CHOUDRANT — The Choudrant Lady Aggies looked for a second straight win Friday night in the CHS gymnasium as they hosted the best team in District 2-B, the Quitman Lady Wolverines.
A third-quarter surge by Ouachita Parish High School proved to be the difference Friday night as the Lions outlasted Ruston 47-39 in a District 2-5A showdown at the RHS boys gym.
In another low scoring, defensive-minded Conference USA match-up, Louisiana Tech fell short Saturday afternoon in a 63-58 loss to North Texas at the Thomas Assembly Center.
Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton, Jr. (right) made it a hat trick on Monday, earning his third straight Conference USA Freshman of the Week honor in an announcement made by the league office.
After a loss to Ouachita Christian last Tuesday, the Cedar Creek Lady Cougars rebounded Friday night with a big district win against Delhi, 53-25, at the Brick House gymnasium on the campus of Cedar Creek.
The Simsboro High School Tigers exploded out of the gates and raced away early, ending up with a 85-50 win over Choudrant Friday night in District 2-B action at the CHS gym.
Trailing with 10 minutes to go in the game, Louisiana Tech strung together a long series of defensive stops and got two late free throws by Amorie Archibald to help grind out a 65-62 victory over Southern Mississippi on Saturday afternoon on Karl Malone Court inside the Thomas Assembly Center.
