By rssfeeds-admin No. 8 Jesuit defeated No. 9 Holy Cross, 63-59. Senior forward, Brewer Nitcher, powered the Blue Jays to a postseason win over their Catholic League rival with a 33-point output.
Jesuit advances to the quarterfinal round where they will face top-seeded Liberty.
Also in the Catholic League, No. 7 John Curtis advances to the quarterfinals after an impressive 57-39 win over No. 10 Rummel.
The Patriots will face No. 2 Catholic of Baton Rouge in the third round.
No. 4 St. Aug defeated No. 13 Bonnabel, 62-31 Tuesday night. The Purple Knights will host No. 5 Alexandria in the quarterfinal round.
The biggest upset in the second round of the bracket came from Tangipahoa Parish. No. 11 Huntington defeated No. 6 Ponchatoula, 70-66.
Cory Jackson finished with a team-high 24 points.
This was the Green Wave’s first year in Division I Select after winning back-to-back Division I Non-Select state championships.
You can find more high school basketball playoff coverage on WGNO’s Friday Night Sports. The show starts Friday night at 11 p.m. on Nola 38, the CW. The show replays at midnight on WGNO.
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