Basketball: Ridge View holds off Archbishop Shaw at Sugar Bowl tourney

BOY’S NATIONAL BRACKET – RD1
Final: Archbishop Shaw 46, Ridge View (S.C) 49 #sbprepclassic pic.twitter.com/EboTDpFMvz

— Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic (@sbprepclassic) January 7, 2022

Area Prep Basketball Report for Friday, Jan. 7

WESTWEGO – The win streak is over for Archbishop Shaw.

The Eagles battled hard against much larger Ridge View, South Carolina but the Blazers held off Shaw 49-46 in the opening round of the Boys Platinum Bracket of the 11th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic at the Alario Center.

Ridge View jumped out to a 15-8 lead after one quarter and built a double-figure lead before the Eagles fought back to cut the deficit to 24-20 at halftime. It was 39-35 going to the final quarter.

Xavier Moultrie had 12 points while Gregory Jackson finished with 11 points for Ridge View.

Rodney Phillips and Kam Johnson each scored 17 points to lead the Eagles.

Ridge View (6-8) advances to the quarterfinals Friday to face Florida State University High School at 7 p.m. FSU handled Karr 71-45.

Shaw (14-3) saw its 12-game win streak end. The Eagles will face Karr Friday in the consolation bracket.

FINAL
Ridge View, S.C. 15 9 15 10 — 49
Archbishop Shaw 8 12 15 11 — 46

Area Prep Basketball Results from Thursday, Jan. 6

Boys
Beaumont United (TX) 73, Sophie B. Wright 49
Chalmette 48, McDonogh 35 37
East Jefferson 57, Parkview Baptist 41
Ellender 64, Holy Cross 53
Family Christian 59, Riverside Academy 37
Florida State University High 71, Karr 45
French Settlement 63, Lutcher 53
Jewel Sumner 61, Mount Hermon 24
Lee (AL) 63, Landry 42
Math, Civics & Sciences (PA) 66, St. Augustine 40
Newton (GA) 77, John Curtis Christian 53
Northlake Christian 96, Ascension Catholic 57
Ridge View (SC) 49, Archbishop Shaw 46
St. Mary (AZ) 68, Country Day 34
Westminster (FL) 48, Archbishop Hannan 37

Girls
Amite 58, Mount Carmel Academy 28
Dominican 38, Ben Franklin 36
John Curtis Christian 59, Northshore 30
Karr 48, St. Thomas More 45
Lafayette 63, Ellender 22
McMain 24, Booker T. Washington 23
St. Louis Catholic 58, Ponchatoula 54
Ursuline Academy 44, St. Martin’s Episcopal 38
Walker 52, Lafayette Christian 43