Louisiana High School Basketball - Jena nips Winnfield
(February 1, 2008: Jena, LA 71342) Fans at Friday's league challenge between the
Jena Giants (Jena, LA) and the visiting
Winnfield Tigers (Winnfield, LA), saw
Jena's basketball squad hold off
Winnfield by a score of
52-50.
With the victory,
Jena improves its record to 11-14 on the campaign. The Giants host
Caldwell Parish (Columbia, LA) to battle the Spartans in a
3A District 2 challenge on Tuesday, February 5. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 16-12.
Caldwell Parish won
65-49 in their recent league challenge against
North DeSoto (Stonewall, LA)
Next up, the Tigers battle the
North Central Hurricanes (Lebeau, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 5.
Winnfield will attempt to improve on its 10-15 season record. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a 16-10 record after their
73-46 league win over
St. Edmund (Eunice, LA).