The best of the best in Louisiana high school girls basketball vie for championships in their respective classes and divisions this week.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl LHSAA Girls’ Marsh Madness is from Feb. 25-March 2 at Rapides Coliseum in Alexandria. CST will air all the LHSAA girls championship games starting Friday, March 1st and Saturday, March 2nd (check local listing for channels in your region).
Ten defending champions are in the 48-team field: No. 5 East Ascension (5A), No. 2 Warren Easton (4A), top-seeded Loranger (3A), No. 2 North Caddo (2A), No. 4 Delhi (1A), No. 1 John Curtis (Division I), No. 1 Plainview (Class C), No. 4 Ursuline Academy (Division II), St. Katharine Drexel (Division III) and Lafayette Christian (Division IV).
Here is the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Girls’ Marsh Madness Finals Schedule! pic.twitter.com/vsSlpJyr5q
— LHSAA (@LHSAA) February 26, 2019
Here’s a rundown of all the exciting action, culminating in 12 champions cutting down the nets:
(As of Feb. 26 8 p.m.)
Class 5A
Semifinals (Feb. 28)
No. 5 East Ascension vs. No. 9 Captain Shreve, 6:15 p.m.
No. 2 Walker vs. No. 6 Denham Springs, 8 p.m.
Finals: March 2, 8 p.m.
Class 4A
Semifinals (Feb. 26)
No. 1 Benton vs. No. 5 Ellender, A.J., 6:15 p.m.
No. 2 Easton, Warren vs. No. 3 Minden, 8 p.m.
Finals: March 1, 8 p.m.
Class 3A
Semifinals (Feb. 27)
No. 1 Loranger vs. No. 4 Northwest, 6:15 p.m.
No. 2 Madison Prep vs. No. 3 Albany, 8 p.m.
Finals: March 2, 6 p.m.
Class 2A
Semifinals (Feb. 28)
No. 4 Mansfield vs. No. 8 Rayville, 3 p.m.
No. 2 North Caddo vs. No. 6 Red River, 4:45 p.m.
Finals: March 2, 4 p.m.
Class 1A
Semifinals (Feb. 26)
No. 4. Delhi 59, No. 1 East Iberville 37
No. 2 KIPP Booker T. Washington vs. No. 3 Elton, 4:45 p.m.
Finals: March 1, 8 p.m.
No. 4 Delhi vs. TBD
Class B
Semifinals (Feb. 27)
No. 5 Hicks vs. No. 9 Zwolle, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Anacoco vs. No. 3 Fairview, 4:45 p.m.
Finals: March 2, 2 p.m.
Class C
Semifinals (Feb. 25)
No. 1 Plainview 68, No. 4 Ebarb 46
No. 6 Reeves 45, No. 2 Atlanta 31
Finals (March 1, 4 p.m.)
No. 1 Plainview vs. No. 6 Reeves
Division I
Semifinals (Feb. 28)
No. 1 Curtis, John vs. No. 5 St. Joseph’s Academy, 1:15 p.m.
No. 2 Dominican vs. No. 3 Mt. Carmel, 11:30 a.m.
Finals: March 2, 12 p.m.
Division II
Semifinals (Feb. 26)
No. 1 Lee Magnet 79, No. 4 Ursuline Academy 61
No. 2 St. Louis 87, No. 3 University Lab 86 (OT)
Finals (March 1, 2 p.m.)
No. 1 Lee Magnet vs. No. 2 St. Louis
Division III
Semifinals (Feb. 27)
No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas vs. No. 5.Metairie, 1:15 p.m.
No. 2 Northlake Christian vs. No. 3 St. Katherine Drexel, 11:30 a.m.
Finals: March 2, 10 a.m.
Division IV
Semifinals (Feb. 25)
No. 1 Lafayette Christian 69, No. 5 Ouachita Christian 33
No. 3. Vermillion Catholic 49, No. 2 Houma Christian 44
Finals (March 1, 12 p.m.)
No. 1 Lafayette Christian vs. No. 3. Vermillion Catholic
Division V
Semifinals (Feb. 25)
No. 1 Claiborne Christian 36, No. 5 Grace Christian 26
No. 2 Family Community 52, No. 3 Family Christian 37
Finals (March 1, 10 a.m.)
No. 1 Claiborne Christian vs. No. 2 Family Community
