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Inside The Lair 2003-04 3/2/2004 The Tigers traveled to Raceland last night and treated the fans to an incredible display of heart and determination before falling to the Trojans from Central Lafourche in double overtime 83-79. Demetrius Burnett paced Slidell in scoring with 25 points. Marvin King and John Pichon also had tremendous games scoring 14 points each. The Tigers struggled all night with the Trojans superior size inside as they started a front line of 6-8, 6-5 and 6-4. King, Pichon, Paul Holmes and Cedric Cooper all did an outstanding job of battling inside to attempt to control the boards on both ends. Burnett, Landin Brown and Nick Johnson continued their hot hands shooting the ball giving the Tigers a chance to pull out the victory. Coach Spring would like to commend the seniors: Marvin King, Demetrius Burnett and Jeremy Dumas along with junior Kenyon Henshaw, who has completed his eligibility, for their dedication and contributions to the program throughout their careers. 2/28/2004 The Tigers move on to the second round of the State Playoffs by defeating the visiting Tarpons from Fortier High School 91-58. John Pichon had his first career triple double scoring 17 points to go along with 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Marvin King returned to the starting lineup and led all scorers with 20 points. Three other Tigers scored in double figures for Slidell (28-8) with Demetrius Burnett, Nick Johnson and Landin Brown scoring 12, 12 and 11 points respectively. Next up: a road trip to Mathews, La for a matchup against Coach Henry Latten and his Central Lafourche Wildcats. The Wildcats enter the second round of the playoffs sporting an impressive 28-8 record. 2/20/2004 The Tigers claimed their first outright district title since the 2001-02 season with an 87-68 win at Northshore Friday night. Lyndon Butler and John Pichon led the way for Slidell with 21 points each. Butler hit 5 treys on 5-11 shooting from behind the arc. Pichon had 11 rebounds and 5 blocks in the winning effort. Marvin King had a big night as well netting 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Demetrius Burnett had 15 points in the first half before injuring his shooting hand. Landin Brown chipped in with his 10 points in the second half to help the Tigers hold off the Panthers comeback bid. Slidell ends the regular season with an overall record of 27-8 and a district record of 12-2 finishing the season on an 11 game winning streak. 2/17/2004 The Tigers claimed at least a share of the district title holding off a good Hammond squad and coming away with a tough 77-64 win at home Tuesday night. Senior Demetrius Burnett’s game high 21 points paced Slidell in scoring and junior Nick Johnson came off the bench big again and knocked down 15 points to help the Tigers to a much needed victory. 2/13/2004 Slidell traveled to Fontainebleau and whipped the Bulldogs 92-58 to remain in first place and set up a key rematch with Hammond Tuesday night to determine the district title. Nick Johnson came off the bench to pace the Tigers with 22 points including 6 3-pointers. John Pichon had another outstanding game with 18 points and 16 rebounds to go along with 5 blocks. Landin Brown and Demetrius Burnett each chipped in with 13 and 10 points respectively. 2/10/2004 Slidell took another step toward a district title with a 97-71 rout of the visiting Greenies from Ponchatoula. After Ponchatoula cut the lead to 66-62, the Tigers went on a 31-9 run to close out the game. John Pichon and Demetrius Burnett had the hot hands for the Tigers with 31 and 29 points respectively. Junior point guard Lyndon Butler chipped in with 15 points and 12 assists. 2/6/2004 The Tigers (23-8, 8-2) are back in the driver’s seat as they traveled to Covington and whipped St Paul’s 95-72 to take over the district lead. Junior Landin Brown hit the first 9 points for Slidell on 3 3-pointers and the Tigers went on a 15-0 run to take a lead they would not relinquish. Brown and senior Demetrius Burnett led the Tigers in scoring with 19 points. Senior Marvin King came off the bench with 17 and junior John Pichon hit 14 including 2 consecutive treys from the top of the key to answer a late Wolves run. Lyndon Butler shook off a knee injury and scored 13 points to go along with 15 assists and 6 steals. 