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Berwick High School routed St. James, 21-0, in a game that was called after the top of the third inning.
Berwick scored 14 runs in the first and seven more in the second inning.
The Panthers outhit St. James, 13-2, while St. James committed four errors.
Bradley Gray led Berwick with a 3-for-3 performance with a double, two RBIs, one stole base and three runs. Other top Berwick offensive contributors included Kyle Pitre, 2-for-3, three RBIs and three runs; Andrew Askew, 2-for-2, a double and three runs; Ryan Hover, 1-for-1, a double and two RBIs; Cameron Wiley, 1-for-1, two RBIs, two stolen bases and three runs; Lucas Hatch, 1-for-1, two RBIs, a stolen base and three runs; Austin Price, 1-for-2, a triple, three RBIs and a run; Mitchell Sanford, 1-for-2, an RBI, two stolen bases and two runs; Cody Roberie, 1-for-2, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs; and Zeph Hoffpauir, an RBI and a run.
Patrick Robertson earned the win for Berwick. In three innings, he surrendered two hits and fanned six.
Patterson routs Woodlawn
The Patterson Lumberjacks run-ruled Woodlawn of Baton Rouge, 15-2, in six innings in nondistrict action in Baton Rouge Thursday.
Patterson scored in every inning except the fifth as they plated two runs in the first, five in the second, three in the third, one in the fourth and four in the sixth.
Woodlawn scored a run apiece in the second and fifth innings.
Noah Bryant led Patterson offensively with a 4-for-4 performance with three runs. Other top offensive Patterson contributors included Matt Dardeau, 3-for-5, four RBIs and three runs; Jamey Fabre, 3-for-4, a triple, two RBIs and two runs; Joel Singleton, 2-for-3, a double, two RBIs and four runs; Hayden Pinho, 1-for-2, an RBI; and Reid Perkins, an RBI.
Woodlawn committed five errors to Patterson’s single miscue.
Patterson outhit Woodlawn 14-2.
On the mound, Bryant, Perkins and Marcus Vining combined to surrender just two runs — one earned — on two hits with two walks, one hit batter and fanned eight for Patterson.
Bryant earned the win. In four innings, he surrendered one run (unearned) on one hit with one walk, one hit batter and fanned four.
Perkins pitched an inning and surrendered one run (earned) on one hit with one walk and fanned one.
Vining pitched an inning and fanned three.
CCHS falls to Vandebilt Catholic
Vandebilt Catholic scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held Central Catholic off the scoreboard in the top of the seventh for a 5-3 victory at Vandebilt Catholic’s tournament Thursday.
Trailing 3-2, Vandebilt Catholic scored three runs in the sixth to take a 5-3 lead.
Vandebilt Catholic scored a run each in the first and second innings for a 2-0 lead.
Central Catholic responded with a run in the top of the third and two more in the top of the fifth for a 3-2 advantage.
Thomas Mire suffered the loss in relief for Central Catholic. In 1.3 innings, he surrendered three runs (two earned) on one hit with one walk and fanned one.
Starter Blake Hidalgo received a no-decision. In 4.2 innings, he surrendered two runs (one earned) on six hits with two walks and fanned five.
Central Catholic committed four errors to Vandebilt Catholic’s three miscues.
Offensively, Mitchel Lemoine led Central Catholic with a 2-for-4 performance with an RBI, while Tyler Longman was 2-for-3. Adam Dupuis added a 1-for-4 performance with a double and an RBI

