GeauxPreps High School Basketball Report (Jan. 27)
Hunter Bower // GeauxPreps.com
Each week on Wednesday and Friday, GeauxPreps will highlight a few of the top performances in LHSAA high school basketball! Please send all highlights, milestones and pictures with a short description as well as the result of the game to hbower@geauxpreps.com or DM us on Facebook or Twitter (X).
GIRL’S BASKETBALL
Menard’s Carly Meynard Having A Remarkable Season
Carly Meynard, a sophomore at Holy Savior Menard HS, has approximately 18 double-doubles this season. She is in her third year as a starter for Menard and she has broken the school rebound record twice, first as an 8th grader and then again last year she broke her own record with 28 rebounds against Avoyelles.
Saline’s Alaya Gray Hits 1,000 Career Point Mark
Gray scored her 1,000th point against Jonesboro-Hodge on Thursday. Her sister, Alana Gray, scored her 1,000th point earlier in the season. The Gray’s mother, Susan, played for Saline and had over 1,800 points as a Lady Bobcats.
Central Catholic’s Jade Oliney Scores 20+ In 3 Straight Games
The junior athlete scored 21 points against Patterson, 25 points against Highland Baptist and 27 points against Covenant Christian while helping to lead the Lady Eagles to 12 wins this season and an undefeated mark in district play.
Recent North Louisiana performances
A SPECIAL THANKS TO SHAWN WHITE FROM UNDER THE RADAR (undertheradarnwla.com)
Kaiya Miller, Negreet: Miller scored 23 points in win over Florien
Jay Richardson, Florien: Richardson scored 22 points in loss to Negreet.
Preslye Rivers, Converse: Rivers scored 20 points in win over Stanley
Makenzie Chase, Lakeside: Chase scored 18 points in win over Green Oaks
J’Layla Housley, Stanley: Housley scored 17 points in loss to Converse
Sha’Diamond Frazier, Pleasant Hill: Frazier scored 15 points in loss to Evans
Kamaria Fields, Pleasant Hill: Fields scored 15 points in loss to Evans
Kacidy Sims, Saline: Sims scored 15 points in loss to Jonesboro-Hodge
London Malmay, Negreet: Malmay scored 15 points and also 11 rebounds in a win over Florien
Rhyanna Abney, Arcadia: Abney scored 21 points in win over Ringgold
Arianna Williams, Arcadia: Williams scored 21 points in win over Ringgold
Lyric Reed, Ringgold: Reed scored 17 points in loss to Arcadia
Justice Young, Arcadia: Young scored 15 points in win over Ringgold
Joley Bennett (8th grader at D’Arbonne Woods) had 22 points in a 50-46 win over Lakeside.
BOYS BASKETBALL
St. Paul’s Michael Sarver Continues to Shine On The Court
Sarver recently scored 21 pts along with five rebounds, four assists, six steals and 0 turnovers in a 73-50 win over Hammond.
Over the last 4 games, St Pauls (19-7) has gone 3-1 and the former GeauxPreps Player of the Week has played great averaging: 19.5 PPG, 4.3 REB, 5.0 AST, 4.3 STL, 1.0 TO
Recent North Louisiana performances
A SPECIAL THANKS TO SHAWN WHITE FROM UNDER THE RADAR (undertheradarnwla.com)
Alec Williams, Zwolle: Williams scored 25 points in win over Stanley
Ayden Warren, St. Mary’s: Warren scored 24 points in win over Northwood-Lena
Howard Etheridge, Zwolle: Etheridge scored 21 points in win over Stanley
Jordyn Wilson, Ringgold: Wilson scored 23 points in loss to Arcadia