2/3/2004 The Tigers take over sole possession of 2nd place with a 83-70 win over the Mandeville Skippers. Slidell, now 7-2 in district, was lead by senior Demetrius Burnett’s 13 fourth quarter points as he went 7-7 from the free-throw line down the stretch. Junior Kenyon Henshaw came off the bench and played inspired defense and scored 8 crucial points. John Pichon and Marvin King each had 10 points while freshman Cedric Cooper and junior Paul Holmes each chipped in with 8. 1/30/2004 Slidell had several chances at the end to go over the century mark for the second straight game but couldn’t convert and had to settle for a 99-61 whipping of the Lions from Covington. John Pichon and Demetrius Burnett paced the Tigers in scoring with 20 and 17 points respectively. Marvin King netted 13 points off the bench and Paul Holmes chipped in with 12. Kenyon Henshaw, Landin Brown and Cedric Cooper each had 8 points in the victory. 1/27/2004 The Tigers placed 7 players in double figures as they crushed Northshore 100-51. Marvin King led Slidell in scoring with 15 points. Landin Brown, John Pichon, Demetrius Burnett, Paul Holmes, Jeremy Dumas and Lyndon Butler also scored in double figures. Holmes and Pichon each had 12 rebounds and Butler paced the Tiger press with 10 steals. 1/23/2004 The Tigers go on the road again and come back to Slidell with a 77-69 win over the Tornadoes from Hammond. The defense harassed Hammond into 32 turnovers and Lyndon Butler had 11 assists to pace the run and gun Tigers. Demetrius Burnett, John Pichon, Marvin King and Paul Holmes all scored in double figures while the bench contributed 32 points to the big win. 1/20/2004 Slidell fights its way back to second place in district with a 75-62 win over the visiting Bulldogs from Fontainebleau. John Pichon exploded for 11 points in the first quarter on his way to a game high 27 points. Demetrius Burnett continues to show why he’s one of the district’s best players as he finished the night with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Lyndon Butler hit 6 of 7 free throws down the stretch to secure the win for the Tigers who are now 18-8 overall and 3-2 in district. 1/16/2004 The Tigers are back in business and sitting in second place in district after a 99-68 stomping of Ponchatoula Friday night in Ponchatoula. Slidell hit 17 treys on the night and caused 27 turnovers as they started out strong and never looked back. Demetrius Burnett led the way with 23 points after sitting out most of the 2nd and 3rd quarters with foul trouble. Lyndon Butler set the tone for the Tigers with his intensity on both ends of the court recording 9 points, 17 assists and 6 steals. Marvin King, John Pichon and Paul Holmes controlled the boards all night for the Tigers and each scored in double figures with 14, 12 and 10 points respectively. 1/13/2004 The Tigers dropped their second consecutive district home game Tuesday night losing to St. Paul 71-64. Slidell was down by 8 at the half and battled back to tie it up with 6 minutes to go in the game but could not overtake the pesky Wolves. Kenyon Henshaw had an outstanding game scoring 9 points in the second quarter to keep the Tigers close but was injured and could not return. 1/9/2004 The Tigers raced out to a 9 point halftime lead but couldn’t hold on in the second half as the Skippers from Mandeville upset Slidell at home 74-72. Marvin King and John Pichon led the Tigers in scoring with 19 points each. Paul Holmes had a great game off the bench to score 14. Demetrius Burnett chipped in with 10. 1/6/2004 The Tiger beat up on Covington Tuesday night by the final score of 102-54. John Pichon led the way for Slidell with 28 points. Demetrius Burnett had an outstanding game with 24 points. The Tigers are now 1-0 to start district play and 16-6 overall. 