Destrehan Coach Kurt Hargis said that although his team played well defensively, they just couldn’t find ways to get the ball in the hole in their 38-46 loss to Hahnville. “Hahnville is a very tough team,” he said. “They are deep and they can all handle the ball. And the most challenging part of the game was limiting turnovers against their defense.”
However, Hargis does mention a few key players.
“Roosevelt Johnson led DHS in scoring and rebounding,” he added. “And Ryan Derbes did a good job defensively against his man – holding him to six points.”
With the win, Hahnville keeps the pressure on its District 6-5A opponents. The Tigers (23-6, 4-2) are tied for first after St. Amant defeated East St. John 70-50. Destrehan (11-13, 3-3) is in third place.
Despite the rivalry atmosphere at Destrehan High, Hahnville was able to hold its 16th opponent to fewer than 50 points. Destrehan held its fourth consecutive opponent to fewer than 50 points and its 12th of the season.
And although Friday’s game was all about defense, there was some scoring, too.
Desmond Raymond led the Tigers with 17 and Destrehan’s Roosevelt Johnson matched that. Hahnville also got 10 points from Warren LeBeauf. No other Wildcat scored double figures.
Hahnville never trailed, but never was able to put the game away either. The Tigers’ biggest lead was 10 points at the half. Destrehan then outscored Hahnville 14-9 in the third quarter.
Hargis says that despite his team’s loss, they are still alive for the playoffs.
“We have little margin for error,” he said. “If we want to be in the playoffs, we have to play every game as if the playoffs have already started.”
Earlier in the night Destrehan’s girls fought off a late Hahnville rally to take a 52-49 win and stay atop the district standings with East Ascension.
The Wildcats (24-7, 7-1) got 13 points from Tawanna Lee and 12 from Paige Rochelle and Ladacia Smith. Lacey Dent added 10. Hahnville (14-17, 2-6) was led by Jasmine Hill with 17 points.
Destrehan Coach Ulysses Frontha says that his team did a great job defensively, but did not execute well on offense, and points out that Hahnville did a good job of not letting the Wildcats score on rebounds.
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