Basketball Report: Holy Cross gets full squad together, handles Cohen

It has been a building process for Holy Cross under head coach Mister Kirkwood.

The Tigers are improving annually and hope to make a serious playoff run in the 2017-2018 season.

Holy Cross took a positive step forward Monday evening with a convincing 76-42 home victory over Cohen.

The Tigers jumped all over the Green Hornets early, blitzing Cohen with a 19-0 run to take a 21-2 by the end of the first quarter to effectively put the game away. The lead grew to 42-13 at the half and Holy Cross coasted the rest of the way.

Kalin Thomas was a force with 10 points and 16 rebounds while Sidney Madlon led three players in double figures with 15 points for the Tigers () while Kalil Aaron Ursin added 10 points.

Caleb Stearns, Bryson Gonzales, David Barnes, Kolbe Cage and Tyler Kirkwood are all back from football for the Tigers, bolstering the squad for coach Mister Kirkwood.

“We have a full squad,” Kirkwood said. “We played okay last night but we still have guys who are a little rusty. We will get better game-to-game. We feel there is ability here but we have to become more cohesive. That will improve and must improve now that we have everyone in the fold.”

Holy Cross lost its opener 58-49 to a very good Newman squad on Nov. 14.

The Tigers (1-1) host Lake Area New Tech tonight at 7 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Monday, Nov. 20

