New Orleans Pelicans trimmed by Golden State Warriors

 

The New Orleans Pelicans came up short last night at home being edged 102-101 by the Golden
State Warriors in the Arena despite having six players in double figures. There were 12 lead changes and the game was tied nine times with the Warriors holding a 57-49 halftime advantage. The 6-8 Pelicans wasted double-double performances by Ryan Anderson and Anthony Davis. Anderson led the way with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Davis finished with 14 points, 11 boards and two blocks. Pels' shooting guard Eric Gordon had an opportunity to win it, but his 3-point attempt rolled around the rim and out as he finished with 16 points and seven assists. Jrue Holiday canned 17 points and added seven assists, while Tyreke Evans added 12 points.
The Pelicans have a few days off before heading to New York Sunday to battle Carmelo Anthony and the struggling Knicks, who are currently 3-10 and in fifth place in the Atlantic Division.  

St. Scholastica Academy earns third consecutive state swimming title in Sulphur; congrats to the Doves

Congratulations to the St. Scholastica Academy Doves' swim team, which captured its third straight Division II Swimming Championship Saturday at the SPAR Aquatic Center in Sulphur. The Doves with one of their deepest teams coached by Chris Prator won the team title with 495 points followed by Ruston 253 and Sacred Heart 237.  
In Division I, the Mandeville Lady Skippers put together a quality runner-up finish on the strength of Megan Loop being selected the Division I Outstanding Swimmer. St. Joseph's Academy won the team title with 558 points followed by Mandeville with 276 points. The Northshore Lady Panthers took third place earning 204 points. Mandeville coach Robbie Fritscher said his team swam great and he was proud of Loop's overall performance.

New Orleans Pelicans upended by San Antonio Spurs ending three-game winning streak

The New Orleans Pelicans the winners of their last three games took it on the chin on the road last night as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 112-93 victory moving to 13-1 on the season. Ryan Anderson led the Pelicans with 17 points, while Jrue Holiday chipped in with 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the road loss. Tyreke Evans added 12 points with nine rebounds and three assists. Anthony Davis was held to just 10 points with with six rebounds, but added four blocked shots. Austin Rivers added 10 points. The Pelicans struggled from the field hitting just 38.1 percent of their two-point shots and only made 2-of-15 three-point attempts, a meager 13.1 percent. Manu Ginobili came off the bench and topped the Spurs with 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting as San Antonio shot 54 percent from the floor as they built a 57-40 halftime advantage. Tim Duncan contributed 10 points, five rebounds and three blocks. The 6-7 Pelicans return home and host the Golden State Warriors tonight in the Arena with a 7 o'clock tip off.  

Southeastern Louisiana University football honors continue to pour in; Bennett and Sebastian honored

Southeastern Louisiana University Lions'  junior quarterback Bryan Bennett (3) named Louisiana Sports Writers Association  Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season. Photo by Randy Bergeron.

Lions' senior place kicker Seth Sebastian boots the ball out of former Covington High player Matt McCormick's hold. Sebastian was named the LSWA Special  Teams Player of the Week.Photo by Randy Bergeron.

Southeastern Louisiana University, 10-2, the Southland Conference title holders, continue to receive weekly accolades following the Lions' ninth consecutive victory a 52-27 regular season ending home win over Nicholls State last Thursday on Senior Day.
Lions' junior quarterback Bryan Bennett and senior place kicker Seth Sebastian were selected players of the week by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Bennett was tabbed the LSWA Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season receiving it back on Oct. 14 and 29th. Sebastian's recognition was his fourth honor of the week. Earlier, he was named the Sports Network National Special Teams Player of the Week and the Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. On Sunday,  he was named the National Place Kicker of the Week by College Football Performance Awards.
Sebastian, who is a perfect 14-for-14 in field goal attempts kicked three field goals and four extra points in the Lions' big win over Nicholls State to secure the outright Southland Conference crown.
Sebastian has the school career scoring record with 278 points and the single-season mark at 103 points. Bennett completed 16-of-25 passes for 273 yards with two TDs. He also topped the Lions' running game with 120 yards on 13 carries with a TD. Bennett has 14 rushing touchdowns, which ties the single-season school record  set by Horace Belton in 1974. Bennett has passed for 2,610 yards and 18 touchdowns on the season, heading into the playoffs.
The Lions, the No. 4 national seed and have drawn a first-round bye in the upcoming playoffs. The Lions will host a second-round game Dec. 7 in Strawberry Stadium, playing the winner of the Sam Houston State-Southern Utah game.    
 

