By Shawn C. White
(Under the Radar NWLA)
The kids got back in school and Saline High School was already closed on the first Friday. Good reason, though. The Saline Bobcats and Lady Bobcats got to participate in a “Court of Dreams” program put on by the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. The Bobcats and Lady Bobcats played the Cedar Creek Cougars and Lady Cougars before the New Orleans Pelicans took on the Los Angeles Clippers at the Smoothie King Center. Saline Boys snuck in a 54-52 win over the Cougars. The Lady Bobcats came up short 40-39
Ringgold Redskins just won’t take the easy route. The Redskins were ranked No. 3 at the time they faced the No. 1 Lakeview Gators. Lakeview edged the Redskins by one in Campti. That wasn’t enough for them as they headed to the Bossier Tournament and came up short against Bossier. They ended the week on a high with a win over 4A Woodlawn. Tough week but made their team more hardened.
Castor Tigers and Lady Tigers started the week out rough both with a loss to Sterlington but both picked up big wins over Glenbrook and Downsville.
Arcadia Hornets headed over to Monroe to get in one last tournament before district play as the competed in the Ouachita Parish tournament. They took a win over AJ Ellender but were knocked out by the host team.
Gibsland-Coleman boys and Arcadia girls took a break for the week.
We are over halfway through the season and heading into district play so let’s take a quick look at the playoff situation. The five non select schools will be competing for 28 slots in each of their divisions. We will also add a first round prediction of where they might be. These are from the Geaux Preps on January 9
Boys – Nonselect
| Team | Division | Record | Rank / First Round |
| Arcadia | IV | 6-9 | No. 14 (Home) |
| Castor | V | 7-11 | No. 31 (Out) |
| Gbsland-Coleman | V | 10-8 | No. 6 (Home) |
| Ringgold | IV | 15-8 | No. 3 (Bye) |
| Saline | V | 14-9 | No 15 (Home) |
Girls – Nonselect
| Team | Division | Record | Rank / First Round |
| Arcadia | IV | 19-2 | No. 1 (Bye) |
| Castor | V | 13-3 | No. 11 (Home) |
| Gbsland-Coleman | V | 7-11 | No. 14 (Home) |
| Ringgold | IV | 4-11 | No. 18 (Away) |
| Saline | V | 7-16 | No. 27 (Away) |
Boys
Tuesday, January 2
Saline 62, Ouachita Christian 55
Sterlington 49, Castor 38
Lakeview 56, Ringgold 55
Wednesday, January 3
Arcadia 58, AJ Ellender 44 (Ouachita Parish)
Thursday, January 4
Castor 66, Glenbrook 37
Bossier 52, Ringgold 42 (Bossier)
Ouachita Parish 79, Arcadia 65 (Ouachita Parish)
Friday, January 5
Saline 54, Cedar Creek 52
Castor 59, Downsville 20
Ringgold 68, Woodlawn-SHV 62 (Bossier)
Girls
Tuesday, January 2
Ouachita Christian 47, Saline 40
Sterlington 67, Castor 38
Lakeview 55, Ringgold 20
Wednesday, January 3
Parkway 41, Gibsland-Coleman 33
Thursday, January 4
Castor 57, Glenbrook 18
Friday, January 5
Cedar Creek 40, Saline 39
Castor 61, Downsville 11
Starting 5 – Boys
- Kristopher Jackson, Arcadia
- Maddox Williams, Saline
- Jordyn Wilson, Ringgold
- Ratrevious Crawley, Arcadia
- Eli Ferguson, Saline
Next 5 – Boys
- Gavon Dailey, Saline
- Omareion Carr, Arcadia
- LaDaunte McCoy, Ringgold
- Johnathan Warren, Castor
- Dawson Wood, Castor
Starting 5 – Girls
- Alana Gray, Saline
- Ambree Collinsworth, Castor
- Kacidy Sims, Saline
- Samora Sampson, Gibsland-Coleman
- Kalena Smith, Castor
Next 5 – Girls
- Baleigh Haulcy, Gibsland-Coleman
- Heather Cox, Ringgold
- Janasia Hullaby, Ringgold
- Kaylie Ann Shirley, Castor
- CaRiya Lewis, Gibsland-Coleman
Boys Top Performances
Kristopher Jackson, Arcadia: Jackson scored 27 points in win over AJ Ellender
Jordyn Wilson, Ringgold: Wilson scored 25 points in win over Woodlawn
Jordyn Wilson, Ringgold: Wilson scored 20 points in a loss to Lakeview
Maddox Williams, Saline: Williams scored 20 points in a win over Ouachita Christian
Gavon Dailey, Saline: Dailey scored 17 points in a win over Ouachita Christian
Maddox Williams, Saline: Williams scored 17 points in win over Cedar Creek at Smoothie King Center
Omareion Carr, Arcadia: Carr scored 16 points in loss to Ouachita Parish
Ratrevious Crawley, Arcadia: Crawley scored 15 points in a win over AJ Ellender
Girls Top Performances
Alana Gray, Saline: Gray scored 20 points in loss to Cedar Creek at Smoothie King Center
Ambree Collinsworth, Castor: Collinsworth scored 19 points in win over Glenbrook
Kacidy Sims, Saline: Sims scored 18 points in loss to Ouachita Christian
Alana Gray, Saline: Gray scored 16 points in loss to Ouachita Christian
Kalena Smith, Castor: Smith scored 15 points in loss to Sterlington
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