UNITED WHEN APART

Matthew Bennett
February 24, 2017
Chopper crashes in Terrebonne
February 27, 2017
Matthew Bennett
February 24, 2017
Chopper crashes in Terrebonne
February 27, 2017

ELSEWHERE IN THE HOUMA-THIBODAUX AREA


Other locals are still very much in the thick of things in the quest to reach the LHSAA Top 28 for girls’ basketball. In Class 4A, Ellender was still alive at press-time after crushing Belaire 96-46 in an opening-round game in East Houma.

The Lady Patriots are the No. 3 seed in the bracket, and coach Kenneth Dixon admits that his team is awfully tough to beat when they play championship-level defense.

“Our kids like to score the ball, but the coach likes when they play defense,” Dixon said. “When we play defense and attack without fouling, we can be a really, really gifted team.”


With the victory, Ellender took on No. 14 Minden on Monday night at home with no score available at press-time.

On the bottom half of the Class 4A bracket, South Terrebonne also won a postseason game, trumping Karr 34-32 in a thriller last week. The victory was a historic one for South Terrebonne – the first time in more than 30 years that the team won a postseason game.

It was also the first career postseason win for coach Nick Cenac, who has done an outstanding job with the Lady Gators this season, helping change the culture of the program and turn the team into a winner.


“It’s been remarkable how everyone’s bought in,” Cenac said earlier this season. “When good things start to happen, it becomes contagious, and it’s just amazing to see how these kids have focused themselves, put in the work and the time and are now starting to believe in themselves and see how good they can be. It’s amazing to see.

The Lady Gators took on No. 2 DeRidder on Monday night on the road. No score was available at press-time.

In select school brackets, Vandebilt and E.D. White both moved past the opening round of the Division II bracket – the Lady Terriers earning a win and the Lady Cardinals getting a bye.


Vandebilt is the No. 16 seed in the field. They beat Lusher 47-32 in the opening round, earning a date with No. 1 Parkview Baptist on Monday night.

E.D. White rested after a bye, then hosted St. Scholastica.

In Division IV, a local team has the inside track at the title. Houma Christian used its powerful regular season to clinch the No. 1 overall seed in the bracket.


The Christian Warriors had an opening-round bye, then hosted False River on Monday night.

Check HoumaTimes.com for score updates throughout the week for an expanded, updated look at how locals did in their Monday night games.

The one-two punch of Traya Bruce (left) and Vic Nelson were separated earlier in the season when Nelson went down with a torn meniscus. But the Lady Tarpons are still pushing – even without their post player


COURTESY

South Terrebonne girls’ basketball coach Nick Cenac paces the floor during the team’s victory against Karr. The Lady Gators played DeRidder in Round 2.