Walker's last-second shot lifts MCHS

Tywuan Walker’s last-second bucket off a turnover helped Morgan City stave off an upset from South Terrebonne in District 7-4A action Friday.
While Walker had just missed two free throws with about 4 seconds remaining that would have given the Tigers the lead, a South Terrebonne defender got the rebound but his pass attempt went off a teammate’s fingertips and Walker got the ball back and dribbled before pulling up in front of a South Terrebonne defender for the game-winning bucket.
Walker finished the game with 17 points.
Morgan City, who had earlier in the week upset Ellender, was in danger of falling to South Terrebonne, who was ranked near the bottom of the Class 4A power rankings.
While Morgan City and South Terrebonne entered the half tied at 29, South Terrebonne outscored Morgan City in the third quarter, 20-9 to take a 49-38 lead heading into the fourth.
However, Morgan City came back with a 21-8 scoring advantage for the victory.
Both teams lost a player in the fourth quarter as Morgan City’s Marvin Young and South Terrebonne’s Cristian Wallis were ejected, while an ejection also occurred at the same time in the stands.
Jaylen Jones led Morgan City with 17 points, while Makye Richard also had nine points for Morgan City.
Other top contributors for Morgan City included KeShawn Marshall with six points; Marvin Young and Brady Fryou with four points apiece; and Taaj Daniels with two points.
Morgan City (12-6 overall, 2-0 in district) will return to action Tuesday when it takes on Vandebilt Catholic in a 7 p.m. contest. Vandebilt Catholic also is undefeated in district play with a 2-0 mark.
Patterson falls
to Donaldsonville
The Donaldsonville Tigers outscored Patterson 23-9 in the third quarter en route to a 75-58 victory against the home-standing Lumberjacks in District 9-3A action Friday.
Donaldsonville took a 48-37 lead into the fourth quarter and built upon it by outscoring Patterson 27-21 in the final period.
Donaldsonville led 10-9 after the first quarter but Patterson came back with a 19-15 scoring advantage in the second period for the halftime lead.
Taylan Grogan led Patterson with 20 points, while DJ Jones also reached double figures with 11 points.
Other scorers for Patterson included Kenneth Washington with nine; Mykel Jones, seven; Nehemiah Augustus, six; and Tyric Garrett, five.
Patterson (10-5 overall, 0-1 in district) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts E.D. White. Junior varsity boys’ action will begin at 5 p.m. and following the girls’ varsity contest, the boys’ teams will take the court at 7 p.m.
Berwick falls to
Christian Life
The Berwick Panthers fell to Christian Life, 52-40, in nondistrict action in Baton Rouge Friday.
Berwick shot just seven of 17 from the free throw line, while coach Sean Comeaux said Audwin Williams was in foul trouble the whole game.
“We didn’t play very well and turned the ball over a lot,” Comeaux said. “You can’t play the way we played and expect to win a game against a good discipline team.”
Berwick was led by Kenan Jones with 13 points.
Other scorers for the Panthers included Donald Tillman with eight; Dralyn West and Larenz Clark, five points apiece; Tysin Meads, four; Silton Span, three; and Williams, two points.
Berwick and Christian Life will square off again Feb. 10 when the Crusaders come to Berwick.
In the meantime, Berwick (10-8) will return to action Tuesday when it resumes District 9-3A play at Donaldsonville. Varsity action is set for a 7 p.m. start.
Central Catholic falls
to Ellender
Central Catholic fell at Ellender, 79-51, in nondistrict boys’ basketball action Friday.
No individual statistics were available.
Central Catholic (7-10) will return to action Tuesday when it travels to face Gueydan. Junior varsity action will begin at 5:30 p.m. and after the girls’ varsity contest, the boys’ varsity will play at about 7:30 p.m.