The season came to an end Monday night for the Oakdale Lady Warriors as they lost 55-34 to the Madison Prep Lady Chargers.
"Well I knew it was going to be a tough game for us to win because Madison Prep was quick and physical," said head coach Ted Fontenot. "The only thing we did not factor in was their three point shooting skills. Every scouting report said that they would not shoot that great from the outside. We knew they would be physical. We just had problems scoring which is why we could not stay in the game."
In the losing effort, Sanaa St. Andre led her team with 17 points going six-for-18 from the field. Her Achilles' heel on the night was her inability to make the three pointers as she went 0-for-eight from beyond the arc. Next in line in the scoring department was Setorie St. Andre with nine points.
The game started with Madison Prep being called for a technical foul uniform violation. Sanaa St. Andre scored both free throws, and the Lady Warriors maintained the possession in front of a highly partisan Warrior crowd. Both teams did a good job of forcing turnovers in the early going until Madison Prep hit a three-pointer to go up 3-2.
Alandrea Cox then tied the game at four, and the Lady Warriors took the lead on the next possession. The lead was short lived as Madison Prep scored on back-to-back possession to double up the score. Cox then scored again to make it a one possession game. Madison Prep again doubled up the score at 12-6 and added a three-pointer. Oakdale called a timeout at the 2:52 mark of the first quarter down 15-8.
Coming out of the timeout, Oakdale drove down the court, and KeMaesha St. Andre cashed it in with the basket. Sanaa St. Andre got the rebound on a missed three-pointer and drove down for the score. The Lady Chargers then connected from beyond the arc, and Oakdale trailed 21-12 at the end of the first quarter.
Madison Prep then went on an 8-7 run in the second quarter. Setorie St. Andre scored a jump shot putting her team back down by 11 at 29-18 going into the final minute of the first half, and the first half ended by the same 29-18 score
Oakdale in the second half was not getting the benefit of the calls from the officials, and the Oakdale faithful that made the trip was letting their frustration known in the stands as the Lady Chargers went up 34-18. Madison Prep called a full timeout with 3:12 before the end of the third up 37-20.
The Lady Chargers built a 20-point lead going into the final eight minutes of play to lead 45-22. Oakdale began the fouth quarter on a 7-0 run as Madison Prep called a timeout being up 45-29 with 3:36 remaining in the game. Madison Prep then went on an 8-0 run of their own over the next two minutes. Setorie St. Andre drilled a basket from beyond the arc in a final gasp for her Lady Warriors, but
their season came to a close.
Fontenot added after the game, "I am proud of the way our girls fought the entire game."
Also falling the in second round was Elizabeth as the Lady Bulldogs went down 76-34 at Summerfield. Fairview; however, advanced to the semi-finals in Class B after a dominating 91-27 win over Weston in the quarterfinals. The Lady Panthers now play Anacoco at the University Center in Hammond for a chance to earn a spot in the championship game.
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