Louisiana High School Basketball - Grace King nudges Pope John Paul II
February 5, 2022: Slidell, LA 70461 In Saturday's non-league outing, the Grace King Fighting Irish (Metairie, LA) basketball squad nipped the host Pope John Paul II Jaguars (Slidell, LA), by a margin of 57-56.
The Fighting Irish (8-18) will now prepare for their outing against West Jefferson (Harvey, LA). The Buccaneers go into the 5A District 8 outing with a 15-9 record. In their last outing, West Jefferson got by L.W. Higgins (Marrero, LA), 86-55, in a league outing.
The Jaguars now own a 17-10 record. They play next when they host Northlake Christian for a 2A District 10 outing on Tuesday, February 8. Pope John Paul II will clash with a Wolverines squad coming off a 68-64 league loss to French Settlement (French Settlement, LA). The Wolverines record now stands at 7-9.