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Morgan City Recreation Department holds Biddy Basketball Opening Ceremonies

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 11:35am

The Morgan City Recreation Department held Biddy Basketball opening ceremonies Monday at M.D. Shannon Elementary in Morgan City. During the opening ceremonies, Jimmie Johnson, a long time volunteer in the local Biddy basketball league, was honored for his service. Johnson, left in top photo, was presented a plaque recognizing his service by Morgan City Biddy Basketball President Kim McPherson. In the bottom photo, the ceremonial tip is conducted by Morgan City Mayor Frank "Boo" Grizzaffi, center. Participating in the tip are Jorden Geason, left, of Flawless Printing, and Blake Bolner of L n L Tree Service. (The Daily Review/Photos by Geoff Stoute)

Class 4A Westgate defeats Patterson 68-50 Tuesday

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 11:30am

Staff Report

The Westgate Tigers defeated the Patterson Lumberjacks 68-50 at Patterson Tuesday.
Westgate, ranked No. 7 in the latest Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class 4A poll, led 17-7 after a period of play and extended its lead to 35-20 at halftime.
The Tigers continued to expand their lead after three quarters to 56-37, while Patterson outscored Westgate 13-12 in the final period.
Tyron Tillman led three Patterson players in double figures with 14 points. Dajon Richard and Elijah Williams also reached double figures with 11 points each. Other Patterson scorers were Kai Schexnayder and James Butler, five each, and Irvin Celestine and Louis Jones, two each.
Patterson (6-3) won’t return to action until Dec. 26 when it faces Tioga in the St. Martinville Holiday Shootout at 5 p.m.
Berwick falls to
North Vermilion (girls)
The Berwick Lady Panthers dropped their District 8-3A opener at North Vermilion Tuesday, 49-29.
Madison Carline led Berwick with 12 points, six rebounds and nine steals. Other Berwick contributors were Arianna Jones, nine points; Tia Whitehead, four points, nine rebounds and four steals; Sam Kinchen, two points and four blocks; and Lauren Skinner and Madison Billiot, two points apiece.
Saturday, Berwick fell twice in Hanson’s tournament, dropping contests to E.D. White and Hanson Memorial.
Against E.D. White, Berwick fell 38-31.
Carline led Berwick with 14 points. Other Berwick scorers were Jones, 10; Skinner, three; and Whitehead and Kinchen, two each.
Against Hanson Memorial, Berwick fell 56-37.
Carline led Berwick with 25 points. Other Berwick scorers were Jones, eight; and Whitehead and Billiot, two each.
Berwick (3-9) will continue district play Friday when it travels to face David Thibodaux.
Highland Baptist
defeats Patterson
Highland Baptist defeated the Patterson Lumberjills 54-43 in New Iberia Monday.
Briyanna Butler led Patterson with a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds. She added one steal and one blocked shot. Other Patterson contributors were Randalyn Paul, eight points and six rebounds; Zorrie Spain, six points, two rebounds, five steals and one blocked shot; De’Asha Williams, four points; Kiyanna Butler, four points and one blocked shot; Alaya Williams, three points, three rebounds and one blocked shot; and Nyla Alexander, two points, three rebounds and one blocked shot.
Patterson (5-6) will begin District 8-3A action Thursday when it hosts Abbeville in a 6 p.m. contest.
Morgan City goes 2-0
over the weekend
The Morgan City Lady Tigers finished last weekend 2-0 with a win at home against Central Lafourche and a victory against Central Catholic Saturday at Hanson’s tournament.
Morgan City defeated Central Lafourche 61-48.
While Morgan City trailed 19-7 after a quarter of play, the Lady Tigers outscored Central Lafourche 14-8 in the second period to cut their halftime deficit to 27-21.
Morgan City led 40-35 after three quarters.
Haylie Crappell led three Lady Tigers in double figures with 18 points. Other Morgan City scorers were Sh’Diamond Holly, 17; Deryon Johnson, 10; Nikeisha Paddio, eight; and Mariah Pleasant and Anaria Clark, four each.
Saturday, Morgan City defeated Central Catholic 46-29.
While Central Catholic led 13-6 after a quarter of play, Morgan City outscored its rivals 15-2 in the second period for a 21-15 halftime lead.
Morgan City continued its scoring onslaught in the third quarter with a 17-6 scoring advantage for a 38-21 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Tigers hit six three-pointers in the win.
Holly led Morgan City in double figures with 19. Other Morgan City scorers were Crappell, 12; Johnson, 10; Paddio, three; and Pleasant, two.
Morgan City (8-6) won’t return to action until Jan. 4 when it hosts Destrehan.
Central Catholic
drops game
Central Catholic fell to Morgan City 46-29 at Hanson Memorial’s tournament Saturday.
While Central Catholic led 13-6 after a quarter of play, Morgan City outscored its rivals 15-2 in the second period for a 21-15 halftime lead.
Morgan City continued its scoring onslaught in the third quarter with a 17-6 scoring advantage for a 38-21 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Johnson led Central Catholic with 23 points. Other Central Catholic scorers were Lexi Landry and Caitlyn Picou, two each; and Laurielle Bias and Sydney Williams, one each.
Central Catholic (3-8) will return to action Thursday when it hosts Jeanerette.

