Girls Basketball Playoffs: Mandeville, Amite, SSA, John Curtis, Sacred Heart, BTW, STA advance with wins Monday

Girls Prep Basketball Report for Tuesday, Feb. 20

It was a tough day for area teams Monday as many were eliminated in the regional round of the LHSAA girls prep basketball playoffs.

That was not the case for Mandeville.

The third-seeded Skippers advanced to the Non-Select Division I quarterfinals Monday with a 51-39 win over No. 19 East Ascension.

Mandeville led 9-3 after one quarter and it was 26-13 at halftime. It was 34-22 heading to the final quarter.

Alanna Benoit topped the Skippers with 19 points while Giulia Balbo added 10 points.

Brielle Betts led the Spartans with 13 points while Aaiyah Weems scored 10 points.

Mandeville (27-5) has won 14 straight games and will host No. 6 Zachary in the quarterfinals. The Broncos dismissed No. 11 Ponchatoula 59-47.

Mandeville defeated Zachary 64-48 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic Jan. 5.

In the Non-Select Division III bracket, perennial power and No. 2 seed Amite whipped No. 18 Marksville 72-26.

The Warriors (27-5) advance to host No. 10 Mansfield in the quarterfinals. Mansfield upset No. 7 Pine 46-35.

It has been an outstanding season for St. Scholastica and that outstanding play continues.

After winning a district title for the first time since 1988, SSA now has a playoff win for the first time in five years.

The No. 4 seeded Doves handled No. 21 St. Joseph’s Academy 50-31 at home in the regional round of the Select Division I playoffs.

St. Scholastica took control early, taking a 13-7 lead after one quarter and a 27-11 halftime advantage. It was 37-16 heading to the final quarter.

Addison Pontiff led the Doves with 18 points, Emilee Duet scored 11 points and Victoria Darrah had nine points.

Kendall Dailey scored 10 points while Annabelle Sutton finished with seven points for the Redstickers.

St. Scholastica (23-5) advances to the quarterfinals to host No. 5 Woodlawn of Baton Rouge at 6 p.m. Thursday. Woodlawn downed No. 12 Northwood 71-38.

Also in Select Division I, traditional power John Curtis Christian easily defeated No. 18 Southwood 66-20 in River Ridge.

The Patriots (19-4) advance to the quarterfinals to host No. 10 Lafayette. The Lions came to Metairie and upset No. 7 Archbishop Chapelle 38-26.

In Select Division II, No. 6 Booker T. Washington of New Orleans advanced with a 64-58 win at home over No. 11 Archbishop Hannan 58.

The Lions (19-8) advance to play at No. 3 Madison Prep in the quarterfinals. The Chargers downed No. 19 St. Michael 59-38.

In Select Division III, No. 5 seed Academy of the Sacred Heart 46 of New Orleans downed No. 12 Northlake Christian 46-35 at home.

The Cardinals jumped all over the Wolverines immediately, sprinting to a 15-2 lead after one quarter. It was 20-14 at halftime. Northlake Christian cut the deficit to 30-28 heading to the fourth quarter.

After the Wolverines tied the game 30-30 early in the fourth quarter, Sacred Heart then turned it on, outscoring Northlake Christian 16-5 the rest of the way for the win.

Leah Varisco led the Cardinals with 18 points while Libby Fitzpatrick scored 11 points.

Naomi Berry led the Wolverines (13-13) with 14 points while Gianna Erickson finished with nine points.

Sacred Heart (14-7) advances to face No. 4 University Lab Thursday at 5 p.m. in Baton Rouge. The Cubs whipped No. 13 Pope John Paul II 61-38.

Also in Select Division III, No. 9 St. Thomas Aquinas came to New Orleans and downed No. 8 Newman 43-27.

The Falcons (13-13) advance to take on No. 1 seed Dunham in the quarterfinals Thursday at 6 p.m. in Baton Rouge. The Tigers handled No. 16 Acadiana Renaissance Charter 52-18.

