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Central Catholic rolled past Centerville 3-0 (25-0, 25-1, 25-11) in District 2-V play Monday at Central Catholic to finish league play unde-feated.
Katie Hoffpauir and Yani Johnson led Central Catholic. Hoffpauir had 13 assists and 17 aces, while Yani Johnson had 14 kills and one block. Other top Central Catholic contributors were Lexi Landry, two kills, nine aces and three digs and Lucy Hamer, nine aces.
The Lady Eagles (27-10 overall, 5-0 in district) will return to action Tuesday when they travel to face Ascension Episcopal.
Patterson sweeps
West St. Mary
The Patterson Lumberjills swept West St. Mary 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-15) in District 2-IV play in Baldwin Monday.
Gabby Marcel led Patter-son with five aces, 10 kills, two blocks and one assist. Other top Patterson contribu-tors were Briyanna Butler, nine kills and one dig; Emma Marin, one ace and 12 assists; Deja Dugar, seven assists; Alyssa Perkins, two aces, two kills and one dig; and Nyla Alexander, one kill and one dig.
Patterson (14-10, 3-4) now will await its Division IV playoff seeding and opponent, which will be announced Nov. 4.
MCHS finishes 0-3
in tourney
The Morgan City Lady Ti-gers finished 0-3 Friday at Southside’s tournament, falling to Southside, David Thibodaux and Ursuline Academy.
Morgan City fell to Southside 3-0 (25-20, 25-9), lost to David Thibodaux 2-1 (28-26, 12-25, 10-15) and fell to Ursuline Academy 2-0 (25-12, 25-18).
Against Southside, Tori Estay led Morgan City with 10 assists and 10 digs. Other top Morgan City contributors were Haylie Crappell, five kills, one assist and 11 digs; Brynn Stephens, one kill and 12 digs; and Mariah Pleas-ant, two solo blocks.
Against David Thibodaux, Estay led Morgan City with one ace, one kill, 11 assists and four digs. Other top Morgan City contributors were Crappell, four kills, two assists and eight digs; Fran-cois, one ace, five kills and two digs; Hailey Aucoin, nine digs; and Stephens, seven digs.
Against Ursuline, Estay had four assists and one dig. Other top Morgan City con-tributors were Crappell, one kill and three digs; Francois, two kills and one block assist; and Faith Bailey, one kill and one block assist.
Thursday, Morgan City de-feated Berwick 3-1 (25-23, 25-18, 24-26, 25-10) in the Lady Tigers’ pink game at Morgan City.
Estay, Crappell and Fran-cois led Morgan City. Estay had 36 assists, three aces and eight digs, while Crappell recorded 15 digs, 12 kills and one assist. Francois had 17 kills, five solo blocks, one block assist, two aces and three digs. Other top Morgan City contributors were Ste-phens, three aces and 17 digs; Aucoin, 12 digs and one as-sist; Bailey, eight kills, five digs, one assist and one block assist; and Pleasant, five kills, one solo block and one dig.
On Oct. 22, Morgan City fell to Lutcher 3-0 (25-18, 28-26, 25-16).
Francois led Morgan City with three aces, seven kills, two solo blocks and three digs. Other top Morgan City contributors were Crappell, two kills, two assists and 15 digs; Estay, 11 assists and four digs; Bailey, three kills, one assist and eight digs; Kamryn Oliver, two kills and seven digs; and Stephens, nine digs.
In junior varsity action, Morgan City fell to Lutcher 2-0 (25-18, 25-13).
Morgan City (11-15, 1-3) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts E.D. White in its final home game of the regular season.
Berwick falls to MCHS
The Berwick Lady Pan-thers fell to Morgan City 3-1 (23-25, 18-25, 26-24, 10-25) in District 7-III action at Mor-gan City Thursday.
The contest also served as Morgan City’s pink game.
No individual Berwick stats were submitted.
Berwick (10-17, 1-4) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Lutcher in its regular season and district finale.

Staff Report
A Mississippi man took money for auto repairs and never did the work, Morgan City Police Chief James F. Blair said in a news release.
—Keith H. Pope, 61, of McLaurin Street in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, was arrested at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday on a warrant for a charge of theft between $1,000 and $5,000.
The warrant stems from a theft complaint filed with the Morgan City Police Department Feb. 4. Detectives learned from the victim that Pope had defrauded them out of $3,425 dating back to February 2015 regarding an auto restoration, Blair said. During the investigation, it was learned Pope received monies from the victim and never completed the auto repairs. An arrest warrant was obtained for Pope.
On Oct. 30, Pope turned himself in to the Morgan City Police Department. He was jailed.
Blair also reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 40 calls of service and the following arrests were made:
—Dijon Thomas James Bell, 25, of James Street in Franklin, was arrested at 11:44 a.m. Wednesday on warrants for three counts of failure to appear. Bell was located at St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center and placed under arrest on active warrants held by City Court of Morgan City. He was transported to the Morgan City Police Department and jailed.
—Mark Anthony Johnson, 43, of Como Street in Patterson, was arrested at 12:01 a.m. Thursday on charges of turn signal violation and driving under suspension. An officer on patrol observed a traffic violation and conducted a traffic stop in the area of Sixth and Marguerite streets. The driver was identified as Johnson. A computer check revealed his driver’s license was under suspension. Johnson was placed under arrest and transported to the Morgan City Police Department for booking and incarceration.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that the Sheriff’s Office responded to 40 complaints and the following arrests were made:
—Rodaire Joseph Alexis, 35, of Chateau Martin in St. Martinville, was arrested at 10:49 a.m. Wednesday on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of angling without a license, angling without a saltwater license and resisting an officer by providing false information. A booking deputy made contact with Alexis when he was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center from another agency. He was jailed with no bail set.
—Robert Joseph Johnson Jr., 32, of First Street in Patterson, was arrested at 1:58 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant for charges of turning movements and signals required, resisting an officer by flight, possession of a Schedule I drug with intent to distribute, transaction involving proceeds from drug offenses and possession of drug paraphernalia. A booking deputy made contact with Johnson when he turned himself in on the active warrant at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center. He was jailed and released on a $10,000 bond.
—Chanelle Thomas, 43, of Mill Street in St. James, was arrested at 8:11 p.m. Wednesday on charges of driving under suspension and proper equipment required on vehicle/inspection tag. A deputy patrolling Lake Palourde Road observed a vehicle without an operable license plate light. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, Thomas. Dispatch advised that Thomas’ driver’s license was suspended. He was arrested and released on a summons to appear Jan. 10.
—Christopher Aaron Marquez, 33, of Bernard Street in Patterson, was arrested at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on a Morgan City Police Department warrant for failure to appear on the charge of driving while intoxicated.
A deputy patrolling the area of Lake Palourde Road conducted a welfare stop on a vehicle and made contact with the driver, Marquez. Dispatch advised that Marquez held an active warrant for his arrest. Marquez was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking and was subsequently transferred to another agency.
Patterson Police Chief Garrett Grogan reported no arrests.
Berwick Police Chief David Leonard Sr. reported no arrests.