The Red River Athletic Conference Tournament tips a three-day run today at the Rapides Parish Coliseum with the LSUA basketball teams aiming for spots in the NAIA Tournament.

The Generals, who claimed the RRAC regular-season championship, play their first-round game at 8:15 tonight against eighth-seeded Paul Quinn. Possible semifinal foes are No. 4 LSUS or fifth-seeded Our Lady of the Lake.

The LSUA women get going this morning at 9:45 as the third seed, meeting No. 6 Our Lady of the Lake. No. 2 Xavier is a likely semifinal foe for the Lady Generals Saturday afternoon.

The Louisiana College women have a tough first-round game against conference champion LSU Shreveport at 1:15. LCU star Princis Goff was a first-team All-RRAC selection.

Both LSUA coaches won accolades in voting from their peers earlier this week.

Billy Perkins was named the conference women’s coach of the year for helping the Lady Generals (22-5 overall, 19-3 in the RRAC) to a breakthrough season and a tie for second in the league.

First-year Generals’ bench boss Dimario Jackson won the men’s award after leading LSUA to the RRAC crown with a 21-6 overall record and a 19-3 regular season conference mark.

LSUA’s Kashie Natt was the only repeat pick on the All-RRAC first team, and was named player of the year. The junior swingman from Rayville, La., was fourth in the RRAC in scoring (16.5 points per game) and first in rebounding (10.0 per game). Natt helped the Generals win their seventh regular season championship and first since 2019-20.

Teammate Isaiah Howard shared RRAC freshman of the year honors. Senior Jadarrian Allen was a first-team all-conference pick along with Natt. Junior Jason Perry made the second team along with Louisiana Christian’s Jude Alabeuze.

Senior guard Dannah Martin-Hadwick was a repeat first-team selection for LSUA on the women’s All-RRAC team. Junior guard Jewel Jones made the second team.

Semifinals are Saturday, with the women’s round tipping at 1 and the men’s at 5:30. Championship games Sunday are set for 2 (women) and 4:30.

HAMMOND — Rapides Parish has two chances at state girls basketball championships today.

Top-seeded Oak Hill (29-13) plays No. 2 J.S. Clark at noon in the Division V Select final.

Northwood (19-12) is the defending Division IV Select champion and the No. 2 seed, but faces a big challenge at 2 o’clock from No. 1 Southern Lab.

Here are Thursday’s scores from Hammond and the LHSAA’s girls basketball state tournament, Marsh Madness, along with today’s and Saturday’s state finals schedule.

THURSDAY’S SCORES

Semifinals

Sel. Div. I – (5) Woodlawn-BR 71, (1) Huntington 58
Sel. Div. II – (1) Lafayette Christian 58, (5) Bunkie 37
Sel. Div. I – (2) John Curtis 58, (3) Liberty 47
NS Div. I – (5) Parkway 64, (1) Walker 63, OT
NS Div. I – (2) Denham Springs 46, (3) Mandeville 39

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Finals

Sel. Div. V, (2) JS Clark (23-6) vs. (1) Oak Hill (29-13), noon
Sel. Div. IV, (2) Northwood-Lena (19-12) vs. (1) Southern Lab (27-7), 2 p.m.
NS Div. IV, Arcadia (31-3) vs. (2) Oakdale (27-7), 4 p.m.
Sel. Div. III, Parkview (23-10) vs. University (24-11), 6 p.m.
NS Div. V, (1) Hicks (34-3) vs. (2) Fairview (31-7), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Finals

Sel. Div. I, (5) Woodlawn-BR (25-9) vs. (2) John Curtis (21-4), noon
Sel. Div. II, (3) Madison Prep (25-10) vs. (1) Lafayette Christian (30-1), 2 p.m.
NS Div. II, (2) South Beauregard (27-7) vs. (1) Wossman (28-4), 4 p.m,
NS Div. I, (5) Parkway (29-6) vs. (2) Denham Springs (29-4), 6 p.m.
NS Div. III, (1) Rosepine (30-5) vs. (2) Amite (29-5), 8 p.m.

Arrests are accusations, not convictions.

February 23
Kevin Caswell, 38, Mabank, TX — DWI 1st, open container, careless operation, 10:22 pm, $870 bail;

Kenneth Melder, 21, Elmer — OWI 1st, expired MVI, seat belt violation, 11:58 pm, $1,200 bail.

February 24

Jessica Webb, 26, Pineville — OWI 1st, open container, improper lane usage, driving under suspension/revocation, 3:42 am, $1,300 bail.

February 25

DaQuan Jones, 24, Jonesville — OWI 1st, improper lane usage, 2:41 am, $1,100 bail.

February 26

John Strong Jr., 39, Pineville — OWI 2nd, driving under suspension, improper plate display, 6:28 pm, $2,100 bail.

Arrests are accusations, not convictions.

February 28

Tyler Jeffrey, 38, Deville — fugitive 2 counts, contempt 6 counts, $255,000 bail;

Tracy Jones, 53, Cheneyville — fugitive 2 counts, monetary instrument abuse: implement designed/suited for making counterfeit or forged monetary instruments 4 counts, $20,000 bail;

Aquilla Sands, 39, Pineville — theft, criminal damage, issuing worthless checks, contempt 10 counts, $59,750 bail.

Arrests are accusations, not convictions. 

February 28

Caleb Calvo, 32, Alexandria — possession 2 counts, paraphernalia, improper bicycle operation, $1,100 bail;

Shelby Cooper, 36, Alexandria — possession, modified exhaust, $2,600 bail;

Christopher Sullivan, 40, Seabrook, TX — possession 2 counts, $2,500 bail. 

Rapides school lunch menus are subject to last-minute changes.

Monday, March 4

No classes, staff in-service day. 

Tuesday, March 5

Spaghetti w/meat sauce
Seasoned green peas
Combo vegetable 
Salad/dressing
Garlic bread
Sliced peaches
Milk

Wednesday, March 6

BBQ pork on bun
French fries/catsup
Baked beans
Banana 
Milk

Thursday, March 7

Farmer Jones*
Seasoned green beans
Buttered carrots
Buttered roll
Mandarin oranges
Milk

Friday, March 8

Choice of cheese pizza
or stuffed-crust pepperoni 

Buttered corn
Italian salad/dressing
Pineapple tidbits
Milk

*Our cook says Farmer Jones is colloquial title given a mixture of meat, ground beef most often, vegetables, cheese, sometimes rice, etc. Sort of a down-home casserole, chef says.