Carlyn Breaux
January 10, 2017
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January 10, 2017
CHRISTIAN WARRIORS WIN SUGAR BOWL CLASSIC
The Houma Christian girls’ basketball team proved again this weekend why its one of the favorites to win the Division IV State Championship.
The Warriors rolled through the Sugar Bowl Classic at the Alario Center this past weekend, pushing past several quality opponents on their way to winning the title.
The Christian Warriors beat two teams to get to the championship round, pushing past Zachary on Friday night in quarterfinals and then Dominican in the semifinals – both blowout wins.
That set up a showdown with South Lafourche in the finals – a rematch from a game played on Nov. 28 in Houma.
The Christian Warriors got a lead early in the game and dominated the final minutes, using a late surge to secure a 54-36 victory.
Senior guard Dee Thomas was huge throughout the tournament, earning MVP of the Gold Bracket of the event.
Houma Christian is now 15-7 on the season.
They hosted Ellender on Monday with no score available at press-time. They will travel and play St. Martin’s on Friday night.
WEATHER ROUGHED UP SPORTS WEEKEND
Wet, cold weather roughed up the weekend sports schedule, canceling or postponing several events that were scheduled for Friday or Saturday nights.
South Lafourche postponed its game with St. Amant, which was scheduled for Friday night. The teams played on Tuesday at East Ascension High School.
South Terrebonne High School was scheduled to play Lutcher on Friday, but the schools have postponed the game to Feb. 9.
Ellender was set to take on Madison Prep over the weekend in Baton Rouge, but the game was canceled, as the Patriots didn’t want to travel in the wet, wintry conditions.
Weather also caused a few games locally to be moved up.
Thibodaux High School was supposed to play East St. John in both boys’ and girls’ basketball games on Friday, but the schools moved up the contest to Thursday night to avoid the ugly weather.
The Wildcats won both the boys’ and girls’ meetings over Thibodaux, earning key victories in the District 7-5A Championship Chase.
ALLRIDGE COMMITS TO UNITED STATES NAVY
H.L. Bourgeois senior guard I’Savier Allridge is going to defend the country when he graduates from high
The Braves basketball program sent out a Twitter post this week, announcing that Allridge had committed to the United States Navy this week – an occasion that coach Andrew Caillouet said was a proud moment for Allridge and the entire H.L. Bourgeois community.
Allridge is a standout player for the Braves, one of the best combo guards in the area.
On Friday night against Central Lafourche, the senior pitched in 21 points – his first game since making the announcement about joining the Navy.
H.L. Bourgeois senior guard I’Savier Allridge smiles with pride after committing to the United States Navy. He will join the service after high school.
