Four local boys teams home Friday in state playoff openers

RIM BOUND: Captain Shreve senior forward Durell Sanders (10) drives to the basket during a recent home game. The Gators will be at home in a first-round state playoff game Friday night. (Journal photo by KEVIN PICKENS)

JOURNAL SPORTS

Captain Shreve, Green Oaks, Huntington and North Caddo play home games Friday night In the first round of the LHSAA boys basketball playoffs.

Brackets were set Monday. A dozen teams from Shreveport-Bossier made the postseason.

Calvary is top seeded in Select Division III.  Bossier is No. 4 in Non-Select Division II. Both teams get first-round byes.

First-round state boys basketball playoffs involving local schools:

SELECT DIVISION I

No. 19 Holy Cross (17-14) at No. 14 Captain Shreve (17-11), Friday, 6:30

No. 24 Hammond (14-9) at No. 9 Huntington (19-8), Friday, 6:30

No. 22 Evangel (9-15) at No. 11 Karr (24-9), Friday, 6:30

NON-SELECT DIVISION I

No. 17 Airline (14-15) at No. 16 Covington (20-8), Thursday, 6:00

No. 26 Benton (14-13) at No. 7 Sulphur (26-4), Friday, 6:30

No. 23 Parkway (17-15) at No. 10 Slidell (24-7), Friday, 6:30

SELECT DIVISON II

No. 20 Booker T. Washington (12-8) at No. 13 St. Michael (15-14), Friday, 6:30

NON-SELECT DIVISION II

No. 4 Bossier (20-8), bye (vs. Assumption-St. Martinville winner in Round 2)

No. 24 Woodlawn (13-13) at No. 9 Opelousas (22-11), Friday, 6:00

SELECT DIVISON III

No. 1 Calvary (29-4), bye (vs. Rosepine-North Caddo winner in Round 2)

No. 17 Rosepine (12-15) at No. 16 North Caddo (19-12), Friday, 6:00

NON-SELECT DIVISION III 

No. 22 Many (17-10) at No. 11 Green Oaks (13-14), Friday, 6:30

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