The Saints only threw 21 passes yesterday, but Alvin Kamara returned from knee and hamstring injuries and rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown as New Orleans ended a five-game losing streak with a 30-9 win over the hapless New York Jets. Saints quarterback Taysom Hill threw for 175 yards, but rushed for two touchdowns. Hill, played despite an injured middle finger on his throwing hand and says he was able to manage the injury and didn’t think much about it during the game…
cut 17 (27) “…No time”
The Saints are now 6-and-7 and at Tampa Bay this Sunday night.

The 2021 LHSAA Prep Classic saw several close games. On Friday night, Westgate won its first-ever state championship in football with a 14-13 win over Warren Easton in the Class 4A title game. Sterlington defeated district rival Union Parish in the 3A championship game as the Panthers beat the Farmers 26-24. In Class 5A, Zachary won its fourth state championship as the Broncos defeated Ponchatoula 28-20 in what is most likely Green Wave head coach Hank Tierney’s final game as head coach after 300 victories.

There are just seven undefeated teams in men’s college basketball and one of them is the LSU Tigers as the Bayou Bengals defeated Georgia Tech 69-53 on Saturday in Atlanta to improve to 9-0. The Tigers host Northwestern State tomorrow night.

Louisiana Tech improved to seven and two on the season as the Bulldogs beat U-L Lafayette 78-69. Cobe Williams had 20 points for the Dunkin Dogs, while Jordan Brown for the Cajuns had a career-high 30 points.