Abbeville sweeps ARCA in district action

The No. 20 Abbeville Lady Wildcats and the no. 13 Abbeville Wildcats used big second halves to come from behind and beat the Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy Lady Eagles 59-36 and Eagles 78-61 on senior night at Abbeville High.
The Lady Cats (8-11, 3-0) trailed by as many as six in the second quarter before settling for a 26-23 deficit at the break. Junior guard Tianna Briggs scored nine points in the first half to keep Abbeville within striking distance.
AHS Girls’ Head coach Myles Hutchinson attributed the slow start to the side effects of the weather and overconfidence.
“It was a combination of having three days off, not being able to prepare, and our mentality to start the game,” Hutchinson said. “Coming off two big district wins, I felt we underestimated them to an extent.”
Abbeville began the second half on a 7-0 run to take a 30-26 lead. They extended the lead to as many as 15 before settling for a 45-36 advantage heading into the fourth quarter. They pitched a shutout in the final frame, outscoring ARCA 14-0 to provide the final margin.
“Once they realized those girls came to play, they were able to turn it on,”” Hutchinson continued. “They created an adverse situation and got themselves out of it. That’s a good sign.”
Amani Linton led three Lady Cats in double figures with 17, including four three pointers. Briggs and Armani Bashay each finished with 11 while Tierra Bolden, Khrystani Samuels, and Keira Gordon each added six and Lyric Joiner scored two.

Wildcats
dodge ARCA

The Abbeville Wildcat were able to knock off ARCA, 78-61, at home.
The Wildcats are now No. 13 in the Division II Non-Select Power Point rankings.
The Wildcats (15-9, 3-0) trailed by as many as five three times in the first half before a jumper by sophomore guard Nigel Baudoin put AHS ahead for good, 31-29, with 1:30 left. They then closed the half on a 4-0 run to lead 35-29 at the break.
Head coach Trevor Eaton started the game with his seniors on the court. He went to his normal rotation to start the second quarter.
“The senior group we had out there to start came out and played hard,’ Eaton said. “They hit some big shots and kept us in the game. Once we went to our true lineup, we started rolling.”
Over the first four minutes of the third, Abbeville outscored ARCA 17-4 to open a 52-34 lead. They stretched it to as many as 24 in the fourth quarter before cruising to the 18-point win.
“ARCA is not a bad ball-club,” Eaton continued. “They have some guys that can shoot, and they got a little confidence going. Once we settled down, we played Wildcat basketball and took control of the game.”
Jacolby Campbell led three Wildcats in double figures with 12. Kaylon Fletcher and Demetric Brailey each added 11 while Cameron Samuels dropped nine. Nigel Baudoin scored eight while Jaidyn Levy scored seven. Chayson Gray and Jazavion Briggs each scored six while Trentin Campbell added three and Kobe Vital and Jaylin Joiner each. Added two.
Both Abbeville teams completed the first-round district play at Kaplan on Friday.