The Cardinal basketball team competed in three games last week to wrap up their season before heading into the playoffs. First up for the Cardinals was Academy of the Sacred Heart Grand Coteau on senior night. The team was able to come out on top with a final score of 47-10. Senior Cami Davis ’23 had a big night with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Leah Varisco ’26 followed Cami in scoring with 17 points while Libby Fitzpatrick ’26 turned in double figure scoring with 11 points. The Cardinals then turned their attention to a very tough Kenner Discovery team. Kenner Discovery got an early lead while the Cardinals made a valiant effort to fight back in the 4th the team came up short, dropping the contest 29-24. Libby Fitzpatrick ’26 and Leah Varisco ’26 both had 9 points each in the game. The Cardinals finished the week off with trying to clinch the district championship vs Urusline. The team came out with some strong defense to take an early 10-3 lead. The Cardinals had 8 different players score to defeat Ursuline with a final score of 51-11 and win the 9-3A District Title. Libby Fitzpatrick ’26 led the team in scoring with 16 points while Leah Varisco ’26 contributed 15 points. We had two players with 6 points each Taylor Robert ’25 and Aleyea Mogilles ’23. Audrey Rose Lavie ’25, Natalia Mehaffie ’25, Sophie Lo ’26 and Cami Davis ’23 all scored in the contest. The Cardinals will now look to the Bi-District playoffs on Wednesday.
Tennis
TENNIS SWEEPS URSULINE IN SEASON OPENER, 5-0.
This past Wednesday, the varsity tennis team had their season opening match against Ursuline. With several newcomers to the team, the Cardinals took to the clay in windy and humid conditions. After a last minute change in line-ups, the Cardinals had five doubles teams ready to play. The Cardinals quickly swept all five lines. What a great start to the season.
Sofia Rodriguez ’23 and Elise Griffith ’27 6-0, 6-0
Emmeline Singer ’26 and Charlotte Johnston ’26 6-0, 6-0
Maria English ’24 and Ellie Brennan ’27 6-3, 6-3
Lily Centola ’25 and Lulu Centola ’25 6-2, 6-0
Elodie Scafidel ’26 and Elise Scafidel ’28 6-1, 6-1
Indoor Track
The indoor track team will compete in the State Finals at Carl Maddox Field House on LSU’s campus this coming Saturday. The running events will start at 10:00 AM but look for your Cardinals to take their marks around 4:00 PM. Good Luck Cardinals!
Varsity Sports Now Partnership
We are excited to continue our partnership with VSN this year to livestream many of our home volleyball, basketball, and soccer games. With your support through the Booster Club, we hope to be able to extend this opportunity to our other sports as well.
Please consider joining the Booster Club if you have not done so already. Your membership provides opportunities for our Booster Club to enhance the athletic experience for each athlete. As a Booster Club member, you have many opportunities throughout the year to volunteer to assist at athletic events.
For more information about our Booster Club, please visit our website via the link below.