East Feliciana forward Ja'mya Delouch (20) catches the pass over Midland center Tora Savoy (33) in the first period of the LHSAA Division IV non-select semifinals on Monday, March 2, 2026 at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana.
The result didn't go East Feliciana's way in its semi-final against Midland, but Tigers coach Tyrese Chambers still saw positives in the win.
"A lot of people said we wouldn't make it this far," Chambers said about the school's first-ever semi-finals appearance. "Just to be here and enjoy this experience is in itself."
The Rebels took a double-digit lead after a close first quarter and never looked back. Midland led for nearly the entire game.
Midland (26-7) defeated East Feliciana 73-43 Monday night at the University Center in Hammond to move on to the Division IV nonselect title game.
Chambers thought his squad didn't play its best game. He pointed to his team's inability to execute.
"I think we did not execute, and some of it, it may be on me for not making sure my players had the full understanding of what I was asking them to do," he said.
Size played a factor after Midland outrebounded East Feliciana 49 to 26, which also led to 20 second-chance points.
"They've got some big bodies that we don't have," Chambers said. "I don't think we did a good job of boxing out. It was just the second-chance effort. I think fatigue factor may have set in."
Midland held an 18-15 lead after the first quarter. The Tigers shot 5-of-8 from the field and made five free throws to keep it close.
East Feliciana guard Kariah Dunn had seven points in the first quarter.
The Tigers entered a four-minute-long scoring drought during the second quarter. The Rebels capitalized with a 7-0 run during the defensive stand to take a nine-point lead.
Small forward Jakaylin Jarrell ended the offensive dry spell with a free throw. Guard Joshayla Selders got a put-back layup to go to cut the deficit to six points.
Midland forward Tora Savoy pushed the advantage back to eight points after the Rebels got several offensive rebounds, and she drove to the cup for a layup. Her basket sparked an 8-0 run to end the first half. Midland led 33-19 at the break.
The Rebels led the Tigers 21 to 12 in rebounds in the first half. Midland tallied 20 points in the paint and nine second-chance points in the first half.
Camri Primeaux opened the third with a triple to stretch the Rebels' lead to 17 points.
The lead reached 26 points late in the third as the Rebels continued to attack the basket and find points at the charity stripe.
East Feliciana (16-11) shot just 1-of-9 from the field to close the third. Midland took advantage, making five shots in a row to take a 56-29 lead after three.
The Tigers shot just 3-of-18 combined in the second and third quarters after a hot start from the floor in the first. Midland shot 14-of-29 from the field over that period, including a pair of 3-pointers.
The Rebels finished the game with four players scoring in double figures. Molli Thibodeaux and Primeaux each scored 21 points in the win.
Dunn finished with 18 points to lead the Tigers.