Basketball Report: Bonnabel rolls over Warren Easton

It was a great season for Bonnabel last season in boys basketball.

The Bruins reached the Class 5A state championship game but the ending was disappointing with a 57-48 loss to district rival Landry-Walker.

With a younger but still talented team, the Bruins are back in force this season.

That was on full display Friday evening as the Bruins blasted Warren Easton 90-62 at the Grace King Tournament in Metairie, handing the Eagles their first loss. The win came after Bonnabel opened the tournament with a 61-46 win over Destrehan Thursday afternoon.

Senior T.J. Collins is back from a year ago and he is one of the best guards in south Louisiana. Collins pumped in 27 points while junior Rodney Munson scored 24 points and sophomore Nathaniel Paul added 11 points for Bonnabel (2-0).

While Joe Thompson is now at South Alabama, Bonnabel is still a force to be reckoned with in Class 5A this season.

The Bruins will next face defending Class C state champion Crescent City on the road Thursday at 7:30 p.m. while the Eagles (2-1) travel to face St. Augustine next Thursday.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Friday, Nov. 17

Boys

New Orleans Area

Ben Franklin 59, Belle Chasse 56

Bonnabel 90, Warren Easton 62

Brusly 34, Grand Isle 12

Higgins 59, West Jefferson 55

Lakeshore 77, Springfield 51

Pearl River 52, Pope John Paul II 40

South Plaquemines 79, Lutheran 41

Sophie B. Wright 94, Phoenix 31

Zachary 38, Fontainebleau 37

Baton Rouge Area

The Church Academy 72, Broadmoor 70

Houston (TX) Christian 66, Jehovah-Jireh 52

Livonia 51, Runnels 35

Opelousas 51, Family Christian 39

Maurepas 79, French Settlement 76

Bayou Area

Covenant Christian 66, South Terrebonne 53

Girls

New Orleans Area

Mandeville 42, Archbishop Chapelle 28

Pope John Paul II 61, Pearl River 17

Salmen 59, Northshore 53

St. Martin’s Episcopal 41, Newman 37

Baton Rouge Area

The Church Academy 52, Broadmoor 6

French Settlement 65, Maurepas 25

Lee 65, Live Oak 42

Bayou Area

Morgan City 59, John Ehret 23

Vandebilt Catholic 50, Central Lafourche 30

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Saturday, Nov. 18

Boys

New Orleans Area

Archbishop Rummel at St. Charles Catholic, 2 p.m.

Brother Martin at Carver, 3:15 p.m.

Glen Oaks at Covington, 4:30 p.m.

Lake Area New Tech at Hammond, 3 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area

Brusly at Grace Christian, 3:30 p.m.

Livonia at Albany, 10:30 a.m.

New Iberia at Zachary, noon

Girls

Baton Rouge Area

Cohen at Walker, 1 p.m.

Glen Oaks at Northeast, 4:30 p.m.

Natchitoches Central at University High, 2 p.m.

Scotlandville at Tara, 3 p.m.

Bayou Area

Fontainebleau at Thibodaux, 2:15 p.m.