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Congrats to Amite, St. Thomas, Northshore, and St. Joseph’s.
ST. THOMAS LADIES’ VERITAS CHALLENGE DAY 1 Parish teams Amite and St. Thomas
earn double-digit wins to advance.
St. Joseph’s wins “Free Throw Festival” vs. Loranger.
Northshore Lady Panthers rip Ascension Catholic 65-26.
| Game 1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
| Covington |
17 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
xx |
55 |
| Amite |
22 |
21 |
12 |
21 |
xx |
76 |
| Game 2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
| St. Thomas |
11 |
17 |
23 |
14 |
xx |
65 |
| Ascension Catholic |
4 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
xx |
26 |
| Game 3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
| Destrehan |
10 |
9 |
15 |
2 |
xx |
36 |
| Northshore |
21 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
xx |
61 |
| Game 4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
| Loranger |
10 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
xx |
42 |
| St. Joseph’s |
11 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
xx |
57 |
HAMMOND—Tournament host St. Thomas and the Amite Lady Warriors scored
convincing wins to advance in the opening round of the Ladies Veritas
Challenge
GOING FOR THE BLOCK—Amite’s Gabrielle James (3) goes up
for a block of a shot by Covington’s Lauren McIntrye (40). |
Wednesday with the Lady Falcons cruising to a 65-26 win over
Ascension Catholic and Amite besting Covington 76-55. Northshore ripped
the Destrehan Lady Cats 61-31 and the Loranger Lady Wolves came out on the
short end of a “Free Throw Festival,” in which both teams went to
the line a total of 49 times, 57-42.
The Lady Falcons did not allow the Lady Bulldogs of Ascension
Catholic to score more than eight points in any period while averaging a little
over 16 points per period in route to a solid 65-26 win. Senior Beth Hagan
led the effort scoring 12 points, while freshman Kelseigh Hughes added 11 more
for the winners. For the Lady Bulldogs, Allison Falcon finished with 10 points.
Both teams struggled from the free throw line with the Lady
Falcons going only 16-of-29 from the line, while the Lady Bulldogs managed only
8-for-22 from the free stripe.
The Amite Lady Warriors got double-digit performances
from seniors Dominique Ginn, Chelsea Daniels, and Tiffany Foster to lift Amite
over Covington 76-55. The three seniors score 18, 17, and 13 respectively.
Covington’s Tyerra Bickham paced the Lady Lions effort tossing in 24 points,
while teammate Kelsie Gasson added 12 more.
The Northshore Lady Panthers doubled the point total plus one
(21-10) of their opponent in the first period and never looked back rolling
to a 61-36 victory over Destrehan. Junior Casey Hanlon worked the perimeter
for 19 points and sophomore Jordyn Beaudette poured in 12 more to pace
Northshore. Destrehan’s Tawanne Lee matched Hanlon’s total of 19 to lead the Lady Cats.
In the final game of the first round, the Loranger Lady Wolves
and St. Joseph managed to play a game of basketball in between 49 trips to the free
STRONG MOVE TO THE BASKET—Loranger’s Joycelyn Willie goes in strong to
the basket against St. Joseph’s Megan Blanchard in first round action Wednesday night. |
throw line between the two teams. St. Joseph’s won the game 57-42 and benefited
most from the free throw festival making 35 trips to the line and cashing in 25.
The Lady Wolves went to line 14 times, but collected only seven points. Four Loranger
starters fouled out and a fifth started finished the game with four fouls.
St. Joseph Junior SiMon Franklin led all scorers with
17 points and teammate Meagan Duncan led had 10. For Loranger, Whitney Anthony
paced the Lady Wolves with 11 points and Joycelyn Willie added seven more all
scored at the free throw stripe.
Action resumes on Thurday at 3:45 p.m. when Covington takes on Ascension Cathloic
and Loranger battles Destrehan at 5:00 p.m. in the early games. St. Thomas tips off against Amite in the
next game at 6:15 p.m. and Northshore goes against St. Joseph in the final game of day two at 7:30 p.m.
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DECEMBER 15 ...
Game of the Week
Good rivalries never die. The Ponchatoula Green Wave hosts the Hammond Tornadoes.
Action starts at 5:00 p.m.
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.
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Day 1 Slideshow
Day 2 Slideshow
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