Major changes are coming to the LHSAA after member principals voted to expand the select–nonselect championships to basketball, baseball and softball, starting with the 2016-17 school year. 40-percent of the schools are opposed to this move. But LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine says a majority of the association is pleased with what happened

cut 16 (17) “more clarity”

Friday’s vote will create 12 champions in basketball, baseball and softball, seven on the nonselect side and five on the select side. Where these additional championship games will be played, still has to be sorted out.

Zachary High School quarterback Lindsey Scott has committed to play college football at LSU. The 2015 Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year picked the Tigers over the University of Maryland.

The LSU men’s basketball team nearly upset the number one ranked team in the country on Saturday, but they couldn’t hold a double-digit second half lead and ended up losing to Oklahoma 77-75. Tim Quarterman led the Tigers in scoring with 18 points as he was 5-for-5 from three point territory…

cut 19 (11) “make enough”

LSU’s Ben Simmons had 14 points, but only took one shot in the final 10 minutes of the game.

Five Louisiana Tech Bulldogs scored in double figures in their 78-70 win over UTEP. Jacobi Boykins matched a career high scoring 18 and Erik McCree threw in 14 more as Tech improves to 5-3 in Conference USA play. The Bulldogs look to make it four wins in a row when they face Rice on the road Thursday.

Elsewhere: Northwestern State pounded Southeastern Louisiana 91-76, Nicholls fell to Incarnate Word 68-61, UNO topped McNeese State 76-64, and Tulsa beat Tulane