Marked short: Season ends for Mamou in state semifinals

By News Staff on Monday, March 16, 2026
  • Mazzo Matteo (15) consoles Ernest Dugas (0) towards the end of Mamou’s loss to Marksville in the state semifinals on Wednesday night. Pictured between them is Braxton Ardoin (11), and standing is head coach Jaenne Fontenot. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Mazzo Matteo (15) consoles Ernest Dugas (0) towards the end of Mamou’s loss to Marksville in the state semifinals on Wednesday night. Pictured between them is Braxton Ardoin (11), and standing is head coach Jaenne Fontenot. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    By: TONY MARKS Editor LAKE CHARLES - A season that produced a share of the district championship for the Mamou boys’ basketball team came to a sudden end on Wednesday, March 11, as the Green Demons fell 66-47 against Marksville in the semifinals of the LHSAA state tournament. “Marksville is a good team,” head Mamou coach Jaenne Fontenot said. “They came out, and they played. They’re...

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