LHSAA Boys Basketball Semifinals: McDonogh 35, Lusher, De La Salle look to reach finals Tuesday

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With Crescent City Christian already into the Division V state championship game by virtue of its 75-61 win over Grace Christian Monday,  three more area schools look to achieve the same feat today and tonight.

In the Class 4A semifinals at 3 p.m., 18^th-seeded McDonogh 35 looks to continue its Cinderella run to a state title when the Roneagles (20-14) battle third-seed Woodlawn of Shreveport (30-5) at 3 p.m.

McDonogh 35 went to north Louisiana and upset 15^th-seed Bastrop 54-51 before shocking second-seed Bossier 80-78 in the regional round. In the quarterfinals, the Roneagles won at home over 23^rd-seed St. Martinville 68-67 to reach the final four.

In Division II, a pair of area teams have a shot at the title game.

At 6:15 p.m. fourth-seed Lusher Charter (21-7) battles top-seed and traditional power St. Thomas More (22-9) at 6:15 p.m. The Lions are in the final four for the first time. They advanced by defeating 13^th-seed Archbishop Hannan 63-50 before downing fifth-seeded St. Louis Catholic 50-44 in the quarterfinals.

Defending state champion and third-seed De La Salle (20-10) faces a rematch with second-seed University Lab (18-11) at 8 p.m.

As a third-seed a year ago, the Cavaliers upset the top-seeded Cubs 81-69 in the state championship game for its first state championship since 1986, ending the three-year reign of University Lab as Division II state champions.

The two sides are meeting for the third time in as many years in the playoffs in a rubber match. In 2016, U-High whipped De La Salle 67-45 in the Class 3A quarterfinals.

It has developed into quite a rivalry between the Cavs and Cubs.

University Lab defeated De La Salle 45-19 for the Division II state championship in football on Dec. 8 of last year.

Monday
Division V semifinal: (3) Crescent City Christian75, (2) Grace Christian 61
Division V semifinal: (1) Jehovah-Jireh 75, (4) Episcopal School of Acadiana 53
Class C semifinal: (1) Summerfield 59, (5) Pleasant Hill 40
Class C semifinal: (2) Simpson 49, (3) Singer 34
Division IV semifinal: (1) Lafayette Christian 41, (4) Southern Lab 34
Division IV semifinal: (2) St. Mary’s 54, (3) Hamilton Christian 52

Tuesday
Class 1A semifinal: (1) Tensas (34-1) vs. (4) White Castle (22-8), 11:30 a.m.
Class 1A semifinal: (2) Dehli (28-9) vs. (3) North Central (26-7), 1:15 p.m.
Class 4A semifinal: (3) Woodlawn-Shreveport (30-5) vs. (18) McDonogh 35 (20-14), 3 p.m.
Class 4A semifinal: (1) Westgate (22-5) vs. (8) Carencro (26-10), 4:45 p.m.
Division II semifinal: (1) St. Thomas More (22-9) vs. (4) Lusher Charter (21-7), 6:15 p.m.
Division II semifinal: (2) University (18-11) vs. (3) De La Salle (20-10), 8 p.m.