Patterson's Richard inks with South Alabama

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 11:28am

By CORWIN MURRAY

Patterson football standout Dajon Richard’s childhood dream came true Wednesday as he signed a national letter of intent during college football’s early signing period to play college football at South Alabama.
But, Richard still wonders what would have happened if the Lumberjacks had a better season. Patterson finished 1-9 this season and missed the state playoffs for the first time in a long time.
“Some of them (recruiters) just looked at my stats and compared them to other people who played in the playoffs,” Richard said. “They (other players) only passed me because they played more games.”
Richard finished his senior season with 1,783 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns, 181 receiving yards and two touchdowns and 131 passing yards. He also had two kickoff return touchdowns.
“I’ve sent them all over the country to colleges and pro, and none were better high school football players than Dajon,” Patterson Coach Don Jones said. “He never missed practice. He never missed a game, and he was ready to compete, even though all the teams game planned to stop him. Those bigger schools are going to kick themselves when they see what he does at South Alabama. He wasn’t just the fastest player on the team. He was also one of the strongest.”
Richard got a lot of interest last summer when he ran a 4.30 in the 40-yard dash at a recruiting combine.
Several mid-major schools offered last summer, but the big schools where concerned by his size (5-feet, 10-inches and 180 pounds). They all wanted to see him play more receiver because he played multiple positions for Patterson. Richard played quarterback, running back, receiver and defense in his junior season.
While Richard said he thought Patterson would be better this season, because they weren’t, he had to play multiple positions as a senior.
“I think it hurt me with them (big schools), but if I play them, I’m gonna punish them,” Richard said.
South Alabama (3-9) is in Mobile, and the Jaguars play in the Sun Belt Conference.
“They made me feel like a priority from the jump,” Richard said. “They said they were looking for an athlete with my skills, because that’s all their offense is missing for next season.”
Richard had given his verbal commitment to the University of Texas at San Antonio but reopened his recruitment.
“I would have liked playing for Coach Frank (Wilson) but Mobile is only three hours away, so my parents can come to all the home games,” he said.

Elnora Rink

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 11:16am

Elnora Rink, 86, a native and life-long resident of Morgan City, died Dec. 19, 2018.
She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother. Private services will be held at a later date.
Hargrave Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Hazel Hebert Lopez

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 11:15am

Hazel Hebert Lopez, 92, a resident of Patterson and native of Morgan City died on Dec. 19, 2018, at Teche Regional Medical Center.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are pending.

Floyd Carbins Jr.

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 11:12am

Floyd Carbins Jr., 60, a resident of Patterson, and a native of Morgan City died Dec. 19, 2018, at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are pending at this time.

Ruby Suire Bergeron Touchet

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 11:10am

October 5, 1940 — December 15, 2018
Ruby Suire Bergeron Touchet, 78, a native of Forked Island and former resident of Patterson, passed away December 15, 2018, in Abbeville.
She is survived by her two daughters, Darlene (Lloyd) Bergeron Cancienne and Kim (Bertis) Bergeron Brown; four brothers, Clayton, Pervis, Stanley and Lester Suire; husband, Phillip Touchet; grandchildren, Nekeya Boersma, Crystal Suire Halverson, E’lisca Bergeron Hemstead Cuter, Sonja Bergeron Wymann and David Brown; and great-grandchildren Lance, Jason, Eric and Kobe Halverson; Desire’, Graceon and Lance Hemstead; Demaryna Cuter, Cameron Childress, Malachi and Haydon Wymann.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Avery and Ida Trahan Suire; two brothers, Noah and Clyde Suire; two sons, Wayne and Kenny Bergeron; and a grandson, Lance Bergeron.
Services will be held on December 21, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Vincent’s Funeral Home, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., Kaplan. Burial will follow at Suire’s Cemetery, Forked Island.

Pump station project about to begin

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 11:05am

Work has finished on most of the phases of the Morgan City Levee Improvements Project, and construction is getting closer to starting on one of the project’s final phases. The entire project involves raising and improving the city’s levee system to be able to certify the levees for 100-year flood protection and avoid potentially large increases in property owners’ flood insurance premiums. St. Mary Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2 is in charge of the project. The first phase of work started at the end of January 2017. Officials have authorized a contractor to start work to build a ...

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Sheriff's staff sworn in

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 9:59am

Also during Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony of newly-elected Sheriff Blaise Smith, 16th Judicial District Court Judge Anthony Thibodaux also administered oaths to the sheriff's department staff.
The Banner-Tribune/ROGER EMILE STOUFF

Suspect charged with murder in Nov. 21 fatal shooting

Wed, 12/19/2018 - 8:34pm

Tyrique Jones arrested in connection with death of Eric Howard Jr., 20, of Morgan City

A 21-year-old Patterson man has been charged with murder in the Nov. 21 shooting death of Eric Howard Jr., 20, in Morgan City, a Morgan City police news release said.

Tyrique Jones, 21, of N Street in Patterson, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on warrants charging him with second-degree murder, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, battery of a dating partner-child endangerment, criminal damage to property and a 16th Judicial District Court warrant charging him with failure to appear for arraignment.

On Wednesday, Jones was located in Houma with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office in connection with a second-degree murder warrant. That warrant stemmed from the investigation into the shooting death of Howard, the release said.

Howard died following a shooting that occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Nov. 21 in the area of Kentucky and Sixth streets. He had initially been transported to Teche Regional Medical Center to be treated but later died from his injuries.

Jones was captured in Terrebonne Parish and later transferred to the Morgan City Police Department and booked on that charge along with the other outstanding warrants.