Vidalia hung tough with Ville Platte in the first half, but a big third quarter by the Bulldogs enabled them to defeat the Vikings 79-60 Friday night in the bi-district round of the LHSAA Class 3A State Playoffs.

Even after being down 21-15 after one quarter of play, No. 29 seed Vidalia made sure No. 4 seed Ville Platte would not pull away too quickly. The Vikings outscored the Bulldogs 17-15 in the second quarter to trail by only four points at halftime, 36-32.

However, any thoughts of an upset by the Vikings ended in the third quarter as Ville Platte put up 29 points while Vidalia managed just 15 points.

Demarco Brown finished with 21 points and Demikal McCoy had 10 points for Vidalia, which finished 10-17 overall.

East Iberville 83, 

Delta Charter 52

ST. GABRIEL, La. — The Delta Charter Storm saw its season come to an end Friday night as it lost to the East Iberville Tigers 83-52 in the bi-district round of the LHSAA Class 1A State Playoffs. No other information on the game was available. Delta Charter finished with an overall record of 10-23.

Hicks 55, Monterey 41

LEESVILLE, La. — The Monterey Wolves put a valiant effort on the road, but it was not enough as they lost to the Hicks Pirates 55-41 Friday night in the bi-district round of the LHSAA Class B State Playoffs. No other information on this game was available. Monterey ended up at 13-15 overall.