It seems like the prep basketball season just began. Actually, for some area schools the season, that actually is the case due to COVID-19 safety protocol that forced many games to be postponed or cancelled. Then there are the schools that were going right along only to have the season come to a screeching halt and those who have been forced to play with only a skeleton of what their team was supposed to be or could have been. 

Never before has so many games been cancelled or postponed on such short notices. Never before has a coach had to make so many adjustments to the schedule, game plans and lineups on the fly. Put yourself in their shoes for a minute. Can you imagine waking up thinking you are playing a certain school and ending up actually leading your team into battle against someone entirely different with no time to strategize? You gotta give them their props. What they have done is simply remarkable given the circumstances that were dealt. They have more than earned their money.  

There is now just two weeks left in the regular season with many crucial and important games yet to be played as teams jockey for position in their respective districts and try to improve their potential seedings for the upcoming playoffs.

See below for the schedule of game to be played from January 27th-February 3rd along with district standings, overall records and state rankings of every area team (shown in bold) in the newly expanded Jackson Parish Journal Sports coverage area as of this past Monday. 

BOYS STANDINGS

District 2-5A	Overall	District
#20 – Ouachita	9-8	2-0
#2 -West Monroe	10-2	2-0
#12 – ASH	17-5	1-0
#9 – Ruston	13-3	2-2
#33 -West Ouachita	7-7	1-2
#50 – Pineville	3-16	0-4

January 29 (Friday):Ruston at ASH, West Ouachita at West Monroe
February 2 (Tuesday): Pineville at Ruston, Ouachita at West Ouachita

District 1-2A	Overall	District
#8 -Jonesboro-Hodge	6-4	0-0
#34 – North Caddo	5-14	0-0
#43 – D’Arbonne Woods	3-10	0-0
#50 – Lakeside	0-5	0-0

January 29 (Friday): Jonesboro-Hodge at D’Arbonne Woods
February 2 (Tuesday): North Caddo at Jonesboro-Hodge (D)

District 3-2A	Overall	District
#3 – Many	9-0	2-0
#6 – Winnfield	9-2	1-1
#12 – Red River	8-7	1-1
#8 – Lakeview	13-7	0-2

January 29 (Friday): Sterlington at Winnfield (D)

District 1-1A	Overall	District
#5 – Calvary Baptist	18-5	4-0
#4 – Arcadia	8-1	2-0
#9 – Homer	6-7	3-1
#20 – Ringgold	10-11	2-1
#22 – Lincoln Prep	2-11	0-1
#24 – Plain Dealing	1-9	0-2
#12 – Magnolia SOE	0-7	0-2
#28 – Haynesville	0-7	0-4

January 29 (Friday): Homer at Arcadia, Lincoln Prep at Haynesville
January 26 (Tuesday): Arcadia at Ringgold, Lincoln Prep at Calvary Baptist

District 2-1A	Overall	District
#7 – Delhi	7-7	7-0
#2 – Tensas	6-1	6-1
#17 – St. Frederick	9-6	5-2
#8 – Oak Grove	4-3	4-3
#18 – Cedar Creek	8-8	2-5
#16 – Sicily Island	2-6	1-4
#22 – Ouachita Christian	4-13	1-4
#23 – Delta Charter	2-8	0-7

January 29 (Friday): Delhi at Cedar Creek, 
February 2 (Tuesday): Cedar Creek at Oak Grove

District 1B	Overall	District
#4 – Doyline	6-0	1-0
#8 – Saline	5-6	1-0
#18 –Dodson	6-7	0-1
#26 – Castor	4-8	0-1

January 29 (Friday): Doyline at Dodson, Castor at Saline
February 2 (Tuesday): Dodson at Saline, 

District 2B	Overall	District
#3 – Simsboro	14-1	0-0
#19 – Quitman	13-3	0-0
#22 – Choudrant	10-7	0-0
#24 – Weston	9-13	0-0

