Featured photo by Douglas Blow
The Minden Crimson Tide and Lady Tiders rolled into the semifinals of the Brown Service Center Minden Holiday Classic with victories Wednesday on the tournament’s first day.
The Crimson Tide defeated Homer 70-42. The Lady Tiders downed Green Oaks 59-21.
In boys first-round games, Loyola defeated Arcadia 74-67 in double overtime, Green Oaks topped Lincoln Prep 48-43, Gibsland-Coleman defeated Lakeside 58-22 and Haughton dropped Camden Fairview, Ark., 52-47.
Parkway advanced to the semifinals with a 70-49 victory over Woodlawn.
In girls first-round games, Loyola defeated North DeSoto 29-11, Gibsland-Coleman edged Woodlawn 41-38, Camden Fairview, defeated Lakeside 55-22 and Arcadia downed North Caddo 75-36.
Red River advanced to the semifinals with a 48-25 victory over Homer.
Cameron Parker led the Minden boys with 22 points. Markavious Johnson added 14. Steven Lassien scored nine and Javen Calloway eight.
Minden (4-3) faces the winner of Thursday’s quarterfinal game between Loyola and Green Oaks in the boys semifinals Friday at 8 p.m.
(Scorers not reported from Minden girls game. This report will be updated if the information is received.)
Minden (8-5) plays the winner of Thursday’s quarterfinal game between Loyola and Gibsland-Coleman in the semifinals Friday at 6:40.
The Lakeside boys play Camden Fairview in a consolation quarterfinal game Thursday at 5:20. The girls face North Caddo at 4.
Boxscores
@ Minden High School (MHS)
Red River 48 vs Homer 25 (Girls)
Homer 6 5 9 5 25
Red River 6 11 15 16 48
Homer- Buggs 7, Bell 6, Franklin 5, Walker 5
Red River- Morgan Housley 16, Keteah Crawford 11, Jones 9, Smith 7, Demease 3,Winn 2
Parkway 70 vs Woodlawn-Shr. 49 (Boys)
Woodlawn 2 23 9 15 49
Parkway 19 17 20 14 70
Woodlawn- N. Cotton 18, P. Davis 11, White 6, Harris 5, Collins 2, Burks 2, Green 2, Edwards 2, Crenshaw 1
Parkway- Caleb Evans 25, Kaleb Williams 18, Antonio Gladney 12, Sedberry 7, Burney 4, Carmack 2
Minden 59 vs Green Oaks 21 (Girls)
Minden 70 vs Homer 42 (Boys)
Homer 8 10 12 12 42
Minden 24 13 17 16 70
Homer (3-1)-Waters 19, Casey 4, Levingston 4, Burris 4, Willis 3, Dawson 2, Howards 2, Hardaway 2
Minden (4-3)-Cameron Parker 22, Markavius Johnson 13, Lassien 9, Calloway 8, Brown 6, Richardson 4, Williams 4, Green 2
@ Webster Junior High (WJH)
Camden, Arkansas 55 vs Lakeside 22 (Girls)
Lakeside 7 6 5 4 22
Camden 21 11 19 4 55
Lakeside- Lexi McIntosh 11, Ryleigh Taylor 10, Jackson 1
Camden, Arkansas 47 vs Haughton 52 (Boys)
Haughton 21 7 14 5 52
Camden 16 10 7 12 47
Haughton- Alexander 13, Cippollis 11, Marshall 9, Attaway 8, Pyle 5, McHeney 3, Morgan 3
Camden- Ware 22, Evans 17, Leak 2, Morris 2, Randall 2, Duhart 2
Arcadia 75 vs North Caddo 36 (Girls)
North Caddo 10 5 16 5 36
Arcadia 27 18 9 21 75
North Caddo- Davis 21, Hill 10, Lawrence 2, Range 2, Gay 1
Arcadia- Flower 20, Abney 20, Thomas 9, Williams 8, Greer 8, Allen 6, Mays 2, Bradshaw 2
Gibsland-Coleman 58 vs Lakeside 22 (Boys)
Lakeside 9 7 6 0 22
Gibs.-Coleman 31 16 6 5 58
Lakeside- Humphreys 11, Taylor 5, Jackson 4, Banks 2
Gibs.-Coleman- Deavery Durham 12, Xavier Gray 11, Porter 8, Dem. Durham 8, Smith 7, Woodford 4, Brice 4, Moore 3, Palmo 1
@ Minden Rec Center (MRC)
Gibsland-Coleman 41 vs Woodlawn-Shr. 38 (Girls)
Woodlawn 5 16 5 12 38
Gibs.-Coleman 9 9 11 12 41
Woodlawn- Rickneka Scott 22, Reggie 7, Harris 4, Bates 3, Robinson 1, Chism 1
Gibs.-Coleman- Donshayla Rushing 16, Jordan Allen 13, Jenkins 8, Tillman 2, Abney 2
Green Oaks 48 vs Lincoln Prep 43 (Boys)
Lincoln Prep 9 14 10 10 43
Green Oaks 11 5 17 15 48
Loyola 26 vs North Desoto 11 (Girls)
North Desoto 0 5 0 6 11
Loyola 8 6 7 5 26
North Desoto- Vega 4, Kenny 3, Elaina 2, MK 2
Loyola- Sofia 12, Bella 5, Avery 4, Emma 3, Ella 2
Loyola 74 vs Arcadia 67 2OT (Boys)
Arcadia 20 9 11 15 (8 4) 67
Loyola 12 18 5 20 (8 9) 74
Arcadia- Harrell 32, Allen 16, Square 11, Marsh 3, Abney 3
Loyola- Metoyer 14, Horton 14, Woodard 12, Taylor 10, Brown 8, Moore 7, Williams 6, Hargon 3
Thursday’s games
Minden High School
4:00 Gibsland-Coleman vs Loyola (Girls)
5:20 Green Oaks vs Loyola (Boys)
6:40 Haughton vs Gibsland-Coleman (Boys)
Webster Junior High
4:00 North Caddo vs Lakeside (Girls)
5:20 Camden, Ar vs Lakeside (Boys)
6:40 Arcadia vs Camden, Ar (Girls)
Minden Rec Center
5:20 Woodlawn-Shr. vs North Desoto (Girls)
6:40 Arcadia vs Lincoln Prep (Boys)