The championship dreams of two small Rapides Parish girls basketball teams are within reach, as Oak Hill and Plainview won state quarterfinal playoff games Thursday night and advanced to next week’s Marsh Madness semifinals in Hammond, two wins from state titles.
Alexandria Senior High, Buckeye and Menard all had their seasons end on the road.
Semifinals will be played Monday-Thursday next week at the University Center in Hammond. Championship games are next Friday and Saturday. The LHSAA will announce the game schedules perhaps as early as today. Small classification teams typically play their semifinal games on Monday or Tuesday, and the championship games are usually on Friday, based on previous years’ schedules.
Scores of Rapides Parish teams in action Thursday night (all parish teams play in the Select Division):
Division I
John Curtis 69, ASH 41
Division II
University-BR 60, Buckeye 20
Division III
Academy of the Sacred Heart-NO 44, Menard 32
Class B
Oak Hill 66, Pitkin 44
Fairview 71, Glenmora 26
Marsh Madness matchups (dates, times in Hammond TBA)
Oak Hill (3rd seed, Class B) vs. Bell City (2)
Plainview (3) vs. Summerfield (2)