Featured photo by Robert Summerlin
The Minden Crimson Tide will take on the Gibsland-Coleman Bulldogs in the boys championship game of the Brown Service Center Minden Holiday Classic Saturday night at 8.
Minden (9-0) defeated Arcadia 58-47, and Gibsland-Coleman (12-3) downed Loyola 58-39 in semifinal games Friday.
The Minden Lady Tiders fell to Mansfield 42-36 in the girls semifinals. The Lady Wolverines (7-7) face defending champion Arcadia (12-3) in the championship game at 6:40. The Lady Hornets defeated Camden Fairview 49-45 in the semifinals.
Parkway plays Homer in the boys consolation finals at 5:20. The Panthers defeated Lincoln Prep 56-50 in the semifinals. The Pelicans defeated Jonesboro-Hodge 68-52.
Homer and Gibsland-Coleman face off the the girls consolation finals at 4. The Lady Pelicans defeated Jonesboro-Hodge 49-34 in the semifinals, and the Lady Bulldogs defeated Simsboro 44-37.
The Minden and Gibsland-Coleman boys are familiar foes. The Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 79-61 on Nov. 21 in the Lakeside tournament. Five days later, Minden won 76-55 at Gibsland-Coleman.
The Bulldogs’ only other loss was to Class 5A Huntington 79-51. They have won seven in a row since then.
The Crimson Tide got off to a slow start offensively against Arcadia but still led 10-7 after the first quarter. Minden extended the lead to 30-17 at the half and led 42-32 after three quarters.
Cameron Parker led the Tide with 21 points: Darnell Morris added 12 and Jaiden Franklin 11.
Kristopher Jackson led Arcadia (3-3) with 16 points.
Travesti Byrd and Brooklyn Jefferson led the Lady Tiders (6-5) against Mansfield with 12 and 11 points, respectively,
Byrd also had five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Jefferson had 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Shelby Glenn had eight points, four rebounds, two assists and four steals.
Arcadia avenged a 37-35 loss to Camden Fairview in the championship game of the Don Stahl Memorial Classic last month.
Here is Saturday’s schedule.
AT MINDEN HIGH
Gibsland-Coleman vs Homer, 4
Parkway vs Homer, 5:20
Arcadia vs Mansfield, 6:40
Gibsland-Coleman vs Minden, 8