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With two weeks remaining in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's boys basketball regular season, there are plenty of local teams battling to reach the seven 32-team postseason tournaments. The top two teams in each district are automatically placed on the bracket with the remaining spots determined by the LHSAA's power-ranking system.

MIAMI — The Louisiana Superdome would have been ridiculous, but Sun Life Stadium proved to be a poignant setting for Sunday's Super Bowl XLIV.

NEW ORLEANS — The No. 4 LSUS Pilots defeated Loyola 81-65 at the Den on Monday night. The Pilots (22-2, 11-1) shot the ball well in the first half as they made 15 of 28 shots while Loyola (13-10, 5-7) was just 13 of 35.

GRAMBLING — The Grambling women's basketball team took down Alcorn State 82-74 on Monday. It was GSU's second win in a row and fourth in five games.

The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs now have a fully equipped defensive corps, but it took a late trade to get it that way.

Time to shift attention from the Super Bowl to the Winter Olympics, eh?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kelley Cain scored a career-high 19 points, and fifth-ranked Tennessee rallied and beat Vanderbilt 69-60 Monday night for the Lady Vols' fifth straight victory.

AUSTIN, Texas — Marcus Morris scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Kansas to an 80-68 victory over No. 14 Texas on Monday night and the Jayhawks easily handled an opponent that a few weeks ago was supposed to challenge them for the Big 12 title.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Vince Carter had a season-high 48 points, leading the Orlando Magic back from a 17-point second-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Hornets 123-117 on Monday night.

Throughout District 1-5A, girls basketball teams are in an extended offensive funk.