Tough night in Atlanta for the Saints who lost a hard fought game to the Atlanta Falcons 20-17. New Orleans had a chance to win it in the end, but quarterback Drew Brees pass into the end zone with 1:25 ended up in the hands of former LSU Tiger Deion Jones for an interception. Saints Head Coach Sean Payton was not hard on his team’s effort…:
Cut 16 (11) “hurt tonight”
The loss drops the Saints record to 9-4. The Black and Gold are still in first place in the NFC South, but Carolina moved a half-a-game closer to 8-4 and Atlanta is now 8-5.

Tonight the New Orleans Pelicans take on the Kings in the Smoothie King Center. Superstar forward Anthony Davis’ injury condition has been upgraded from doubtful to questionable for the contest. But the team says he remains day-to-day. But fellow All-Star Demarcus Cousins has been filling the gap nicely averaging 35.4 points in games Davis has missed. Sacramento is ranked NO. 29 in both the NBA’s offensive and defensive efficiency rankings. Tipoff is 7pm.

On the First Day of the All State Sugar Bowl Prep Classic, West St. John, Lafayette Christian and Catholic High of New Iberia were all crowned champions.

In the Class One-A game, West St. John won its fourth championship by beating Kentwood 20-14. The Rams secondary intercepted four passes, while Kylan Duhe rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns.

Lafayette Christian blanked Ascension Catholic 10-0 to win the Division 4 title. It’s the first state championship for the Knights. The Bulldogs couldn’t muster any offense as they did not finish with their four running backs. Jamar and Dorian Barber didn’t play as they were injured in a car accident on Wednesday. And Jai Williams left with a possible concussion in the second quarter and Mason Zerinque broke his finger.

And finally in the Division Three title game Catholic upset top seeded Notre Dame 33-16. First state title for the Panthers since 1962. Trey Amos had two interceptions and forced a fumble.