Hahnville beats No. 1 seed, advances to state finals

The Hahnville Tigers pulled off an impressive 61-51 semi-final victory over Huntington, who was the top-seeded team in the state.

Hahnville will now face Ouachita in the state finals March 14 at 8:30 p.m. in the Lafayette Cajundome.

The Tigers trailed 14-11 after the first quarter, and fell behind 29-23 at the half. However, Hahnville outscored Huntington 23-8 in the third to take a 46-37 lead into the final quarter.

Tiger guard Desmond Raymond was the main reason behind that surge, hitting three 3-pointers in the third.

Hahnville then hung on in the fourth, to put Huntington away 61-51.

 

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