Girls Basketball: St. Thomas Aquinas handles Northlake Christian

Area Girls Prep Basketball Report for Wednesday, Nov. 5

In a battle of a pair of teams Tuesday that will contend for Division III honors statewide, St. Thomas Aquinas whipped Northlake Christian 56-40 at Hammond.

The Lady Falcons jumped on top immediately, taking a 16-7 lead after one quarter before expanding the lead to 34-16 by halftime and STA maintained the lead the rest of the way with Northlake Christian closing to within seven points on a couple of occasions but never getting any closer.

Jaylyn James led the Lady Falcons with 22 points while Kyren Whittington topped the Lady Wolverines with 21 points.

St. Thomas Aquinas (4-3) returns to action next Tuesday at Zachary at 5:30 p.m. while Northlake Christian (5-2) seeks to rebound Friday at Archbishop Hannan at 6 p.m.

Area Girls Prep Basketball Results from Tuesday, Nov. 4

New Orleans Area

Albany 69, Holden 51

Amite 62, St. Helena 52

Archbishop Hannan 65, Independence 25

Assumption 42, Higgins 39

Belle Chasse 56, Grace King 34

Bogalusa 54, Varnado 23

Chalmette 50, Country Day 30

Christ Episcopal 46, Phoenix 6

Family Christian 46, Lutheran 10

Fontainebleau 31, Slidell 30

Ben Franklin 46, Karr 34

Franklinton 51, Mandeville 37

Houma Christian 61, Riverside Academy 23

Livingston Collegiate 48, Patrick Taylor 9

Ponchatoula 70, Cabrini 27

Springfield 32, Maurepas 28

St. Amant 69, Covington 22

St. Martin’s Episcopal 42, Riverdale 20

St. Scholastica 42, St. Charles Catholic 32

St. Thomas Aquinas 56, Northlake Christian 40

Jewel Sumner 65, Pope John Paul II 22

West St. John 57, McMain 44

Baton Rouge Area

Baker 57, Belaire 37

Ellender 79, Parkview Baptist 51

Madison Prep 57, Hammond 44

St. John 51, Academy of The Sacred Heart (GC) 17

St. Michael 51, Catholic (PC) 15

Thibodaux 33, Scotlandville 28

White Castle 48, Dunham 41

Bayou Area

Covenant Christian 36, Grand Isle 35

Franklin 52, Northside 29

South Lafourche 72, John Ehret 14

South Terrebonne 50, Destrehan 28

St. James 59, E.D. White Catholic 27

Area Girls Prep Basketball Schedule for Wednesday, Nov. 5

New Orleans Area

Einstein Charter at St. Katharine Drexel, 5:30 p.m.

Haynes at Cohen, 5 p.m.

Kenner Discovery at Patrick Taylor, 5 p.m.

Loranger at Pine, 6 p.m.

Northshore at Jewel Sumner, 6 p.m.

St. Martin’s Episcopal at Sci Academy, 5 p.m.

Ursuline at Warren Easton, 7 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area

Baker at Southern Lab, 6 p.m.

Brusly at False River, 6 p.m.

Donaldsonville at Brusly, 6 p.m.

Livonia at East Iberville, 6 p.m.

Mentorship Academy at Thrive Academy, 6 p.m.

Port Allen at Episcopal, 6 p.m.

Walker vs. French Settlement, 6 p.m. in Maurepas Tournament

Woodlawn (BR) at White Castle, 5:30 p.m.

Bayou Area

Ascension Catholic at Central Catholic, 6 p.m.

H.L. Bourgeois at Vandebilt Catholic, 5 p.m.

West. St. Mary at E.D. White Catholic, 6 p.m.