Country Day, Northshore, Riverside, Sophie B. Wright win at Sunkist Shootout

Area Boys Prep Basketball Results from Wednesday, Dec. 26

It was a solid day for area teams at the annual Sunkist Shootout in Lafayette Wednesday at St. Thomas More High School.

Country Day fought off Comeaux 53-48 for its sixth straight win.

Kaleb Jenkins led the way for the Cajuns (10-3) with 19 points while Christian Becnel added 17 points. Christian Archangel had 17 to pace the Spartans (2-10).

Northshore easily handled Southern Lab 53-26.

The Panthers (8-8) were led by Michael Benedict with 15 points while James Martin finished with 10 points. Cameron Robinson topped the Kittens (2-10) with six points.

In a battle of Rebels, Riverside Academy hammered Teurlings Catholic 77-38.

Riverside (4-8) was led by Isaiah Bigham with 20 points, Brian Walker had 17 and Kash Foley finished with 16 points. Bryce Girard led Teurlings Catholic (4-7) with eight points as the Rebels lost their third straight game.

Sophie B. Wright rolled over St. Thomas Aquinas 84-35.

The Warriors (15-3) got a dominant performance from Charlie Russell, Jr., who had 30 points and 15 rebounds while Greg Hammond finished with 18 points. The Falcons (2-14) got 10 points each from Jacob Romero and JeMichael Williams.

Defending Class 5A state champion Walker fought off a still challenge from Archbishop Rummel, rallying to win 62-52.

Walker controlled play in the first half and led 23-13 at the break but the Raiders rallied to take a two-point lead with under seven minutes left before Jalen Cook returned from foul trouble to lead the Wildcats to victory. Cook scored 12 of his game-high 21 points in the final quarter for Walker (12-4). Trent Montgomery added 15 points while Brian Thomas had 14 for the Wildcats. Corey Smooth led Rummel (4-10) with 20 points while Kade Rivera finished with 10 points.

New Orleans Area

Purple Knight Basketball Classic at St. Augustine

Game one: Chalmette vs. Sci Academy, 11:30 a.m.

Game two: McDonogh 35 65, Ben Franklin 35

Game three: Slidell 92, East St. John 84

Game four: Thibodaux 83, West Jefferson 53

Game five: J.F. Kennedy vs. McMain, 5:30 p.m.

Game six: St. Augustine 71, KIPP Renaissance 38

Game seven: East Ascension 73, Karr 33

Others:

Carencro 52, Lusher 48 (at Sunkist Shootout in Lafayette)

Country Day 53, Comeaux 48 (at Sunkist Shootout in Lafayette)

Jesuit 64, Itawamba (MS) 48 (at Travis Outlaw Slam Dunk Hump Classic at Starkville, MS)

Northshore 53, Southern Lab 26 (at Sunkist Shootout in Lafayette)

Riverside Academy 77, Teurlings Catholic 38 (at Sunkist Shootout in Lafayette)

Walker 62, Archbishop Rummel 52 (at Sunkist Shootout in Lafayette)

Sophie B. Wright 84, St. Thomas Aquinas 35 (at Sunkist Shootout in Lafayette)

Baton Rouge Area

Baker 67, Tara 43 (at Lee Magnet Tournament)

Glen Oaks 61, Mentorship Academy 46 (at Lee Magnet Tournament)

Lee Magnet 93, Northeast 45 (at Lee Magnet Tournament)

University High 55, Madison Ridgeland (MS) 33

Zachary 61, Woodlawn (BR) 49 (at Lee Magnet Tournament)

Bayou Area

Pineville 88, Covenant Christian 39 (at Vermilion Catholic Tournament)

St. Thomas More 64, Vandebilt Catholic 48 (at Sunkist Shootout in Lafayette)

Tioga 44, Patterson 39 (at St. Martinville Tournament)

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Thursday, Dec. 27

New Orleans Area

Bogalusa vs. Hammond, 3 p.m. at Archbishop Hannan Tournament

Jesuit vs. Tupelo (MS), 1:30 p.m. at Travis Outlaw Tournament at Starkville, MS

Landry-Walker vs. Long Beach Poly (CA), 8:45 p.m. at King Cotton holiday Classic at Pine Bluff, AK

Pine at Covington, 4:20 p.m.

Pope John Paul II vs. Iowa, 6:30 p.m. at North Vermilion Tournament

South Plaquemines vs. Choctawatchee (FL) 7:30 p.m. at Northwest Florida Shootout at Fort Walton Beach, FL

St. Paul’s vs. Sumter Central, 3 p.m. at Northwest Florida Shootout at Fort Walton Beach, FL

Purple Knight Classic continues at St. Augustine

Sunkist Shootout continues at St. Thomas More

Baton Rouge Area

Catholic (PC) at St. Edmund, 7 p.m.

Central vs. Episcopal, 6 p.m. at Episcopal Tournament

Denham Springs vs. Minden, 8:30 p.m. at Airline Tournament

Holy Cross vs. Lakeshore, 4:45 p.m. at Episcopal Tournament

Livonia vs. St. Charles Catholic, 4 p.m. at Catholic High Tournament

Northlake Christian vs. Albany, 7:15 p.m. at Episcopal Tournament

Port Allen vs. St. Michael, 8 p.m. at Catholic High Tournament

St. Amant vs. Northwood-Lena, 8:30 p.m. at Airline Tournament

Bayou Area

Centerville vs. Kaplan, 12:30 p.m .at North Vermilion Tournament

Delcambre vs. Berwick, 2 p.m.

Ellender vs. Washington-Marion, 7 p.m. at LaGrange Tournament

South Lafourche vs. Terrebonne, 3 p.m. at Cardinal Classic

West St. John vs. South Terrebonne, 4 p.m. at Cardinal Classic