Basketball Report: Warren Easton boys, girls sweep Karr

It is one of the best rivalries in the New Orleans area in all sports.

The rivalry edge went to Warren Easton on Monday.

The Eagles downed Karr in boys and girls action with the boys winning 49-45 and the girls winning 52-32 in the Martin Luther King Day Classic at the Xavier Convocation Center in District 9-4A action.

In the boys game, the Eagles (15-9, 1-0) jumped out to an 18-10 lead after one quarter and led 27-17 at halftime. The Cougars (12-11, 0-1) rallied with a big third quarter, outscoring Easton 22-11 to take a 39-38 lead going to the final quarter. The Eagles came back in the fourth quarter to take the win in a very competitive contest. Lance Madison scored late to put Easton ahead to stay. Jylon Morris-Newton scored 12 points while Vernon Simms had 11 to lead the Eagles. The loss was the fourth straight for Karr.

Warren Easton (13-8, 2-0) dominated the girls game, jumping all over Karr (9-10, 1-1) early for a 20-1 lead after one quarter and the Eagles were never threatened. They led 26-4 at halftime and it was 39-16 after three quarters. It was the fifth straight win for Easton. Keanna Anderson led the Eagles with 14 points while Briana Sutton had 12 for Warren Easton.

The two rivals will square off again in boys and girls action on Jan. 30 at Warren Easton. The Eagle boys will travel to McDonogh 35 Wednesday at 6 p.m. while Karr will host De La Salle tonight at 7 p.m.

In girls action, Easton will host McMain Friday at 6 p.m. in a 9-4A contest while Karr plays at St. Mary’s Academy Wednesday at 5 p.m. in a non-district contest.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Monday, Jan. 15

Boys

New Orleans Area

Crescent City Christian 73, Lake Area New Tech 58

Warren Easton 49, Karr 45

McMain 49, McDonogh 35 47

Salmen 53, Ben Franklin 34

West St. John 61, South Plaquemines 52

Baton Rouge Area

Kentwood 66, Mentorship Academy 45

St. Amant 48, Central 45

Girls

New Orleans Area

Warren Easton 52, Karr 32

Landry-Walker 38, East Jefferson 18

South Plaquemines 47, Fisher 29

Baton Rouge Area

Mentorship Academy 50, Kentwood 37

Walker 49, Hanson Memorial 30

Area Prep Basketball Schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 16

Boys

New Orleans Area

Albany at Loranger, ppd., winter weather

Amite at Northlake Christian, ppd., winter weather

Archbishop Shaw at John Curtis Christian, ppd., winter weather

Ascension Christian at Ecole Classique, 6 p.m.

Brother Martin at Jesuit, ppd., winter weather

Cohen at KIPP Renaissance, 6 p.m.

Covington at Northshore, ppd., winter weather

De La Salle at Karr, ppd., winter weather

Doyle at St. Thomas Aquinas, 7 p.m.

Episcopal at St. Martin’s Episcopal, 6 p.m.

Fisher at Lutheran, 6:15 p.m.

Hahnville at East St. John, 7:15 p.m.

Higgins at Riverdale, ppd., winter weather

Independence at Pine, ppd., winter weather

Lake Area New Tech at West Jefferson, ppd., winter weather

Lusher at St. Charles Catholic, ppd., winter weather

Mandeville at Hammond, ppd., winter weather

Ponchatoula at Fontainebleau, ppd., winter weather

Ridgewood at Clark, 6:30 p.m.

Slidell at St. Paul’s, ppd., winter weather

South Lafourche at Chalmette, canceled, winter weather

St. Augustine at Holy Cross, 6 p.m. (note time change)

St. Helena at Springfield, ppd., winter weather (rescheduled for Feb. 10)

Jewel Sumner at Bogalusa, ppd., winter weather

E.D. White Catholic at Country Day, 7 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area

All games postponed because of winter weather

Bayou Area

Abbeville at Berwick, 5:30 p.m.

Franklin at Jeanerette, 7 p.m.

Grand Isle at Vandebilt Catholic, 7 p.m.

Houma Christian at Covenant Christian, 7 p.m.

Lafayette Christian at Centerville, 5:30 p.m.

Morgan City at Lafayette, 6 p.m.

Thibodaux at Ellender, 7 p.m.

Girls

New Orleans Area

Albany at Loranger, ppd., winter weather

Bonnabel at West Jefferson, ppd., winter weather

Cabrini at Helen Cox, ppd., winter weather

Cohen at St. Mary’s Academy, 5 p.m.

Country Day at McGehee, 5 p.m.

Franklinton at Pearl River, ppd., winter weather

Hahnville at East St. John, 5 p.m.

Lusher at De La Salle, ppd., winter weather

Mandeville at Hammond, ppd., winter weather

Morgan City at Grand Isle, 6 p.m.

Ponchatoula at Fontainebleau, ppd., winter weather (rescheduled for Thursday, time TBD)

Riverdale at Carver, 5:30 p.m.

Salmen at Lakeshore, ppd., winter weather

Sci Academy at KIPP Renaissance, 6 p.m.

South Terrebonne at Academy of Our Lady, 6 p.m.

St. Charles Catholic at Donaldsonville, 5:30 p.m.

St. Scholastica at Archbishop Chapelle, 6 p.m.

Varnado at West St. John, 6 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area

All games postponed because of winter weather

Bayou Area

Ascension Catholic at Covenant Christian, 5 p.m.

John Curtis Christian at Ellender, 6 p.m.

Franklin at Jeanerette, 6 p.m.

Scotlandville at Thibodaux, 5 p.m.

Vandebilt Catholic at E.D. White Catholic, 6:15 p.m.