North Central notches 6-A sweep
By Tom Dodge
tdodge@dailyworld.com
NEW ROADS - North Central kept its grip on the District 6-1A lead with a pair of wins over Catholic of Pointe Coupee on Friday night.
The second ranked Lady Hurricanes cruised to a 68-26 win, while the No. 4 Hurricanes pounded CHPC in a 104-34 romp.
Donisha Duruisseau scored 29 points to spark the Lady Hurricanes (21-2, 8-0) to the win as North Central jumped out to a 18-8 advantage after the first quarter and held a 37-12 margin at intermission.
North Central outscored the Lady Hornets 16-4 in the third quarter and a 15-10 run in the final period closed out the win.
Tasha Tanner scored 11 points and Valencia Harris chipped in 10 points as the other Lady Hurricanes to score in double figures.
North Central 68, Catholic-PC 26
NCHS (68) Donisha Duruisseau 29, Tasha Tanner 11, Appollonia Chambers 2, Valencia Harris 10, Darensha Joseph 6, Brittni Rue 5, Skyler Wilson 2, Chaquandra Butler 3. Totals 22 (6) 6-11 68.
CH-PC (26) N. Gay 4, B. Niland 10, C. Bergeron 2, B. Major 3, G. Strate 7. Totals 8 (0) 10-13 26.
NCHS 18 19 16 15 - 68
CH-PC 8 4 4 10 - 26
3-pointers: NC, Duruisseau 3, Tanner 2, Rue 1. Total fouls: NC 15, CHPC 10. Fouled out: None. Technicals: None. Record: NC 21-2, 8-0. Next: NC at Opelousas Catholic Tuesday.
North Central 104, P. Coupee Central 34
In boys action, the Hurricanes drained 11 3-pointers and closed out the game on a 29-5 run to storm past the Hornets in a one-sided win.
Five players finished in double figures, led by Joseph Simien, who scored 20 points, Derrick Coleman with 12 and twin brother Errick Coleman with 11 points.
Theodore Chambers also scored 12 points for the Hurricanes, while Javelle Randall added 10 points in the win.
North Central jumped out to a 24-6 first quarter lead and continued the barrage with a 30-10 run in the second quarter to hold a comfortable 54-16 margin at intermission.
The potent Hurricane offense continued on its storm track with a 21-13 surge in the third stanza for a 75-29 advantage and completed the assault with a strong run in the final period.
North Central 104, P. Coupee Central 34
NCHS (104) Errick Coleman 11, Derrick Coleman 12, Lennox Bates 9, Isaac Dixon 2, Mason Lamb 9, Christopher Robinson 7, Theodore Chambers 12, Joseph Simien 20, Jarman Callahan 8, Javelle Randall 10, Marcus Williams 4. Totals 33 (11) 9-14 104.
PCC (34) J. Belezaire 4, R. Theodore 4, M. Batiste 11, B. Boudreaux 9, D. Gray 4, J. Gichet 2. Totals 14 (1) 3-7 34.
NCHS 24 30 21 29 - 104
PCC 6 10 13 5 - 34
3-pointers: D. Coleman, E. Coleman, Simien 6, Chambers 2, Randall, Belezaire. Total Fouls: NCHS 12, PCC 14. Fouled Out: Gray, Theodore. Technicals: None. Records: NCHS 18-7, 8-0. Next: NCHS at Opelousas Cath. on Tuesday.