Boys Basketball Playoff Report: Landry-Walker, Slidell, Bonnabel advance in Class 5A opening round

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Third-seed Landry-Walker opened defense of its Class 5A state championship with a solid 79-60 win over 30^th-seeded and District 8-5A rival West Jefferson on Friday evening.

The Chargin’ Bucs took control from the start, bolting out to a 22-7 lead after one quarter and blew the game open in the second quarter to take a 42-16 lead by halftime. It was 59-34 after three quarters.

Senior Semaj Matthews led Landry-Walker (24-6)  in scoring with 23 points but it was junior Dywan Griffin who stole the show. Griffin had a triple-double, embracing the No. 11 with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Chargin’ Bucs. Shadon Green added 13 points.

Dajour Lloyd topped the Buccaneers (13-17) with 14 points while Tony White and Tremell Withrow each finished with 11 points.

Landry-Walker defeated West Jefferson 75-58 on Jan 23 in district play.

The Chargin’ Bucs advance to the regional round to travel to 19^th-seed Dutchtown. The Griffins upset 14^th-seed Lafayette 55-37 on the road.

Also in 5A, 11^th-seed Slidell fought off 22^nd-seed East St. John 61-57 at Slidell.

In a close game throughout, the Wildcats led 23-22 after one quarter before Slidell took a 33-31 lead by halftime. The Tigers led 45-42 after three quarters.

Eddie Thomas topped the Tigers (24-9) with 19  points. Tyler Harris scored 12 and Jonathan Merriman finished with 10 points. Javon Antonio, Brandon Davis and Allen Williams each had 16 points to top the Wildcats (15-13).

Slidell advances to play at sixth-seed H.L. Bourgeois in the regional round. The Braves edged 27^th-seed LaGrange 64-61.

Seventh-seed Bonnabel held off a stiff upset challenge to edge 26^th-seed Live Oak 73-70 in Kenner.

The Bruins controlled play in the first half, taking a 21-14 lead after one quarter and a 47-30 lead by halftime. The Eagles stormed back in the second half cutting the deficit to 54-44 after three quarters

Guard T.J. Collins led Bonnabel (25-5) with 24 points and eight rebounds. Rodney Munson added 19 points while Theo Johnson had 11. Bryan Bayonne topped Live Oak (18-14) with 22 points, Dearron Capling had 20 and Lawrence Pierre finished with 16 points for the Eagles.

Bonnabel advances to entertain 10^th-seed Thibodaux in the regional round. The Tigers whipped 23^rd-seed Acadiana 79-56.

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