Prep Roundup: Lady Dogs, Pios cruise to road victories

MAMOU – Any worries about the Iota Lady Bulldogs being rusty after a two-week layoff due to quarantine were put to rest early on Friday.
The Lady Dogs (10-8, 1-1) built up a 25-8 lead in the first half and cruised from there to a convincing 47-25 District 5-3A victory over Mamou’s Lady Demons.
The contest was Iota’s first since their victory over Carencro on Dec. 21 when they upended Carencro, 43-36. They were put into quarantine after that and had to forfeit five games, including their district opener against Northwest that was slated
On Friday, the Lady Dogs showed no signs of rust on either end of the court, especially in the opening frame.
The guests forced the Lady Demons into eight turnovers in the opening quarter and went on a 17-0 run to basically put the game away over the first eight minutes.
Avery Young dropped seven points in the quarter and Sage Wimberly had four.
From there, the pace slowed tremendously with the Lady Dogs working in the reserves throughout the final three quarters.
The two teams matched each other point-for-point in the second quarter with each scoring eight points.
The Lady Dogs pushed their lead to 37-16 in the third quarter thanks to four points from Wimberly and three each from Young and Brinna Hebert.
Wimberly added six more points in the final frame and Young added four.
That duo led the Lady Dogs in the scoring column with Wimberly tallying 18 points and Young had 16.
Wimberly also added 10 rebounds and Young had eight rebounds, six assists and five steals.
Hebert followed with six points, five rebounds and one blocked shot. Laiken Vige, Chloe Cooley and Emily Hebert each scored two points and Ella Jabusch had one. Emily Hebert also pulled down six rebounds and dished out four assists and Jabusch had five boards.
The Lady Dogs return to action this week with a pair of league games on tap. They play host to Church Point this evening at 6 o’clock and travel to Ville Platte on Friday.
Pios upend Pirates
KAPLAN – Zach Lamm erupted for 32 points Friday to help lead the Notre Dame Pios to 54-41 victory over the Kaplan Pirates.
The Pios improved to 9-1 with the victory heading into tonight’s District 6-2A opener against Lafayette Christian at A.B. Dore Gym.
Lamm dropped in a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the opening frame to help the Pios jump out to a 15-6 advantage Friday.
Lamm and Teddy Menard each scored three points in the second period and the Pios outscored the Pirates 10-6 to increase their lead to 13 (25-12) entering the break.
Lamm continued his tear by scoring all 14 of Notre Dame’s points in the third quarter. He drilled his fourth 3-pointer of the night, added two shots in the lane and went 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the quarter to help the visitors extend their lead to 39-24.
The Pios went 11-for-16 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter and Menard pitched in nine points.
Lamm added eight rebounds and four steals to add to his 32-point performance. He hit 12 free throws in the second half.
Menard added 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and six steals, Nick Swacker had four points and eight rebounds, Jackson Casanova scored two points and Grady Faulk finished with one.
Wolves roll past Gents
CROWLEY – The Rayne Wolves bolted out to a 34-14 lead in the first half and never looked back Friday in a 67-32 thumping of the Crowley Gents.
The Wolves, coached by former CHS standout Donavon Morris, improved to 14-12 with the victory.
The Gents, who open District 6-3A play tonight at David Thibodeaux Academy, fell to 5-13 overall.
Tayshuan Colomb and Lance Smith paced the Wolves with 18 and 17 points, respectively. Bleyton Young added nine points and Dashuante Cormier had seven in the victory.
The Gents were led by Zuri Poullard with nine points and Chris George with seven.
Also scoring for the hosts were Trevonta Ben (5), Rasheed Charles (4), Cam’ron Scott (3), James Collins (2) and Omar Butler (2).