Salmen Lady Spartans roll past Northshore led by the Brown's

The Salmen Lady Spartans off to a quality 3-0 start turned in an exceptional offensive performance blowing past the Northshore Lady Panthers 85-22 at home last night sparked by Kalani Brown's double-double with 25 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks. Megan Brown, a recent USM signee, also delivered, pouring in 24 points with seven boards. Hailey Pichon added a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and five steals. Tiara Warren also netted double figures with 10 points and seven steals. Northshore's Kennedy Harrison, Kayla Klepfer and Kacie Fountain each scored five points for the Lady Panthers. 

Covington Lions basketball team downed by Vandebilt Catholic

 

In high school boys basketball action,  Covington's Fighting Lions went against Vandebilt Catholic and came up short, falling 63-48. Covington's Marcus Hollin dropped in 16 points with five rebounds and four steals. Terrell Chatman finished with eight points and helped control the boards with 14 rebounds. Chatman also added four assists with a block and a steal. Robert Mormon chipped in with nine points for the Lions. Covington, which battled major injuries last season, finished 17-12 and went 6-6 in district, falling to East Ascension in the first round. CHS returns to action today playing St. Thomas Aquinas..

SLU's senior Seth Sebastian recognized

Southeastern Louisiana University Lions' senior place kicker Seth Sebastian

Lions' senior place kicker Seth Sebastian, who helped lead Southeastern to its ninth straight win, a 52-27 regular season ending victory over Nicholls State last Thursday has been named the College Football Performance Awards National Placekicker of the Week. Sebastian added three more field goals to his season total, connecting from 37, 27 and 46 yards without missing, running his streak to 14-of-14 this season. Sebastian also clicked on all four of his point after touchdown attempts, making him 61-of-62 on the year with his only miss being blocked. Sebastian set a new school career record with 278 points and the single season mark at 103 points, adding his 14 points.

LSU throttles Johnny Manziel and Texas A & M

LSU junior running back Terrence Magee, a graduate of Franklinton High School, rushed for 149 yards and a TD in the Tigers' 34-10 SEC victory over Texas A & M Saturday in Death Valley. Photo by Chris Kelty/LSU Athletic student photographer.

Tigers' running back Terrence Magee

LSU's defense turned in a superb effort and the running game did its thing led by junior Terrence Magee as the Tigers rolled past Texas A & M and former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel 34-10 Saturday afternoon in Death Valley.
LSU and Texas A & M are 8-3 on the season and stand at 4-3 in the SEC West standings. LSU
closes out the regular season Friday night at home, hosting the 3-8 Arkansas Razorbacks, who
are 0-7 in conference play. 
Magee, a graduate of Franklinton High School and a former Class 4A state champion with the
Demons, rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, averaging 11.5 yards per rush as the Tigers'
ground game controlled the clock. Magee, who is majoring in sport administration, credited the offensive line with getting the job done, saying they did a great job. In all, LSU rushed for 324 yards, averaging 5.9 yards per carry.
Zach Mettenberger passed for 193 yards hitting Jarvis Landry for two scores, covering 10 and 40
yards. Manziel had a lackluster performance, hitting on just 16-of-41 attempts just 39 percent for 224
yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. He was sacked twice and rushed for just 54 yards as
the Aggies' potent offense was limited to just 299 total yards.    

New Orleans Pelicans stop Cleveland Cavaliers for third consecutive victory

The New Orleans Pelicans won their third straight evening their record at 6-6 Friday night securing a competitive 104-100 home victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers giving head coach Monty Williams his 100th career victory.
Anthony Davis continued his early season outstanding play registering another double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, which included nine on the offensive end as the Pels out rebounded the Cavaliers 48-37. Davis added three blocks, giving him 19 in his last three games. Eric Gordon finished with 19 points including a clutch 3-pointer with just 31 seconds left to help lead the Pels to the win. Kyrie Irving topped all scorers with 22 points and former New Orleans guard Jarrett Jack finished with 19 points in his return to the
Arena before a crowd of 15,186.
The Pelicans return to action tonight on the road in San Antonio, squaring off with the 11-1  Spurs.    

