Feb 20, 2024
Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.
Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.
Bowling
Our Panther Bowling team had matches against both Zachary and Liberty this week. Our bowlers had two impressive victories, defeating Zachary by the score of 27-0 and Liberty by the score of 24-3.
The Panthers moved to 4-1.
Next up for Bowling: Our bowling team’s next match is against East Ascension on the 22nd at All Star Lanes beginning at 3:15 pm.
Girls’ Basketball
The Lady Panther varsity team played a nail-biting district game against Liberty on the 7th. In a close battle, the team lost 52-49.
However, on the 9th, the girls rallied for a win against St. Joseph’s Academy on their senior night. The final varsity score was 53-32, and seniors Tralyn Riley, Ranya Smith, Faith Thomas, and Kailee Washington were celebrated.
Next up for Girls’ Basketball: Our Lady Panthers earned a first round bye in the Select Division I playoff bracket by being named the 5th seed. Woodlawn will host Northwood-Shreveport in the regional round of playoffs on the 19th.
Boys’ Basketball
The Panthers fell to Liberty on Tuesday, with a varsity score of 60-53 and a JV score of 58-22. The team fought against Catholic High on the 9th, ending in a 62-54 varsity loss and a 60-40 loss for JV.
On the 14th, the varsity team faced another loss in overtime to Central, with a score of 64-56. The JV team lost 56-22.
On Friday, the boys rallied to a great win over Scotlandville. The varsity final score was 68-55. The boys finished their season at #22 in Division I Select.
Next up for Boys’ Basketball: Our Panthers earned the #22 seed in the Select Division I playoffs. Woodlawn will travel to Brother Martin on Friday, February 23rd for a 7 pm Bi-District game.
Tennis
On Tuesday the 6th, our tennis team displayed exceptional prowess on the court, securing victories against Walker across both the boys’ and girls’ divisions.
In the boys’ division, Woodlawn asserted its dominance by clinching three out of four matches against Walker. Levi Lindsay and Jacob Hoang showcased their individual skill and determination, triumphing in their respective singles matches. The duo of Jacob Aime & Sam Marino displayed remarkable teamwork and coordination to secure a victory in the doubles match.
The girls’ division witnessed an equally impressive performance from Woodlawn’s tennis team. Miriam Lindsay and Kate Russell demonstrated their prowess by emerging victorious in their singles matches. The doubles pairs of Krystel Amo & Amelie LeMaire and Bella Winter & Caitlyn Gruse secured victories in their respective matches.
Following this impressive performance, both the boys’ and girls’ teams maintain a flawless record of 1-0, setting a strong foundation for future matches and competitions.
On Wednesday the 7th, the teams lost to Dutchtown. Our boys’ team fell 2-1, while our girls fell 3-2.
Our Woodlawn Invitational took place on February 9th and 10th. On the 9th, Lily Ingalls and Levi Lindsay won their singles matches. The doubles teams of Krystel Amo & Amelie LeMaire, Jacob Aime & Sam Marino, and Ryan Russel & Devin Sutor-Benfield defeated their various opponents as well.
On the 10th, several Woodlawn players made it all the way to the end of the tournament. Ryan Russell & Devin Sutor-Benfield finished as boys’ doubles quarterfinalists. The team of Jacob Aime & Same Marino finished as boys’ doubles semifinalists.
Levi Lindsay and Lily Ingalls were named boys’ and girls’ singles finalists, respectively. The team of Krystel Amo & Amelie LeMaire finished as girls’ doubles finalists
Next up for Tennis: The Panther tennis teams will play St. Amant on the 19th and Central on the 21st. Both matches will be played at Highland Road Tennis Center starting at 3 pm.
Track
On Saturday the 17th, several Woodlawn athletes competed at the Indoor State Track Meet held at LSU.
Woodlawn was represented by Caleb Cooper in the 60m, Alex Collins in the shot put, and both 4×200 and 4×400 relay teams.
Junior Caleb Cooper ran a 7.17, earning him 13th place.
Senior Alex Collins threw 42’9”, landing him in 13th place.
