Ashlynn Shade and Ayanna Patterson are national champions.

Liberty’s Malek Robinson (4) dunks the ball over Zachary’s Mason Newman (23) in a District 4-5A boys basketball showdown, Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Liberty High in Baton Rouge, La.

If the Lafayette Christian’s girls’ basketball team was going to extend its state championship streak to five, coach Errol Rogers knew Kaliyah Samuels would be a big reason.