Oakdale falls in the playoffs at North Caddo

Oakdale falls in the playoffs at North Caddo
 The Oakdale Warriors earned a berth as the 27 seed in the 2017 LHSAA Boys' Basketball Playoffs, but their prize was a trip to Vivian Friday night for a first round tilt with sixth seeded North Caddo with a home record of 11-5-1. The end result was an 82-31 loss as the Warriors' season came to an end.
 The Rebels of North Caddo finished the regular season with a 23-10-1 record including a 9-1 mark in District 1-2A. Their only district loss came on January 20 as they lost 72-62 to Lakeview in Campti. They then rattled off six consecutive wins to finish the season. 
 "They were bigger, faster, and stronger than us at every position, and the atmosphere was high energy," said head coach Dustin Howard. "It was a good basketball environment if you are the home team."
 "We just aren't ready to compete on that level just yet, but we are a very young team with a lot of potential," Howard added. "And we have some guys that really want to work and do what it takes to win. It was a rough night, but I'm excited about the future."
 Raymond Guillory had 10 points on the night to lead the Warriors. Malcolm Pugh scored eight points, and Maliak Hayward added six. Guillory finished the season with 26.3 points per game and also led the team with 6.1 rebounds per game and 0.3 blocks per game. Leading the team in assists and steals was Pugh with 0.2 assists per game and 2.1 steals per game. 
 North Caddo is matched up against twenty-second seeded Pickering in the second round after the Red Devils took care of Kinder 71-62 in Elton. In other first round action involving 3-2A teams, top seed Madison Prep easily took care of Rosepine 134-32, fifth seed Rapides won 73-62 over Bunkie, and fourth seed Many won 59-45 against General Trass . 
 Fairview earned the 18 seed in Class B and lost 52-45 at number 15 Castor, who is matched up with second seed Hathaway in the second round. In Class C Elizabeth garnered a first round bye with the number six seed and meets Phoenix at home in the second round.