The 4×200 relay consisted of Caleb Cooper, junior Keylen Sonnier, senior Couren Norman, and junior Jay’Cob Jolla. The team ran a 1:33.79, earning them 5th place.
The 4×400 team consisted of Couren Norman, Jay’Cob Jolla, Keylen Sonnier, and junior Kydell Miner. They placed 9th with a time of 3:38.73.
Next up for Track: Outdoor track season will begin with meets at Brusly on the 28th and Denham Springs High School on the 29th.
Baseball
Preparation for the baseball season has ended, and games will begin this week. First year Head Coach Royce Holloway is excited to see his Panthers on the field for the first time this upcoming week.
Next up for Baseball: Woodlawn’s baseball season will begin on Monday, February 19th with a game at 6 pm at Walker High School. Their home opener will be the next day at 3:30 pm versus East Iberville. The Panthers will also host Slaughter Community Charter at 3:30 pm on Thursday, February 22nd. The Panthers’ busy week concludes on Saturday, when they host Independence High School at 1 pm.
Softball
On the 15th, the Lady Panthers absolutely dominated Northeast. The team started their season off with a run rule in only 3 innings. The final score was 17-0.
Next up for Softball: Our softball team will host Scotlandville on the 20th and then Northeast again on the 22nd. Both games will be at 4 pm.
Powerlifting
Our Boys’ Powerlifting team competed in the LHSPLA Boys East Regional Powerlifting Meet on the 17th.
Junior Rashad Batiste (198 lbs), junior Dwayne Beverly (275 lbs), and senior CJ May (super heavyweight) all placed 2nd in their respective weight classes.
Next up for Powerlifting: The LHSPLA Girls East Regional Powerlifting Meet will be hosted at Woodlawn High School on the 24th.
Feb 10, 2024
With representation in three of the four divisional finals, Woodlawn High School took home the team trophy in the first Woodlawn High Invitational Tournament.
Woodlawn High School hosted their first Invitational Tennis Tournament on Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10 at the Highland Road Tennis Center. Ninety-six student-athletes from 9 area high schools participated in the two-day single elimination tournament.
“Our goal was to get our student-athletes an opportunity to participate in a single elimination tournament before regionals,” said Woodlawn Head Coach Brent Broussard, who served as Tournament Director. “For many of these players, this was their first tournament. This experience is invaluable.”
Play began at 3 pm Friday, with round of 16 matches in four divisions: Boys’ and Girls’ Singles and Boys’ and Girls’ Doubles.
Winners of Friday’s matches played Saturday morning at 8 am in the quarterfinals.
Ascension Christian, Central, Denham Springs, Dutchtown, East Ascension, Lutcher, St. Amant, St. Thomas More, and Woodlawn all participated in the event.
In the Boys’ Singles Final, Joshua Miller of Ascension Christian defeated Levi Lindsay of Woodlawn by the score of 6-1, 6-1. Miller only dropped three games throughout his four matches. In the Girls’ Singles Final, St. Amant’s Grayce Reynolds defeated Lily Ingalls of Woodlawn 6-3, 6-2.
The team of Taylor and Clark Parker of Central defeated Live Oak’s Noah Snow and Alex Rivers 6-2, 6-2 in the Boys’ Doubles Final. In the Girls’ Doubles Final, Lorelei Allen and Sarah Kerne from St. Thomas More defeated Woodlawn’s Krystel Amo and Amelie LeMaire in three sets, 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6).
The Team Championship was determined by using the combined wins of both boys’ and girls’ scores, with championship wins earning an additional half point. With twelve total team wins, Woodlawn High narrowly edged out Central High, 12 to 11.5 points.
Round of 16
Michael Carmon, Central defeated Nicholas Jorden, Live Oak – 6-0, 6-1
Jacob Angel, St. Amant defeated Jacob Champagne, Dutchtown – 6-0, 6-0
Brennan Pierce, Ascension Christian defeated Luke Dicharry, Lutcher – 6-0, 6-0
Levi Lindsay, Woodlawn defeated Soren Monceret, Denham Springs – 6-0, 6-0
Xander Youngblood, Central defeated Jacob Hoang, Woodlawn – 6-1, 6-3
Carson Burrell, Denham Springs defeated Myles Dennis, St. Amant – 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
Beckham Bronzoulis, St. Thomas More defeated Joshua Baker, Live Oak – 6-0, 6-4
Joshua Miller, Ascension Christian defeated Jacob Kostelak, Dutchtown 6-0, 6-0
Grayce Reynolds, St. Amant defeated Harper Copponex, Lutcher – 6-0, 6-0
Sarah Torri, Denham Springs defeated Lily Prestridge, Live Oak – 6-1, 6-0
Payton Mccready, Dutchtown defeated Miriam Lindsay, Woodlawn – 6-4, 7-5 (7-5)
Landri Whitney, Lutcher defeated Akira Fleury, Live Oak – 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Anna Gelpi, Denham Springs defeated Madison Deloach, St. Amant – 6-3, 6-2
Lily Ingalls, Woodlawn defeated Rylie Roussel, Lutcher – 6-0, 6-0
Madi Lumpkin, Central defeated Aubrie Landry, Dutchtown – 6-1, 6-4
Maria Garcia, East Ascension defeated Claire Prestridge, Live Oak – 6-0, 6-0
Taylor Parker/Clark Parker, Central defeated Cole Hewitt/Kaden Armand, East Ascension – 6-0, 6-4
Grant Wells/Rush Richardson, St. Amant defeated Carson Welch/Noah Piper, Live Oak – 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9)
Reid Langlois/Leyton Conley, Dutchtown defeated Case Hopkins/Ryan Gelpi, Denham Springs – 6-0, 6-3
Ryan Russell/Devin Sutor-Benfield defeated Luke Mcclung/Christian James, Lutcher – 6-1, 6-3
Danan Thomas/James Green, Dutchtown defeated Preston Edwards/Ronen Monceret, Denham Springs – 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Sam Marino/Jacob Aime, Woodlawn defeated Brody Mcdaniel/Hayden Rizzutto, Central – 6-0, 6-0
Tristan Bailey/Brayden King, St. Amant defeated Alex Goodwin/Logan Bernard, Live Oak – 6-3, 6-3
Noah Snow/Alex Rivers, Live Oak defeated Harrison Smith/Luke Legendre, Dutchtown – 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
Krystel Amo/Amelie LeMaire, Woodlawn defeated Mykala Trice/Ella Keith, Dutchtown – 6-0, 6-1
Kailey Wallace/Haley Howitz, Live Oak defeated Halle Copponex/Camryn Chauvin, Lutcher – 6-0, 6-0
Hannah Gafford/Isabella Hobkirk, Central defeated Wesley Porter/Kailyn Lebrun, Woodlawn – 6-1, 6-1
Julie Gauthier/Desiree Gauthier, St. Amant defeated Mia Mabile/Madison Smith, Dutchtown – 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
Lorelei Allen/Sarah Kerne, St. Thomas More defeated Abby Hodges/Julia Adams, Live Oak – 6-1, 6-0
Taylor Darbonne/Macey Dry, Denham Springs defeated Kate Russell/Caitlyn Gruse, Woodlawn – 7-5, 7-5
Cameron Kostelak/Nandi Montegut, Dutchtown defeated Carly Barnum/Addison Varnado, Live Oak – 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)
Kameryn Brown/Kaitlyn Isaac, Central defeated Allie Jeavons/Lila Robinson, St. Amant 6-1, 6-2
Quarterfinals
Michael Carmon, Central defeated Jacob Angel, St. Amant – 6-0, 6-0
Levi Lindsay, Woodlawn defeated Brennan Pierce, Ascension Christian – 6-4, 7-6 (10-8)
Carson Burrell, Denham Springs defeated Xander Youngblood, Central – 6-2, 6-4
Joshua Miller, Ascension Christian defeated Beckham Bronzoulis, St. Thomas More – 6-0, 6-1
Grayce Reynolds, St. Amant defeated Sarah Torri, Denham Springs – 6-4, 6-2
Payton Mccready, Dutchtown defeated Landri Whitney, Lutcher – 6-2, 6-1
