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2007 Boys’ Seeding
1. Amite
2. Hammond
3. Ponchatoula
4. Independence
5. Loranger
6. Sumner
2007 Girls’ Seeding
1. Ponchatoula
2. Hammond
3. Loranger
4. Amite
5. Independence
6. Sumner
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Parish Tournament Day 3 Photos
CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY ... DAY 3
Ponchatoula and Hammond rally to earn Parish Championships.
Lady Wave defeats Hammond 58-51 and Tornadoes win over Loranger 68-60.
| Game 9 — 12:00 noon |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
| Independence (5) |
11 |
9 |
14 |
6 |
xx |
40 |
| Sumner (6) |
6 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
xx |
31 |
| Game 10 — 1:30 p.m. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
| Independence (4) |
23 |
17 |
13 |
14 |
xx |
71 |
| Sumner (6) |
8 |
15 |
11 |
19 |
xx |
48 |
| Game 11 — 3:00 p.m. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
| Loranger (3) |
5 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
xx |
34 |
| Amite (4) |
16 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
xx |
52 |
| Game 12 — 4:30 p.m. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
| Ponchatoula (3) |
10 |
9 |
9 |
16 |
18 |
62 |
| Amite (1) |
12 |
13 |
6 |
13 |
7 |
51 |
| Game 13 — 6:00 p.m. |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
OT
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Final |
| Ponchatoula (1) |
7 |
16 |
16 |
19 |
xx |
58 |
| Hammond (2) |
15 |
9 |
14 |
13 |
xx |
51 |
| Game 14 — 7:30 p.m. |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
OT
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Final |
| Loranger (4) |
16 |
19 |
15 |
10 |
xx |
60 |
| Hammond (2) |
20 |
12 |
19 |
17 |
xx |
68 |
*Yellow background designates a Girls’ game.
LORANGER—The Ponchatoula Lady Wave and the Hammond Tornadoes overcame halftime
deficits to win the girls and boys Parish Championship crown in final
HIDE AND SEEK— Ponchatoula’s Desiree Dotey (23) peers around Hammond’s
Brooke Lanier (2) in Saturday’s championship game won by the Lady Wave 58-51. |
day action
Saturday night. The Lady Wave withstood a 15-7 first quarter run by the
Lady Tors and trailed 24-23 at the half, while the Tornadoes fought off
a Loranger home court advantage and a 35-32 halftime deficit
in route to earning a wins.
“I could tell just watching them (Hammond) warm up that they brought
their ‘A-Game’ and were ready to play,” said Ponchatoula head coach Justin
Adams. “They took away our inside game and we had to rely on the outside shot.
Fortunately for us our guards stepped up and made some big shots for us.”
“Loranger’s first five to six guys are solid
players. We were able to wear them down a bit in the second half,” said Hammond head coach Kilavorus Thompson.
The Amite Lady Warriors and Warriors battled Loranger and
Ponchatoula respectably for third place honors and enjoyed a mixed result. The Amite
Ladies won 52-34, but the Amite boys lost in over time 62-51. The Independence Tigers and
Lady Tigers each won fifth place consolation games over Sumner. The Lady Tigers defeated
the Cowgirls 40-31, while the Tigers routed the Cowboys 71-48. The Amite Lady
Warriors and Warriors battled Loranger and Ponchatoula respectably for third
place honors and enjoyed a mixed result.
Lady Wave 58, Lady Tors 51
The Hammond Lady Tors opened the girls’ championship game in
impressive fashion opening up an 8-2 lead over the top-seeded Ponchatoula Lady
Wave on the strength of good shooting by Julia Jackson and Jasmine Manuel and
solid defense in the paint. The Lady Tors extended their lead to eight by the
end of the first period going up 15-7.
Ponchatoula answered in the second period as senior Desiree Dotey
hit a pair of three-pointers to pace a 16-9 run to get the Lady to within one at
24-23 by halftime. Hammond traded baskets with Ponchatoula in the third with
the Lady Wave gaining a slight edge outscoring the Lady
Tors 16-14 to take the lead at 40-38.
With the Lady Tors continuing to limit the Lady Wave inside game,
consistent outside shooting by Ponchatoula’s Chelsee Lamarca made the difference
for the top-seed ladies as Lamarca finished with 17 points and paced a
fourth period 19-13 run to secure the win.
Hammond’s Jackson led all scorers with 21 points, while teammate
Manuel added 16 more. Dotey scored 16 for Ponchatoula.
Hammond 68, Loranger 60
The fifth-seeded Loranger Wolves kept their Cinderella run
going early in the
 GOING UP STRONG— Hammond’s Carderion Beale (20) goes up hard in the paint against Loranger’s Josh DePhillps (left) and Marc Chambers (right) in Saturday’s championship game won by the Tors 68-60. |
boys’ championship game riding the shooting of senior Lionel Lewis
to a 35-32 lead over Hammond at halftime. The Wolves, who knocked off number one
seed
Amite 84-82 in the semi-final round, seemed poised to upset the number
two-seeded Tornadoes. However with limited bench help, Hammond used a full
court press to wear down the Loranger starters and the outside-inside
combination of seniors Carderion Beale and John Burris paced a furious
17-10 run in the final period to secure a Tornado win. Burris would
finish with 17 points in the paint, while Beale tossed in 12 from around the arc.
“We knew they were solid at the starting positions and our game plan
was to try to wear them down with pressure defense,” said Hammond head coach Kilavorus Thompson.
“They (Loranger) played a good game. For us, our defense was able to step up at the end and create points
off of turnovers.”
“I was proud of the effort. Our kids were tired but kept
working hard to try and make plays,” said Loranger head coach Wash Edwards. “Our starters played
a lot minutes and they (Hammond) were able to take advantage with their pressure defense.”
Hammond scored the first seven points of the game before Loranger
answered with a 4-0 run. The Tornadoes led by as much as eight at 18-10 at the
1:39 mark before senior Josh DePhillips and Lewis dropped in back-to-back
three-pointers to pull the Wolves to within two at 18-16. Hammond answered
with a shot by sophomore Terrance Bridges to take a 20-16 first period lead.
Loranger went 5-for-7 from the charity stripe in the second period
and outscored Hammond 6-2 in the final minute and a half to take a 35-32 advantage
at the half. The Wolves built on their lead early in the third going up by four
at 43-39 on a jumper by senior LJ Holland at the 4:30 mark. Bridges and Burris
hit unanswered shots to pull Hammond back even at 43 with 3:26 showing. The two
teams swapped baskets the rest of the period with the Tornadoes
owning a narrow 51-50 lead after three.
Fatigue and defense would settle it in the final period as
Hammond unleashed full-court pressure on Loranger creating 12 points off
turnovers. The Wolves stayed within reach trailing 61-58 with 1:45 remaining,
but the Tornadoes would outscore Loranger 7-2 the rest of the way to secure the win.
For Loranger, Lewis led all scorers finishing with 21
points and fellow senior Marc Chambers added 16.
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DECEMBER 20-22 ...
Parish Tournament
Always a special event and hosted by Loranger High School. Come out and watch
the local girls and boys teams battle for the title of Parish champs.
DECEMBER 20-22 ...
Parish Tournament
Loranger Wolves win thriller overtime thriller 84-82 over Amite to advance to the finals.
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