Boys Basketball: Carver, McMain advance to Class 4A title game but Hahnville falls in semis

It will be an all New Orleans final Saturday at noon in Lake Charles in the Class 4A state championship game.

Top seed Carver dismantled No. 4 Neville 76-50 while No. 2 McMain won a 50-48 thriller over No. 3 Woodlawn of Shreveport.

Both teams came out of the gate slowly and the Rams held a 9-8 lead over Woodlawn after one quarter.

Carver awakened to take a 28-18 halftime lead.

The Rams blew it open to lead 51-27 going to the final quarter.

Carver was red hot, connecting on 27-of-43 field goal attempts (63%), giving the Tigers no chance.

Willie Anderson led a balanced Carver attack with 21 points, going 9-of-12 from the field and added four rebounds. Frederick Price scored 18 points, going 7-of-8 from the field and both were outstanding.

The biggest force was the biggest player for Carver as center Solomon scored 13 points, pulled down 14 rebounds, dished out eight assists, came up with five steals and had three blocks. Laurence Nathan had nine points, including 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Dorian Finisher had eight points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Patrick McCraney was outstanding for Neville (21-9), scoring 29 points, including 12-of-15 from the free throw line. Charles Washington added six points and six rebounds for the Tigers.

Carver (29-1) advances to the 4A title game to take on a familiar opponent in District 11-4A rival McMain.

The No. 2 Mustangs edged No. 3 Woodlawn of Shreveport 50-48.

In a see-saw affair, McMain led 14-11 after one quarter before the Knights took a 28-27 halftime lead. Woodlawn led 40-34 heading to the final quarter.

McMain (22-5) rallied and caught Woodlawn to tie the game 45-45 with 2:55 to play on a layup by Alex Hammond. The Mustangs then took a 49-45 lead but had to hold on after missing four five straight free throws.

Hammond had 12 points and four rebounds to lead McMain, Nicholas Kaigler had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Taj Gilyot had 10 points and four rebounds.

Donovan Seamster led Woodlawn (29-3) with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Andri Lewis added 12 points for the Knights.

Carver downed McMain 55-49 on Jan. 23 at home.

In Class 5A, No. 4 Hahnville fell for the second straight year in the semifinals, dropping a 58-48 decision to No. 1 Natchitoches Central.

The game was tied 13-13 after one quarter but Natchitoches Central led 28-19 at halftime. Hahnville trailed by 13 points late in the third quarter but went on a 12-0 run to pull within a point at 42-41 with just over five minutes left but the Chiefs took over from that point forward, outscoring the Tigers 16-7 the rest of the way for the win.

Hahnville (21-4) was hurt by 17 turnovers.

Darius Young led the Chiefs (23-1) with 21 points and 12 rebounds.

Claudell Harris and Kaden Pierre each had 14 points while Cameron Lumar added 11 points for Hahnville.

Natchitoches Central advances to the 5A title game to take on No. 3 Zachary Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Burton Coliseum.

The Broncos downed District 4-5A rival Walker 58-44.

Jordan DeCuir led the way for the Broncos (25-6) with 20 points while Brandon Rodgers-Hardy scored 15 points and Jalen Bolden added 12 points.

Gavin Harris scored 18 points while Warren Young finished with 17 points for the Wildcats (20-10).

Zachary defeated Walker 63-50 in the regular season finale for both teams on Feb. 19.

In the Division II semifinals, No. 1 University High rallied past No. 5 St. Michael 58-54.

The Cubs (30-4) overcame a 9-point third quarter deficit for the win.

Brock Brown led a balanced U-High attack with 17 points, Bryce Brown had 14 points, and Collin Coates and Zaren James each scored 10 points for the Cubs.

Derrick Morris and Lance Williams each scored 15 points for St. Michael (16-6) while Anthony Igiede finished with 11 points.

It was the second win of the season for the Cubs over the Warriors as U-High beat St. Michael 75-70 on Jan. 12.

