Basketball: Rummel, Bonnabel, Landry scores impressive wins in Tuesday’s boys action

Area Prep Basketball Report for Wednesday, Dec. 1

After a very difficult season with two victories (one officially), Archbishop Rummel is an improved team and ready to make progress this season.

The Raiders are off to a good start at 2-0 after a 61-48 victory at Lusher Charter Tuesday night.

Rummel led 13-9 after one quarter and 34-21 at halftime. The Lions cut the deficit 45-38 after three quarters but the Raiders slowly pulled away for the solid road win.

Chase Marino led the Raiders with 15 points while Ja’Mard Jones finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Darrius Davis finished with nine points.

“It was a very good defensive effort,” Rummel coach Scott Thompson said. “We are playing 11-12 guys, rotating a host of players. We are a very young team but hungry and have shown tremendous growth. The effort is clearly there.”

Rummel returns to action next Tuesday at home against West Jefferson while Lusher (4-2) will play Albany Friday at 5 p.m. in the Northlake Christian Tournament.

Bonnabel has won four straight after a solid 75-72 win over St. Amant in Kenner, handing the Gators their first loss of the season.

In a game of spurts, the Bruins trailed 21-9 midway through the second quarter but turned it on from there to lead by one at halftime. The Gators sprinted out to an 11-point lead in the third quarter but Bonnabel came back, once again, finally taking the lead with 1:45 to play in the game on back-to-back 3-pointers ty Dai’sean McGee and Shawn Knight.

Vandell Smith, the only returning starter for the Bruins from a year ago, led the way with 23 points and eight assists while Knight was the leading scorer with 25 points, including knocking down an amazing eight 3-pointers on 8-of-13 shooting from beyond the arc. Freshman Jeremiah Lucas had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds and Carlos Blue added 11 points.

The Bruins (7-2) play at unbeaten Brother Martin Friday night while the Gators (4-1) will host Broadmoor next Tuesday.

In The Battle of Algiers, Landry handled rival Karr 73-56 at home.

The Chargin’ Bucs led 22-19 after one quarter and 37-31 at halftime. Landry pulled out to a 56-39 lead after three quarters.

Anthony Johnson led Landry with 19 points while Vo Nicholas and Franswar Neal each scored 15 points for the Bucs. Larry Howard added 10 points. Leland Smith was a virtual one-man show for the Cougars, pumping in 28 points.

Landry (4-2) will next face West Jefferson this evening in the Sophie B. Wright Tournament while Karr (2-1) will next face West Jefferson on Dec. 14.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Tuesday, Nov. 30

Boys
Archbishop Rummel 61, Lusher Charter 48
Bonnabel 75, St. Amant 72
Christ Episcopal 73, New Orleans Science & Math 54
Destrehan 45, Dutchtown 38
Donaldsonville 81, White Castle 61
Episcopal 72, Doyle 52
French Settlement 81, Covington 51
Grace King 96, New Orleans Science & Math 40
Landry 73, Karr 56
Mandeville 64, Albany 33
M.L. King Charter 67, Morris Jeff Community 51
New Orleans Military & Maritime 52, Chalmette 48
Slidell 71, Salmen 64
South Terrebonne 70, Pope John Paul II 45
Varnado 60, Loranger 56

Girls
Amite 88, Lakeshore 47
Albany 64, Mandeville 33
Ben Franklin 45, Fontainebleau 37
Donaldsonville 63, White Castle 57
Dutchtown 47, Cabrini 44
Episcopal 49, Doyle 46
John F. Kennedy 43, Bonnabel 32
Kentwood 38, Mount Hermon 33
Ponchatoula 58, McKinley 38
Riverdale 32, Crescent City Christian 22
Salmen 60, Archbishop Hannan 33
Scotlandville 54, St. Helena 6
South Terrebonne 45, Pope John Paul II 26
St. Charles Catholic 37, Lutcher 16
St. Martin’s Episcopal 41, Haynes Academy 35
St. Scholastica 57, McGehee 29