Five local girls teams shoot for Marsh Madness in quarterfinal games tonight

MAKING THEIR MOVE:  Girls basketball teams from Captain Shreve (gold) and Huntington take the court in state quarterfinal playoff games tonight, aiming to advance to next week’s state tournament. (Journal photo by KEVIN PICKENS).

The Parkway, Huntington and Haughton girls basketball teams are playing at home tonight for a chance to reach the Marsh Madness state tournament next week, while Captain Shreve and Calvary Baptist are on the road for their LHSAA girls basketball playoff quarterfinal games.

Parkway is the two-time defending state champion in Non-Select Division I.

Tonight’s playoff quarterfinals matchups involving Shreveport-Bossier teams:

Non-Select Division I — Denham Springs (No. 8 seed) at Parkway (1) – 6 p.m.

Non-Select Division I — Barbe (5) at Haughton (4) – 6 p.m.

Select Division I — Lafayette (12) at Huntington (4) – 5:30

Select Division I — Captain Shreve (11) at Woodlawn-BR (3) – 6 p.m.

Select Division III — Calvary Baptist (8) at Lafayette Christian (1) – 5:30

Winners advance to Marsh Madness, the LHSAA’s girls basketball final four tournaments in Hammond next week. The schedule for next week’s games may be announced as early as Friday but likely over the weekend. Ten state championship games will be staged next Friday and Saturday after semifinal games beginning Monday and finishing Thursday.

Boys state playoffs begin Friday night, with nine local teams in first-round games. Calvary Baptist (25-3) is seeded first in Select Division III and drew a first-round bye. The Cavaliers will begin their postseason next week.

Boys teams from Parkway, Huntington, Captain Shreve, Bossier, and Green Oaks are playing at home Friday night.

Scores of local girls teams’ Monday night second-round games:

 

NON-SELECT

Division I

Parkway 57, Thibodaux 17

Haughton 58, Destrehan 54

 

SELECT

Division I

Huntington 53, St. Thomas More 23

Captain Shreve 47, Archbishop Chapelle 33

 

Division III

Calvary Baptist 73, Episcopal 50