PRAIRIE RONDE - No. 3 seed Eunice opened the 2015 St. Landry Parish basketball tournament with a strong statement as the Lady Cats rolled to a 49-25 win over Opelousas High.
Eunice jumped out to a 14-4 first quarter lead, sparked by six points from Shay Vigers.
CROWLEY – The St. Edmund Blue Jays dropped four games in the Northside Christian tournament this past weekend.
The Blue Jays opened the tournament with a 70-36 loss to Iota as the Bulldogs held a 39-17 advantage at intermission.
By Tom Dodge
Sports Editor
PRAIRIE RONDE – Familar names sit atop the St. Landry Parish basketball tournement seedings.
For the fifth straight year, North Central enters the tournament as the top seed as the Lady Hurricanes have won the last three girls parish titles.
The Eunice Bobcats won the district championship and dominated the All-District 5-3A list.
Eunice head coach Paul Trosclair was named the Coach of the Year, while Travis Godfrey earned Offensive MVP honors along with Northwest’s Chris Lee.
The Lady Jays picked up their second win of the season Tuesday against East Beauregard, while the Trojans held off a late St. Edmund rally in a non-district battle.
