JOURNAL SPORTS

Calvary’s TJ Jamison drained a three-quarters court shot to end the first quarter of the top-seeded Cavaliers’ state quarterfinal homecourt blowout of Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy Friday night.

A game-ending half-court buzzer-beater beat Huntington at St. Thomas More in Lafayette, denying the Raiders a shot at overtime against one of the state’s most successful programs, and dashing dreams of a trip to this week’s LHSAA Marsh Madness state tournament in Lake Charles.

Bossier’s Bearkats cruised past visiting A.J. Ellender and into a state semifinal matchup with District 1-4A rival Minden in Lake Charles. The Bearkats beat the Crimson Tide in their regular-season meeting but Minden is the No. 2 seed in Non-Select Division II and Bossier is No. 6.

State quarterfinal scores involving the local boys basketball teams, and this week’s LHSAA Marsh Madness schedule at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles for Calvary and Bossier:

SELECT DIVISION I

St. Thomas More 53, Huntington 50

NON-SELECT DIVISION II

Bossier 69, A.J. Ellender 58

Semifinal game: Thursday, 2:45, vs. Minden

State championship game: Saturday, 6:00, vs. Brusly-Wossman winner

SELECT DIVISION III

Calvary 72, Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy 45

Semifinal game: Tuesday, 6:15, vs. Rosepine

State championship game: Friday, 4:00, vs. Dunham-Country Day winner