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Cardinals open 6-B play with triumph over ESA

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CADE – The Lacassine Cardinals haven’t tasted defeat in over a month on the hardwood, and they kept that streak going on their first night of district 6-B play. The Cardinals made the lengthy trip to Episcopal School of Acadiana (ESA) worth they’re while by toppling the Falcons by a final of 64-54. The win propelled the Cardinals’ sparkling record out to 21-5, 1-0 in district action. The Falcons dropped to 15-6 overall with the loss. Lacassine was back in action on Thursday night when they traveled right down the road to Bell City for another 6-B showdown.

Tigers, Lady Tigers fall in non-district contests

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur boys’ and girls’ basketball teams hosted a pair of Class 5A teams from Lake Charles Tuesday night in “Nookie “ Moore Gymnasium.

Chiefs take playoff experiences into Sunday night vs. Steelers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The last time the Chiefs played the Steelers in the playoffs, Tyreek Hill was a wide-eyed rookie wide receiver, Chris Jones was learning the ropes at defensive tackle and Travis Kelce was only just becoming one of the league’s best tight ends.

No. 12 LSU ladies back home today against Missouri

BATON ROUGE – The LSU Women’s Basketball team (15-2, 3-1) will host its first of two home games this week on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT when Missouri (13-3, 2-1) comes to the PMAC.

Ingram’s three late 3s lift Pelicans past Timberwolves 128-125

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram threw both arms above his head, extending three fingers on each hand and smiling triumphantly as his Pelicans teammates and fans celebrated wildly.

Randolph leads Florida A&M over Grambling St. 75-66

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — MJ Randolph had 24 points as Florida A&M snapped its seven-game losing streak, getting past Grambling State 75-66 on Monday night.

Green scores 20 to carry New Orleans over Dillard 93-66

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Troy Green had a seasonhigh 20 points as New Orleans routed Dillard 93-66 on Tuesday night.

Cardinals steamroll through Reeves, 81-35

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REEVES – The No.4- ranked Lacassine Cardinals hit the 20-win plateau and increased their winning streak to nine games with an 81-35 peppering of the Reeves Raiders on the road. The Cardinals go into district play as the favorite, and opened league play on the road at ESA Tuesday night. Lacassine saw three players hit double figures in the lopsided win over Reeves, with Aaron Garcia, Taiwan Jones and Konnor Ashford leading the way. Lacassine raced out to a 24-2 lead after the first quarter ended, and never looked back in claiming the blowoutwin.

Lady Dogs pound Sulphur 56-27

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The Jennings Lady Dogs basketball team used their version of a Maroon Wall in a 56-27 win against the visiting Sulphur Lady Tors Friday night. Jennings led 27-22 at halftime and would hold Class 5A Sulphur scoreless for 23 minutes in the second half. Sulphur would score four points in the final minute of the game against Jennings substitute players.

Tigers fall to Church Point, 42-38

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LAKE ARTHUR – The Lake Arthur Tigers suffered a close defeat at the hands of the Church Point Bears at “Nookie” Moore Gymnasium by a final of 42-38. The two teams were close going into the third quarter, however a dry spell allowed Church Point to take a lead that would ultimately decide the game. Lake Arthur used a furious rally in the fourth to close the gap, however it would not be enough to win the low-scoring affair. The loss dropped the Tigers to 8-7 overall on the season. The Tigers were back in action Tuesday night when they played host to the 5A Sam Houston Broncos in a non-district tilt.