Eagles edge Green Wave in playoff thriller, LaSalle clutch at charity line
LaSalle beat Ponchatoula 55 to 52 after Paul Snowden went 3 for 4 at the free throw line and LaSalle finished 4 for 4 on late trips. Cyprian led Green Wave with 18 points while Labee had 14. Eagles outboarded 31-24 and hit 14 of 15 free throws as Shaw built a 22-14 halftime lead and held on after a third quarter burst.
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Eagles
Paul Snowden
Stripe
LaSalle
Laiche
Grigas
Green Wave
Cyprian
Labee
Tim Bush
Hartman
Shaw
Nathan Williams
Corbin
Carter
Greenies
Eagles stop Holden to reach Top 28 bid
Reserve Christian defeated Holden 82-73 to reach the Top 28 Tournament by one win as Rockets coach Tommy Hodges praised the season and Reserve Christian’s steadiness. Larry Smith led RC with 16 points including 12 in the third period.
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Christian
Holden
Eagles
Rockets
Tommy Hodges
Reserve
Larry Smith
Rockets fall to Reserve Christian in fourth, fall short
Rockets built a late cushion but a third quarter surge by Reserve Christian's big man, plus seven of nine free throws late, sealed a fourth quarter loss. Derrick Taylor led Rockets with 21, Addison and Wagner 16 each, Richardson 13, while McClain 16 Ellis 15 Vogel 14 paced Reserve Christian. Hodges praised his underclassmen while acknowledging the better athletes on the opponent.
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Hodges
Rockets
Christian
Eric McClain
Addison Ellis
Aaron Vogel
Derrick Taylor
Brad Addison
Colby Wagner
Judah Richardson
SLU Baseball: Lions Sweep Roadrunners In Split Series
SLU baseball completed a doubleheader sweep of the Roadrunners. Aaron Boone led with three hits while Burns and Stephens added two apiece. Steve Sawyer tossed a complete game shutout in the opener, and Kelly Love earned the win in the nightcap as Gonzales struggled with seven runs over seven innings. The Lions sit tied atop the series, with four errors by SLU contributing to the outcomes. The next game is scheduled for noon at Alumni Field.
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Jared Howton
Aaron Boone
Ryan Smith
Link LeGrand
Lions
Kelly Love
Gonzales
Burns
Stephens
Jeremy Owen
Steve Sawyer
Sawyer
Louisiana College
Ray Hoffman
Landry
Labbe
Eric Montoya
Scott Usry
Hoffman
Marten
Roadrunners
Alumni Field
Tallet
Bulldogs
LSU
Brad Cresse
Mark Thornhill
Ryan Jorgensen
Jeremy Witten
Brad Hawpe
RBI
Billy McBride
Hawpe
Blair Barbier
Wally Pontiff
Green’s late dagger beats St. Augustine in tight finish
In a high school thriller Hammond Knights rally twice to force overtime before St. Augustine’s Red Storm fall 54-54 at regulation. Jacobi Quinn and Green set up the final basket as Green hits a fall away at the buzzer from eight feet to seal the win in overtime. Ott leads St. Aug with 21, Perry adds 13 for Hammond.
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Knights
Young
St. Aug
Green
St. Augustine
Quinn
Tors
Raymond Addison
Addison
Bernard Griffith
Hammond
Lanaux
Brandon Adams
Adams
Griffith
Lobell
Ott
Perry
John Lenz
Daily Star
Tremaine Perry
Brandon Trotter
Jacobi Quinn
New Orleans
LSU Tops Georgia in Friday and Saturday Baseball Games
LSU defeated Georgia 7-3 on Friday with Clark earning the win and Burchett taking the loss. Saturday, Matt Steele and UGA built a 10-8 win over LSU as Friedman notched the victory and McMurray took the loss in a 3 hour 29 minute game before a crowd of 7,268.
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Georgia
LSU
Chris Clark
Tony Burchett
Brian Tallet
Weylin Guidry
Brad Cresse
Clark
Tallet
Hawpe
Witten
UGA
Swann
Cresse
Matt Steele
Skip Browning
Jody Friedman
Doc Brooks
Trey Hodges
Shane Youman
Hunter Gomez
Heath McMurray
Ryan Jorgensen
Friedman
McMurray
Keppinger
Rainwater
Neufeld
Barbier
Pontiff
Jorgensen
Theriot
LSU Falls to Arkansas in SEC Tournament Narrow Loss
LSU 68 Arkansas 65 as Jabari Smith led with 13 points but the Tigers failed to close out late. Arkansas used a 17-0 run to seize control, then held on as LSU cut the deficit to within two in the final minute. Brady praised his players amid the tough finish and the Razorbacks advanced toward the final.
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Razorbacks
Smith
LSU
Arkansas
Tigers
Germane William’s
William’s
T.O. Cleveland
Dean
Brady
Swift
SEC
Georgia Takes Weekend Split With LSU On Reversal Comeback
Georgia Bulldogs swept LSU in a weekend series opener and comeback game at Alex Box Stadium. Georgia pitcher Chris Clark threw a complete game to improve to 3-1, while LSU rallied late to force extra innings before the Bulldogs sealed an 11th inning win. Swann hit a grand slam in Friday’s win, and Theriot added an inside the park homer for Georgia.
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Daily Star
Baton Rouge
LSU
Tigers
Hammond
Skip Bertman
Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia
Adam Swann
Bulldogs
Alex Box
Josh Dorming
Josh Hudson
Swann
Brian Tallet
Brad Cresse
Ryan Jorgensen
Brad Hawpe
Cresse
Chris Clark
Kris Edge
Tony Burchett
Barbier
Jeff Keppinger
Andy Neufeld
Hudson
Keppinger
Jody Friedman
Ryan Theriot
Springfield Bulldogs edge Newman for semifinal clash at Cajundome
Springfield improves to 29 4 and advances after a tight game with Newman, trailing briefly before a 14 2 run in the third quarter. Willie Chaney nets 17 including four threes, while Fred Hillard and Kevin Kushner lead Newman with 12 points each as the Bulldogs move on to face Coushatta Monday at 7 p.m. in the Cajundome.
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Bulldogs
Coushatta
Cajundome
Erdey
Greenies
Springfield
Willie Chaney
Newman
Ben Montgomery
Chaney
Fred Hillard
Fitzgerald
Dogs
Rob Fitzgerald
Kevin Kushner
Montgomery
Bryan Gibbs
Gibbs
Hillard
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Glass
Haynes
Alfredo Ott
Knight
Trey
Hynson Lanaux
Tennessee
Florida
Kentucky
Jabari Smith
Lamont Rolland
Johnson
Cleveland
Collies Temple III
Rolland
Auburn
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