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Colby Lavergne, 32, goes up for a rebound against Abbeville in the Midland Holiday Spectacular Basketball Tournament in Midland this past Monday. The Wildcats beat the Tigers in this contest.

Josh Turner, 11, scoops in two points against Abbeville in the Midland Holiday Spectacular this past Monday evening in Midland. The Tigers took home fourth place honors.

Lake Arthur's Josh Turner, 11, goes up for an easy bucket against Abbeville in the Midland Tournament. Abbeville won the contest.

Lake Arthur's Durrell Prudhomme goes up for two points against Abbeville in the recent Midland Tournament. Abbeville held on to win this contest.

Lake Arthur's Nick Klein, 14, fights for the basketball against Abbeville in the recent Midland Spectacular Basketball Tournament. The Tigers lost to the Wildcats in this contest.

By Mike Rizzuto
Sun Times Editor

The Acadiana High School Wreckin' Rams proved to be too much for the Lake Arthur Fighting Tigers in the Midland High School Spectacular Basketball Tournament consolation game on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008, as they used a fourth quarter explosion to take a convincing 56-33 win.
Lake Arthur was in the ball game until that pivotal fourth period, when the Rams made a 17-2 run to change a competitive game into a blowout.
Lake Arthur and the Rams were tied 11-11 at the end of one period, and the Tigers trailed Acadiana by just one point at half, 23-22.