Two from CCHS on girls basketball All-District First Team

Central Catholic High basketball players Laurielle Bias and Jade Oliney have earned places on the All-District 7-A first team.

They were standouts on an Eagles team that reached the Select Division IV girls state semifinals.

Bias, a junior who scored 18 points a game with five rebounds, four assists and four steals this season, was also named the district’s Most Valuable Player.

Oliney, a sophomore, averaged 15 points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals.

Central Catholic junior Angel Geason earned second-team honors. Oliney was also a member of the All-District Defensive Team.

Honorable mentions went to Central Catholic’s Bri'Yannah Johnson, Jordan Geason and Kayla Broussard.

The Eagles entered the postseason as the fifth seed in their division. After receiving a first-round bye, they beat Louise McGehee 67-23 and No. 4 Ouachita Christian 56-44 before falling to top seed Southern Lab 65-28 in Monday’s state semifinal in Hammond.

Also among St. Mary athletes, Jermiashaylia Clark of Centerville was selected for the All-District Defensive Team.

Hanson Memorial’s Hillary Pillaro and Maddi St. Blanc won places on the All-District Second Team. Kinsley King, Bella Hidalgo and Madelyn Compton were honorable mentions.

Centerville's Nyla Stevenson and D’Irieyah Mitchell received honorable mention.

The Academic All-District Team includes:

Central Catholic
Bias
Oliney
Johnson
Angel Geason
Jordan Geason
Broussard

Centerville
Stevenson
Mitchell
Trinajah Williams
Jordyn Jones
Ella Billiot

Hanson
King
Hidalgo
Compton

The District Coach of the Year is Carol Sensley of Highland Baptist.

Highland Baptist accounted for three of the five First Team players: Kiara Comeaux (18 ppg, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 8 steals), M’Kiyah Olivier (15 ppg, 4 rebounds, eight assists, 7 steals) and Yvette Olivier (14 ppg, 5 rebounds, assists and 4 steals).

Comeaux is the only senior on the first team.