Tulane Green Wave blasts Texas-El Paso

The Tulane Green Wave played its final home game in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome Saturday and
turned in their best outing of the year rolling past Texas-El Paso 45-3 ending a 38-year run in the building, formerly known as the Superdome. Tulane, which will play in their own newly constructed stadium on campus next season, improved to 7-4. The Green Wave is 5-2 in the Conference-USA West standings tied for second place with North Texas. Both clubs trail the Rice Owls by one game heading into Saturday's
regular season finale as the Greenies travel to Rice to battle the Owls, who stand at 8-3 overall and 6-1 in conference play holding the one game advantage over Tulane and North Texas.
Saturday's decisive victory over Texas-El Paso keeps the Green Wave in the running for the West Division title and a spot in the Conference-USA championship.
Junior quarterback Nick Montana completed 12-of-19 passes for 171 yards with three touchdowns in Saturday's victory and Orleans Darkwa rushed for 137 yards with a touchdown.   

 

SLU Lions earn No. 4 national seed and a first round bye

 

Southeastern Louisiana University, the Southland Conference Champion, received some richly deserved excellent news yesterday morning as it received the No. 4 national seed in the 2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship, which includes 24-teams. The seeding gives the 10-2 Lions, winners of nine straight games, a first round bye and a second round home game at Strawberry Stadium, as announced by the NCAA yesterday. SLU is making its first ever trip to the playoffs. The Lions opponent will visit Strawberry Stadium Dec. 7 at 7 o'clock. The Lions will host the winner of Saturday's 2 o'clock game between their conference rival Sam Houston State (8-4) and Southern Utah (8-4), which represents the Big Sky Conference.
The national No. 4 seed also puts the Lions in the running to host a quarterfinal contest Dec. 13 or 14. That potential contest would set up a game between either No. 5 national seed Maine, New Hampshire or Lafayette. All first and second round games will be televised on ESPN3. Southeastern's playoff opener on Dec. 7 will be aired on Northshore Broadcasting stations Kajun 107.1 and The Joint 104.7 FM. 

Archbishop Hannan Hawks and Covington High Fighting Lions advance in football playoffs

Archbishop Hannan senior running back Michael Froeba (21) picks up yardage for the Hawks. Hannan, 10-2, the No. 4 seed in Division III, is hosting No. 1 Episcopal  Friday night in the state semifinals.

 

On the local St. Tammany Parish high school football scene, we only have two teams remaining in competition for a possible LHSAA state championship.
In Friday night's Lake 94.7 broadcast game of the week, the No. 4 seed Archbishop Hannan Hawks, cruised past the No. 12 seed Pope John Paul II Jaguars, 42-14 on the road in the Division III quarterfinals  behind Korey Zeigler's four touchdown passes and 277 yards threw the air. Zeigler connected with Kyle Sewald on three of those, covering 27, 9 and 18 yards. Zeigler also clicked with Daniel Hollander on a 35-yard TD strike and found him on a successful two-point conversion. Michael Froeba handled the Hawks' running game delivering 102 yards on 25 carries with an 18-yard tally. Froeba has rushed for 1,053 yards  and 15 touchdowns.
The Hawks, 10-2, advance to the semifinals and will host No. 1 Episcopal Friday night. Episcopal
advanced earning a 28-21 victory over the St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons.
Northlake Christian School, the No. 3 seed in Division III, had its miraculous season, 11-1 come to a close as the Wolverines were upended 60-26, falling to the No. 6 seed Catholic of New Iberia in a disappointing loss at home Friday night.
The other St. Tammany Parish team to advance is the Class 5A Covington High Fighting Lions, the No. 12 seed, who took care of business, downing No. 3 seed East Ascension 28-21 to advance to the quarterfinals behind C. J. Sims' 244 yards rushing on 29 carries with three TDs.
Covingon, 8-4, is on the road this Friday, traveling to No. 11 Central of Baton Rouge, which blanked No. 6 West Monroe 14-0 to advance. Best of luck to the Archbishop Hannan Hawks and the Covington High Fighting Lions n their quest for football supremacy.
   

New England's Tom Brady outduels Denver's Peyton Manning in Patriots 34-31 overtime victory

New England's Tom Brady at left and Denver's Peyton Manning shake hands following Sunday Night's Patriots 34-31 overtime victory over the Broncos. The two NFL greats met in the Manning-Brady Bowl for the 14th time. Photo by Stew Milne/US Presswire.

Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady (12) gives the No. 1 sign following New England's overtime victory on Denver as Broncos' linebacker Von Miller approaches. Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/NFL

In NFL Sunday night football, the New England Patriots pulled off a major come-from-behind victory last night clipping the Denver Broncos 34-31 in overtime in frigid, windy conditions at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots overcame a 24-0 halftime deficit winning it on Stephen Gostkowski's 31-yard field goal to
surprise Peyton Manning and the Broncos in the 14th meeting of the Manning-Brady Bowl, featuring two of the NFL's all-time greats.
Brady completed 34-of-50 passes for 344 yards and three TDs as he out dueled Manning, who struggled, finishing 19-of-36 for just 150 yards and two TDs. Denver's Knowshon Moreno was toughl in the loss rushing for a career-high 224 yards on 37 carries with a touchdown.
New England moves to 8-3, while Denver 9-2 is tied with Kansas City, which lost to San Diego 41-38 in another thriller.

LSU hosting explosive Johnny Manziel and explosive Texas A & M Aggies

 

The 7-3 LSU Tigers host the 8-2 Texas A & M Aggies tomorrow afternoon in Death Valley. The game will be broadcast on CBS with a 2:30 kick off. Both teams are coming off bye weeks. It's no secret the LSU defense faces a tough challenge trying to contain the elusive Johnny Manziel, "Johnny Football." The game has the potential to be a true offensive shootout with the hope that the Tigers' Zach Mettenberger can keep pace with Manziel and the explosive Aggies' offense is scoring at an amazing 49.2 points per game clip, while Mettenberger and the Tigers come in averaging 37.9 points per contest.  LSU is a minus-four in turnovers on the season. The Tigers have turned the ball over 16 times, while just generating 12 turnovers by the defense. Last season, the Tigers excelled in the turnover margin, collecting 33 turnovers, including 18 interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries, while only giving up the ball 17 times last year.

Northshore Roller Derby hosting Southern Belle Ringer Tournament at the Castine Center

Northshore Roller Derby is hosting the Southern Belle Ringer Tournament tomorrow featuring 8 of
the top 20 teams competing in the elimination style tourney. The tournament gets underway
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and goes through about 9 p.m. at the Castine Center in Mandeville. The championship bout is scheduled to get underway at 7 Saturday night. Tickets are available at the door or you can go to brownpapertickets.com. For more information you can visit northshorerollerderby.com.
The Lethal Ladies are also involved as an official drop off point for Toys for Tots and the Covington Food Bank. Its a great way to get involved and help support the community.

Southeastern Louisiana University Lions roar past Nicholls State to win outright Southland Conference title

 

 

                                       SLU junior Justin Church, a Fontainebleau High grad.

Lions' sophomore defensive back Josh Dakin, a Northshore High Panther graduate.

Lions' junior linebacker Drew Misita, from Amite.

Lions' junior quarterback Bryan Bennett, a transfer student  from Oregon.

Lions' senior kicker Seth Sebastian, a Lafayette High School grad.

Southeastern Louisiana University roared to a historical 52-27 victory last night over Nicholls State in the River Bell Classic at Strawberry Stadium giving the Lions the outright Southland Conference title.
The Lions, winners of nine straight, finish the regular season at 10-2 under second-year coach Ron Roberts.
Southeastern entered last night's game ranked No. 8 and 10 in the polls and now wait to see what their seeding is and who they will square off with. The playoff seeding will be announced Sunday morning.
QB Bryan Bennett rushed for 120 yards with a one-yard TD and tossed two touchdown passes
finishing with 273 yards, completing 16-of-25 passes. Bennett has rushed for 934 yards, averaging 6.1 yards per carry, with a team-high 14 touchdowns.
Lions' outstanding senior place kicker Seth Sebastian remained perfect on the season, booting field goals of 37, 27 and 46 yards, making him 14 for 14. Sebastian has also converted 61 extra points with just one miss on a blocked attempt and he leads the Lions with 103 points followed by Bennett with 84.
Defensively, the Lions' leading tackler Drew Misita, who has 72 tackles, posted eight stops including five solos with two plays for losses.
Fontainebleau High grad, junior Justin Church, who has played in all 12 games, recovered a fumble and contributed two assists with one stop resulting in a loss. Northshore High grad, sophomore defensive back, Josh Dakin, intercepted a pass and also broke up a pass for the Lions. Dakin has registered 25 tackles playing in all 12 games.

