Basketball: St. James stays unbeaten in district play

In girls action Tuesday night, St. James remained unbeaten in district play.

Playing on the road, the Wildcats had to go overtime to overcome Donaldsonville 63-57 in a battle of District 10-3A unbeatens.

The game was close throughout. The Tigers held a 16-15 lead after one quarter and had a huge second quarter, outscoring St. James 19-5 to take a solid 35-20 halftime lead. The Wildcats began their comeback in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 40-35 going to the fourth quarter. St. James outscored Donaldsonville 9-4 in the final quarter to force overtime.

Charity Cooper led St. James (13-7, 4-0) with 22 points, Lauryn Scott had 20 and Raveon Fletcher added 19 points. The win was the fourth straight for St. James, who was 18th in the most recent LHSAA Class 3A power rankings while Donaldsonville was 22nd.

The Wildcats face a showdown with unbeaten and favorite Ursuline this evening at 5 p.m. for the district lead. Donaldsonville (10-13, 2-1) also returns to 10-3A action Thursday, hosting Academy of The Sacred Heart of New Orleans at 5:30 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results for Tues., Jan. 30

Boys

New Orleans Area

Amite 70, Independence 40

Archbishop Hannan 39, Loranger 35

Bonnabel 76, John Ehret 37

Covington 69, Slidell 53

Crescent City Christian 67, Holden 22

John Curtis Christian 67, Archbishop Rummel 63 (OT)

De La Salle 70, Donaldsonville 60

Doyle 63, French Settlement 52

Fontainebleau 58, Northshore 43

Franklinton 68, Pearl River 52

Holy Cross 56, Archbishop Shaw 36

Thomas Jefferson 61, Fisher 36

Lusher 68, Northlake Christian 36

McMain 57, Patrick Taylor 12

Newman 60, South Plaquemines 31

Phoenix 59, Grand Isle 32

Pope John Paul II 64, Pine 41

Riverdale 64, Ben Franklin 53

Salmen 71, Lakeshore 43

St. Augustine 26, Jesuit 23

St. James 55, St. Charles Catholic 34

St. Martin’s Episcopal 47, Houma Christian 40

St. Paul’s 72, Hammond 57

St. Thomas Aquinas 56, St. Helena 39

Thibodaux 53, Destrehan 47

Sophie B. Wright 100, M.L. King Charter 62

Baton Rouge Area

Baker 75, Glen Oaks 65

Belaire 65, Central 43

Brusly 62, West Feliciana 50

Catholic (BR) 50, McKinley 47

Denham Springs 51, Live Oak 45

Dunham 76, The Church Academy 41

East Iberville 62, Ascension Catholic 41

Episcopal 75, Capitol 57

False River 64, Westminster Christian 56

Kentwood 68, Ascension Christian 47

Livonia 74, Opelousas 65

Lutcher 66, Tara 51

Madison Prep 96, Mentorship Academy 51

Plaquemine 86, Lee 36

Port Allen 78, Northeast 56

Runnels 66, St. John 50

Scotlandville 68, Walker 67

St. Amant 72, Dutchtown 52

St. Michael 68, Parkview Baptist 35

University 81, Jehovah-Jireh 67

Bayou Area

Assumption 74, South Terrebonne 56

Central Lafourche 53, KIPP-B.T. Washington 45

Covenant Christian 69, West St. John 62

Ellender 65, Helen Cox 58

Franklin 72, Loreauville 61

Hahnville 68, Terrebonne 52

Lafayette Christian 73, Central Catholic 50

Morgan City 67, E.D. White Catholic 52

South Lafourche 58, Vandebilt Catholic 30

Thibodaux 53, Destrehan 47

Vermilion Catholic 76, Centerville 70

West St. Mary 78, Delcambre 38

Girls

New Orleans Area

Academy of The Sacred Heart 39, Lusher 25

Albany 70, Bogalusa 36

Amite 87, Independence 55

Cabrini 51, Ben Franklin 31

Doyle 44, French Settlement 33

Fontainebleau 46, Northshore 31

Franklinton 43, St. Scholastica 20

Higgins 71, Grace King 25

Houma Christian 75, St. Martin’s Episcopal 37

Loranger 73, Archbishop Hannan 6

Newman 44, McGehee 33

Northlake Christian 34, Cohen 18

Pine 44, Pope John Paul II 24

Ponchatoula 63, Mandeville 28

Riverside 57, Country Day 37

Slidell 84, Covington 40

St. James 63, Donaldsonville 57

Thibodaux 47, Destrehan 20

Baton Rouge Area

Brusly 43, West Feliciana 35

Central 52, Belaire 16

Denham Springs 41, Live Oak 32

Dunham 31, The Church Academy 18

Warren Easton 63, University 50

Episcopal 52, Capitol 12

False River 66, Westminster Christian 40

Glen Oaks 77, Baker 43

Lee 63, Plaquemine 41

Madison Prep 71, Mentorship Academy 27

McKinley 59, St. Joseph’s Academy 37

Port Allen 50, Northeast 16

Southern Lab 73, White Castle 55

St. John 46, Central Lafourche 32

Walker 48, Scotlandville 32

Bayou Area

Delcambre 40, West St. Mary 34

Hahnville 51, Terrebonne 21

Highland Baptist 43, Berwick 38

Lafayette Christian 56, Central Catholic 24

South Lafourche 81, Vandebilt Catholic 29

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Wed., Jan. 31

Boys

New Orleans Area

John Curtis Christian at Salmen, 6 p.m.

Grace King at Haynes, 6 p.m.

Patrick Taylor at M.L. King Charter, 6:15 p.m.

Sophie B. Wright at Newman, 7 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area

Opelousas at Dunham, 7 p.m.

South Plaquemines at Maurepas, 6:15 p.m.

St. Paul’s at Madison Prep, 7 p.m.

Bayou Area

East St. John at Thibodaux, 6 p.m.

Girls

New Orleans Area

Bonnabel at West Jefferson, 4 p.m.

Cohen at Karr, 5:30 p.m.

John Curtis Christian at Salmen, 6 p.m.

Independence at Pine, 6 p.m.

St. James at Ursuline, 5 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area

Assumption @ Zachary, 5 p.m.

Baker at West Feliciana, 5 p.m.

Springfield at East Feliciana, 6 p.m.

Bayou Area

East St. John at Thibodaux, 6 p.m.

Hahnville at Terrebonne, 6 p.m.