Girls Basketball: Grace King handles East Jefferson, Dominican heads to Curtis in district showdown

Area Girls Prep Basketball Report for Thursday, Jan. 17

In Metairie, Grace King made the short trip to East Jefferson and handled the Warriors 39-23 Wednesday in a District 8-5A contest.

In a low scoring affair, the Fighting Irish led 6-5 after one quarter and 14-13 at the half.

After the tightly contest first half, Grace King controlled the second half, winning the third quarter 11-2 to take a 25-15 lead going to the final quarter and pulled away for the win.

Sophomore Steffiona Washington scored nearly half of Grace King’s points, finishing with 18 on the evening while sophomore captain Briana Batiste added 16 points. Freshman Sanaa Holmes added six points for the winners.

A very young team without a senior, Grace King has a very good future. The Fighting Irish (6-18) return to action Friday at Episcopal at 5 pm while the Warriors (1-19) return to district play next Wednesday at John Ehret at 5 pm.

In a key District 9-5A contest this evening, Dominican (20-2, 2-0) plays at John Curtis Christian (20-2, 1-1) at 5 pm with the district lead on the line. Curtis is the two-time defending Division I state champion.

Area Girls Prep Basketball Results from Wednesday, Jan. 16

New Orleans Area

Cohen 36, Sophie B. Wright 34

Fontainebleau 56, Belle Chasse 36

Grace King 39, East Jefferson 23

Baton Rouge Area

Denham Springs 52, Central 31

White Castle 67, Destrehan 58

Bayou Area

South Terrebonne 39, Houma Christian 32

Area Girls Prep Basketball Schedule for Thursday, Jan. 17

New Orleans Area

Archbishop Chapelle at Mount Carmel Academy, 5:45 pm

Cabrini at NOMMA, 5 pm

Chalmette at Bonnabel, 5 pm

Dominican at John Curtis Christian, 5 pm

Ben Franklin at Carver, 5 pm

Landry-Walker at West Jefferson, 6 pm

Lusher at Haynes, 5:30 pm

Lutcher at West St. John, 6 pm

McGehee at St. Katharine Drexel, 5 pm

Newman at South Plaquemines, 5 pm

Pearl River at Fisher, 5 pm

Riverdale at McDonogh 35, 5 pm

St. James at Academy of The Sacred Heart (NO), 5 pm

Patrick Taylor at St. Martin’s Episcopal, 5 pm

St. Scholastica at Country Day, 5 pm

Ursuline at St. Charles Catholic, 5 pm

Baton Rouge Area

Family Christian at East Feliciana, 6 pm

McKinley at East Ascension, 6 pm

St. Joseph’s Academy at Dutchtown, 5:30 pm

St. Amant at Broadmoor, 6 pm

Bayou Area

E.D. White Catholic at Ellender, 6 pm