By Malcolm Butler
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) sent an official ruling to Cedar Creek School Monday morning, and it’s good news for the Cougars boys basketball team.
After the team was “suspended indefinitely” by the LHSAA following last Thursday night’s on-court altercation with St. Frederick, Cedar Creek was informed that the program would be eligible to compete in the upcoming Select School Division IV playoffs starting next week.
“We are pleased to announce that the Cedar Creek boys basketball team may resume interscholastic competition,” said AD Gene Vandenlangenberg. “Three players will be suspended for one game. We are thankful that the LHSAA has ruled that our boys basketball team will be able to complete their season.”
Cedar Creek is 12-12 on the season and is currently No. 16 in the geauxpreps.com power ratings.
Vandenlangenberg confirmed that the team would play its previously scheduled game against Castor tonight.
Although the LHSAA ruling stated that three players are suspended for the one game, the Cedar Creek administration didn’t release those names.
Junior Luke Waldron, who was involved in the altercation, would be one of them, while the other two would be players who left the bench during the situation despite not participating in the altercation. LHSAA rules state that any player who leaves the bench during an on-court altercation are suspended for the next game.
