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.

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.

HOLDEN - It took an entire game, but a flurry of free throws in the closing seconds helped Albany survive with a 46-41 victory Monday over Holden.

HOLDEN - Jaycee Hughes scored 46 points, including a length-of-the-court drive with under five seconds to go, helping Holden defeat Albany 67-65 in a non-district showdown.

HAMMOND -- It simply wasn't meant to be for the Doyle boys basketball team.

ALBANY – Loranger used a 13-0 run to close out the first quarter in completing a District 9-3A sweep of Albany with a 67-49 victory Friday evening at Albany High.

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ALBANY – The scoreboard told the key to Albany’s 37-35 District 9-3A victory Friday over Loranger in the Albany gym.

ALBANY – Guards Braden Keen and Eli Dawsey combined for 31 points and Doyle withstood a late challenge to emerge with a 57-51 victory over Albany.

ALBANY - They’re practically neighbors and that’s why Albany’s 81-68 victory over Doyle tasted so sweet with less than a month left in the regular season.

ZACHARY – In a girl’s basketball game that frequently resembled a track meet, the Zachary Lady Broncos and Albany Lady Hornets were running neck and neck late in the first half of their game Monday night, but both teams appeared to be a bit winded.

Albany drained nine 3-pointers to key a 73-43 road win over Bogalusa on Friday, which also served as the Lady Hornets' first victory in District 7-3A play.

It won’t take long for Albany’s girls basketball team to find out where it stands in the District 7-3A race – even if it happened a bit by accident.

ALBANY – Kate Thompson scored 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds helping Denham Springs play to its strength for a 63-40 win at Albany.

After overcoming a serious knee injury as a sophomore and waiting his turn behind a pair of productive running backs as a junior, Albany’s Justin Parrish emerged with a vengeance during his senior season.

ALBANY – Albany coach Stacey Darouse wasn’t quite sure would to expect from her team entering their own tournament.

BATON ROUGE – Albany guard Caleb Puma said he received a not-so-subtle message from coach Chris Carter.

ALBANY – In a matter of a few days, Albany turns its attention to the start of their District 7-3A schedule, and if Thursday’s 80-55 victory over Gulf Shores in their own tournament was an indication of what’s to come, the Lady Hornets appear more than ready.

DENHAM SPRINGS – This year’s Offensive MVP of the 2018 All-Livingston Parish football team – Denham Springs’ Treveon Muse – is a story about resolve and redemption.

WALKER – The chip that B.J. Lockhart’s carried around on his shoulder during his career has been a sizeable one.

FIRST TEAM

The basketball tournament Albany High School is hosting will be spread over two days at two different gymnasiums and features a cross-section of girls teams from all over the state, including one from Alabama.

WATSON – While neither team shot the ball particularly well or limited their turnovers, that didn’t deter Albany and Live Oak from producing a dramatic conclusion to their intra-parish matchup.

It's probably a safe bet that Springfield football coach Ryan Serpas was smiling a bit when the Louisiana High School Athletic Association released its final re-districting plan, which takes effect next school year.

Albany placed four players on the District 7-3A All-District first team and another five on the second team, which was selected by the league’s coaches.

ALBANY – It wasn't a thing of beauty by any means, but at the end of the night, Albany walked away with a win.

For Springfield’s Beau Husser and Albany’s Justin Parrish, it’s all about the opportunity.

MAUREPAS – Damien McAllister broke a 29-all tie with just over four minutes to play and Albany went on to a 41-34 victory Saturday over Holden in the consolation championship of the Livingston Parish Tournament at Maurepas High School.

MAUREPAS – There’s no denying the value of Presleigh Scott to Doyle’s basketball team when she’s on the floor.

MAUREPAS – Denham Springs High coach Blake Zito didn’t want to say his team is playing its best ball at the right time, but against Albany, it was pretty close.

MAUREPAS – Live Oak’s Bryan Bayonne didn’t know what all the fuss was about.

MAUREPAS – Albany guard Camryn Woods felt the Lady Hornets had a point to prove.

The girls bracket for the Livingston Parish Tournament has a slightly different look this year, and that's perfectly fine with some of the parish's coaches.

WALKER - The alarm clock for Albany’s girls basketball team rang a little earlier than normal for Saturday morning.

Three players scored in double figures as Springfield rallied to pick up a 59-57 win over Loranger on Friday.

ALBANY – Albany’s Hornets did it again.