Crescent City Christian among winners at Tournament of Champions

Area Prep Basketball Report for Thursday, Dec. 4

The Tournament of Champions Tournament, hosted by Sophie B. Wright at two locations, got underway Wednesday.

Among the winners were Carver, Crescent City Christian, Hahnville, Southern Lab, Booker T. Washington and Sophie B. Wright.

Crescent City Christian defeated Port Allen 54-48 behind 18 points, 12 assists and five steals from Byron Joshua while Jordan Farrell had a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Pioneers improved to 5-2 on the season.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Wednesday, Dec. 3
Abramson Sci Academy 74, Kenner Discovery 52
Brusly 71, French Settlement 35
John Ehret 45, Einstein Charter 37
Fontainebleau 51, Live Oak 46
Independence 54, Northeast 43
Lakeshore 103, Springfield 56
Phoenix 46, South Plaquemines 41
Pine 52, Amite 32

Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Boys’ Basketball Tournament First Round Results
Central Lafourche def. Jesuit, 50-46
St. Paul’s def. Long Beach (MS), 78-42
St. Augustine def. Lusher, 71-17
Shaw def. Northshore, 48-44
Lee Magnet def. Rummel, 46-39
Holy Cross def. St. Thomas Aquinas, 73-35
De La Salle def. St. Stanislaus, 72-31
John Curtis def. West Jefferson, 58-46

Tournament of Champions First Round Results
Carver 46, St. Thomas More 34
Crescent City Christian 54, Port Allen 48
Hahnville 59, M.L. King Charter 36
Jehovah-Jireh 71, Riverside Academy 62
Southern Lab 82, McDonogh 35 26
Booker T. Washington 62, Country Day 59
Sophie B. Wright 63, Slidell 58

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Thursday, Dec. 5
Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Boys’ Basketball Quarterfinals
Central Lafourche vs. St. Paul’s, 7:30 p.m. (at Jesuit)
St. Augustine vs. Shaw, 7:30 p.m. (at Shaw)
Lee Magnet vs. Holy Cross, 7:30 p.m. (at Holy Cross)
De La Salle vs. John Curtis, 7:30 p.m. (at De La Salle)

Others:
Cohen at Livingston Collegiate, 6 p.m.
Ben Franklin at Morris Jeff Community, 6 p.m.
Hammond vs. Wossman, 5:30 p.m. at East Ascension Tournament
Lutcher at Assumption, 8 p.m.
New Orleans Science & Math at J.F. Kennedy, 6 p.m.
Pearl River at Chalmette, 12:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Belle Chasse, 7:30 p.m.
Ponchatoula vs. Catholic (BR), 3:30 p.m. at St. Amant Tournament
Patrick Taylor at Ridgewood, 5:30 p.m.
Plaquemine at St. Helena, 6 p.m.