Carencro Pulls Off Huge Upset + LCA Dominates In 1st Round Boys Playoffs
The 29 seed Carencro Golden Bears shocked the high school basketball world on Friday by knocking off one of the favorites to get to the Top 28 tournament and traditional basketball power - 4 seeded St. Augustine - 56-53.
The 3 seeded Lafayette Christian Academy Knights took care of business on Friday and, after a bit of a slow start, dominated St. Frederick on their way to a 97-38 victory.
Those were just two of the highlights from an action packed first round of the LHSAA boys basketball playoffs.
Class 5A
Joining Carencro in advancing to the 2nd round was District 3-5A champion Lafayette High, who eliminated pesky Captain Shreve 59-46. Comeaux's season came to an end at the hands of Brother Martin 60-40.
Here are the 2nd round matchups featuring Acadiana area teams:
6 Lafayette @ 22 Parkway
29 Carencro @ 20 L.W. Higgins
Class 4A
Seven teams have been whittled down to two. The two teams still playing are the two best teams from District 5-4A - St. Martinville (the champion) and St. Thomas More. The 8 seeded Tigers pulled away from 25 seeded Huntington 75-64. The 13 seeded Cougars also took care of business by besting 20 seeded Warren Easton 49-34.
Two other teams from District 5-4A lost in heartbreaking fashion. 14 seeded Teurlings Catholic was defeated in overtime by 19 seeded Franklin Parish 74-71. Meanwhile, 24 seeded Northside nearly pulled off the upset over 9 seeded Ellender, going from being tied at 59 with 22 seconds left to falling on the road 62-59.
26 seeded Cecilia of District 5-4A also put up a great fight, falling to 7 seeded Leesville 76-71.
Meanwhile, District 4-4A competitors 22 seeded Opelousas and 18 seeded Beau Cheney each saw their seasons come to an in double digit losses on the road, 66-53 to 11 Fair Park (Opelousas) and 64-49 to 15 Tioga (Beau Chene).
Here are the 2nd round matchups featuring Acadiana area teams:
13 STM @ 4 Plaquemine
Here are the 2nd round matchups featuring Acadiana area teams:
Here are the 2nd round matchups featuring Acadiana area teams:
Here are the 2nd round matchups featuring Acadiana area teams: