Knightly News

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Basketball

Boys

The Knights are ranked #2 in the Division 3 power rankings! That after big wins against 5A Live Oak, Denham Springs, Woodlawn, 4A DeLaSalle and St. Michael and 7A Murphy (AL). Seniors Stewart Bonnecaze and Jack Savario have had breakout performances. Stewart eclipsed the 1,000 point mark last month in the game versus Catholic of New Iberia. He now has 1,091 career points. Jack scored 44 points in the game versus Holden. Seniors David Cresson, Parker Madison and RJ Pickney are also providing leadership for the squad. 

Make plans to cheer on the Knights:

Tonight, January 7th versus Ben Franklin 5:00 pm - JV and 6:00 pm - V

Friday, January 21st versus Jehovah-Jireh Christian Academy 5:30 pm - JV and 6:30 pm - V

Tuesday, January 25th versus Lakeshore 5:30 pm - JV and 6:30 pm - V

Friday, January 28th versus Dunham 5 pm - JV and 7:30 pm - V

Girls

The Knights have much to celebrate this season with big wins against Doyle, Scotlandville, Baker and Plaquemine. It was great to see so many basketball alumni on hand for the 50th Annual Episcopal Classic. 

The basketball action continues with these big upcoming games:

Thursday, January 13th versus St. Michael 5 pm - JV and 6 pm - V

Tuesday, January 25th versus St. Joseph’s Academy 5 pm - JV and 6 pm - V

Friday, January 28th versus Dunham 6 pm - V

Soccer

Girls

The Knights have a solid record of 9-1-1. Just before the holiday break, the team earned a good 4 to 1 away game win versus Ascension Episcopal. Look for seniors Ryan Roper, Sydney Worsham and Catherine Barney to continue providing leadership. 

Mark these upcoming contests on your calendars:

Tomorrow, Saturday, January 8th - HOME game versus Lusher at 11 am

Tuesday, January 11th - HOME game versus Country Day

Friday, January 14th, SENOR KNIGHT versus North Vermilion (Senior Knight festivities will commence at halftime in the game.

Boys

The Knights are ranked #1 in Division 4 and #1 on Max Prep for DIV4! This year’s seniors, including Chidi Mbagwu, Garett Riemann, Jacob Gascon, Ethan Carmouche, Brady Ayres, Val Rangelov, Shuhei Niwano, Cooper Burnett, Alex Engstrom, are coming up big for the team. Don’t miss your chance to celebrate them at the upcoming Senior Knight event on January 10th. 

Cheer on the top-ranked Knights:

Monday, January 10th versus Port Allen SENIOR KNIGHT 6 pm Senior introductions and 7 pm game time

Saturday, January 15th versus Lakeshore at 1 pm

Tuesday, January 25th versus Dunham at 7 pm

Friday, January 28th versus East Ascension 6 pm - V and 7:30 pm JV

Powerlifting

The girls powerlifters are preparing for the Port Allen Invitational on Saturday, January 29th. 

Upcoming event for both boys and girls:

Saturday, January 15th versus Catholic and St. Joseph’s Academy

Wrestling 

This year’s group is led by seniors Barrow Alexander and Luca Rende. The squad recently celebrated wrestler Neff Neumann who had the first pin of the season for the Knights just before the Christmas break.

Cheer on the wrestlers at these upcoming events:

Saturday, January 8th Brusly Invitational 

Saturday, January 15th Louisiana Classic in Gonzales

Saturday, January 22nd Ken Cole Memorial in Lafayette

Saturday, January 29th Baton Rouge City Championships

Track & Field

The boys and girls are gearing up for their first indoor meet of the new year on Saturday, January 22nd. It’s sure to be another exciting year of competition.

Middle School

Congratulations to the Middle School Girls Navy team for winning back-to-back Holiday Cup Middle School Division 1 Championships!

Girls Basketball

Tuesday, January 11th versus Parkview at 6 pm

Tuesday, January 18th versus Denham Springs at 6 pm

Wednesday, January 19th versus UHigh

Boys Basketball

Monday, January 10th versus Parkview at 6 pm

Thursday, January 13th versus Dunham at 5:30 pm

Tuesday, January 18th versus Denham Springs at 5 pm

Saturday, January 22nd versus UHigh

Accolades

Congratulations!

Abigail Gibson - Metro Swimmer of the Year

Matt Kiggans - Metro Swim Coach of the Year

Izzy Besselman - Volleyball Metro Player of the Year

Madeline Gugich - Volleyball Metro Coach of the Year

Val Rangelov/David Cresson - All Metro Football Team

David Cresson - LSWA All State Football Team, Linebacker

Travis Bourgeois- District 8-2A Football Coach of the Year

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