Country Day advances to final

Published 6:10 am Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Romin Williams scored 19 points to lead Country Day to a 58-43 win over Riverside Academy in a Division III semifinal Tuesday night at Burton Coliseum.

The Cajuns overcame a sluggish start, outscoring Riverside by 16 points over the second and third quarters to take control.

Country Day (27-8) advanced to face Dunham in the championship game at 8 p.m. Friday.

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Williams led the Cajuns with 19 points after being held to two points in the first quarter as Riverside (26-13) took a 13-11 lead.

However, the Rebels made 1 of 9 second-quarter field goal attempts, scoring eight points in the quarter as Country Day took a seven-point halftime lead.

Jared Butler led Riverside with 23 points.

Division III

#1 Dunham 49

#5 Epsicopal 45

Dunham rode a 27-point performancy by Jordan Wright.

The Tigers (24-4) survived a late scare from the Knights, who tied the score at 45 apiece in the final minute of the game.

But Dunham’s Sallie Wilson put the Tigers back ahead with a layup and Wright sealed the victory with block, a rebound and a pair of free throws.

Division IV

#1 Southern Lab 62

#4 Houma Christian 36

The top-seeded Kittens made quick work of Houma Christian and earned a spot in the title game.

The Kittens (28-6) controlled the pace, regularly causing Houma Christian (18-8) turnovers and running the floor for easy buckets at the other end.

Southern Lab was led by a balanced attack of Tyreon Payne (14 points), Jcob Watkins (12 points) and Rodrick Hayes (10 points, eight rebounds).

Trent Washington made up the bulk of the Warriors’ offense with 11 points.

Class 1A

#4 White Castle 58

#1 Sicily Island 42

White Castle used a stiff defensive effort to knock off the top seed.

The Bulldogs (21-13) limited the Tigers (27-5) to 21.4 percent shooting from the field in the first half, and took a 30-15 lead into the halftime break as a result. White Castle cruised to the 16-point victory in the second half.

Jatyre Carter shot 7 of 11 for a team-high 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Sicily Island’s Devion Dunbar scored a game-high 19 points.

Tensas Parish 70

Lincoln Prep 60

Tensas used clutch free throw shooting in the final frame to pull away from Lincoln Prep, which rallied from a 12-point third-quarter deficit to tie the score after three quarters.

Tensas outscored Lincoln Prep 19-9 in the fourth quarter, doing most of the damage at the free-throw line, where Tensas was 13 of 17 in the fourth quarter.

Lincoln Prep made 9 of 20 from the charity stripe and committed 23 turnovers, squandering a pair of outstanding performances by guards Chanse Robinson (23 points) and Tylan Dean (26 points).

Lamont Bass led Tensas with 21 points.Dallas James and Tyler Spencer scored 11 each and Jamieyon James scored 10.