1/3/2004 The Tigers are 15-6 heading into district play after defeating St. Helena Central Saturday night 107-76. Slidell had 4 players score in double figures as Demetrius Burnett led the way with 24 points. John Pichon added 18 points and 10 boards. Landin Brown knocked down 17 including 3 treys. Paul Holmes chipped in with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Cedric Cooper continued his outstanding rookie season with 11 points off the bench. 1/1/2004 The Tigers had a terrific time in sunny Destin Florida over the Christmas break going 3-1 in the tournament, enjoying the warm sunny weather and meeting some new friends. Aside from a 3rd round loss to eventual tournament champions and 8th ranked in Alabama, Pleasant Grove High School, Slidell posted impressive wins over Altha, Fl., Cherokee County, Ga. and defending Tournament Champions, Fairhope, Al. Demetrius Burnett was named to the All-Tournament Team. Be sure to check out the pics by clicking on the Walton Sun Christmas Blowout link on the front page. 12/22/2003 The Tigers finished the first half on a 21-4 run to put the Eagles from St. Bernard away early. Marvin King led 4 Tigers in double figures with 22 points. Demetrius Burnett added 15, John Pichon 14 and Landin Brown 12. Freshmen Nick Ambo and Cedric Cooper each contributed 7 points off the bench. Slidell is now 11-5 on the season. The Eagles drop to 4-9. 12/20/2003 The Tigers could not hold on to a 15 point halftime lead and lose to the Hurricanes from Higgins High School 71-68 to end their stay at the Carver Holiday Classic. John Pichon led the Tigers with 30 points and 10 rebounds to pace Slidell (10-5) and was named to the All-Tournament Team along with teammate Lyndon Butler. Demetrius Burnett had an outstanding game contributing 15 points in the effort. 12/19/2003 Slidell runs its season record to 10-4 with an impressive 92-69 win over Wakefield High School from Jackson, Mississippi in the opening round of the G.W. Carver Holiday Classic. 6-8 senior Christian Marshall lived up to his national reputation leading all scorers with 23 points. The Tigers, however, countered with balanced scoring placing 6 players in double figures. Junior forward John Pichon led the Tigers with 17 points. Junior guard Landin Brown tossed in 15 points for Slidell. Senior guard Demetrius Burnett knocked down 13 points and Nick Johnson, Lyndon Butler and Marvin King each chipped in with 11. Freshman Cedric Cooper had an outstanding game off the bench with 8 points and 6 rebounds. 12/12/2003 The Trojans from John McDonogh hit a baseline jumper with 0.7 seconds left to give them a 85-84 win over Slidell and the Covington Tournament Championship. Marvin King, Demetrius Burnett and John Pichon each scored 18 points in the losing effort. Junior point guard Lyndon Butler was selected to the All-Tournament team. 12/11/2003 Slidell defeats Varnado 83-74 to reach the championship game of the Covington Tournament. Marvin King, Lyndon Butler and Demetrius Burnett each score in double figures to lead the way for the Tigers. Butler and Burnett hit 3 treys apiece and scored 15 points and Marvin King had a big night leading Slidell with 18 points. 12/10/2003 Marvin King had a big night for the Tigers as they start off the Covington Tournament with a big 77-55 win over Picayune. John Pichon and Carl Larosa each scored in double figures with 14 and 11 points respectively. The Tigers led 46-21 at half and outscored the Maroon Tide 20-13 in the third quarter to set up the victory 12/8/2003 4 Tigers scored in double figures as Slidell raced to a 45-24 halftime lead and held on to win at St. Bernard 86-64. John Pichon led the way for the Tigers with 19 points. Junior guard Carl Larosa was next with 14 and Marvin King and Paul Holmes each chipped in with 13. 12/6/2003 The Slidell Tiger Freshman team ran its season record to 2-0 with a 77-72 come-from-behind victory over the Hawks from Archbishop Hannan. The Baby Tigers were down 13 points in the second half but battled back to take their first lead with only minutes remaining in the contest. 6-1 forward Cedric Cooper led the way for Slidell with 25 points. Steven Mitchell and Nick Ambo scored 14 and 13 points respectively. Guard Ronald Rogers had a strong defensive game and chipped in with 11 points. 