Slidell first-year coach Dale Chimento returned to his old stomping grounds and helped his team come out with a 92-37 victory over the Northshore Panthers in Tuesday’s opener at NHS.

Chimento, who coached the Panthers for 18 years (1986-88 and 1992-2007), said it was good to see some old friends. He also gave high praise to Northshore coach Charley Day, who coached under Chimento for 14 years at Northshore.

“Coach Day and I are very close friends,” Chimento said. “We worked together for many years. He does a really great job with the young people he coaches. He’s really good for kids, and he’s an excellent coach in terms of knowledge of the game.” The game itself was hardly ever in doubt. Slidell scored the first basket on a Reynard Brennan layup. Northshore’s David Heumann, who had 14 points, hit one of his four 3-pointers to give the Panthers their only lead at 3-2 with 7:31 left in the first quarter.

SHS responded with a 17-1 run over the next 4:55 and took a commanding 19-4 advantage. During the spurt, Josh Richardson hit a pair of treys and finished with eight points.

After Northshore scored on a pass from Chris Ruiz to Michael Lewis, momentarily quieting the Tigers, SHS finished the period on a 9-2 run and led 27-8 after one quarter.

Sophomore Tevin Parker recorded four points during the run and had 14 for the night, tying Logan Jordan for team leadership.

“I was just trying my best. We played team ball, and it worked out,” Parker said.

In the second quarter, Slidell continued to hit on all cylinders and began the period with a 13-1 run.

Parker began the spurt by splitting free throws, then Brennan put in a layup to make it 30-8. After D.J. Dauphin, who posted 10 points, knocked down 1-of-2 from the charity stripe, Josh Richardson drained a 2-pointer, and then Joseph Gayles had a steal and a layup, making it, 35-8. Dauphin added a layup and then Northshore’s Dave Williams split a pair from the line. Andrew Winston capped the run with a trey, making it 40-9 with 1:58 left in the second period.

The Tigers took a 48-12 into halftime.

Slidell continued to drain shots in the third quarter, but Northshore didn’t quit. SHS outscored the Panthers, 21-15 and took a 69-27 lead going into the final quarter before capturing the victory.

Slidell’s Andrew Winston scored 13 points, while Armand Williams had eight.

Northshore’s Lewis finished with nine points, and Jervious Epherson contributed seven.

“The kids stuck together,” Day said. “They played hard, and they’re learning to be teammates, and that’s what I expect them to do. That’s what I told them in the locker room. ‘I want you to come together as a cohesive unit, play as teammates, and we’re going to start from this point on doing the things it takes to get there.’”