The way he figures it, Chase Robertson got the best of a lot of things in signing to play football with Millsaps College.

Albany got off to a fast start and only got stronger in picking up a 90-47 win over Jennings to open the Class 3A girls basketball playoffs on Thursday.

WALKER – Senior point guard Asia Garner smiled as wide her 5-foot-3 frame would allow.

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DENHAM SPRINGS – A week after getting a tough challenge from Zachary in the penultimate game of the season, Denham Springs faced off against their familiar 4-5A foes in the opening round of the Class 5A state playoffs.

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LIVINGSTON – The top-seeded Doyle girls basketball team has made a living making opponents miserable with their pressure defense.

HOLDEN – There was no sluggish start for the Holden Lady Rockets this time around.

THIBODAUX – Michele Yawn had a blunt assessment of how the fourth quarter went Thursday night.

For anyone who’s had a chance to watch the French Settlement girls basketball team play over the past few years, there’s more than a fair chance you’ve seen one, or two, or all three members of the Martin family doing their respective game day duties.

The Springfield boys basketball team split a pair of games as it prepares for the postseason.

WATSON – By the time she finally picked up a basketball for the first time and tried out for a competitive team, Harmony Johnson was cut.

WALKER – Just when it appeared Walker may be vulnerable down the stretch, the Wildcats reminded everyone why they’re still the reigning Class 5A state champions.

DENHAM SPRINGS - Senior night has always been a celebration of the players who have given as many as four years to a team, but coaches also know that it can be a trap of sorts once the ball is tipped off.

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ST. AMANT – Denham Springs senior Sam Miller has played against St. Amant’s at its home field “The Pit” enough to expect the unexpected.

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WATSON - Second-seeded Lakeshore, led by a hat trick from Kylie Milligan, was able to combine talent and some good fortune into a 4-1 victory in a Division II state quarterfinal playoff match No. 10 Live Oak, ending the Lady Eagles’ best season in school history.

District 4-5A didn’t conduct a postseason tournament, but one look at the bottom half of the Class 5A state playoff bracket provides opportunities for some familiar faces to cross paths once again en route to Alexandria – home of this year’s championship game.

The Doyle girls basketball team has spent a good part of the season as the No. 1 team in the Class 2A power rankings. Now the Lady Tigers head into the postseason with that lofty position still intact.

Make it a clean sweep for Livingston Parish girls basketball.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Denham Springs’ season got off to a robust 8-0 start that included an opening-game win Nov. 30 in the prestigious COPA Acadiana Tournament at Moore Park in Carencro.

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WATSON - Live Oak coach Kraig Zeller is breaking his own rule.

BOSSIER CITY – Anthony Dodson claimed the lone state championship for Live Oak at the LHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at CenturyLink Center.

DENHAM SPRINGS – When a layup from Denham Springs’ Kate Thompson dropped through the net for a 10-point lead and just over five minutes to play, Walker High’s Tiara Young had a message for her teammates.

WALKER - The way the Walker Wildcats were sharing the ball Friday against Denham Springs High School, the new high school gymnasium was the individual star of the show Friday night against Denham Springs.

HOLDEN - Holden co-head coach Craig Forbes used a timeout 35 seconds into the Lady Rockets' District 7-B Tournament championship game Friday against Mount Hermon.

WATSON - Behind a scoring eruption from guard Isaiah Johnson, the Belaire Bengals rallied from an early double-digit deficit and ruined Senior Night at Live Oak High with a 66-59 victory Friday night.

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The paths of the Walker High and Denham Springs girls basketball teams cross for the second time this season, the first time in two months since settling the Livingston Parish Tournament championship.

LIVINGSTON – Doyle picked up the pressure in the fourth quarter and rallied for a 61-56 victory over Springfield in District 10-2A play on Thursday.

NEW ORLEANS – The Live Oak Eagles gave everything they had on Thursday night in attempting to move past the second round of the state playoffs for the first time in school history.

The Live Oak wrestling program would love nothing more than to make a splash on its way out of the door of Division II.

DENHAM SPRINGS - Denham Springs used a twin set of goals less than a minute apart and a dominant defensive performance to cruise past Captain Shreve 5-0 in the regional round of the Division I playoffs.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Second-year Denham Springs football coach Bill Conides beamed with pride.

WATSON – Live Oak’s Sal Palermo refers to himself as a “gunslinger”, a quarterback with a preference for throwing the ball.

HAMMOND - Southeastern Louisiana signed two players Wednesday with the additions of wide receiver Ed Magee of Kentwood and linebacker Dominic Lamm of Holy Cross High School, second-year coach Frank Scelfo announced.

DENHAM SPRINGS - Denham Springs’ multi-event track and field standout Damon Herod’s used to surpassing his own expectations.

Denham Springs High School pitcher Jase McDonald loves to win. He’s a bigger fan of team accomplishments such as state or national championships.