Top Shreveport-Bossier area high school basketball/soccer/wrestling performers for Jan. 16-20
The battle for supremacy by athletic teams in Northwest Louisiana continues, and several area athletes have had memorable performances.
Here’s a look at some of the standouts by Shreveport-Bossier City area athletes sent to The Times this week by area coaches:
Friday
Boy’s basketball
Jamaria Clark, Doyline: Clark scored 53 points against Plain Dealing.
Greg Manning, Benton: Manning scored 41 points in a 61-56 win over Airline.
Deavery Durham, Gibsland-Coleman: Durham scored 29 points against Kilbourne.
Koda Collins, Ebarb: Collins scored 25 points against Pleasant Hill.
Rondae Hill, Calvary: Hill scored 25 points in a win over Lakeside.
Keithan Hamilton, Winnfield: Hamilton scored 25 points against Red River.
Fred'Travious Benjamin, Green Oaks: Benjamin scored 24 points against North Caddo.
Jonathan Stokes, Green Oaks: Stokes scored 21 points in a win.
STATE'S BEST: Airline’s Ernie Perry III commits to wrestle for Cornell University
BOSSIER COACH:Gary Smith returns to Bossier as football coach from Haughton
HAUGHTON WEATHERMAN: Forecast is clear after ACL surgery for Haughton soccer’s weatherman, Hudson Culver
SUPER STRENGTH: Finding her strength: Southwood’s Cambria Holmes eyes LHSAA state powerlifting record
Cohen Spain, Loyola: Spain scored 21 points against D'Arbonne Woods.
Shawn Staggs, Saline: Staggs scored 20 points against Quitman.
Mike Jones, Choudrant: Jones scored 20 points against Weston.
Orlando Williams, Homer: Williams scored 20 points against Glenbrook.
Tahj Roots, Bossier: Roots 18 points in a 54-45 win over BTW.
Tre Fisher, Parkway: Fisher scored 14 points in a win over Natchitoches Central.
Jayden Easter, BTW: Easter scored a team-high 14 points against Bossier.
Jeremiah Evans, Southwood: Evans scored 13 points in a 48-47 win over Captain Shreve.
Jyrin Sowell, Captain Shreve: Sowell scored 13 points in a loss.
Girl’s basketball
Presley Rivers, Converse: Rivers scored 33 points against Stanley.
Mikaylah Williams, Parkway: Williams poured in 32 points in a 70-44 win over Natchitoches Central.
Marissa Schoth, Benton: Schoth scored 27 points in a 52-12 win over Airline.
Chloe Larry, Parkway: Larry scored 20 points in a win.
Skylar Branch, Haughton: Branch scored 16 points in a win.
Asia Foster, BTW: Foster scored 15 points in a 52-25 win over Bossier.
Morgan Young, Byrd: Young scored a team-high 14 points against Haughton.
Timiah Hawkins, Minden: Hawkins scored 14 points in a win over Woodlawn.
Soccer
Reed Petro, Benton: Petro scored two goals in a 4-1 win over Sterlington.
Oscar Alvarenga, Bossier: Alvarenga scored two goals in a 4-0 win over St. Louis.
Thursday
Basketball
Shawn Staggs, Saline: Staggs scored 20 points against Quitman.
Cali Deal, Quitman: Deal scored 28 points against Saline.
Kaylyn Long, Castor: Long scored 26 points against Red River.
Ikeia Brown, Simsboro: Brown scored 23 points against Jonesboro-Hodge.
Ava Hebert, St. Mary’s: Hebert scored 23 points against Montgomery.
Ava Errington, St. Mary’s: Errington scored 20 points against Montgomery.
Soccer
Casey Wall, Loyola: Wall had two goals against Calvary.
Ainsley Matlock, Loyola: Matlock had two assists against Calvary.
Kate Johnston, Loyola: Johnston had two assists against Calvary.
Tuesday
Soccer
Felix Deras, Bossier: Deras scored his 57th career goal Tuesday night in a 6-1 win over Ouachita Christian to become Bossier’s all-time scoring leader.
David Rojas, Bossier: Rojas scored three goals in the win over OCS.
Ethan Bihler, Benton: Bihler scored three goals and posted an assist in a 9-1 win against West Ouachita.
Casey Wall, Loyola: Wall scored four goals against North Caddo.
Basketball
Chloe Larry, Parkway: Larry scored 22 points in a 57-29 win over Haughton.
Laythan Delaney, Haughton: Delaney scored 21 points in a loss.
DeCedric Webb, Huntington: Webb scored 20 points in a 62-59 win over Bossier
Tahj Roots, Bossier: Roots scored 21 points for the Bearkats in a loss.
Kaleb Williams, Parkway: Williams scored 19 points in a 67-62 win over Haughton.
KeZyriah Sykes, Airline: Sykes scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a 65-27 win over Southwood.
Morgan Young, Byrd: Young scored 17 points with 5 rebounds and 3 steals in a 47-30 win versus Captain Shreve.
Janiya Vanderpool, Byrd: Vanderpool scored 17 points with 6 steals against Shreve.
Maurea Hudson, Northwood: Hudson scored 16 points in a 51-38 win over Minden.
Trevon Jackson, Airline: Jackson scored 15 points in a 48-41 loss to Southwood.
Mikaylah Williams, Parkway: Williams scored 15 points against Haughton.
HAUGHTON COMEBACK: Forecast is clear after ACL surgery for Haughton soccer’s weatherman, Hudson Culver
WEIRD GOAL: Weirdest goal in Shreveport? Byrd vs. Caddo Magnet soccer ends with controversial score
DE'COLDEST COMMITS: Nebraska’s De’Coldest Crawford commits to Louisiana Tech
Marissa Schoth, Benton: Schoth scored 15 points in a loss to Natchitoches Central.
Bralyn Mayfield, Lincoln Prep: Mayfield scored 14 points in a 71-18 win over River Oaks.
Laketric Robinson, Mansfield: Robinson scored a team-high 14 points in a 45-42 loss to Winnfield.
Aaron Guinn, Captain Shreve: Guinn scored a team-high 13 points in a 40-12 win over Byrd.
Jamaria Clark, Doyline: Clark scored 53 points against Summerfield.
Damarion McClendon, Doyline: McClendon scored 26 points against Summerfield.
Terrance James, Gibsland-Coleman: James scored 22 points against Simsboro.
Kaelip Wright, Simsboro: Wright scored 21 points against Gibsland-Coleman.
Kayla Kimbrough, Zwolle: Kimbrough scored 24 points against Florien.
Ikeia Brown, Simsboro: Brown dropped in 25 points against Gibsland-Coleman.
Nia Peters, Atlanta: Peters scored 21 points against Dodson.
Alaya Gray, Saline: Gray pumped in 24 points against Colvin.
Timiah Hawkins, Minden: Hawkins scored a team-high 13 points in a loss to Northwood.
Wrestling
Ernie Perry III, Airline: Perry (24-4) captured first place at 126 pounds at the 50th Louisiana Classic in Gonzales.
Danon Walker, Airline: Walker (22-9) won the title at 195 pounds at the Classic.
Jacob Kershaw, North DeSoto: Kershaw (37-6) finished second at 106 pounds at the Classic.
Dalton Compton, North DeSoto: Compton (38-10) finished third at 145 pounds at the Classic.
Isaac Dees, Caddo Magnet: Dees (18-1) was third at 160 pounds at the Classic.
Jimmy Watson covers Shreveport-Bossier area sports. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
Shawn White (@CajunPanther72) contributed to this report
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