Three parish girls teams open state playoffs at home tonight, Menard notches first-round win over Rapides

Girls basketball teams from Tioga, Buckeye and Peabody tip off the LHSAA playoffs at home tonight while high seeds ASH and Oak Hill enjoy first-round byes and will host second-round games Monday night.

All parish schools are in the Select category of state postseason competition.

Wednesday night, 10th seeded Menard cruised past 23rd-seeded Rapides in a Division III opening round game, and Northwood-Lena’s season ended with a 48-44 Division IV defeat at Ascension Catholic. Menard will go to No. 7 Newman in New Orleans on Monday.

In tonight’s local games, all tipping at 6 o’clock, Tioga, seeded 15th in Division I, hosts 18th seeded Liberty.  Buckeye, the ninth seed, welcomes No. 24 St. Charles Catholic while 11th-seeded Peabody entertains No. 22 Lake Charles College Prep in a pair of Division II contests.

Glenmora, seeded 17th in Class B, goes to No. 16 Castor tonight in a first-rounder.

ASH is seeded eighth in Division I and will host No. 9 Riverdale, a 61-33 victor over Kenner Discovery, in a Monday night second-round game.

Oak Hill is the No. 3 seed in Class B and will be at home Monday against either 14th-seeded Hicks or No. 19 Family Community.