Basketball: Karr girls edge B.T. Washington

Area Prep Basketball Report for Tuesday, Dec. 3

Make it five in a row for Edna Karr.

The Cougars rallied past Booker T. Washington 34-33 at home Monday in a very good contest.

The Lions led 15-12 after one quarter and took a 27-18 lead into halftime. The Cougars begin their comeback in the third quarter, outscoring B.T. Washington 7-2 to cut the deficit to 29-25 going to the fourth quarter. Karr outscored the Lions 9-4 in the final frame to post the win.

Sophomore Tia Shelling led the Cougars with 11 points and five rebounds while senior Taliyah Ruffin added six points and five rebounds. Sophomore Yanila Morales scored just two points but added seven rebounds, six steals and four assists in an all-around performance.

Karr (6-1) returns to action next Tuesday at West Jefferson at 4 p.m. while Booker T. Washington fell to 3-4 with the defeat.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Monday, Dec. 2

Boys

Assumption 75, Donaldsonville 60

Bogalusa 76, Varnado 69

Carver 55, Hahnville 49

Covington 62, Mount Hermon 39

John Curtis Christian 45, Northshore 39

Denham Springs 45, Hammond 44

Einstein Charter 74, Kenner Discovery 72

Fontainebleau 66, Live Oak 57

Ben Franklin 46, Ascension Christian 35

French Settlement 61, False River 26

Grace King 64, Destrehan 57

South Terrebonne 67, Abramson Sci Academy 36

St. Thomas Aquinas 47, Amite 46

Girls

Brusly 57, Destrehan 26

Carver 80, Grace King 21

Central Lafourche 43, Lutcher 30

East Iberville 50, Loranger 44

Ellender 62, Hahnville 61

French Settlement 61, False River 26

Haynes Academy 92, Cohen 1

Karr 34, B.T. Washington (NO) 33

Mount Carmel Academy 43, Slidell 28

Riverside Academy 50, Kentwood 48

South Terrebonne 59, Abramson Sci Academy 41

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Tuesday, Dec. 3

Boys

Albany at Mandeville, 7 p.m.

Amite at St. James, 6 p.m.

Helen Cox at Riverdale, 6 p.m.

Crescent City Christian at West Jefferson, 6 p.m.

Donaldsonville at White Castle, 6 p.m.

East St. John at Zachary, 5 p.m.

Episcopal at Doyle, 7 p.m.

Higgins at Landry-Walker, 7 p.m.

Independence at Archbishop Hannan, 6 p.m.

International High at Livingston Collegiate, 6 p.m.

J.F. Kennedy at M.L. King Charter, 5 p.m.

Kentwood at Franklinton, 7 p.m.

Mount Hermon at Bogalusa, 7 p.m.

New Orleans Military & Maritime at Thomas Jefferson, 5:30 p.m.

Pearl River at Springfield, 6 p.m.

Ridgewood at Ecole Classique, 6 p.m.

Slidell at Salmen, 7 p.m.

South Plaquemines at Chalmette, 5 p.m.

South Terrebonne at Destrehan, 7 p.m.

St. Helena at Livonia, 5 p.m.

St. Martin’s Episcopal at Haynes Academy, 6 p.m.

Patrick Taylor at Morris Jeff Community, 6 p.m.

Terrebonne at Brother Martin, 6 p.m.

Vandebilt Catholic at St. Charles Catholic, 6 p.m.

E.D. White Catholic at Northlake Christian, 6 p.m.

Girls

Albany at Mandeville, 6 p.m.

Archbishop Hannan at Northlake Christian, 6 p.m.

Cohen at Abramson Sci Academy, 5:30 p.m.

Covington at St. Amant, 5 p.m.

Helen Cox at Salmen, 6 p.m.

Crescent City Christian at West Jefferson, 4:30 p.m.

Donaldsonville at White Castle, 6 p.m.

Warren Easton at Madison Prep, 6 p.m.

East St. John at McDonogh 35, 5:30 p.m.

Ben Franklin at Archbishop Chapelle, 5:30 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson at McGehee, 5 p.m.

Kentwood at Franklinton, 6 p.m.

Grace King at Belle Chasse, 4:30 p.m.

Lusher Charter at Academy of Sacred Heart (NO), 5 p.m.

McMain at Riverside Academy, 6 p.m.

Mount Hermon at Bogalusa, 6 p.m.

New Orleans Military & Maritime at J.F. Kennedy, 5 p.m.

Pearl River at Springfield, 5 p.m.

Pine at St. Scholastica, 6 p.m.

Ponchatoula at Hammond, 6 p.m.

Pope John Paul II at Riverdale, 5:30 p.m.

St. Helena at Denham Springs, 6 p.m.

St. James at Assumption, 6 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Academy at St. Thomas Aquinas, 5:30 p.m.

St. Mary’s Academy at Dominican, 5 p.m.

Patrick Taylor at De La Salle, 5:30 p.m.

West St. John at St. Charles Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

Woodlawn (BR) at Fontainebleau, 6 p.m.

Sophie B. Wright at John Ehret, 5 p.m.