JOURNAL STAFF
Parkway and Huntington both begin the LHSAA girls’ basketball playoffs tonight looking to return to Marsh Madness in Hammond, playing second-round games at home after earning first-round byes.
Parkway is the No. 2 seed in Non-Select Division I with a 26-5 record and will host No. 15 Neville (17-8) today at 6 p.m. The Lady Panthers, led by one of the nation’s top players in senior guard Mikaylah Williams and productive junior guard Chloe Larry, are playing for a chance come out on top after falling in last year’s Class 5A championship game in double overtime to Ponchatoula.
Huntington is the No. 7 seed in Select Division I with a 23-6 record and welcomes No. 10 Acadiana (24-9). The Lady Raiders reached last year’s Class 4A semifinals before bowing out to top-ranked Warren Easton.
All teams with first-round byes host second-round games, which explains why five of the six local teams that won first-round games on the road will have to travel again in the second round.
In Select games, Byrd (18-11) is a 17 seed in Division I and must face top-seeded John Curtis (18-2) in Metairie. BTW (14-11) is a 19 seed in Division II and plays third-seed St. Louis Catholic (24-6) at McNeese in Lake Charles. Calvary (12-6) is a 19 seed in Division III as well and goes back down south to play No. 3 seed Houma Christian (18-2) at E.D. White High. Also in Division III, No. 15 Loyola (12-15) will travel to Alexandria to play No. 2 Menard (27-5).
Non-Select Division I games involve No. 19 Haughton (24-10) at third-seed Barbe (26-4) and No. 17 Benton (20-12) visits No. 1 Walker (26-1).
Here is the complete schedule for local teams:
Non-Select Division I
(15) Neville (17-8) at (2) Parkway (26-5), 6 p.m.
(19) Haughton (24-10) at (3) Barbe (26-4)
(17) Benton (20-12) at (1) Walker (26-1), 6:30 p.m.
Select Division I
(10) Acadiana at (7) Huntington, 7 p.m.
(17) Byrd (18-11) at (1) John Curtis (18-2), 2 p.m. (at Academy of Our Lady)
Select Division II
(19) BTW (14-11) at (3) St. Louis Catholic (24-6), 6:30 p.m. (Legacy Center, McNeese)
Select Division III
(19) Calvary (12-6) at (3) Houma Christian (18-2), 5:30 (at E.D. White)
(15) Loyola (12-15) at (2) Menard (27-5), 6 p.m.