Girls Prep Basketball Results from Monday, Feb. 19
Non-Select
Division I (1) Walker 71, (17) Fontainebleau 18
(8) Haughton 41, (24) Thibodaux 31
(5) Parkway 74, (21) Northshore 45
(13) St. Amant 44, (4) Southside 43
(3) Mandeville 51, (19) East Ascension 39
(6) Zachary 59, (11) Ponchatoula 47
(7) Ruston 50, (10) Natchitoches Central 48
(2) Denham Springs 58 (15) Slidell 53

Division II
(10) Wossman 74, (16) North Vermilion 24
(8) Brusly 50, (24) West Feliciana 35
(5) LaGrange 50, (21) Jennings 40
(4) Albany 61, (13) Iota 36
(3) Bastrop 59, (14) St. Martinville 31
(6) Church Point 63, (11) Plaquemine 20
(7) Iowa 58, (10) Pearl River 42
(2) South Beauregard 59, (15) Leesville 38

Division III (1) Rosepine 79, (16) North Webster 15
(8) Springfield 58, (24) Ville Platte 42
(5) French Settlement, (21) Mamou 38
(4) Westlake 67, (20) Kinder 37
(3) Doyle 67, (14) Richwood 28
(6) Sterlington 62, (11) West St. Mary 27
(10) Mansfield 46, (7) Pine 35
(2) Amite 72, (18) Marksville 26

Division IV (1) Arcadia 74, (17) Logansport 35
(8) Oak Grove 81, (9) Oberlin 54
(5) Lakeview 59, (12) Merryville 29
(4) LaSalle 58, (13) Pickering 43
(3) Lake Arthur 71, (14) Mangham 23
(6) White Castle 72, (11) Montgomery 49
(7) East Beauregard 56, (10) East Iberville 45
(2) Oakdale 55, (15) Homer 44

Division V (1) Hicks 59, (16) Phoenix 26
(8) Pitkin 70, (9) Simpson 55
(12) Bell City 65, (5) Gibsland-Coleman 56
(4) Midland 52, (13) Negreet 35
(3) Anacoco 56, (14) Quitman 35
(6) Castor 47, (11) Summerfield 38
(7) Hathaway 66, (10) Hornbeck 42
(2) Fairview 75, (18) Pleasant Hill 57

Select
Division I (1) Huntington 72, (16) Acadiana 34
(8) St. Thomas More 44, (9) Tioga 33
(5) Woodlawn (BR) 71, (12) Northwood 38
(4) St. Scholastica 50, (20) St. Joseph’s Academy 31
(3) Liberty 59, (19) Dominican 33
(6) Carencro 65, (22) Captain Shreve 25
(10) Lafayette 38, (7) Archbishop Chapelle 26
(2) John Curtis Christian 66, (18) Southwood 20

Select II (1) Lafayette 76, (17) Booker T. Washington (SH) 40
(8) Northside 63, (9) Douglass 37
(5) Bunkie 56, (21) Cabrini 21
(4) E.D. White Catholic 58, (13) De La Salle 53
(3) Madison Prep 59, (19) St. Michael 38
(6) Booker T. Washington (NO) 64, (11) Archbishop Hannan 58
(7) Teurlings Catholic 39, (10) Carver 30
(2) Vandebilt Catholic 59, (15) Washington-Marion 23

Select III (1) Dunham 52, (16) Acadiana Renaissance Charter 18
(9) St. Thomas Aquinas 43, (8) Newman 27
(5) Academy of Sacred Heart 46, (12) Northlake Christian 35
(4) University Lab 61, (13) Pope John Paul II 38
(3) Holy Savior Menard 80, (14) Calvary Baptist 39
(11) Glen Oaks 46, (6) St. Mary’s Academy 30
(7) Glenmora 72, (10) Houma Christian 29
(2) Parkview Baptist 53, (15) Episcopal 22

Select IV (1) Southern Lab 64 (16) St. Mary’s 21
(9) Cedar Creek 70, (8) St. Martin’s Episcopal 34
(12) St. John 35, (5) Ouachita Christian 30
(4) Sacred Heart 67, (20 Lincoln Prep 56
(3) Hamilton Christian 72, (14) Westminster Christian 41
(6) Central Catholic 60, (11) McGehee 23
(6) Highland Baptist 48, (10) Covenant Christian 46
(2) Northwood-Lena 62, (18) St. Edmund 39