U-High will take on 3-time defending state champion St. Thomas More in the state championship game Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Lake Charles.

The No. 2 Cougars whipped No. 3 Liberty 71-51 in Lafayette for their 25th consecutive victory.

Liberty (20-7) led 27-23 at halftime but the Cougars (31-4) blew it open in the third quarter, outscoring Liberty 26-10 to take a commanding 53-33 lead going to the final quarter and maintained the advantage the rest of the way.

Carter Domingue led STM with 18 points while Jaden Shelvin finished with 17 points.

In 2A, it will be No. 1 Rayville against No. 2 Port Allen in the championship game Friday at 5 p.m. at Burton Coliseum.

Rayville downed No. 5 Franklin 76-67 while Port Allen downed No. 6 Lakeview 60-48.

LHSAA Marsh Madness Schedule/Results

Monday, March 8 at Cajundome
Division IV semifinals
(1) Crescent City Christian 57, (5) Country Day 53
(3) Calvary Baptist 67, (2) Riverside Academy 63

3A semifinals
(1) Madison Prep 48, (4) Carroll 32
(11) St. Martinville 56, (2) Wossman 49

Monday, March 8 at Burton Coliseum
Division V semifinals
(1) Jehovah-Jireh 59, (5) Grace Christian 40
(2) Family Christian 47, (3) Episcopal of Acadiana 34

Class C semifinals
(6) Ebarb 66, (2) Phoenix 63
(1) Simpson 58, (4) Hornbeck 57

Tuesday, March 9
1A semifinals at Burton Coliseum
(4) Arcadia 46, (1) North Central 38
(3) White Castle 86, (7) Northwood-Lena 70

Class B semifinals
(2) Simsboro 67, (3) Hathaway 61
(1) Anacoco 81, (5) J.S. Clark Leadership 56

Division I semifinals at Cajundome
(3) St. Augustine 75, (2) St. Paul’s 72
(1) Scotlandville 46, (5) Jesuit 43

Division III semifinals at Cajundome
(1) Newman 54, (4) Holy Savior Menard 45
(2) Dunham 45, (6) Lafayette Christian 28

Wednesday, March 10 at Cajundome
4A semifinals
(1) Carver 75, (4) Neville 50
(2) McMain 50, (3) Woodlawn (SH) 48

Division II semifinals at Cajundome
(1) University High 58, (5) St. Michael 54
(2) St. Thomas More 71, (3) Liberty 51

2A semifinals at Burton Coliseum
(1) Rayville 76, (5) Franklin 67
(2) Port Allen 60, (6) Lakeview 48

5A semifinals at Burton Coliseum
(1) Natchitoches Central 58, (4) Hahnville 48
(3) Zachary 58, (15) Walker 44

Thursday, March 11 at Burton Coliseum
Noon—Division V title game—(1) Jehovah-Jireh vs. (2) Family Christian
2:30 p.m.—Division IV title game—(1) Crescent City Christian vs. (3) Calvary Baptist
5 p.m.—3A title game—(1) Madison Prep vs. (11) St. Martinville
7:30 p.m.—Class C title game—(1) Simpson vs. (6) Ebarb

Friday, March 12 finals at Burton Coliseum
Noon—Division III title game—(1) Newman vs. (2) Dunham
2:30 p.m.—1A title game—(3) White Castle vs. (4) Arcadia
5 p.m.—2A title game –(1) Rayville vs. (2) Port Allen
7:30 p.m.—Class B title game—(1) Anacoco vs. (2) Simsboro

Saturday, March 13 at Burton Coliseum
Noon—4A title game—(1) Carver vs. (2) McMain
2:30 p.m.—Division II title game—(1) University High vs. (2) St. Thomas More
5 p.m.—Division I title game—(1) Scotlandville vs. (2) St. Augustine
7:30 p.m.—5A title game—(1) Natchitoches Central vs. (3) Zachary