North Vermilion boys beat Kaplan

The North Vermilion Patriots are 2-0 in district after beating the Kaplan Pirates 69-53 Tuesday night in Kaplan.
The Pirates jumped out to a 8-2 lead but could not hold it.
The Pirates went on a 15-2 run in the final five minutes of the first period to storm ahead 18-10.
Then it got worse for Kaplan in the second period.
Blake Turner, a forward for North Vermilion, had the quarter of his life. Turner caught fire in the second quarter and scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers.
In the final three minutes of the second period, thanks to Turner’s shooting, NV went on a 10-2 run.
When the second period ended, the Patriots led, 43-23.
Jack LeBlanc, the North Vermilion head coach, was impressed with Turner’s performance considering he was sick before the start of the game.
“He seemed to spark the team with that quarter,” said LeBlanc. “He gave us some energy. We were able to pick up our defensive play as well.”
The crazy thing is that Turner came down with a leg cramp after a layup with three minutes to play in the third period. He sat out the rest of the game, because the Patriots led by 20 points.
Turner finished the game with 17 points. Other scorers for NV were Dreylon Adams (13), Malik Criner (9), Grant Dardar (8), Brent Hollier (5), Tyler Galley (7), Bailey Leleux (3) and Blake Hebert (1).
Dylan Touchet paced Kaplan with 19 points. He scored 14 of that in the second half.
Taylor Dupuis and Ryan Gratz each had nine points. Keegan Gaspard had 7, while Delane Roy made four, and Cole Mire added three.

Girls

North Vermilion…….38
Kaplan....................22

The North Vermilion Lady Patriots never gave up a lead and jumped out to a 20-9 first half lead and then cruised to a 38-22 win in district action.
At the end of the first period, NV led 13-3. Kaylee Lopez was on target in the first period, nailing two 3 pointers for NV.
The Lady Pirates tried to make it a game in the third period and cut the lead to seven points, 22-15, on a Tori Riggs shot.
With one quarter left to play, North Vermilion led 26-17.
The Lady Patriots made their free throws down the stretch to hold off the Lady Pirates.
Lopez finished the game with 17 points. Emily Faulk had 8. Other scorers for NV were Zoe Graham (4), Aleria Bolden (4) and Grace Byler (2).
Kaplan’s Rylie Frick had 8 points, while Tori Riggs made six. Caroline Guidry chipped in four. Haile Johnnie (3) and Lauren Touchet (1) were other Kaplan scorers.