Hammond clinches

District 7-5A title

Hammond’s Tornadoes clinched the District 7-5A championship with a 72-61 victory over the Slidell Tigers Monday at SHS. Slidell (22-9) is 11-2 in the league, while Hammond is 13-0. Both of the Tigers’ district losses have come to the Tornadoes. Nicolas Abram and Tevin Parker scored 15 points each to lead Slidell, while Michael Noman tallied 12 and Brennan Reynard added seven.

Northshore edges

Mandeville

Northshore placed three players in double figures Monday led by Mike Duplessis with a game-high 26 points followed by Michael Lewis with 16 and Brandon Eddlestone with 13 leading the Panthers to a 71-68 district road victory over the Mandeville Skippers.

NHS (9-18) stands at 4-9 in district play, while MHS (14-21) slipped to 3-10 in district.

Mandeville junior Ryan Detillieu led the Skippers with 22 points including two 3-pointers. Zach Adema delivered 17 points connecting on four treys, while Richard Ford added 11 points. Neal Apetrei finished with seven points followed by Chad Pickett with six.

MHS raced out to a 28-19 lead in a high scoring first quarter and hit six 3-pointers along the way. Northshore turned the tables in the second period outscoring Mandeville 25-11 to take a 44-39 halftime advantage.

Covington

defeats St. Paul’s

Covington’s Jordan Bedford hit his stride tallying a game-high 33 points Monday leading the Lions to an 83-68 home district victory Monday over the St. Paul’s Wolves. Bedford also collected six rebounds to go with three assists, two steals and a block. The Lions (22-9) 9-4 in district placed three players in double figures. Jarius Bickham finished with 17 points, eight assists, five rebounds, two steals and a block, while his older brother Phillip collected 16 points, six boards, five assists, three steals and a block. Montelle Chatman contributed seven points with four rebounds, while Shaq Callahan collected six points with six rebounds and an assist. Terrance Singleton pulled down six rebounds for the Lions.

St. Paul’s Derek Arnold led the Wolves with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Arnold also had four rebounds and two assists. Jonathan Schoen finished with 14 points followed by Marc Robertson with 10. Robertson also delivered three rebounds, one assist and a steal. Will Gensler chipped in with nine points, three rebounds, a block and an assist, while Jared Buhler added five points with a rebound, an assist and a block for the Wolves.

CHS led 36-22 at the half. St. Paul’s tried to hang tough in the third quarter outscoring Covington 26-25.                       

Pope John Paul II cruises past Northlake Christian School

Pope John Paul II’s Calvin Brazley scored 26 points in a 50-28 victory over the Northlake Christian School Wolverines on senior night at PJP Monday. The Jaguars (18-11) are 7-6 in district.

Matt Binder scored 14 points for PJP, while Evan Fiore tallied six and Price had four.

PJP has four seniors this season, including Fiore, Price, Kasey Carter and Luke Shields.

NCS’ Carter Fitzgerald totaled eight points, while Jacob Draffen logged six and Caleb Cherry recorded five.

NCS, which had posted a 13-14 record and 7-7 in district, was in the playoff hunt. However, according to NCS athletic director Tony Agresta, it came to light that a recent transfer student was not actually living in the school district fulltime. When Northlake Christian School learned of the player not residing fulltime in the district they called the Louisiana High School Athletic Association and informed them of that fact. The school pointed out as well the need to forfeit six wins, in which that player participated in for the Wolverines.

Agresta shared his thoughts on the transfer player.

“It’s all disappointing because the players had worked hard to win 11 of their last 17 games after a slow 2-8 start to put themselves in playoff contention. But ultimately as Christians and people who respect the rules of the LHSAA we chose to do the right thing and report the situation ourselves,” Agresta said.