Hot shooting Bulldogs run past Knights

LONGVILLE – When the shots are falling, the Iota Bulldogs can be hard to beat.
And when their shots are falling like they were Thursday, they can be unbeatable!
The Bulldogs got hot from beyond the arc and dropped in 12 3-pointers in rolling to a 73-41 victory over the South Beauregard Knights.
“I wanted to see how we would respond to adversity after a tough loss on Tuesday and the kids stepped it up,” said IHS coach Dwayne Webb, whose team dropped a 46-45 heartbreaker to Crowley earlier in the week. “They really challenged themselves, had a great week of practice and they came out here and made it a point to attack first.”
The victory lifted the Bulldogs to 10-7 heading into Tuesday’s road trip to Lafayette High.
The Bulldogs connected on five 3-pointers in the first frame and went on an 11-2 run over the final two minutes to take an 18-9 advantage.
Kolton Morgan knocked down three shots from beyond the arc in the period and Andrew Thibodeaux added two long balls.
The Bulldogs extended their lead to 13 (32-19) in the second quarter thanks to three more 3-pointers, one each from Payton DarDar, Chase Lalonde and Ashton Andrepont.
“You know, South Beauregard is a really young team and they are scrappy,” said Webb of the Knights, who had numerous freshmen in the starting lineup. “They are going to be really good in the next few years and they pushed us to the brink early on, but our guys were just hitting on all cylinders.”
Lalonde helped the Bulldogs put the game out of reach in the third quarter by scoring 10 of his team-high 18 points in the frame on two more long balls and a pair of driving layups.
His outburst was part of a 13-5 run over the final two minutes of the p eriod that helped push the Bulldogs’ lead to 55-33.
“Chase is always the first one at practice and the last one to leave and he’s been our leader all year long,” said Webb of Lalonde. “He’s out to show people that he’s an alpha male and he’s averaging 22 points on the season.”
The Bulldogs sprinkled in the reserves in the final period and had six players score in the frame.
Barryn Cox knocked down a 3-pointer in the frame and Carter Broussard put the finishing touches on a superb shooting performance with a long ball from the corner just before the end of regulation.
“Carter Broussard, I’m pretty sure every time I put him on the court, there’s not a shot that he does not like and he’s probably going to hit it every time,” said Webb. “That’s my guy. Look out in district because if we need a shot to win a game, I’m putting Carter B in.”
In all, Iota played its entire 19-man roster and nine of them contributed points.
Lalonde’s 18-point performance led the charge and Andrew Thibodeaux added 14. Morgan and DarDar also scored in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
In addition, Cole Breaux scored six points, Luke Duhon had five and Cox, Broussard and Andrepont each finished with three.
Northside Christian
cruises past Oak Hill
ELMER - Joseph Woods and Caleb Hanks combined for 36 points Tuesday to help lead the Northside Christian Warriors to a 70-20 thrashing of the Oak Hill Rams.
The Warriors, who open District 6-C play Tuesday with a home contest against Hackberry, improved to 12-13 on the season.
Woods scored 13 of his game-high 21 points in the first half and the Warriors took a commanding 38-4 advantage at the break.
Hanks did most of his damage in the second half by pumping in 11 of his 15 points over the final two frames.
The Warriors went on a 23-2 run in the first period and then outscored the Rams 15-2 in the second.
Andrew Woods added six points in the third quarter and Hanks had five and the Warriors took a 57-12 cushion into the final stanza.
The guests went on to outscore the Rams 13-8 in the final stanza.
In addition to Woods and Hanks, the Warriors had eight other players contribute points in the blowout.
Garrett Kidder and Andrew Woods added eight points each, Jake Morgan scored six and Carson Tweedel had five. Jagger Thibodeaux, Christian Myers and Owen Rue each scored two points and Gage Daigle finished with one.