Sports

PJP II, PRHS, Salmen, NHS in Battle on Bayou

Pope John Paul II’s Lady Jaguars, Pearl River’s Lady Rebels and Salmen’s Lady Spartans all went 2-2 in the Battle on the Bayou basketball tournament held Nov. 23-26 at the Alerio Center. Northshore finished the competition 1-3.

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Boys prep soccer roundup

St. Paul’s routs Slidell High

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Long picks Central Arkansas

Salmen senior shortstop Preslie Long has signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Central Arkansas.

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Salmen comes up short in semifinals

Salmen came up short in its bid for a spot in the Class 4-A state football championship game Friday night, falling to the Archbishop Shaw Eagles, 14-10, in a thriller that came down to a little-called penalty and the final play of the game.

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Spartans captures Classic victory

Salmen’s Spartans took care of business Friday night downing host Mandeville 53-41 in the championship game of the Skipper Classic led by tournament MVP Daron Populist’s 20 points. With Salmen trailing 33-29 entering the fourth quarter, Populist came up clutch dropping in 12 of his points. He drained two 3-pointers and made 6-of-6 free throws to wrap up the title for the Spartans.

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Eye on the prize

Slidell resident and Qatar boat racer Jay Price has his sights set on winning a Formula 1 World Championship.

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Northlake Christian routs Ecole Classique

Northlake Christian School junior Carter Fitzgerald registered a double-double Monday night with a game high 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Wolverines to a convincing 57-18 non-district home victory over the Ecole Classique Spartans.

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Former FHS player named POY

Michael Galatas, a 2007 graduate of Fontainebleau High School, has been honored by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

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Fitzgerald helps lead NCS past Ecole Classique

Northlake Christian School’s Lady Wolverines eased past Ecole Classique, 38-18, Monday night in a non-district game played at NCS.

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Boys prep basketball

Mandeville downed by Jesuit

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SSA finishes 3-1 in Battle on the Bayou

St. Scholastica Academy earned a 3-1 record in the Battle on the Bayou Tourney held at the Alario Center.

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Girls prep soccer roundup

MHS captures Rebel Cup

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St. Pauls blanks Catholic in soccer play

St. Paul blanked Catholic High of Baton Rouge, 2-0, at home last Monday.

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Five reach double figures in 92-79 win

Five Millsaps College players scored in double figures Sunday, led by junior Blake Martinez with a career-high 23 points, as the host Majors snapped a five-game losing streak and notched their first win of the 2008-09 season, taking a 92-79 victory over Rust College.

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MHS holds off NCS in Skipper Invitational

Mandeville’s Skippers held off a pesky Northlake Christian School Wolverines squad 63-55 Wednesday night in the 2008 Skipper Classic. Senior Jordane Ganapamo hit for a game-high 25 points to offset an amazing shooting performance by NCS senior point guard Josh Ryan, who finished with 23 points, clicking on 7-of-9 three point attempts.

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FHS pulls out victory over Warren Easton

Fontainebleau senior guard Spencer Ardis hit a last second free throw and senior Taylor Hanby posted a game-high 19 points to propel the Bulldogs past the Warren Easton Fighting Eagles 48-47 in a game played Wednesday in the 2008 Skipper Classic.

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Slidell High hangs on to beat Salmen High

Slidell’s Hannah Gambrell put up a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds as the Lady Tigers captured a 57-53 victory over the Salmen Lady Spartans in a game held Tuesday at Salmen.

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MHS cruises past SHS in boys'€™ district soccer opener

Mandeville senior foreign exchange student Antoine Bouchard, who hails from Quebec, Canada, posted a hat trick Tuesday night to spark the Skippers to a 6-1 home district opening victory over the Slidell Tigers.

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Salmen hosts Shaw tonight

Two teams on a roll meet up tonight at Salmen when the Spartans take on the Archbishop Shaw Eagles in the state semifinals with kickoff set for 7.

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Prep basketball roundup

Boys

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Prep soccer roundup

Boys

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Salmen beats Slidell in a low-scoring game

Salmen’s R.J. Scott scored 16 points in a defensive ballgame that saw the Spartans knock off Slidell, 40-33, in a game held Tuesday at Salmen.

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Lady Skippers remain unbeaten

Mandeville remained unbeaten on the season as the Lady Skippers blanked the Slidell Lady Tigers 3-0 Tuesday night in the district opener for both clubs played at Skipper Stadium. MHS (9-0) got two goals from sophomore Emily Descant and one from Julia Hunter en route to the shutout. Slidell slipped to 1-2 overall.

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