Boys prep basketball roundup

NCS downs Pearl River

Northlake Christian trimmed Pearl River Tuesday, 51-44, in the season opener for both teams at Pearl River. Alex Reed led NCS with 14 points. Will Werner added 11 points, followed by Josh Ryan and Josh Seale with nine points each. NCS hit 13-of-18 free throw attempts. Jacob Maxwell topped Pearl River with 14 points, followed by Eric Mavor with nine.

SPS handles Destrehan

St. Paul’s Morgan Wells delivered 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead the Wolves past the highly regarded Destrehan Wildcats 64-51 Tuesday at SPS. Luke Baumgartner finished with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists in the Wolves’ opener. Josh White added 14 points followed by Jonathan Schoen with eight.

Derek Arnold chipped in with five points.

Hannan tops Lutheran

Archbishop Hannan won its first game in over two years by defeating Lutheran, 37-34, Wednesday in Metairie. Hannan led by 11 before holding off a comeback. Eddie Laine had nine points, and Chad Boihem had eight.

FHS defeats

East St. John

Fontainebleau downed the East St. John Wildcats, 79-66, Tuesday behind Taylor Hanby’s 24 points at the Kennel in the Bulldogs’ season opener. Quin Cooper added 21 points, clicking on 13-of-14 free throws. Jason Green tallied 19 points.

Jamie McKnight and Spencer Ardis sparked the Bulldog defense.

MHS edges

Grace King

Mandeville’s Timmy Tryforos hit the game-winning shot on a put back with just 10.2 seconds remaining Monday to lead MHS to a 63-61 road victory over Grace King. Jordane Ganapamo topped the Skippers with a game-high 28 points, followed by Zach Adema with 12. Sean Zemke tallied nine points with seven rebounds. Philip Baham and John Brown led Grace King with 17 points each.

First Baptist defeats Hannan

First Baptist Christian School beat Hannan, 54-41, Monday at First Baptist.

The Eagles improved to 5-4. Vern Sennette led First Baptist with 14 points, while Anthony Benasco tallied 12 and Caleb Earhart totaled 11.

Hannan eighth-grader Michael Hess scored eight. Ben Condon pulled down 13 rebounds, scored five points with three blocks. Josh Bono and Tyler Bonura added seven points each.

Archbishop Hannan hit just 2-of-26 three-point attempts.