By: Robert Barrilleaux, Jr.

            HL Bourgeois entered this year playoffs ranked 13^th in the state, but even though they may have been ranked in the middle of the playoff pack they have played evenly with every top tier team they have faced in the playoffs so far. However, they entered Thursday’s night game with their toughest test yet as they faced #1 Huntington High in the LHSAA Top 28 tournament held in Lafayette’s Cajun Dome.

            This semi final contest began as both teams started neck in neck, leading to a 10 to 15 score in favor of Huntington at the end of the first quarter. This would be the story for most of the second as well, as it ended with HL on top 29 to 25. The second half started hot for HL as their guards got the touch and started to drain their shots that just seemed not to fall in the 1^st half. With the game winding down Huntington, lead by Kendrick Washington, #40, with his 22 points and 16 rebounds and by Corey Ellis, #10, who had 16 points, just couldn’t seem to keep up with the Brave’s speed and fast breaks. The game came to a close with a score of 59 to 71 in favor of Bourgeois. This final score was set as Stevie Howard, #15, threw up an ally oop to Tramel White, #32, in the closing seconds of the game.