Matt Vines

Riverdale to celebrate seniors in Senior Night festivities
The Riverdale girls and boys basketball teams will honor their seniors Friday when the Rebels host a doubleheader against West Side Christian on Friday.

The girls tip at 6 p.m. with the boys scheduled to play after.

The Lady Rebels (19-5) are honoring five seniors, including two who just eclipsed career scoring plateaus.
Mary Claire Jones surpassed the 2,000-point career mark in recent weeks while Makayla Pickett tallied her 1,000th-career point on Jan. 9.

Other Riverdale girls seniors being honored include Hanna Huddleston, Charity Williamson, and Julia Grace Riggs.

Riverdale (19-5, 4-0) has won its last six games, including district wins against Claiborne Academy (65-43) and Central School (77-20).

Tanner Carlisle is the lone honoree for the Riverdale boys.

The Rebels (2-10) are looking for their first district win after falling to Claiborne Academy by the score of 71-30 this past Friday.

Red River girls enter district play on hot streak
The Red River girls start District 3-2A play today as winners of five of their last six games.

The Lady Bulldogs (12-10) head to Many (8-12) today for a 6 p.m. tip.

Red River has dominated its last three opponents, topping Class 5A Benton (56-28), Class 5A Pineville (49-22) and Class 1A Lakeview (39-18).

During this latest stretch, Red River can also count wins against Class 4A members Southwood (64-61) and Bossier (58-40) followed a loss to Class 5A Alexandria (45-38).

The Lady Bulldogs climbed to No. 14 in the latest Division III Non-Select power rankings with Many sitting at No. 28. No. 10 Mansfield is the highest rated team in the district.

Red River boys aim to end skid with district play beginning
The Red River boys basketball team enters District 3-2A play today as the Bulldogs head to Many for a 7:30 p.m. tip.

The Bulldogs (9-8) are on a three-game losing streak with all three games decided by six points or less.
Red River dropped contests at Evangel (45-39), against Natchitoches Central (63-57) and at Lakeview (49-46).

The brutal non-district schedule, which included 13 games against larger classification teams (including eight against Class 5A competition and two against elite Class 4A squads), is designed to prepare Red River for a third straight Top 28 appearance.

But first is district play, where Many (12-5) might pose the biggest threat to Red River’s district supremacy.

Many’s schedule is much different, as their power ranking sits at No. 15 compared to Red River’s No. 6 (sliding four spots in the last two weeks).

Other district members include No. 23 Winnfield, No. 25 Mansfield and No. 37 Lakeside.Tickets to Red River’s home district opener vs. Mansfield are being sold at the school today from 8 am-2 pm. Tickets will not be sold at the door.