Vernon Parish Girls Basketball Teams Advance to Quarterfinals at State

Vernon Parish girls basketball is standing tall in all divisions of the state playoffs.

Division II Select      #10 ranked Leesville destroyed #23 Bunkie in the first round, 48-20.  They took a long bus ride to New Orleans and beat #7 Booker T. Washington of New Orleans, 57-50 on Monday.  They will face #2 Vandebilt Catholic in the quarterfinals.  This is first time since 1991 the Lady Wampus Cats have reached the quarterfinals.

Division III Select    #3 Rosepine, the defending state champs in this class beat #19 Darbonne Woods on Monday, 49-21.  The Lady Eagles will host #6 Northlake Christian, Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Division IV Select    #8 Pickering beat #9 Louise McGhee on Saturday, 60-21.  They play at #1 Southern Lab, Thursday at 6 p.m. in Baton Rouge.

Class B   #5 Anacoco bounced #12 Elizabeth on Monday, 69-24.  They play at #4 Quitman on Thursday at 6 p.m.    #6 Pitkin beat #11 Holden, 65-41.  They will face #3 Oak Hill on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Northwood/Lena High School.   #14 Hicks lost to Oak Hill Monday, 67-51.

Class C    #1 Simpson beat #16 Evans, 32-23.  Evans won their first-round game at #17 Saline, 46-36.   #12 Hornbeck traveled five hours and upset #5 Phoenix on Monday, 48-27.  They play at #4 Reeves Thursday at 6 p.m.