Sports briefs

CCHS boys’ bowling team falls
HOUMA — The Central Catholic boys’ bowling team fell to South Lafourche, 16-11, in both teams’ season opener Wednesday at Creole Lanes.
Kyle Autin led Central Catholic with a 510 series (133, 171, 206).
Other top games for Central Catholic included Josh Abney with scores of 148 and 170; Hunter LeBlanc, 140; and Matthew David, 137.
Central Catholic will return to action today when it faces Morgan City in girls’ and boys’ action at Charlie’s Lanes
On Wednesday, the Eagles will face E.D. White at Charlie’s Lanes in boys’ and girls’ action, also set for a 3:40 p.m. start.

Teen found in LSU locker room faces burglary, drug counts
BATON ROUGE — LSU police have arrested a teenager who was found in a Tiger Stadium locker room with small quantities of drugs.
The teen was found in the locker room Thursday night. When police searched him, they found prescription pills and a small amount of heroin. When investigators questioned him Friday, he told them that some basketball shoes reported stolen from a locker room in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center were at his house.
Police later said they found two pairs of missing LSU basketball shoes at the teenager’s home.
Capt. Cory Lalonde, an LSU police spokesman, said the teen told authorities he entered the athletic venues through unsecured doors.
The 17-year-old was booked on burglary and various drug charges. His bail was set at $27,500.
The teenager told investigators he was a McKinley High School basketball player who had permission to lift weights at LSU, according to LSU police. But McKinley’s coach said the teen tried out for, but didn’t make, the McKinley team. He also wasn’t allowed in the LSU weight room.

Pelicans give Wolters another 10-day deal
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans have signed guard Nate Wolters to a second 10-day contract.
The 6-foot-4 Wolters was signed Jan. 14, two days after starting point guard Jrue Holiday was sidelined by soreness in his lower right leg. Wolters has played in five games with New Orleans, averaging 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11 minutes per game.
Wolters played 14 minutes during the Pelicans’ 92-84 victory in Minnesota Friday night, scoring five points with a pair of rebounds and an assist.
Once Wolters’ second 10-day contract expires, the Pelicans must either sign him for the remainder of the season or waive him.

Austin Nichols hits game-winner, Memphis beats Tulane 57-55
NEW ORLEANS — Austin Nichols scored on a one-dribble baseline pull-up with 3.1 seconds left, giving Memphis a 57-55 victory at Tulane Saturday night.
Nichols slipped a screen near midcourt to get free on the wing and challenged defender Tre Drye for the game-winner. He scored the last six points for Memphis (12-7, 5-3 American) during the final 2:11 and finished with 17 points and nine rebounds.
Tulane’s Louis Dabney missed a heave from half court at the buzzer.
Nichols’ tip-in gave Memphis a 54-51 lead with 1:43 left, and Tulane (13-7, 4-4) answered 30 seconds later with Jay Hook’s 3-pointer, tying it at 54.
The Tigers led 49-40 with 9:47 left, but Tulane answered with seven straight points and capped an 11-2 run tied at 51.
Markel Crawford added 15 points and five steals for Memphis.
Hook led the Green Wave with 13 points. Dabney and Jonathan Stark added 10 points apiece.

Nicholls State beats Central Arkansas 71-61
CONWAY, Ark. — Ja’Dante Frye scored 19 points Saturday to lead Nicholls State to a 71-61 win against Central Arkansas, winning their first road game of the season and handing the Bears their sixth straight Southland League loss.
T.J. Carpenter scored 19 points and Quinton Thomas 17 for the Colonels (5-11, 2-4).
Nicholls State led 13-9 on a 3-pointer by Marquis Nelson, but the Bears pulled ahead 28-25 on a 3-pointer by Mike Martin, then led 32-30 with six seconds left after two free throws by Jordan Howard. Frye’s layup at the halftime buzzer tied it at 32.
The Colonels opened the second half with a 10-2 run and led 44-36 after a jumper by Frye, then scored seven unanswered points to lead 56-45 while the Bears went scoreless for nearly three minutes.
Howard led Central Arkansas (0-16, 0-6) with 18 points and Mathieu Kamba had 15 with 10 rebounds.
From Staff Reports and The Associated Press