Basketball: Karr wins thriller at St. Paul’s, Hahnville rallies past Rummel

Area Prep Basketball Report for Wednesday, Nov. 16

Karr is a dynastic force on the gridiron.

The Cougars are a very consistently good basketball program as well.

Karr opened its 2022-23 season with a thrilling 64-63 win Tuesday at St. Paul’s.

The Cougars jumped on top by double figures in the second quarter but the Wolves battled back to trail by just five points at halftime.

In the fourth quarter, the lead changed hands several times, with Karr getting a huge 3-pointer by Ygb Johnson with 45 seconds left to give the Cougars the lead and they held on for the win.

Johnson finished with 11 points, Kevin Slaughter and E.J. Riley each had 10 points. Derrick Hawkins led Karr with 14 points while Keith Jones added 12 points.

Reece Seicshnaydre led St. Paul’s with 27 points.

Hahnville opened its season with a 48-43 win at Archbishop Rummel.

It was a tale of two halves.

The Raiders dominated the first half, leading 11-8 after one quarter and 24-11 at halftime.

The Tigers dominated the second half, cutting the deficit to 31-28 at the end of the third quarter and outscoring Rummel 17-7 in the final frame for the win.

Cameron Lumar led the Tigers with 16 points while Jai Johnson had 15 points.

Jakson Cosentino had 11 points for the Raiders.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Tuesday, Nov. 15

Boys

Abramson 68, New Orleans Science & Math 55

Amite 61, Holden 40

Covington 92, Jewel Sumner 67

Crescent City Christian 70, Riverdale 66

French Settlement 68, Family Christian 36

Hahnville 48, Archbishop Rummel 43

Holy Cross 78, Grace King 33

John Ehret 80, West Jefferson 61

Karr 64, St. Paul’s 63

Lafayette Christian 70, St. Augustine 50

Mandeville 48, Loranger 43

McKinley 57, Helen Cox 30

Newman 82, Warren Easton 51

Phoenix 71, Morris Jeff Community 46

Salmen 77, Slidell 60

Sarah T. Reed 63, International 51

Vandebilt Catholic 82, West St. John 44

Girls

Archbishop Chapelle 58, Academy of Our Lady 6

French Settlement 57, Mentorship Academy 4

Grace King 47, West St. John 14

Haynes Academy 40, Bonnabel 38

John F. Kennedy 53, McDonogh (35) 48

Kenner Discovery 45, Lutcher 24

Live Oak 45, Hammond 41

Morris Jeff Community 22, Helen Cox 18

Northlake Christian 42, The Willow School 10

Pope John Paul II 47, First Baptist Christian 14

Sarah T. Reed 25, International 6

St. Helena 53, Thrive Academy 5

St. Thomas Aquinas 40, Salmen 35

Ursuline Academy 40, St. Katharine Drexel 14

Vandebilt Catholic 57, Destrehan 41