Boys

New Orleans Area

Chalmette 62, Slidell 23

Clark 56, Northwest 33

Denham Springs 57, Northlake Christian 38

Holy Cross 76, Cohen 42

Thomas Jefferson 34, Pope John Paul II 32

Loranger 67, Holden 48

Newman 72, John Curtis Christian 61

Northshore 61, Ocean Springs, MS 51

Roosevelt, TX 68, East St. John 62

Sam Houston 48, Mandeville 35

Sophie B. Wright 60, Franklinton 45

Thibodaux 69, St. James 49

Baton Rouge Area

Acadiana 66, Belaire 59

Broadmoor 59, University 57

Carencro 61, Zachary 43

Catholic (BR) 47, Fontainebleau 20

The Church Academy 83, French Settlement 46

Comeaux 63, Port Allen 48

The Church Academy 88, Pine 28

Dunham 77, East Iberville 60

Dutchtown 71, Albany 29

Dutchtown 78, Live Oak 52

Episcopal 66, Ben Franklin 42

Lakeshore 86, Bogalusa 51

McKinley 72, Tara 36

Plaquemine 74, Baker 61

Scotlandville 68, St. Thomas More 49

Springfield 58, Ascension Christian 26

St. Helena 63, Runnels 53

St. Thomas Aquinas 50, Glen Oaks 40

Bayou Area

Bossier 67, H.L. Bourgeois 50

Centerville 59, Berwick 50

Central Lafourche 49, South Lafourche 26

Ellender 63, Houma Christian 56

Family Christian 65, South Terrebonne 54

Sam Houston 55, Family Christian 46

Morgan City 88, Mentorship Academy 48

Girls

New Orleans Area

Academy of Sacred Heart (NO) 38, Academy of Sacred Heart (GC) 29

Archbishop Chapelle 32, Northshore 24

Belle Chasse 42, Newman 22

Carver 62, Morgan City 61

Carver 64, West Jefferson 61

Chalmette 58, Hammond 50

Cohen 43, West St. John 23

Covington 62, Bonnabel 34

Helen Cox 56, Hahnville 53

John Curtis Christian 64, Salmen 39

Dominican 41, St. Scholastica 31

East St. John 52, Warren Easton 45

Fontainebleau 75, Bogalusa 35

Fontainebleau 75, Morgan City 35

Higgins 63, M.L. King Charter 31

Grace King 32, Lusher 29

Mandeville 46, Caldwell Parish 27

Mount Carmel 46, Destrehan 31

Northlake Christian 51, Academy of Our Lady 22

Northlake Christian 42, McGehee 34

Northshore 38, St. Scholastica 27

Ponchatoula 65, Huntington 35

St. Thomas Aquinas 48, Plaquemine 32

St. Thomas More 53, St. Katharine Drexel 48

Washington (TN) 68, McDonogh 35 40

Baton Rouge Area

Albany 80, University 57

Belaire 36, Broadmoor 20

The Church Academy 29, Ascension Catholic 22

Denham Springs 54, Rapides 53

Dunham 48, East Iberville 20

Dunham 41, Livonia 10

Ellender 66, Terrebonne 41

French Settlement 69, Catholic (NI) 24

Highland Baptist 35, Brusly 21

Madison Prep 57, Lincoln Prep 41

Scotlandville 53, Belaire 20

Scotlandville 67, Capitol 8

South Terrebonne 44, Doyle 34

South Terrebonne 51, Dutchtown 41

St. Amant 45, Pine 15

Zachary 81, Lee 63

Bayou Area

Assumption 48, Peabody 31

Central Lafourche 43, Central Catholic 33

Donaldsonville 52, H.L. Bourgeois 35

East Ascension 81, H.L. Bourgeois 24

Ellender 57, Thibodaux 46

South Lafourche 73, Barbe 54

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Tuesday, Nov. 21

Boys

New Orleans Area

Albany at Northlake Christian, 2:30 p.m.

Helen Cox at West Jefferson, 7 p.m.

John Ehret at Archbishop Shaw, 7 p.m.

Ben Franklin at Brother Martin, 7 p.m.

Glen Oaks at Fontainebleau, 2:30 p.m.

Grace King at Destrehan, 7:15 p.m.

Lake Area New Tech at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.

Lee at Phoenix, 2 p.m.

Ridgewood at International High, 6 p.m.

Salmen at Picayune, MS, 4:30 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area

Broadmoor at Port Allen, 7 p.m.

Carencro at Scotlandville, 8:30 p.m.

Comeaux at University, 6:30 p.m.

East Iberville at The Church Academy, 5 p.m.

Loranger vs. Doyle, 1 p.m. at Doyle Tourney

Loranger vs. Live Oak, 4 p.m. at Doyle Tourney

Mentorship Academy at Capitol, 7 p.m.

Sam Houston at Dunham, 3:30 p.m.

St. Amant at Doyle, 7 p.m.

Zachary at McKinley, 5:30 p.m.

Bayou Area

Natchitoches Central at H.L. Bourgeois, 8:30 p.m.

Thibodaux at Ellender, 8 p.m.

West St. Mary at Breaux Bridge, 5:30 p.m.

Girls

New Orleans Area

Bogalusa at Harrison Central (MS), 6 p.m.

Bonnabel vs. Fontainebleau, 4 p.m. at Fontainebleau Tourney

Caldwell Parish vs. Hammond, 2 p.m. at Fontainebleau Tourney

Destrehan at Salmen, 7:15 p.m.

East St. John vs. Helen Cox, 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Academy Tourney

International High at Ridgewood, 5 p.m.

Lusher at Belle Chasse, 5:30 p.m.

Mansfield vs. Ponchatoula, 10 a.m. at Natchitoches Central Tourney

McMain at St. Martin’s Episcopal, 5:30 p.m.

Ponchatoula vs. Natchitoches Central, 7 p.m.

St. Thomas Aquinas vs. South Terrebonne, 3:30 p.m. at Dunham Tourney

Baton Rouge Area

Albany vs. Winnfield, 11:30 a.m. at Pineville Tourney

Albany vs. Simpson, 5:30 p.m. at Pineville Tourney

Ascension Catholic at St. John, 5 p.m.

Brusly vs. Lafayette, 10 a.m. at Lafayette Christian Tourney

Denham Springs vs. Marksville, 4 p.m. at Marksville Tourney

Denham Springs vs. KIPP-B.T. Washington (NO), 8 p.m. at Marksville Tourney

Dunham vs. Pine, 2 p.m. at Dunham Tourney

Dunham vs. Ascension Episcopal, 5 p.m. at Dunham Tourney

Jeanerette vs. Walker, 3:20 p.m. at Lafayette Christian Tourney

Lincoln Prep vs. Walker, 8:40 p.m. at Lafayette Christian Tourney

Maurepas at Live Oak, 5:30 p.m.

Ouachita Parish vs. University High, 2:30 p.m. at Pineville Tourney

St. Amant vs. Livonia, 7 p.m. at Dunham Tourney

Bayou Area

Central Lafourche at E.D. White Catholic, 6 p.m.

Booker T. Washington (SH) vs. Assumption, 1 p.m. at Natchitoches Central Tourney

Thibodaux at Terrebonne, 3:30 p.m. at Ellender Tourney