Two high school state football champions were crowned Friday in the Mercedes Benz Superdome. In Class 1-A, Kentwood blew past Haynesville 40-7. Haynesville lone score came in the first quarter that tied the game at 7. The Kangaroos then scored 33 straight points to bring the title home. The Golden Tornadoes end the season 11-3. This is Kentwood’s first state championship since 1998.
In the Class 2-A final, Taylor Johnson rushed for three touchdowns as Kinder upended Mangham 35-20. This was the Dragons third straight loss in a state title game, the first in Class 2-A. Kinder ends the season with a 14-1 record and their first state championship since 2013.
Today … parish rivals Lutcher and St. James will play for the Class 3-A title. The 4-A championship game pits Edna Karr against defending champion Neville. The Class 5-A championship game will have John Ehret taking on Zachary.
Today’s games begin at noon and LHSAA director Eddie Bonine invites everyone to come down to the ‘Dome…
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Tyreke Evans scored 27 to lead the Pelicans over the Washington Wizards last night 107-105. The Wizards held a seven point lead with just over six minutes left in the fourth before the Pels stormed back to pick up the “W”. Anthony Davis added 18 points and 11 rebounds in the win. The Pelicans hope to keep the momentum going as they take on the Bulls tonight.
In college basketball today, Louisiana Tech hosts UL-Lafayette, ULM takes on Penn State, UNO welcomes Williams Baptist, Grambling plays Tennessee St. in Chicago, and McNeese State is on the road to face the Indiana Hoosiers.
Tulane will hire Georgia Southern coach Willie Fritz to be its next football coach. New Green Wave athletics director Troy Dannen completed the interview process in New York and is expected back in New Orleans early next week to officially introduce Fritz.
LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva announces today that a statue has been commissioned of LSU All-America and NBA star Bob Pettit. Pettit played at LSU in the 1952, 1953 and 1954 seasons and scored 1,916 points.