Lily Ingalls, Woodlawn defeated Anna Gelpi, Denham Springs – 6-1, 6-4
Madi Lumpkin, Central defeated Maria Garcia, East Ascension – 6-2, 6-3
Taylor Parker/Clark Parker, Central defeated Grant Wells/Rush Richardson, St. Amant – 6-1, 6-1
Reid Langlois/Leyton Conley, Dutchtown defeated Ryan Russell/Devin Sutor-Benfield – 6-1, 6-2
Sam Marino/Jacob Aime, Woodlawn defeated Danan Thomas/James Green, Dutchtown – 6-1, 6-2
Noah Snow/Alex Rivers, Live Oak defeated Tristan Bailey/Brayden King, St. Amant – 6-3, 6-4
Krystel Amo/Amelie LeMaire, Woodlawn defeated Kailey Wallace/Haley Howitz, Live Oak – 6-2, 6-1
Julie Gauthier/Desiree Gauthier, St. Amant defeated Hannah Gafford/Isabella Hobkirk, Central – 6-0, 6-0
Lorelei Allen/Sarah Kerne, St. Thomas More defeated Taylor Darbonne/Macey Dry, Denham Springs – 6-1, 6-0
Cameron Kostelak/Nandi Montegut, Dutchtown defeated Kameryn Brown/Kaitlyn Isaac, Central – 6-2, 6-0
Semifinals
Levi Lindsay, Woodlawn defeated Michael Carmon, Central – 6-1, 6-2
Joshua Miller, Ascension Christian defeated Carson Burrell, Denham Springs – 6-0, 6-0
Grayce Reynolds, St. Amant defeated Payton Mccready, Dutchtown – 6-1, 6-1
Lily Ingalls, Woodlawn defeated Madi Lumpkin, Central – 1-2 (Retired)
Taylor Parker/Clark Parker, Central defeated Reid Langlois/Leyton Conley, Dutchtown – 6-0, 6-0
Noah Snow/Alex Rivers, Live Oak defeated Sam Marino/Jacob Aime, Woodlawn- 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Krystel Amo/Amelie LeMaire, Woodlawn defeated Julie Gauthier/Desiree Gauthier, St. Amant – 6-2, 6-0
Lorelei Allen/Sarah Kerne, St. Thomas More defeated Cameron Kostelak/Nandi Montegut, Dutchtown – 6-0, 6-1
Finals
Joshua Miller, Ascension Christian defeated Levi Lindsay, Woodlawn – 6-1, 6-1
Grayce Reynolds, St. Amant defeated Lily Ingalls, Woodlawn – 6-3, 6-2
Taylor Parker/Clark Parker, Central defeated Noah Snow/Alex Rivers, Live Oak – 6-2, 6-2
Lorelei Allen/Sarah Kerne, St. Thomas More defeated Krystel Amo/Amelie LeMaire, Woodlawn – 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
Feb 5, 2024
Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.
Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.
Bowling
Our Panther Bowling team had matches against both Scotlandville and Catholic High this week. While they fell to Catholic on Tuesday with a final score of 19-8, they rallied for an impressive win against Scotlandville on Wednesday.
Seniors John Cador and Keylen Sonnier bowled a 268 and 227, respectively, and sophomore Henry Bratkowski bowled a 212.
With a final score of 27-0, the Panthers moved to 2-1 for the season thus far.
Next up for Bowling: Our bowling team is gearing up for two matches next week – Zachary on the 5th and Liberty on the 8th. Both matches will be bowled at All Star Lanes beginning at 3:15 pm.
Girls’ Basketball
Both our JV and varsity Lady Panthers Basketball teams brought home big district 4-5A wins against Scotlandville and Zachary last week.
On Tuesday, the JV team scored 32 points to the Lady Hornets’ 24. Junior Mya Montgomery led the team with 10 points. Freshman Layla Turner was close behind with 9. The varsity team dominated with a final score of 58-24. The team was led by two juniors; Amijah Price was the top scorer with 17 points, and McKenzi Haynes followed with 10 points.
On Friday, the varsity Lady Panthers defeated Zachary with a final score of 60-46. The team was led by senior Ranya Smith (17 points, 14 rebounds) and junior Amijah Price (10 assists, 9 points, 8 steals, and 7 rebounds).
