Girls Basketball: KIPP-B.T. Washington downs Karr, 41-34

Area Girls Prep Basketball Report for Friday, Feb. 1

KIPP-B.T. Washington downs Karr (Ken Trahan)

It was a tightly contested game from start to finish Thursday night.

In the end, KIPP-Booker T. Washington defeated Karr 41-34 at Karr.

The win was the fifth straight for the Lions.

The game was tied 11-11 after one quarter before the Lions took a 24-21 lead at the half. It was 31-28 after three quarters.

With the win, KIPP-B.T. Washington improved to 16-10. The Lions face a tough task at home tonight against two-time defending Division I state champion John Curtis Christian at 6 pm. The Cougars (16-12) saw their six-game win streak come to an end. Karr returns to District 9-4A action tonight at home against McMain at 6 pm.

Area Girls Prep Basketball Results from Thursday, Jan. 31

New Orleans Area

Bonnabel 41, East Jefferson 39

Chalmette 68, Grace King 35

John Curtis Christian 51, Archbishop Chapelle 31

Ben Franklin 54, NOMMA 21

Haynes 84, De La Salle 55

Kenner Discovery 53, Riverdale 37

KIPP-B.T. Washington 41, Karr 34

Landry-Walker 64, John Ehret 44

McGehee 52, South Plaquemines 35

Mount Carmel Academy 32, Dominican 31

St. James 53, St. Charles Catholic 48

Ursuline 71, Lusher Charter 9

West Jefferson 51, Higgins 46

Baton Rouge Area

The Church Academy 48, Capitol 14

Dunham 37, Northeast 34

East Ascension 58, St. Joseph’s Academy 30

Family Christian 42, Louisiana School for the Deaf 17

Bayou Area

Houma Christian 57, H.L. Bourgeois 52

Area Girls Prep Basketball Schedule for Friday, Feb. 1

New Orleans Area

Academy of Our Lady at Helen Cox, 5 pm

Academy of the Sacred Heart (NO) at Newman, 6 pm

Albany at Archbishop Hannan, 6 pm

Cohen at Sophie B. Wright, 4 pm

Country Day at St. Mary’s Academy, 5 pm

Covenant Christian at St. Martin’s Episcopal, 5 pm

John Curtis Christian at Salmen, 6 pm

Doyle at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6 pm

East St. John at Destrehan, 6 pm

Fisher at Belle Chasse, 4:30 pm

Ben Franklin at Livingston Collegiate, 5:30 pm

Franklinton at Pearl River, 6 pm

International High at Thomas Jefferson, 5 pm

Mandeville at Northshore, 6 pm

McMain at Karr, 6 pm

Northlake Christian at Independence, 6 pm

Ponchatoula at Slidell, 6 pm

St. Scholastica at Lakeshore, 6 pm

Baton Rouge Area

Ascension Catholic at St. John, 6 pm

Belaire at Scotlandville, 6 pm

Brusly at University High, 6 pm

Catholic (PC) at Westminster Christian, 6 pm

Denham Springs at Lee Magnet, 6 pm

East Feliciana at Northeast, 5 pm

Glen Oaks at West Feliciana, 6 pm

Live Oak at Central, 7 pm

Mentorship Academy at Baker, 6 pm

Riverside Academy at French Settlement, 6 pm

St. Amant at McKinley, 6 pm

Zachary at Walker, 5:30 pm

Bayou Area

H.L. Bourgeois at Central Lafourche, 5 pm

Delcambre at Franklin, 6:30 pm

Erath at Berwick, 6 pm

Highland Baptist at Central Catholic, 6 pm

Thibodaux at Terrebonne, 6 pm

Vandebilt Catholic at Ellender, 6 pm

Varnado at Houma Christian, 6 pm

West St. Mary at Catholic (NI), 6 pm