Girls Basketball: Landry-Walker remains unbeaten in district, Grace King edges Bonnabel in thriller

Area Girls Prep Basketball Results from Thursday, Jan. 24

A pair of District 8-5A contests had decidedly different outcomes Thursday.

Playing at home, Landry-Walker remained unbeaten in district play with a convincing 43-18 victory over Higgins.

The Chargin’ Bucs blitzed the Hurricanes early, taking a 14-2 lead after one quarter and a 24-8 lead by halftime. It was 31-14 after three quarters.

Junior Tyriel Perry led Landry-Walker (18-7, 6-0) with 11 points while junior Tomaja Bowie added 10 points.

The Chargin’ Bucs, who have won seven straight games, return to district play Monday at Chalmette at 5 pm while the Hurricanes (14-13, 3-4) travel to Metairie to take on East Jefferson Monday at 5 pm.

It was two rivals battling to the finish and it went down to the wire.

In the end, the home team prevailed.

Grace King edged Bonnabel 40-39 in Metairie.

It looked like the Fighting Irish may have an easy time of it after jumping out to a 15-5 lead after one quarter but the Bruins dominated the second quarter 15-3 to take a 20-18 lead by halftime. It would be close the rest of the way.

Grace King recaptured the lead 29-27 after three quarters, setting the stage for the frenzied final quarter.

Sophomore Steffiona Washington led Grace King with 18 points while sophomore Avion Bryant added nine points and sophomore Briana Batiste had seven points.

The Fighting Irish (7-20, 3-3) return to district play Monday at home against West Jefferson at 5 pm while the Bruins (6-12, 0-6), who lost their ninth straight game, will host John Ehret in district play Monday at 5 pm.

Area Girls Prep Basketball Results from Thursday, Jan. 24

New Orleans Area

Archbishop Hannan 49, Capitol 23

Cabrini 55, McDonogh 35 51

Dominican 38, Riverside Academy 14

Independence 44, Varnado 22

Grace King 40, Bonnabel 39

Landry-Walker 43, Higgins 18

St. Charles Catholic 56, Academy of The Sacred Heart (NO) 20

St. James 50, De La Salle 40

West Jefferson 65, John Ehret 40

West St. John 62, Covenant Christian 11

Baton Rouge Area

Brusly 52, Family Christian 46

East Ascension 66, Dutchtown 63

Florida School for The Deaf 49, Louisiana School for The Deaf 6

Louisiana School for the Deaf 46, South Carolina School for the Deaf 23

St. Amant 36, St. Joseph’s Academy 25

Area Girls Prep Basketball Schedule for Friday, Jan. 25

New Orleans Area

Belle Chasse at McMain, 4:30 pm

Central Lafourche at East St. John, 6 pm

Cohen at International High, 5 pm

Covington at Ponchatoula, 6 pm

Helen Cox at Karr, 6 pm

Warren Easton at McDonogh 35, 4:30 pm

Franklinton at Salmen, 6 pm

Grand Isle at Lutheran, 5 pm

Hahnville at Destrehan, 6:15 pm

Haynes at Ursuline, 6 pm

J.F. Kennedy at Mount Carmel Academy, 5:30 pm

KIPP Renaissance at Thomas Jefferson, 4:30 pm

Lakeshore at St. Scholastica, 6 pm

Loranger at Albany, 6 pm

Mandeville at Fontainebleau, 6 pm

Pine at Amite, 6 pm

St. Katharine Drexel at Newman, 5 pm

St. Mary’s Academy at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6 pm

West St. John at St. Martin’s Episcopal, 6 pm

Baton Rouge Area

Baker at Brusly, 6 pm

Belaire at Denham Springs, 6 pm

Capitol at East Feliciana, 6 pm

Central at Scotlandville, 7 pm

The Church Academy at Mentorship Academy, 6 pm

Covenant Christian at Ascension Christian, 6 pm

False River at Catholic (PC), 6 pm

Lee Magnet at Lutcher, 6 pm

Springfield at French Settlement, 6 pm

St. John at East Iberville, 6 pm

University High at West Feliciana, 6 pm

White Castle at Ascension Catholic, 6 pm

Zachary at Live Oak, 5:30 pm

Bayou Area

Loreauville at Jeanerette, 5:30 pm

Patterson at Berwick, 6 pm

South Lafourche at Ellender, 6 pm

South Terrebonne at Vandebilt Catholic, 6 pm

Thibodaux at H.L. Bourgeois, 6 pm