12/6/2003 The Tigers used a 38 point second quarter explosion to jump out to a 57-48 halftime lead and hang on to record a 97-92 win over HL Bourgeois in the final day of the E D White Cardinal Classic. 6-3 Junior forward John Pichon had a strong effort with a team high 28 points and 14 rebounds. Junior guard Landin Brown hit his only 3 pointer of the game and senior guard Demetrius Burnett hit 4 free throws in the final minute to fend off the comeback bid from the Tiger’s of HL Bourgeois. Slidell (6-3) came up big hitting 10 -11 free throws in the fourth quarter. The Tigers received the runner up trophy finishing second to Tournament Champion Thibodaux. 12/4/2003 Slidell runs its record to 5-3 on the season with a 80-51 rout of host E D White in the second round of the E D White Cardinal Classic. John Pichon led the way for the Tigers with 17 points. Jeremy Dumas and Marvin King each had 10 points and freshman Nick Ambo had a career high 8 points as 12 players scored on the night. Junior guard Landin Brown returned after a 10 ankle injury with 7 points. 12/3/2003 Marvin King had a huge night with 23 points and 8 rebounds but the Tigers could not hold off Thibodaux (6-1) losing 82-79 in the opening round of the E.D. White Cardinal Classic. Paul Holmes came off the bench to score a career high 20 points and Lyndon Butler was 2 points from his first career triple-double finishing with 8 points, 14 assists and 10 steals. Slidell (4-3) led by 9 at halftime but could not hold off the bigger Tigers from Thibodaux. 12/2/2003 The Tiger Freshmen squad opened up its season in Covington and came back home a winner with a big 70-32 rout over the baby Lions. Reggie Populis led the way for Slidell with 12 points. Other scorers were Nick Ambo with 10, Cedric Cooper with 9, Roy Littlepage and Richard Malter each with 8, Byron Ford with 7, Ronald Rogers, Josh Cloud and Stephen Mitchell each with 4 and Jordan Haddad and Daryl Simms each chipping in with 2 points. 12/1/2003 The Spartans went on a 19-1 run in the second quarter and held on the rest of the way as they defeated Slidell 80-64 in the first meeting between these cross-town rivals in 4 years. Senior Corey Navarre led the way for Salmen (3-3) with 19 points including a monster dunk off a lob from Jazz Bickham to seal the win. RJ Bender and Jeffery Lewis hit some big three-pointers during the Spartan’s big second quarter to help Salmen erase a 7 point deficit and race to a 12 point halftime lead. The Tigers (4-2) would cut a 20 point Salmen lead to 7 in the second half but could pull no closer. Seniors Marvin King and Demetrius Burnett led the way for Slidell with 18 and 17 points respectively. Junior Nick Johnson, taking the place of injured starter Landin Brown, scored 12 points in an exceptional effort. 11/26/2003 The Tigers closed out the Bonnabel Tournament with a 86-53 win over Booker T Washington. Junior guard Carl LaRosa led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points. Nick Johnson and Paul Holmes contributed 13 and 10 points respectively. Kenyon Henshaw chipped in with 10 points on 3-4 shooting. Juniors John Pichon and Lyndon Butler were selected to the All-Tournament Team. 11/25/2003 Junior guard Nick Johnson started for an injured Landin Brown and scored 17 points to lead Slidell to a 79-67 victory over the Abramson Commodores in the second game of the Bonnabel Tournament. The Tigers (3-1) ran out to a 16 point half-time advantage but watched Abramson(2-1) close the gap in the third quarter. Slidell’s 6-3 junior forward John Pichon had 20 points and 11 rebounds while playing most of the second half in foul trouble. The Tigers close out the tournament with Booker T Washington tonight before taking off for the holidays and preparing for the highly anticipated matchup with Salmen on Monday 12-1. 11/24/2003 The Tigers had three players in double figures Monday night as they held off The Buccanneers from Landry 98-80 to open up play in the Bonnabel Invitational Tournament. Demetrius Burnett led the way for Slidell (2-1) with 23 points with 16 in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach for the Bucs (1-3). John Pichon had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Marvin King chipped in with 20. Freshman Cedric Cooper had a career high 7 points to go along with 7 rebounds. The Tigers shot 9-25 from behind the arc for the night. 