Posts Tagged ‘Girls Basketball’
Shooting Star: French Settlement’s 2,000-point scorer Stella Allison shaped for success
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor When her mother asked whether she wanted to be part of a cheer team that supported a local youth football league, Stella Allison said she wanted to be like her three older brothers. All of three brothers were part of a Pee-Wee organization in the Galvez area of St.…
Read MoreBasketball Family: Season opener had new meaning for LCA’s Errol Rogers and his daughter Erin of Northside
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor LAFAYETTE – The scoreboard cast the deciding vote in Lafayette Christian Academy’s victory over Northside 57-43 in Tuesday’s season opener for both teams. The teams, located four miles apart, battled for four quarters, delivered highlight-reel plays, picked each other up off the floor and shook hands afterward in a…
Read MoreBack in the game: Cheryl Ford heeds call to become Arcadia’s new basketball coach
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Less than a week after returning from a family vacation to the beach in Destin, Ford met with her new team at Arcadia High School on Thursday, where she agreed to become the Lady Hornets’ new coach. She intends to try to tone down her sideline demeanor in her…
Read MoreFrom Kitten to Tiger: Quianna Chaney leaves Southern Lab after three state titles to join Grambling State’s staff
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Quianna Chaney was nearing the end of her professional basketball career overseas when Southern Lab High found itself in the market for both a principal and girls’ basketball coach. Chaney considered a return to her alma mater in Baton Rouge a natural transition from the playing floor to the…
Read MoreGreatest Honor Yet: Oak Grove’s Caroline Bradley selected to U.S. national U16 team
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Oak Grove’s Caroline Bradley actually came up for air after the biggest moment of her life. The 6-foot-5 Bradley, the nation’s No. 4 prospect according to ESPN’s ‘Terrific 25’ in the Class of 2027, had returned home from Colorado Springs, Colorado where, after four days of tryouts, she earned…
Read MoreOak Grove’s Caroline Bradley named LSWA’s Miss Basketball
Written for LSWA by Robin Fambrough She was the water girl and a fixture on the bus traveling to Oak Grove boys basketball games with her father. When there was a break, Caroline Bradley was that kid. The one who saw the opening, grabbed a basketball and launched a few shots. Now people line up…
Read MoreLSWA Reveals the Class 5A All-State Basketball Teams
Written for the LSWA Ruston sophomore Ahmad Hudson and Huntington senior Carley Hamilton are the boys and girls basketball players of the year in Class 5A for the 2024-25 season, as selected by a panel of reporters on behalf of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. The 6-foot-8 Hudson became a two-time first-team all-state selection with…
Read More4A All-State Basketball Teams named by the LSWA
Written for LSWA By Jake Martin Basketball history was made in Class 4A in 2024-25 by multiple teams with Wossman, Archbishop Hannan and Vandebilt Catholic leading the way. Now the same schools headline the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A All-State teams. Drew Timmons of Division II select champion Archbishop Hannan was selected as the…
Read MoreLSWA Names 2025 Class 3A All-State Basketball Teams
Written for LSWA By Jerit Roser The storied Richwood boys’ basketball program won its first state championship since 2012 this spring. And the Rams can add another pair of awards to their record books after coach Terry Martin and junior standout Lavell Lane swept the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s superlatives for the Class 3A boys’ all-state…
Read MoreLSWA Names 2025 Class 2A All-State Basketball Teams
Written for LSWA By Lamar Gafford For two talented Class of 2027 basketball recruits, their time is now. Tyrone Jamison’s elite floor general skills helped lead Calvary to its fifth state championship game in six seasons. Caroline Bradley’s dominance in the post got Oak Grove one step closer to a long-awaited state championship as it…
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