54, Newman 35

West St. John 39, East Jefferson 36