Blue Jays fall at Gueydan

GUEYDAN – The non-district struggles continue for St. Edmund as the Gueydan Bears grabbed a 56-48 win on Tuesday night.
The Blue Jays (2-10) were led by John Guillory’s 22 points, while Alex Hunt chipped in 10 points.
Cullen Brown added eight points and William Chachere contributed five points.
Guillory is averaging 20 points per game for the Blue Jays, while Chachere is second with 12 points per game.
St. Edmund will entertain Plainview at 6 p.m. today before opening District 5-1A play at Catholic High of Pointe Coupee on Friday.

Iota 71, St. Ed’s 30
IOTA - The Lady Bulldogs exploded for a 32-9 first-quarter lead as Iota cruised to a 71-30 win over the St. Edmund Lady Jays.
Payton Crowell, Jami LeBouef and Abby Miller scored three points each for St. Edmund in the first period, while Cambie St. Andre pushed in 11 points for the Lady Dogs.
Iota continued its early domination with a 22-7 second-period run to give the Lady Dogs a 54-16 advantage at intermission.
LeBouef hit her second trey in the game, while Allison LaFleur hit a bucket and Crowell added two free throws.
Iota’s Madeline Gatte scored 10 points in the period to lead the Lady Dogs.
The second half was a lot closer as Iota out-scored St. Edmund 17-14.
The Lady Dogs pushed in 13 points in the third period, while the Lady Jays scored a game-high 10 points.
Elissa David and Miller each scored four points for St. Edmund as Crowell added two free throws.
Madison Olivier led Iota with four points in the third frame.
Defense took over in the fourth quarter as St. Edmund and Iota battled to a 4-4 tie.
Abby Brown and Crowell each scored for the Lady Jays, while Patricia Deshotel scored all four points for Iota.
Crowell finished with nine points to lead St. Edmund, while LeBouef scored eight points and Miller chipped in seven points.
Three players scored in double figures for Iota, including Gatte (12), St. Andre (11) and Shydee Johnson (11).
St. Edmund will entertain Plainview at 6 p.m. today before opening District 5-1A play at Catholic High of Pointe Coupee on Friday.