Middle school girls basketball: Cope clinches 8th-grade district title; Benton clinches share of 7th-grade championship

Cope clinched the Bossier Parish middle school eighth-grade district championship Monday, and Benton clinched at least a share of the seventh-grade...

December 7, 2022
1:14 AM

Cope clinched the Bossier Parish middle school eighth-grade district championship Monday, and Benton clinched at least a share of the seventh-grade title. Cope defeated Benton 33-22 in the eighth-grade game at Benton. The Lady Cougars improved to 9-0 with one game left at Elm Grove Wednesday. Benton remained in second at 7-2. Benton won the seventh-grade game 17-11 in a battle for the district lead. Benton improved to 8-1 with one game left at Greenacres Thursday. Cope is in second at 7-2. In another eighth-grade game, Rusheon edged Greenacres 33-31 at Rusheon.

Russell Hedges