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McKinley's Erica Lafayette goes up for two over Lee High's A'Niya Lagarde during the title winning game at the East Baton Rouge Girls tournament held at Lee High on Tuesday night.
Championship dreams, desire to learn drive McKinley basketball player Erica Lafayette
By Robin Fambrough
Before she ever played an organized basketball game, McKinley High School's Erica Lafayette had championship dreams. Time after time, she launched shots toward a backyard goal and envisioned winning a championship when the ball rippled through the net.
"That was me … every single day," Lafayette said. "More than anything else, I want to win a championship with my team. We came close. Now there is another chance."
The 5-foot-11 Lafayette is not at the top of any polished recruiting lists. But the McKinley senior has 17 scholarship offers, led by LSU, Wichita State, Southern Miss and Louisiana-Monroe.
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Sulphur's Mo Patterson makes a strong move to the basket as Acadiana's Sarah Maxwell defends at Sulphur High School in Sulphur, Louisiana on Thursday, February 14, 2019.
Mo’ to come
By Rodrick Anderson
If her performance during the summer months is any indication of what is to come, Sulphur High School junior-to-be Moe Patterson will be even tougher to stop this season.
The 6-foot center, who earned first-team all-district honors while battling against some of the top teams in the state in District 3-5A rivals Sam Houston and LaGrange, helped lead Sulphur to a 25-4 record at summer camps from Florida to Texas A&M. She put up double-double stats on a regular basis.
"In our district, she should be one of the most dominant post players this year," Sulphur head coach Helen Lefevre said. "We saw it in the summer.
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