Basketball: Rummel grinds past Jesuit, Mandeville reverses OT outcome with win at Hammond

Area Prep Basketball Report for Saturday, Jan. 25

Don’t look now but Scott Thompson is slowly improving his program in a rebuilding effort at Archbishop Rummel.

The Raiders played outstanding defense throughout in a 38-29 victory over Jesuit Friday night in Metairie.

In a game where points were at a premium, the Blue Jays and Raiders were tied 6-6 after one quarter before Rummel took a 15-10 lead by halftime. The Raiders maintained their 5-point edge, 27-22 by the end of the third quarter.

Sophomores Noah Davis and Rohan Johnson led Rummel with nine points each.

The Raiders (14-8, 2-3) have now won two straight district contests and Rummel will host Holy Cross Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Blue Jays (10-10, 1-4) will host Catholic League leader St. Augustine Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.

This week has been a wild, emotional ride of ups and downs for Mandeville in district play.

After a heartbreaking 65-60 overtime loss at home to St. Paul’s Tuesday night in District 6-5A action, the Skippers found themselves in overtime again in district play Friday night.

This time, Mandeville prevailed in a 68-67 thriller at Hammond.

Sophomore Bryce Weinmunson pumped in 24 points, junior Gavie Faure’ had 22 points and senior Will Sheppard finished with 10 points.

The Skippers (18-8, 4-2) return home to host Covington at 7 p.m. while the Tornadoes (7-18, 1-5) will travel to Ponchatoula at 7 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Friday, Jan. 24

Boys

Amite 52, St. Helena 47

Archbishop Rummel 38, Jesuit 29

Catholic (BR) 75, Country Day 62

Central Lafourche 63, Destrehan 56

Helen Cox 71, West Jefferson 53

Crescent City Christian 61, Higgins 56

Doyle 53, French Settlement 39

Dunham 70, Riverside Academy 68

East Jefferson 68, Riverdale 55

East St. John 80, Terrebonne 72

Fisher 67, Ridgewood 44

Holy Cross 74, Brother Martin 71

Independence 59, Varnado 53

Morris Jeff Community 76, Ecole Classique 53

Grace King 74, Phoenix 57

Loranger 65, Bogalusa 56

Lutcher 85, Donaldsonville 47

Mandeville 68, Hammond 67

Northlake Christian 62, Springfield 47

Ponchatoula 77, St. Paul’s 76 (OT)

Slidell 59, Fontainebleau 55

St. Augustine 63, John Curtis Christian 55

St. Charles Catholic 61, Berwick 39

Walker 79, Sophie B. Wright 58

Girls

Albany 68, Jewel Sumner 44

Amite 75, St. Helena 48

Country Day 63, Crescent City Christian 27

Hahnville 78, East Iberville 48

Hammond 75, Mandeville 36

Independence 55, Varnado 33

Karr 57, Ursuline Academy 47

Northlake Christian 57, Springfield 32

Pine 25, Kentwood 24

Riverside Academy 38, Dunham 35

St. Martin’s Episcopal 48, West St. John 43

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Saturday, Jan. 25

Boys

Archbishop Hannan at Covington, 7 p.m.

Archbishop Shaw at Northlake Christian, 3 p.m.

John Ehret at Douglass, 3:15 p.m.

McMain at Port Allen, 4:30 p.m.

Girls

St. Katharine Drexel at B.T. Washington, 1 p.m.