The Pelicans won their seventh straight last night as they defeated the Suns 129 to 124 in overtime. New Orleans also beat Phoenix on Friday in the Smoothie King Center and with an 18-and-8 record the Pels have the best record in the Western Conference. Pels forward Zion Williamson says it’s a nice accomplishment for December…
Cut 18 (15) “…deep team”
Williamson tied a season-high with 35 points last night. New Orleans is at Utah on tomorrow.

LSU men’s basketball will host North Carolina Central tomorrow night. On Saturday, the Tigers rallied from a 20-point deficit in the first half to beat Wake Forest 72-70 in Atlanta. Justice Hill made the winning basket with two seconds left. LSU is 8-and-1.

The 2022 Prep Classic saw two of the state’s winningest coaches win a state championship. Jim Hightower has been involved in over 500 games and he’s never seen a finish like the one he experienced on Friday as his St. Thomas More Cougars rallied from 10 points down in the final two minutes to stun Lafayette Christian 52-48. Hightower says it was a wild finish…
cut 16 (16) “…pretty special”
And on Saturday, J-T Curtis won his 27th state championship as John Curtis blanked Brother Martin 23-0. Jess Curtis at Many led the Tigers to the school’s third state championship with a 35-13 win over Union Parish.

LSU defensive end B-J Ojulari (O-juh-lar-e) has declared for the NFL draft. The junior from Marietta, Georgia, had 5 and a half sacks and a forced fumble this past season. The Athletic projects Ojulari as a second-round draft pick.