Basketball: Young Riverside girls squad cruises past Ascension Catholic, SSA wins at McGehee

Area Prep Basketball Report for Thursday, Dec. 10

After guiding his Riverside Rebels to the state quarterfinals in Division IV football, Kevin Dizer is now concentrating on coaching his other team, the Riverside girls basketball squad and doing an equally good job.

Riverside continued to impress in the early season, downing Ascension Catholic 64-42 at home Wednesday.

The Rebels jumped out to a big 20-4 lead after one quarter and never looked back. It was 36-16 by halftime and 51-29 after three quarters.

Eighth-grader Imani Daniel has a brilliant future. She led Riverside with 17 points while senior Chloe Simon had 12 points.

Dizer is currently in quarantine after being exposed to contact tracing. He is fine but playing it safe before rejoining his squad.

“We still have a really young team with several eighth to tenth graders,” Dizer said. “We need to win the games we can win and learn against veteran teams. We took care of business from start to finish in this one. We certainly feel very good about our future.”

Riverside (4-1) will travel to Parkview Baptist today at 6 p.m.

St. Scholastica won at McGehee 38-30.

Junior Madi Burns, senior Ashtyn Ledoux and freshman Sydney Simonton each scored nine points to lead St. Scholastica. Ledoux added five steals and three assists and Burns had five steals and three rebounds.

The Doves (2-3) will host Newman Friday at 5 p.m. while the Hawks fell to 1-1.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Wednesday, Dec. 9

Boys

Ben Franklin 73, New Orleans Science & Math 37

East Jefferson 37, Karr 35

Lutcher 73, Ascension Catholic 59

Morris Jeff Community 79, Lusher Charter 59

Girls

De La Salle 53, South Terrebonne 29

John F. Kennedy 63, New Orleans Science & Math 14

Karr 74, Lakeshore 30

Riverside Academy 64, Ascension Catholic 42

St. Scholastica 38, McGehee 30

Warren Easton 57, Ursuline Academy 49

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Thursday, Dec. 10

Boys

Albany at Christ Episcopal, 6 p.m.

Archbishop Shaw at Grace King, 6 p.m.

Bonnabel vs. Istrouma, 5:50 p.m. at East Ascension Tourney

Brother Martin at H.L. Bourgeois, 7 p.m.

Carver at Higgins, 7:15 p.m.

Central Lafourche at Sophie B. Wright, 5:30 p.m.

Covington vs. Franklinton, 5 p.m. at Fontainebleau Tourney

De La Salle at St. Paul’s, 6:30 p.m.

French Settlement at West Feliciana, 6 p.m.

Jesuit at Terrebonne, 6 p.m.

Karr at Newman, 7 p.m.

John F. Kennedy at M.L. King Charter, 6 p.m.

Landry at Ellender, 7 p.m.

Mandeville at Scotlandville, 7 p.m.

McMain at East Jefferson, 6:30 p.m.

Mount Hermon at Fontainebleau, 7 p.m.

Northshore at Amite, 7 p.m.

Ponchatoula at Hahnville, 7 p.m.

Sarah Reed at McDonogh 35, 5:30 p.m.

St. Thomas Aquinas at Archbishop Hannan, 5:30 p.m.

West Jefferson at Crescent City Christian, 6 p.m.

White Castle at St. James, 6 p.m.

Girls

Berwick at Crescent City Christian, 5:30 p.m.

Carver at East Jefferson, 5 p.m.

Covington at Salmen, 6 p.m.

Denham Springs at Independence, 7 p.m.

Dominican at Academy of Our Lady, 4:30 p.m.

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

Fontainebleau at Ben Franklin, 6 p.m.

Franklinton at Varnado, 6 p.m.

Liberty at Booker T. Washington, 6 p.m.

Loranger at Pine, 6 p.m.

McMain at M.L. King Charter, 5:30 p.m.

Newman at Sacred Heart (NO), 5 p.m.

New Orleans Science & Math at New Orleans Military & Maritime, 5 p.m.

Northshore at Amite, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Helen Cox, 5 p.m.

Riverside Academy at Parkview Baptist, 6 p.m.

South Plaquemines at Livingston Collegiate, 6 p.m.

St. Amant at Archbishop Chapelle, 5 p.m.