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JHS falls to Westlake, ladies run over Lady Rams

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Playing their first home game since Dec. 23 didn’t give the Jennings boys’ basketball team the home court advantage they hoped for against district rival Westlake.

Tigers claim 43-40 thriller over ND

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LAKE ARTHUR — In a game that featured multiple fireworks, the Lake Arthur Tigers came out with the biggest boom of all by toppling the Notre Dame Pios 43-40 in a 6-2A league game. With the win, LA improved to an even 10-10 on the season, while ND fell to 10-3.

Lady Cards rally past Lady Dogs, 68-60

LACASSINE — The No. 10 Lacassine Lady Cardinals used a monster night from junior Sydnie Cooley to earn a muchneeded district 6-B win Tuesday night. The Lady Cards rallied from a third quarter deficit to claim a 68-60 win over the No. 14 JS Clark Lady Bulldogs. The win moves the Lady Cards to 15-12 overall, 2-2 in 6-B play. Clark fell to 19-10 overall, 0-3 in league play.

No. 4 Cardinals topple Clark 52-41

LACASSINE — The No. 4 Lacassine Cardinals overcame a rough start in the first half to remain perfect in 6-B play with a 52-41 win over the J.S. Clark Bulldogs. The Cards trailed 24-23 at the break, but fought back ferociously in the third and fourth frames to earn the 11-point win. With the victory, the Cards up their overall record to 25-5, 5-0 to close the first half of district play.

Indians move to 15-6 with win over Panthers

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ELTON — The Elton Indians claimed their second district 4-1A contest in consecutive games Tuesday night as they beat the Merryville Panthers by a final of 55-41 at Oris Guidry Gymnasium. The No.6 Indians upped their overall mark to 15-6, 2-0 in league play. Elton rode the scoring of Damarcus Jack, Sherman Bellow and Xavier Ceasar to combine for 41 of the Indians’ 55 total tallies in the win.

Bills GM Beane sees progress, plans to make it continue

(AP) — Brandon Beane just can’t watch.

No. 12 LSU ladies look to rebound on road at Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 12 LSU Women’s Basketball team (17-3, 5-2 SEC) will be on the road once again on Thursday to take on Arkansas (13- 6, 3-3 SEC) in the Bud Walton Arena at 7:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network in a matchup of the two highest scoring teams in the SEC.

49ers deal with the playoff highs and lows of Garoppolo

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo’s playoff performance is all anyone would need to understand the decisions the San Francisco 49ers made last offseason at quarterback.

Saints’ Sean Payton steps down as coach after 16 years

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Before Sean Payton took his first head coaching job in New Orleans in 2006, the Saints had a grand total of one playoff victory since their founding in 1967.

Lady Dogs break five-year losing streak, top South Beau 54-49

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The Jennings Lady Bulldogs basketball team broke a five-year losing streak to district rival South Beauregard Lady Golden Knights Friday night with a 54-49 win in Longville. Jennings maintained a a slim lead for most of the game except early in the second period when the Lady Knights had a 2-point lead. Jennings was able to regain the lead for the rest of the game and would make clutch free throws in the final minute to secure their win.