Nine local boys teams start LHSAA basketball playoffs tonight

 HIGH LEVEL COMPETION: Boys teams from Captain Shreve (dark jersey) and Huntington are among nine local squads tipping off the LHSAA playoffs tonight, with the Gators and Raiders both hosting first-round games. (Journal photo by KEVIN PICKENS)

JOURNAL SPORTS

Parkway, Huntington, Captain Shreve, Bossier and Green Oaks have home games tonight as the LHSAA boys basketball postseason gets rolling with first-round games around the state, involving nine local teams.

The highest seeded Shreveport-Bossier squad is Calvary Baptist (25-3), first in Select Division III. The Cavaliers earned a first-round bye and will begin their postseason next week.

Evangel’s season ended Thursday night in New Orleans with a first-round loss at Rummel.

Tonight’s playoff games (and Thursday’s Evangel score) involving local boys teams:

 

NON-SELECT

Division I

No. 28 Airline (11-18) at No. 8 Sulphur (26-5), 6 p.m.

No. 18 Fontainebleau (18-6) at No. 15 Parkway (18-11), 6 p.m.

No. 24 Haughton at No. 9 Ouachita Parish, 6:30

 

Division II

No. 27 St. Martinville (15-18) at No. 6 Bossier (17-10), 6:30

 

Division III

No. 17 Doyle (20-9) at No. 16 Green Oaks (15-10), 6:30

 

SELECT

Division I

No. 22 East Jefferson (18-15) at No. 11 Huntington (21-8), 6:30

No. 21 Carencro (9-11) at No. 12 Captain Shreve (19-11), 6 p.m.

(Thursday’s score) Rummel 52, Evangel 41 (in New Orleans)

 

Division II

No. 20 Booker T. Washington (18-10) at No. 13 University Lab-Baton Rouge (17-9), 6:30

 

Division III

No. 23 North Caddo (14-16) at No. 10 Thomas Jefferson (20-8), 6 p.m.