Prep roundup: Ferriday, Delta Charter girls win in first round of LHSAA playoffs
Published 12:00 am Friday, February 16, 2018
Despite a win, the Ferriday High School Lady Trojans perhaps didn’t quite live up to their LHSAA Class 2A No. 3 seed Thursday night.
Zaniya Curry and Anasia Turner led Ferriday with 16 points each, but the Lady Trojans had to hold off the No. 30 seed Springfield High School Lady Bulldogs 56-43 in a bi-district round game played at Ferriday Junior High School.
Tierra Spurs added 11 points for the Lady Trojans, who jumped out to a 20-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.
However, Ferriday coach Lisa Abron said too many missed shots as well as turnovers allowed Springfield (4-21) to stay in the game.
“Our press wasn’t as effective as it should have been. We kind of lost focus at the end of the second quarter and the beginning of the third quarter,” Abron said. “They have a very good post player. Once she got in foul trouble, we were able to score easier than at the beginning.”
The Lady Bulldogs trailed by just six points, 43-37 at the end of the third. However, Ferriday outscored Springfield 13-6 in the fourth quarter to advance to the next round.
“We had to fight to stay in it. They were a very scrappy team. We didn’t pull away until midway through the fourth quarter,” Abron said.
Ferriday (25-3) will play host to No. 14 seed Rosepine in the regional round. Rosepine defeated No. 19 seed DeQuincy 68-43 in its bi-district round game Thursday night.
Delta Charter 54, Homer 44
FERRIDAY — The Delta Charter School Lady Storm held on for a 54-44 win over the Homer High School Lady Pelicans Thursday night in the bi-district round of the LHSAA Class 1A State Playoffs.
No. 13 seed Delta Charter controlled the pace of the game in the first half en route to a 23-16 halftime lead. However, No. 20 seed Homer (11-21) outscored the Lady Storm 15-13 in the third quarter to make it a five-point game, 36-31, at the end of the quarter. Then Delta Charter sealed the win with an 18-13 advantage in the fourth quarter.
Kierra Neal led the Lady Storm with a game-high 20 points. Shyvlie Blaney had 17 points to go with five steals. Sydney Watts had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Cloi Cummings scored six points, but she also contributed in a big way with 14 rebounds and five steals.
Delta Charter (20-13) will take on Arcadia game in the regional round.
Hornbeck 68, Monterey 35
HORNBECK, La. — The Monterey High School Lady Wolves saw their season come to an end Thursday night as they lost to the Hornbeck High School Lady Hornets 68-35 in the regional round of the LHSAA Class B State Playoffs.
Hornbeck, the No. 12 seed, led Monterey 13-6 after one quarter of play, but was only able to add two points to its lead in the second quarter go into halftime with a 25-16 lead. Then the Lady Hornets outscored the No. 21 seed Lady Wolves 17-7 in the third quarter for a 42-23 advantage.
Andy Gray led Monterey (19-12) with 10 points while Sara Beard and Allie Lipsey had seven points apiece.