New Orleans Pelicans hosting Cleveland Cavaliers

New Orleans Pelicans' forward Anthony Davis is averaging a double-double with 21.0 points per game and 10.8 rebounds.

 The New Orleans Pelicans try to reach the .500 mark tonight hosting Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Arena. The 5-6 Pelicans are coming off a 105-98 win Wednesday over the Utah Jazz. Tonight's game is the final of a three-game home stand before heading to San Antonio Monday to battle the Spurs. Forward Anthony Davis is off to an excellent start averaging a double-double with 21 points per game and 10.8 rebounds. Davis, coming off two consecutive games with eight blocks in each, is averaging four blocked shots per contest.

Saints hold off Falcons in Georgia Dome

New Orleans Saints' running back Pierre Thomas rips off a big gainer in Thursday night's 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome. Thomas finished with 73 yards rushing and caught five passes for 57 yards. Photo courtesy of SBNation.

The Saints 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons wasn't pretty and it wasn't a convincing outing, but nonetheless it is a key 'W' for the club.
The 9-2 Saints have some off time coming following last night's win and travel to Seattle to battle the once beaten Seahawks Dec. 2 on a Monday Night encounter.
The Saints' defense did another good job last night sacking Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan five times with Cameron Jordan recording 2 1/2 sacks to help spark the defense, which did a tremendous job pressuring the Falcons' signal caller. Jordan, who consistently puts pressure on the opposing QB, leads the team with 9 1/2
sacks.
Running back Pierre Thomas, an unsung hero on the Saints' offense, put together another solid performance in workman like fashion, rushing for 73 yards on just 10 carries. Thomas also caught five passes for 57 yards on nicely executed screen passes from Drew Brees, helping to spark the offense.
Brees finished 23-of-33 for 278 yards with touchdown passes to Ben Watson, one yard and Jimmy Graham from 44-yards out. Graham notched his sixth 100-yard receiving game, tying him with the Falcons' Tony Gonzalez, who did it in 2000 and again in 2004.  

Four St. Tammany Parish football teams still in playoff picture

   
Tonight's featured high school playoff game on the Lake features the No. 12 Pope John Paul II
Jaguars hosting the No. 4 seed Archbishop Hannan Hawks, squaring off in Division III action. The
teams, District 7-2A rivals, met earlier this season in week five with Archbishop Hannan winning a close one, 22-20, played at the Jags' Lester Latino Field.
PJP II advanced with a 22-6 road victory over No. 5 seed Holy Savior Menard in which the Jags
rushed for 501 yards topped by junior Chance Caire, who broke loose for 286 yards backed up
by Joe Feraci, who finished with 186 yards.
The Hawks are led by senior quarterback Korey Zeigler and fellow seniors Michael Froeba and
Jason Brooks. Zeigler has passed for 1,373 yards with 15 TDs and rushed for 689 yards with 12
scores. Froeba tops the Hawks with 951 yards and 14 touchdowns, while Brooks has caught 48 passes for 431 yards with two receiving touchdowns and four rushing.     
The 11-0 Northlake Christian School Wolverines, the No. 3 seed, are at home tonight, hosting the No. 6 seed, Catholic of New Iberia Panthers.
NCS won their opening round game, downing No. 14 seed Redemptorist 49-14, while Cathoic of New
Iberia defeated No. 11 Dunham 50-9. NCS is led by Taylor Mussachia with 1,258 yards rushing and
21 scores along with QB Josh O'Rear, who has passed for 1,363 yards and 15 TDs.
In Class 5A playoff action tonight, the lone remaining St. Tammany Parish team, the No. 14
seed, the Covington High Fighting Lions under first-year head coach Greg Salter, travel to No.
3 seed East Ascension. The Spartans are 9-2 on the season. Covington advanced after defeating
No. 19 Airline 48-13. The Lions' defense forced seven turnovers including five interceptions of
which three were returned for scores by George Brister, who went 100 yards with a pick-six
along with Jeremy Haar and Andrew Breeland, who tallied on interceptions. The Lions' are looking
for another good defensive effort this week on the road. The Lions' offense is triggered by C. J. Sims with 1,229 yards rushing with 12 TDs and has caught 39 passes for 647 yards and five scores. QB Dylan Savarese has thrown for a school record 2,041 yards with 16 touchdowns. 
Good luck to our four remaining St. Tammany Parish playoff teams in their quest for possible state titles. 
     

