WAVE AFTER WAVE

PHS Rolls to Second Consecutive State Basketball Championship
PHS basketball players hoist the state championship trophy and a fan poster reading, “BACK 2 BACK,” signifying the Wave’s second consecutive state title (Photo Courtesy Eli Peltier)
PHS basketball players hoist the state championship trophy and a fan poster reading, “BACK 2 BACK,” signifying the Wave’s second consecutive state title (Photo Courtesy Eli Peltier)

The Ponchatoula Green Wave boys’ basketball team etched their name into the history books, winning a second consecutive state championship last week, defeating New Iberia in the semifinals on Thursday and Natchitoches Central in the title game on Saturday.

First, the Wave had to get past a tough, defenseoriented team in New Iberia on Thursday. The defense ruled in the first half of the semifinal ma…