Three Louisiana College Wildcats received American Southwest Conference honors, including a Patterson High alum.
Former Patterson High standout and Louisiana College freshman Taylan Grogan earned East honorable mention honors and East All-Freshman Team honors, while senior teammate Raheem Regis earned second-team All-East Division honors and senior teammate Steve Evans netted East honorable mention honors.
Grogan averaged 13.6 points per game, second best for Louisiana College, and one of two freshmen to rank in the top 20 in scoring in the conference at season’s end. Grogan scored 300 points this season and led the team in 3-point field goals and free throws made. He was named East Division Player of the Week once after back-toback 29-point games against LeTourneau and the University of Texas at Tyler. These are Grogan’s first all-conference selections of his career.
Regis was one of the most dominant post players in the American Southwest Conference. He led the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding this season with 16.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. He finished the season with 387 points and pull in 203 rebounds, the second most rebounds in a season since Louisiana College joined the American Southwest Conference in 2000. Reigs finished the season ranked 10th in the conference in scoring and tied for second in rebounding. He was one of four players to rank in the top 10 in both categories at the end of the year. Regis was named American Southwest Conference East Division Player of the Week three times during the season, one of just two players to win the award three times this year. The forward recorded nine double-doubles this season, scored in double figures in all but one game this year and missed five additional double-doubles, pulling in nine rebounds in a game.
Regis ended his Louisiana College career as one of just a handful of players to score more than 1,000 points and pull in over 500 rebounds in their career. This is Regis’ third end-of-season recognition from the American Southwest Conference. He was a member of the East All-Freshman Team in 2014 and an Honorable Mention All-Conference member last season.
Evans was riddled with injuries throughout the 2016-17 season, which forced him to miss more than half the year. In 11 games, Evans scored 137 points for a 12.5 point-per-game average and pulled in 77 rebounds, second most on the team. He averaged 7 rebounds per game. Evans ends his Louisiana College career with 791 points and 603 rebounds.
This is the second consecutive year he has received postseason honors from the American Southwest Conference. Last year, he was a member of the East Division Second Team and East All-Defensive Team.

The schedule has been revised for the annual Berwick Lady Panther Classic, which begins Friday and ends Saturday.
The Lady Panther Classic will be played at the Berwick Civic Complex and will feature Berwick, Patterson, Kaplan, Catholic HighNew Iberia, Central Catholic, Morgan City and Cecilia.
Games will be played on fields 4 and 5.
Area action Friday includes a 4:30 p.m. contest between Berwick and Central Catholic on Field 4, while Berwick will meet Catholic High-New Iberia at 6:30 p.m. on field four. On field 5, area action includes Patterson facing Morgan City at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday’s local action on Field 4 features a 9:30 a.m. contest between Patterson and Catholic High, followed by an 11:30 a.m. game between Cecilia and Berwick. Cecilia and Patterson will meet at 1:30 p.m. and Morgan City and Berwick will close the day with a 3:30 p.m. contest.
On field 5, Central Catholic and Kaplan will play at 9:30 a.m., followed by Morgan City and Central Catholic at 11:30 a.m.

16th Judicial District indigent defender spokesperson Cecelia “Beanie” Bonin approached the parish council on Wednesday in regards to her financially struggling public defender’s office.
Bonin asked that the council “support us morally and legislatively” and to confer with Louisiana legislators to direct funds to the public defender’s office in St. Mary, St. Martin and Iberia Parishes.
“I don’t know about you, but it’s pretty tough to run these three offices, to pay for attorneys who for, I want to say, work for pretty much nothing,” Bonin said of the office’s $1.7 million budget.
“Right now, we’re not at the end of the [fiscal] year,” Bonin continued. “We used up over $1.5 million.”
Bonin said the “huge number of multiple defendant clients” puts stress on the public defender’s office and its 17 attorneys, who are scattered throughout the three parishes.
The adoption of the resolution will be discussed at the next parish council meeting in April.
In other business, Carolyn Bowser, a business teacher at Franklin Senior High School and co-adviser of the school’s Future Business Leaders of America club, asked for a financial contribution from the council so that her students could attend FBLA’s state competition in Lafayette on March 26-28. The budget for the trip runs at $1,700, and it will cover lodging, transportation and food.
Councilman Rev. Craig Mathews allocated $2,000 from Wards 1, 2, 3, 7 and 10 to the St. Mary Parish School Board, which will in turn give the money to the high school’s FBLA. The resolution passed unanimously.
Councilman Mathews spoke about his opportunity to attend the 2017 NACo Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. during last week. He discussed the future of St. Mary Parish with Congressman Clay Higgins. Councilman Mathews hopes “that we’re moving in the right direction that’s going to ensure healthcare benefits for the good people of Louisiana and this entire country.”
Councilman Mathews also visited the National African American Museum of Arts and Culture, which he recommends everyone to visit.
“It’s an overwhelming story that every American needs to hear and see,” he said.
In other business, the council:
— Introduced a specific use permit granting a specific use ordinance
— Introduced a rezoning, or zoning map amendment ordinance
—Adopted three rezoning, or zoning map amendment ordinances
—Adopted a specific use permit granting specific use ordinance
—Adopted a rezone property, or rezoning ordinance in Garden City