11/21/2003 Defending 4A state champs Carver rolled into Slidell Friday night and thumped the Tigers 92-65 to ruin the Tiger’s season home opener. The Rams (1-1) fired back from a 16-12 first quarter deficit with a smothering full-court press to give the Tigers (1-1) a little dose of their own medicine. Turnovers and poor shooting by Slidell in the second quarter allowed Carver to pull ahead by 13 at half. The second half was more of the same as the high-flying Rams continued to pull ahead and led 68-46 at the end of the third quarter. The Tigers would make several runs in the fourth quarter but could not overcome their more physical opponent. Marvin King banged in 22 points to lead the Tigers in scoring and Demetrius Burnett chipped in with 13. 11/18/2003 John Pichon leads the Tigers with 30 points and 17 rebounds as Slidell hands 2-time defending state champs and nationally ranked Reserve Christian their first loss of the season 89-84. The Eagles (8-1) led by 9 at halftime but the Tigers roared back in the third quarter to cut the lead to one to start the fourth quarter. Pichon hit 8-9 free throws down the stretch and Nick Johnson hit a big three-pointer late to secure the comeback. Demetrius Burnett and Marvin King added to the big win with 19 points and 11 rebounds respectively. 10/14/2003 This year's scrimmages are set. On November 4, Slidell will travel to Denham Springs for a matchup with the Yellow Jackets and their nationally ranked #1 junior forward Tasmin Mitchell. Information on Tax can be found at www.collegeinsiders.com. The second scrimmage will take the Tigers to Chalmette on November 12. The Owls from Chalmette feature 6'8" 320 lb center Anthony Boudreaux. Both scrimmages will also include the JV team and will begin at 6:00PM. 10/3/2003 Torris Bright (class of 1999) has recently returned from Lebanon after a brief stint with the Blue Stars of the Lebanon Basketball Association. He is currently enrolled at LSU with plans to complete the requirements toward his college degree and to continue his basketball career in the near future. As most of you have already heard the Slidell/Salmen basketball programs will resume playing this season. The first game will be at Salmen on Monday Dec. 1 with the JV playing at 6:00PM and the varsity game immediately following. A second game, to be played at Slidell High sometimes in late January or early February, is in the works. Details to follow. Coach Carlin's Spartans are expected to field yet another outstanding squad this season led by seniors 2003 All-Metro Player Corey Navarre and Jazz Bickham. Make plans to get there early as the game will sell out fast. 9/1/2003 Coach Spring is pleased to announce 2 additions to the Slidell High Basketball family. Marc Hebert will join the coaching staff as a Varsity Assistant coach and Head Junior Varsity coach. Coach Hebert, who brings 10 years of coaching experience both as a head coach and as an assistant, will take the position vacated by Coach Newcomb who has retired from the coaching profession and is currently working on his second book which is tentatively named "My Grill, My Ice Chest and Me" which should hit the bookstores soon. This follows last year's release titled "Being a Mom in the New Millenium" which was on the best-seller's list for 22 weeks. We would like to congratulate Coach Newcomb on last season's 18-0 J.V. record, thank him for his countless contributions to the program and wish him well in his future endeavors. Greg Cahill has been named the new Boys Basketball Coach at Slidell Junior High. He takes over for Winky Mowen who will remain as an assistant in charge of the 7th grade team. Coach Cahill has been coaching basketball for over 20 years and is also an assistant volleyball coach at Salmen High School. Coach Cahill and Coach Mowen will certainly be assets to the program as we work to bring Slidell High basketball to the next level. |
