JOURNAL SPORTS

After a road win Wednesday in The Basketball League, the Shreveport Mavericks minor league squad is home tonight and Saturday in the Gold Dome on the Centenary campus and will host a youth clinic Saturday afternoon.

The Mavericks thumped Beaumont on Wednesday night 127-117 at Ford Park Arena in the Golden Triangle of Texas. The visitors never trailed, leading by 16 most of the fourth quarter until Beaumont cut the lead by seven with 25 seconds to play in the game. Beaumont could not get closer. No other game information was available.

Shreveport will host the Sugar Land Imperials tonight and the Little Rock Lighting on Saturday evening, with tip times at 7:05 for both contests.

The leading scorer for the Imperials is Bradley George at 16.3 points per game and the leading scorer for the Lightning is Percell Washington with a 21.5 average. The top scorers for the Mavericks are Paul Parks with 24.8 points per game followed by Paul Harrison at 18.8.

The youth clinic is Saturday from 3:30-5:30 and carries a $60 fee. For additional information, contact coach Cedric Ellis at 318-840-4629.