Matt Vines

 

Red River’s Kaleah Crawford topped the 1,000-point career mark with her double-double effort in a 57-44 win against Winnfield on Thursday.

 

Crawford dropped 27 points and double-digit rebounds, her 19th double-double of the season.

 

The Lady Bulldogs (14-11, 2-1 District 3-2A) have climbed back into the home playoff picture at No. 15 as they’ve won five of their past six games.

 

After dropping the district opener at Many (39-33), Red River skated past district-favorite Mansfield (32-27 in overtime) before handling Winnfield (57-44).

 

Mansfield responded after its loss to Red River by clobbering Many (51-17) on Thursday, clearly setting the stage for a three-team race to a district title in the second half of the district season.

 

After dropping three games in close fashion, the Red River boys basketball team has won its last four games.

 

The Bulldogs (12-8) are 3-0 in District 3-2A with wins against Many (77-68), Mansfield (74-38) and Winnfield (69-58). A victory over Rayville (71-64) accounts for the fourth win in the streak.

 

One-win Lakeside comes calling Tuesday (if the game isn’t cancelled because of ice) as the Bulldogs fully expect to make the first pass through district play unbeaten.

 

With just three weeks left in the regular season, Red River has climbed to No. 4 in the power rankings, just three-tenths of a point behind No. 3 Doyle.

 

Madison Parish and Marksville have likely secured the top two seeds in the Division III Non-Select playoffs.

 

The beat goes on for the Riverdale girls (21-5), who’ve won their last nine games – all by at least 10 points.

 

The latest victims in that stretch include West Side Christian (43-30), Union Christian (71-9) and Franklin Academy (66-19).

 

Riverdale enters its final week of the regular season at Claiborne Academy on Tuesday, at Riverfield Academy on Thursday and at home against Central School on Friday.

The Riverdale boys basketball team scooped their first district win of the season with a Tuesday victory against Union Christian and then another Friday over Franklin Academy.

 

The Rebels (4-11) also competed closely in a loss to West Side Christian.

 

Lone senior Tanner Carlisle was honored on senior night, surpassing 1,000 career points earlier this season.

 

Claiborne Academy on Tuesday is the final regular season game on the MaxPreps schedule.