Our Lady Panthers are now ranked #5 in Division I Select power rankings, with records of 3-0 in district and 21-8 overall.
Next up for Girls’ Basketball: The Lady Panther JV and varsity teams are on the road to play Liberty on the 7th. The JV game is scheduled to start at 5:30. The winner of that game will be ranked 1st in district.
On Friday, our girls will be at home for their senior night games against St. Joseph’s Academy. Games start at 5 pm.
Boys’ Basketball
Our varsity and JV Panther basketball teams both defeated White Castle on the road last week. Our varsity team battled to a 68-61 win.
Both teams fought hard in high-intensity games against Madison Prep on Wednesday, but ultimately faced defeat. The JV team lost 66-36 and varsity lost 56-42.
On Friday, our freshman, JV, and varsity teams played challenging district games against Zachary. Unfortunately, all 3 teams came up short. The varsity team lost 69-48.
Next up for Boys’ Basketball: The Panthers play at home on the 6th in a JV/Varsity doubleheader against Liberty, scheduled to start at 6:00 pm. On the 9th, the boys are away at Catholic High for Freshman/JV/Varsity games at 5:30 pm.
Girls’ Soccer
The Lady Panthers Soccer team finished their season last week with an unfortunate loss to St. Amant on Monday.
With a final score of 8-0, the team finished with a record of 7-9-1. This record demonstrates impressive growth and development from their record of 1-16-1 last season.
Boys’ Soccer
Our Panthers soccer team played a first round playoff game at Dutchtown last Friday.
Dutchtown was ranked #4 to Woodlawn’s #29. While they eventually lost 2-0, ending their season, the team held undefeated Dutchtown to a 0-0 score at the half. Dutchtown’s first goal was scored with 10 minutes left in the game and the final goal came on a corner kick a few minutes later.
The boys finished their season with an 8-4-6 record and didn’t give up without a fight.
Indoor Track
The indoor track team competed at LSU’s Carl Maddox Fieldhouse on Saturday in the Last Chance Qualifier meet.
Juniors Caleb Cooper and Jay’Cob Jolla ran the 60 meter race. Jolla ran a 7.28 and Cooper ran a 7.10, landing him in 10th place. Cooper will represent Woodlawn at the state meet.
Jolla and junior Keylen Sonnier competed in the long jump as well. Jolla jumped 19’ 2.75”, while Sonnier jumped 17’ 10.75”.
Junior Kydell Miner and senior Darius Chesterfield both ran the 400 meter race. Miner ran a 53.99 and Chesterfield ran a 54.49.
Sophomore Melody St. Luce ran the 400 and 800 meter races with times of 1:06.11 and 2:50.42, respectively.
Senior Alex Collins and freshman Raheem Gray both represented Woodlawn in the boys shot put. Gray’s best throw was 42’ 1.25”, while Collins threw 47’11.25”. Collins’ throw landed him in 7th place, qualifying him for the state meet.
Sophomore Brianna Graham and junior A’Tyli Freeman represented in the girls shot put. Graham threw a 27’ 6”.
Woodlawn’s 4×200 meter relay team consisted of Caleb Cooper, senior Couran Norman, Keylen Sonnier, and Jay’Cob Jolla. The team ran an impressive 1:33.55, landing them in 5th place.
Our 4×400 relay team consisted of Jolla, Darius Chesterfield, D’kobe Chesterfield, and Kydell Miner. They ran a 3:37.13, landing them in 8th place.
Next up for Indoor Track: The State Indoor meet will be held at LSU on February 17th. Woodlawn will be represented by Caleb Cooper in the 60m, Alex Collins in the shot put, and both relay teams.
Spring Sports Practice Underway
Our tennis, outdoor track, baseball, and softball teams have begun practicing in preparation for the spring season. Tennis begins its season on the 6th with matches against Walker starting at 3 pm at Highland Road Tennis Center.
Our softball team’s jamboree will be played on the road this Friday against Brusly, while our JV baseball team will play a pre-season scrimmage at Lutcher on Thursday at 5.
