Sacred Heart boys survive against the Hornets

            The Sacred Heart Trojan basketball team Friday night survived a storm of three point shots to defeat Catholic of Pointe Coupee 66-52. Trojan head coach Gerald Cayer said of his squad, “We’ve been having problems making easy shots, and we made them tonight. Also we had problems shooting foul shots, and we nailed them tonight. And that’s the big difference. The last seven or eight games that’s been some of the problems we’ve been having. We’ve been working, and it paid off tonight.”

            Seth Shipp knocked down the first two Trojan buckets giving the home team a 4-0 lead at the 7:05 mark. Christopher Tate answered a Hornet score with a three point play. Sean Fontenot then drained a trey putting the Trojans up 10-2.

            With 4:25 to go in the first quarter, Cayer told his squad to “stay in the paint.” That is when the storm of three point shots began. Mikey Laughlin for the Trojans got in on the three point shooting as he made one from the corner of the key. The score was tied 17-17 at the end of one.

            Sean Fontenot tied the game at 19 and gave the Trojans a lead as he made both foul shots at the 4:33 mark of the second quarter. Laughlin then added another three point basket and increased the lead to 25-24. The natives started getting restless as Sean Fontenot picked up a foul and headed to the bench with his team up 26-25 as the first half was winding down. The half came to a close with the Trojans up by the same score.

            The second half saw emotions riding high from both ends of the bleachers. Tate scored the first four points of the second half for the Trojans. Laughlin then picked up an offensive rebound and scored. At the 5:51 mark of the third quarter, the home team was up 32-30. Tate and Gabe Fontenot each scored a three point bucket in the quarter as the Trojans went up 43-40 at the end of three.

            Laughlin again drained a three pointer before a technical foul on the Hornets sent Sean Fontenot to the charity stripe for two shots. He made them both, and the Trojans retained possession. Unofficial stats on the night reflect Shipp added eight points to close out the game and to secure the win for the Trojans.