Olympia pulls away from John Curtis in second half of Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic

WESTWEGO – It took a little while for the Olympia Titans to find their footing.

When they did, there was no stopping the Titans.

Jizzle James scored 19 points and had five rebounds as Olympia downed John Curtis Christian in the quarterfinals of the Boys National Bracket of the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic at the Alario Center Friday night.

The Patriots started hot, taking a 20-17 lead after one quarter on the strength of a trio of 3-pointers.

The Titans clamped down on Curtis the rest of the way, allowing just 25 points combined in the final three quarters.

Olympia went on a 7-0 run to take a 24-21 lead before going on a 9-0 run to lead 31-23 in the second quarter. The Titans led 36-30 at the half and never trailed again.

Olympia closed the third quarter on an 8-0 run to take a commanding 55-38 lead into the final quarter.

BOYS NATIONAL BRACKET:
Olympia – 65
John Curtis – 45#sbprepclassic pic.twitter.com/dKs36gcbJM

— Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic (@sbprepclassic) January 7, 2023

Kaiden White finished with 14 points for Olympia.

Michael Turner Jr. had 13 points for John Curtis (12-2), all in the first half. Autrail Manning had nine points, all in the first quarter and Mark Johnson had nine points and five rebounds.

The Titans controlled the boards by a 34-21 margin.

Olympia (12-1) advances to take on Archbishop Shaw Saturday at 2 p.m. in the semifinals.

FINAL
Olympia 17 19 19 10 — 65
Curtis 20 10 8 7 — 45

Area Prep Basketball Results from Friday, Jan. 6

Boys
Archbishop Hannan 50, Karr 38
Archbishop Rummel 65, John F. Kennedy 35
Archbishop Shaw 48, Northshore 46
Bartlett 48, Newman 39 (OT)
Country Day 66, Mount Bethel (GA) 58
Family Christian 49, Lutcher 33
Jesuit 50, Holy Cross 49
Norland (FL) 67, Tupelo (MS) 57
Olympia (FL) 65, John Curtis Christian 45
Sophie B. Wright 53, McDonogh (35) 52 (OT)
St. Joseph’s (CA) 50, King’s Fork (VA) 40
Western (KY) 70, St. Augustine 52

Others:
Bonnabel 65, Thibodaux 30
Hahnville 70, East St. John 60
Hammond 75, Covington 65
Haynes Academy 52, Lutheran 22
M.L. King Charter 51, Livingston Collegiate 41
Patrick Taylor 62, Fisher 16
Riverdale 90, Abramson 75
Riverside 60, Maurepas 25
Salmen 65, De La Salle 56
St. James 67, International 37
St. Paul’s 56, Episcopal 51
St. Thomas Aquinas 71, Lakeshore 61

Girls
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Bartlett (TN) 78, Warren Easton 54
John Curtis Christian 73, Parrish Community (FL)63
Kenwood 51 (IL), Lafayette 48
Lafayette Christian 57, LaGrange 31
Northshore 57, St. Mary’s Academy 24
Southern Lab 58, St. Thomas Aquinas 53
Sparkman (AL) 70, Vandebilt Catholic 60

Others:
Albany 65, Denham Springs 43
Archbishop Chapelle 55, Episcopal 48
Christ Episcopal 37, Berwick 18
Doyle 45, Madison Prep 24
Dunham 45, Country Day 39
East St. John 43, Hahnville 39
E.D. White Catholic 43, Haynes Academy 15
French Settlement 49, St. Amant 39
Loranger 69, Lakeshore 54
Mandeville 65, Holden 39
McDonogh (35) 35, Higgins 34
Plaquemine 39, St. Helena 22
Salmen 67, Pearl River 33
St. Scholastica 57, Archbishop Hannan 55
Thomas Jefferson 43, Bunkie 23
Ursuline Academy 48, Collegiate (BR) 24