Replay: Country Day turns in complete effort, earns big win over Hahnville

METAIRIE – The LHSAA boys basketball playoffs are two weeks away, so it was a good time for Country Day to play its best game of the year.

The Cajuns used unselfish passing, solid defense and the hot three-point shooting of Brennan White to a 69-50 victory over Hahnville Tuesday night at Patrick Gymnasium.

“I thought we shared the ball really well,” said Country Day coach Mike McGuire. “Brennan was unconscious in the first half. Our zone defense really worked well tonight.”

Country Day (17-11) trailed only once, at 5-4. The Cajuns responded to that brief deficit by scoring 10 unanswered points to close out the first quarter.

White, a sophomore who finished with 22 points, hit six three-pointers, five of them in the second quarter, as the Cajuns stretched their lead to 36-20 at halftime.

“After I hit the first two shots, I felt like all the rest of them were going in,” said White, who scored 17 of the Cajuns’ 22 points in the second quarter.

If Hahnville had a hope of making a second-half run, Country Day quickly squelched it by scoring the first six points of the third quarter.

Kellen Brewer had 14 points and Hermon Dyson 10 for Country Day.

Hahnville (18-10) was led by Jordan Moore’s 24 points, 17 in the second half.

The Tigers have a huge district matchup at first-place H.L. Bourgeois Thursday. The Cajuns remain home to face St. Martin’s Episcopal Friday.

“We want to be tough defensively (late in the season),” McGuire said. “We’re emphasizing get better these next five games for that playoff run. It’s how you play in February and March that really matters.”