Lake Arthur slips past Midland; Bulldogs fall to Sulphur

Ray Levi and Kanyon Boese combined for 34 points Thursday to help lead the Lake Arthur Tigers to a 46-37 victory over the Midland Rebels in the fourth and final game of the day at the MHS Holiday Spectacular.
The Tigers improved to 5-3 with the victory.
The loss sent the Rebels to 6-13 entering their final game of the tournament against C.E. Byrd.
The two teams played an even first quarter and finished the frame tied at 12-12.
The lead switched hands four times in the second quarter before Levi’s putback near the end of the frame gave the Tigers a 24-21 lead.
The Rebels tied the game twice more at the beginning of the third quarter, but the Tigers went on an 8-0 run to end the frame, giving them a 34-26 edge entering the final frame.
Boese and Levi combined for eight straight points to start the fourth quarter and the Tigers’ lead ballooned to 14 at 40-26 midway through the frame.
Kayden Bourque scored eight points in the final four minutes for the Rebels but it wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit.
Maddox Hanks was the leader for the Rebels with 14 points and Bourque scored in double figures with 12. J’Stan Keller added six points, Zach Baker had three and Camron LaPoint finished with two.
Levi led all scorers with 21 points and Boese followed with 13.
Also scoring for the Tigers were Warner Levi with eight points, Breyon Mczeel with three and Trinidon Robinson with one.
The Rebels return to action Tuesday when they play host to the Westlake Rams.
Other Action
In other action involving Acadia Parish teams, the Iota Bulldogs had no answer for Class 5A Sulphur Thursday.
The Tors went on a 19-2 run to begin the game and cruised from there to a dominating 63-18 victory.
The Bulldogs, who will participate in the North Vermilion Tournament beginning on Dec. 28, fell to 7-4 with the loss.
Andrew Thibodeaux scored seven of Iota’s nine first-half points and the Bulldogs faced a 25-point deficit (34-9) entering the half.
Landon Trahan knocked down three 3-pointers in the first two frames and Kahl Navarre scored 11 of his game-high 22 points before the intermission.
Things didn’t get much better for the Bulldogs in the second half.
Navarre added nine more points in the third quarter and the Tors outscored the Bulldogs 21-4 to push their lead to 55-13.
The hosts pumped the brakes in the final period but still managed to outscore their guests 8-5 over the final eight minutes.
Thibodeaux was the leader for Iota with 11 points. Payton DarDar added four points, Conner Daigle scored two and Landon Duhan finished with one.
Landon Trahan also scored in double figures for the Tors with 14 points. Ian Malone, Alijah Coleman, Dawson Ortego and J.D. LeFleur each finished with six.