Jennings' sisters go one-two in Class C state meet

First Baptist Christian School outstanding sophomore runner Gabrielle Jennings was in quality form earlier this week capturing the Class C girls individual state title with a time of 18:54.11. The Jennings' family made it 1-2 as her younger sister eighth grader Madelyn secured second place at 21:45.93. Congratulations to the
Jennings' sisters on their major accomplishment at the Class C state meet run at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. 

SLU hosts Nicholls State; coach Ron Roberts a finalist

SLU head coach Ron Roberts named finalist for Eddie Robinson Award. Photo by Randy Bergeron.

Southeastern Louisiana University puts their eight-game winning streak on the line tonight hosting the 4-7 Nicholls State Colonels in the River Bell Classic at Strawberry Stadium as the Lions recognize their 15 seniors on Senior Day.  The seniors will be recognized 30 minutes prior to tonight's 6 o'clock kick off.
SLU 9-2 and 6-0 in the Southland Conference can win the outright conference title with a victory
over Nicholls State.
Lions' second-year head coach Ron Roberts, who recently signed a contract extension through the
2016 season, is a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, announced by the Sports Network. The award is named for the late legendary Grambling coach and is presented to the top coach in the Football Championship Subdivision. The winner will be announced at the Sports Network FCS Awards Banquet and Presentation to be held Dec. 16 in Philadelphia.
Lions' season ticket holders can reserve tickets for home playoff games starting today. Season ticket holders can reserve playoff tickets by contacting Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at 985 549-5466 or by visiting the ticket office at Dugas Center from 8 to 4:30.    

Pelicans down Utah Jazz behind Anthony Davis

  

Pelicans' guard Tyreke Evans drives to the hoop in Wednesday night's 105-98 victory over the Utah Jazz in the Arena. Evans scored 13 points with five rebounds, four steals and four assists. Photo by Brett duke, NOLA.com/The Times Picayune

The New Orleans Pelicans delivered last night downing the Utah Jazz 105-98 in the Arena before a crowd of 13,203 behind a strong performance from Anthony Davis, who dropped in 22 points with nine rebounds. Davis controlled the paint blocking a career-tying eight blocks. He established that mark Saturday in a 135-98 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Ryan Anderson playing in his second game back from a toe
injury contributed 19 points with five rebounds. Anderson connected on 4-of-6 three-pointers,
while Tyreke Evans chipped in with 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals. The Pels' bench outscored the Jazz' bench 45-33. The Pelicans, 5-6, host the Cleveland Cavaliers tomorrow night in the third
game of a four-game home stand at the Arena.  

Archbishop Hannan and Pope John Paul II appearing on Northshore Sports

 

Northshore Sports hits the airwaves tonight from our title sponsor location the WOW Cafe located
in the Clarion Inn & Suites on Highway 190 tonight from 6:30 to 8. Tonight's primary topic will be LHSAA playoff football with guests the Archbishop Hannan Hawks and the Pope John Paul II Jaguars. The two teams, District 7-2A rivals, are squaring off in the second round of the Division III state football playoffs. Archbishop Hannan, the No. 4 seed, travels to No. 12 seed PJP II tomorrow night for a 7 o'clock encounter at Lester Latino Field in Slidell. The Hannan-PJP II game is the Lake 94.7 featured game of the week tomorrow so join Matt Penix and I for the play-by-play call. The pregame show airs 6:45.
Archbishop Hannan, 9-2, advanced cruising past No. 13 Westminster Christian, 61-20, while PJP II, the No. 12 seed, earned a quality 22-6 road victory over No. 5 seed Holy Savior Menard. 

SLU hosting Nicholls State Colonels in regular season finale

Southeastern Louisiana University, 9-2, winners of eight straight, will celebrate Senior Day tomorrow prior to the Lions' regular season finale hosting the 4-7 Nicholls State Colonels. The 15 Lions' seniors will be recognized about 30 minutes prior to tomorrow night's 6 o'clock kick off.
SLU, which has earned at least a tie for the Southland Conference title, can win the outright title with a victory. The Lions have clinched a spot in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs by virtue of their 34-21 victory over two-time defending conference champion Sam Houston State at Strawberry Stadium. A Lions' victory tomorrow night would greatly enhance the Team's chances of earning a top-eight national seed and a first-round bye in the upcoming playoffs. A win would also set a new school record for wins in a season. Fans are encouraged to bring one non-perishable food item to donate to the Southeastern Food Pantry. 