January 29 (Friday): Simsboro at Choudrant, Quitman at Weston
February 2 (Tuesday): Simsboro at Quitman (D), Choudrant at Weston 

District 4C	Overall	District
#7 – Calvin	4-3	1-0
#16 -Harrisonburg	2-7	0-0
#15 – Atlanta	2-6	0-0
#18 – Central-Jonesville	2-10	0-0
#17 – Georgetown	2-11	0-1

January 29 (Friday): Calvin at Buckeye
February 1 (Monday): Harrisonburg at Calvin 
February 2, (Tuesday): Central-Jonesville at Calvin

GIRLS STANDINGS

District 2-5A	Overall	District
#11 – Ruston	17-5	3-1
#9 – Pineville	11-4	2-1
#10 – Ouachita	9-5	2-2
#19 – West Monroe	8-4	2-2
#35 – ASH	8-7	0-0
#20 – West Ouachita	7-7	0-3

January 29 (Friday):Ruston at ASH, West Ouachita at West Monroe
February (Tuesday): Pineville at Ruston, Ouachita at West Ouachita

District 1-2A	Overall	District
#8 – Jonesboro-Hodge	6-5	0-0
#17 – D’Arbonne Woods	5-10	0-0
#43 – Lakeside	1-4	0-0
#40 – North Caddo	1-4	0-0

January 29 (Friday): Jonesboro-Hodge at D’Arbonne Woods
February 2 (Tuesday): North Caddo at Jonesboro-Hodge (D)

District 3-2A	Overall	District
#5 Lakeview	13-3	2-0
#10 – Many	11-4	1-1
#25 – Red River	5-8	1-1
#33 – Winnfield	6-4	0-2

January 29 (Friday): Sterlington at Winnfield (D)

District 1-1A	Overall	Record
#9 – Homer	6-6	3-0
#13 – Haynesville	6-6	3-1
#12 – Plain Dealing	5-6	2-1
#23 – Lincoln Prep	2-8	1-1
#22 – Calvary Baptist	1-4	0-2
#26 – Ringgold	3-12	0-2
#21 – Arcadia	2-7	0-2

January 29 (Friday): Homer at Arcadia, Lincoln Prep at Haynesville
January 26 (Tuesday): Arcadia at Ringgold, Lincoln Prep at Calvary Baptist

District 2-1A	Overall	District
#1 Ouachita Christian	20-2	4-0
#6 – Delhi	4-6	3-0
#5 – Cedar Creek	15-2	4-1
#11 Oak Grove	9-4	2-3
#16 – Delta Charter	5-7	2-5
#11 – St. Frederick	2-0	0-1
#27 – Sicily Island	0-6	0-3
#20 – Tensas	0-4	0-4

January 29 (Friday): Delhi at Cedar Creek, 
February 2 (Tuesday): Cedar Creek at Oak Grove

District 1B	Overall	District
#25 – Doyline	5-5	1-0
#29 – Saline	0-9	0-0
#30 – Dodson	0-10	0-0
#19 – Castor	8-7	0-1

January 29 (Friday): Doyline at Dodson, Castor at Saline
February 2 (Tuesday): Dodson at Saline 

District 2B	Overall	District
#8 – Quitman	17-2	0-0
#13 – Choudrant	10-8	0-0
#18 – Weston	13-9	0-0
#22 – Simsboro	5-6	0-0

January 29 (Friday): Simsboro at Choudrant, Quitman at Weston
February 2 (Tuesday): Simsboro at Quitman (D), Choudrant at Weston 

District 4C	Overall	District
#15 – Atlanta	2-7	1-0
#12 – Central-Jonesville	6-8	0-0
#21 – Harrisonburg	2-8	0-0
#10 – Calvin	1-8	0-0
#11 – Georgetown	5-5	0-1

January 29 (Friday): Calvin at Buckeye
February 1 (Monday): Harrisonburg at Calvin 
February 2, (Tuesday): Central-Jonesville at Calvin