11:40 LRN Sportscast

It was a really frustrating night for the Black and Gold as the Saints were held to 176 yards of total offense in a 13-10 loss to Dallas. Quarterback Drew Brees threw for just 39 yards in the first half and ended up with 127 yards passing. Alvin Kamara was held to 36 yards rushing, while Mark Ingram had just 27 yards on the ground. Coach Sean Payton says not enough success on first down, led to a long night…
cut 4 (10) “…in this game”
The loss ends the Saints 10-game winning streak and they drop to second place in the NFC Standings as the Rams now own the best record in the league.

The Ragin Cajuns and Southern are gearing up to play conference championship games on Saturday. UL Lafayette is at Appalachian State, while the Jaugars will face Alcorn State.

The Colonels take a five-game winning streak to Eastern Washington on Saturday for a second round F-C-S playoff game against The Eagles from the Big Sky Conference. Nicholls Coach Tim Rebowe says he’s bringing a confident team to the Pacific Northwest…
cut 18 (17) “…arrogance’”
Kick-off is at 4 PM.

Tonight it’s the semi-finals of the high school playoffs on the non-select side. In Class One-A…top-seeded Oak Grove hosts West St. John, while third seeded Kentwood makes the long trip to Haynesville. In Two-A, top seeded Many hosts defending champion Welsh and second-seeded Amite hosts Ferriday. You can watch that game on Cox Sports Television.