No. 3 Arcadia girls basketball falls in D-IV nonselect semifinals

The Arcadia Lady Hornets will not be heading to their third consecutive LHSAA championship. Two years after clinching the title, the No. 3 Hornets fell to No. 2 Merryville 55-52 in the Division IV nonselect semifinals Monday, March 2 at Southeastern Louisiana's University Center. Arcadia and Merryville were tied at 13 at the end of the first quarter as Lady Hornets senior Ryhanna Abney (10 points) and Lady Panthers junior Avery Cournoyer (23 points) each scored eight points in the opening frame. The Lady Panthers then went into halftime with a 26-20 lead. Merryville exploded to start the second half,...