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Bossier Parish Community College, off to an 8-2 overall start, puts its 2-0 Region XIV men’s basketball record on the line tonight in Carthage, Texas at Panola College.
Both Centenary teams travel to East Texas Baptist hoping to avenge losses last month.
Meanwhile, both LSUS teams are perfect early in Red River Athletic Conference action after dominant homecourt wins last week.
CENTENARY: The Gents and Ladies play in a non-conference doubleheader set for 5 p.m. today inside Ornelas Gym in Marshall.
The Gents (0-6) and Tigers (3-8) collided Nov. 14 at the Gold Dome when ETBU defeated Centenary 73-67 to dampen the Gents’ home opener.
The Ladies (2-5) and Tigers (8-1) squared off to open the season back on Nov. 7 in Shreveport, a game won by the Tigers 76-50. Centenary, which opened Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play last Tuesday with a 55-50 comeback victory over the LeTourneau YellowJackets, is 2-2 on the road this season. ETBU edged Concordia on Saturday, 59-57, in Austin, Texas and is 3-0 at home this season.
The Centenary men were edged 63-62 by LeTourneau last Tuesday in Longview in the conference opener for both teams and is 0-3 on the road this season. The Tigers, 0-2 at home this season, fell 76-63 at Maryville College on Saturday.
LSUS: The Pilots men’s team swept the Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards for the week of Dec. 1-7.
Sophomore guard Khi Wallace earned his second Player of the Week award of the season, having previously won defensive honors earlier this year, by capturing the RRAC Offensive Player of the Week. In a 107-63 victory over Texas College, Wallace had 26 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, four steals, and two blocks. He followed that Saturday by scoring 31 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 114-76 win over Jarvis Christian.
Senior forward Hayden Brittingham captured the conference’s defensive honor. Brittingham recorded a double-double against Texas College with 21 points and 12 rebounds, adding two assists and two blocks. Against Jarvis Christian, he contributed 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists, four steals, and two blocks. For the season, he leads the Pilots with 13 blocks.
The Pilots, 5-3 overall and 3-0 in conference action, go to LSU Alexandria Thursday in the second half of a RRAC doubleheader starting with the women’s contest.
The LSUS women posted a 68-48 romp over Jarvis Christian on Saturday afternoon at The Dock, moving to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in the RRAC. Slema Markisic led with 20 points, seven steals, four rebounds, and two assists.
BOSSIER PARISH CC: The Cavaliers nipped visiting Navarro College 63-62 on Saturday afternoon as Zequan Lewis led with 18 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, while Dustin Welch delivered his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Drew Cooper added 10 points. The Cavaliers hit 11 three-pointers and shot 46 percent from beyond the arc.
“This was a battle from start to finish, and our guys refused to quit,” coach Jeff Moore said. “Navarro is a tough, well-coached team, and they pushed us in every phase of the game. Our guys never backed down and refused to let up. They just kept fighting and earned this win. This was a big conference win at home.”
BPCC is home on Saturday against Angelina College.