It had all the makings of a tournament title game, a matchup of reigning LHSAA state girls basketball champions and an epic fourth-quarter comeback.
In the end, the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic Girls Platinum bracket defending champions survived to continue their title defense.
Despite surrendering a 23-point fourth-quarter lead to Warren Easton, John Curtis picked up a 50-48 victory in the second round Thursday at the Alario Center in Westwego.
The Patriots were fueled by a pair of 20-point performances from their two stars senior Abryhia Irons (21 points) and junior Jerkalia Jordan (20). But even after her team’s hard-fought victory, coach Barbara Farris was already focused on the lessons that could be learned from a gritty performance.
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