Class 4A Boys Final: Monroe leads Cox to 4A state title

Posted by bhandwerger | 8:39 PM

Cox defeated O Perry Walker 75-51 as Greg Monroe finishes his high school career with a 27-point perfomance.

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Greg Monroe had 14 third-quarter points as the Cougars extended a two-point halftime lead.

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Class 1A Boys Basketball Final: Country Day falls 48-39 in 1A finals; final thoughts

Posted by bhandwerger | 5:30 PM

Final thoughts:
Looking through the boxscore, Eddie Ludwig took 15 free throws. Country Day had only 16. What does that tell you? The Cajuns were relying on Ludwig to get things done, and when he picked up his third foul midway through the second quarter, things changed.

The Cajuns didn't shoot very well, hitting only 14 shots all game. You're not going to win too many games shooting 30 percent from the field.

Country Day did well in every other aspect of the game, holding the Crusaders to 39.5 percent shooting, outrebounding them 33-31 and committing fewer turnovers.

But Country Day is young. Ludwig returns, after scoring 33 and 26, respectively, in the Top 28.

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Country Day, in the end, just doesn't have the athletes to contend with Christian Life. But this year the game at least was close. The Cajuns did better than a 28-point defeat, which is what Christian LIfe beat them by a year ago in the same game.

Eddie Ludwig had 26 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Christian Life completed the 3-pete.

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Ludwig, Country Day 'confident underdogs'

Posted by bhandwerger | 10:55 AM

METAIRIE - It's not that Eddie Ludwig was tired of hearing all about Greg Monroe and Kourtney Roberson and any number of other players.

Far from it, in fact, as hearing people talk about everyone else only provided fuel to the Country Day junior forward.

So, Monday night, when the No. 3-seeded Cajuns played No. 2 Arcadia and Roberson, there was something to prove.

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Monroe's 4A semis sends shockwaves through state

Posted by bhandwerger | 12:48 PM

If you weren't there to see Greg Monroe's dominating fourth quarter performance in Monday's 62-59 semifinal win over Carroll, then you're in luck. Not only can you read hsgametime.com's story about the game, but Lafayette had it covered.

it also had good coverage of the other contests.

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