St. Paul's wins Class 5A Cross Country State Championship; Eric Coston and Zachary Albright finish 0ne-Two for Wolves

Pictured at left, members of the St. Paul's Class 5A Cross Country State Championship team receive their championship trophy. At right, the Wolves proudly raise the hardware signifying them as state champs..

St. Paul's Wolves cross country team accomplished what they set out to do this season by capturing the Class 5A state title in classic fashion yesterday at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.
St. Paul's continued its dominance with sensational freshman Eric Coston out dueling senior teammate Zachary Albright finishing one-two leading the victorious Wolves to the team title with 34 points as they blew away the 10-team field with Catholic of Baton Rouge a distant second with 121 points.
Coston, who has excelled, showing loads of maturity after transferring to St. Paul's from the Hammond area, set the pace finishing with a time of 15:15.79. Zachary Albright, who only lost one previous race this season, capping off a brilliant career, made his mark, taking second at 15:20.66. St. Paul's had two other runners finish in the top 10 with Kraemer Jackson finishing eighth, 15:56.86 and D. C. Lipani, 16:08.62 was tenth.
St. Paul's coach Terryl Chatham talked about his Wolves' dominant performance.
"What a great group of kids. We have been through so much together and for our seniors to go out this way with a state title is really special," Chatham said. 
Chatham talked about Coston being a really special runner. "Eric is an incredible talent. I am really proud of how extremely hard he worked. He certainly has a chance to win more state titles in the future," Chatham added.
Ponchatoula's Isiah Gilbert finished ninth in the Class 5A race. St. Paul's Spencer Albright came in 13th 16:16.07. Other top 25 local finishers included Northshore's Noah Martin in 15th place 16:26.15 followed by Mandeville's Dylan Heck 16:26.16 and Northshore's John Neal was 17th 16:27.55.   

Pelicans hosting Utah Jazz

Pelicans' forward Ryan Anderson made an immediate impact in his first season action scoring 26 points in the team's 135-98 win Saturday over the Philadelphia 76ers.

The 4-6 New Orleans Pelicans return to the hardwood tonight, hosting the Utah Jazz with a 7 o'clock tip off in the Arena. The Jazz defeated the Pelicans 111-105 in their first meeting back on Nov. 13 in Utah. The Pelicans are coming off a dominant 135-98 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in which Ryan Anderson, making his first appearance this season after suffering a broken toe, dropped in 26 points. Anderson hit six 3-pointers. Anthony Davis netted 14 points with nine rebounds and a career-high eight blocks, playing less than three quarters against the 76ers. Pelicans' point guard Jrue Holiday contributed 14 points and 12 assists against his former teammates. Holiday was traded to the Pelicans during a draft night deal.  

Carolina Panthers edge New England Patriots on controversial non-call

Carolina Panthers' quarterback Cam Newton signals first down against the New England Patriots in Monday Night Football action. Photo by Getty Images/AFP, Streeter Lecka.

New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady jaws with official after a controversial non-call ending the Monday Night game against Carolina won by the Panthers 24-20.

Cam Newton put on a clutch performance last night sparking the Carolina Panthers to a key 24-20 Monday Night Football victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. On the final play of the game, Brady attempted to hit tight end Ron Gronkowski in the end zone, but the ball was intercepted. On the play however, instant replay showed Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly clearly held and impeded Gronkowski with the back judge throwing a penalty flag, which the Patriots thought they might be the beneficiaries
of a holding or pass interference call. Unfortunately for the Patriots, after a quick officials' conference, the flag was waived off on a controversial non-call, ending the game. On the way to the locker room, a frustrated Brady, had some stern words for the officiating crew. New England coach Bill Belichik was asked
numerous times during his post game interview whether he was given an explanation by the officials in which he responded, no.
Carolina, 7-3, won its sixth straight game and now trails the 8-2 New Orleans Saints by just one game in the NFC South Division race. 
Newton, 19-of-29 for 209 yards, rifled three TD passes including a game-winning 25-yard toss to Ted Ginn, Jr., who broke a tackle and fought his way into the end zone with just 59 seconds remaining. Brady and the Pats had one last opportunity driving down the field, but came up short.