By T. Scott Boatright
LACASSINE — The Choudrant boys basketball season came to end Tuesday as the 14th-seeded Aggies fell 82-59 at third-seeded Lacassine in a second-round game of the Division V Nonselect School playoffs.
Lacassine took control early, building a 19-10 advantage by the end of the opening stanza before outscoring Choudrant 23-8 in the second quarter to push its lead to 42-18 by halftime.
The Aggies put on a stronger scoring effort in the third quarter, putting up 19 points, but the Cardinals hit for 22 of their own to move on top 64-39 heading into the final eight minutes of play.
Senior forward Michael Jones poured in 26 points to lead the Aggies, who closed out the season at 23-14.
The rest of Jones’ teammates never got on track offensively.
Braden Soto added nine points for Choudrant, all on 3-pointers, while Lawson Stevens added seven and Tucker Batterton chipped in with five.
The Aggies also received four points each from Carson Carrico, Benton Case and Brayden Pye.
