The three St. Martin Parish boys’ basketball teams all lost their opening-round Louisiana High School Athletic Association playoff games this past weekend on the road.
St. Martinville was edged by Assumption 45-43 on Friday; Cecilia was edged by Sterlington 37-33; and Breaux Bridge lost to DeRidder 70-42.
St. Martinville, the No. 20 seed in the Division II Non-Select playoffs, led No. 13 Assumption 14-11 after one quarter but trailed 25-20 at halftime. The Tigers outscored AHS 16-9 in the third period to surge ahead 36-34 but the Mustangs held an 11-7 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.
Kervin Fontenette led SMSH with 15 points and Kristian Batiste added 14. Batiste hit three 3-point baskets and Fontenette had two for the Tigers.
Assumption was paced by Zimage Johnson’s 11 points and Zaven Mickens’ 10. The Mustangs also hit five 3-pointers with Johnson and Zion Willoughby each hitting two.
St. Martinville finishes the season with a 1417 record. Assumption (23-9) moved on to face No. 4 Bossier (19-8) in the regional round.
Cecilia, seeded 22nd in Non-Select Division II, finished its season with a 13-14 record. Sterlington (24-7), the No. 11 seed, advanced to a second-round playoff at No. 6 DeRidder.
Breaux Bridge, seeded 27th in Non-Select Division II, finished its season with a 12-17 mark. The sixth-seeded Dragons (23-7) went on to host Sterlington in the second round.
FRIDAY, FEB. 27 LHSAA BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS Assumption 45, St. Martinville 43 St. Martinville.......... 14 6 16 7 – 43 Assumption............. 11 14 9 11 – 45
SM: Kervin Fontenette 15; Kristian Batiste 14; Landon Potier 2; Marc Floyd 6; Ja’Korey Blanchard 6. TOTALS: 12(5)4/12-43.
AHS: Zion Willoughby 8; Zimage Johnson 11; Braylon Simon 8; Tryshawn Jones 6; Simage Green 6; Zaven Mickens 10. TOTALS: 13(5)-4/9-45.
Sterlington 37, Cecilia 33 DeRidder 70, Breaux Bridge 42
