High School Sports

Celebrating the championship

The Bobcats opened the 2017 season at 1-4 and finished with a 5-6 overall record after an opening round playoff loss to Berwick.

Championship game stats from the Louisiana State High School Athletic Assocation

Attached are the game statistic in pdf form from the Eunice vs Sterlington championship game on Dec. 7 in New Orleans. The stats are from the Louisiana State High School Athletic Association.

Parish basketball tourney starts today

OPELOUSAS – The annual St. Landry Parish basketball tournament tips off today at the Opelousas High gym. North Central is the top seed on both the boys and girls brackets. The tournament begins at 3:30 p.m. as the No. 3 Northwest Lady Raiders (3-4) face the No. 6 Port Barre Lady Devils (1-1).

Eunice rallies past Panthers for 3-A championship

EDITOR’S NOTE: Eunice News sports writer John Burson and sports editor Tom Dodge combined for this story. NEW ORLEANS – It may be difficult to say defense wins championships after Eunice High’s 59-47 victory over Sterlington Friday in the Class 3-A title game.

BOBCATS WIN STATE TITLE

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor NEW ORLEANS – The clock was nearing midnight but the loud crowd was just getting started as a sea of green and white screamed “EHS, EHS, EHS” as the Bobcats captured the Class 3-A state title Friday night at the Mercedes Benz Superdome.

No. 2 Eunice to face No. 4 Panthers in Class 3-A title game

The run to the championship game for the Bobcats has been an impressive turnaround from the 5-6 finish in 2017. “This has been a great season,” EHS head coach Paul Trosclair said. “We are playing good football.

Bobcats’ fourth Dome trip

The Bobcat faithful will fill their side of the Superdome in New Orleans Friday night when Eunice faces Sterlington for the Class 3-A championship. This is the fourth trip for the Bobcats and Eunice (12-2) is designated as the the home team against the Panthers (12-2).

Deshotel reflects on playing days

NEW ORLEANS – It has been 20 years since Ryan Deshotel touched the turf of the Louisiana Superdome. Friday, Deshotel will be coaching on the sidelines as Eunice takes on Sterlington for the Class 3-A state championship.

Bobcats are Dome-bound

The local fans wanted a rematch between No. 1 Iota and No. 2 Eunice in the Class 3-A state championship. But that won’t happen as Eunice rolled to a 19-0 win over No. 3 Kaplan and No. 4 Sterlington stunned Iota as the Panthers grabbed a 21-12 win over the Bulldogs.

Bobcats to battle Pirates in Class 3-A semifinals

It was 1997 and 1998 the last times the Eunice Bobcats advanced to the state semifinals. That season, Eunice rolled to a 21-0 win over Bastrop to earn back-to-back trips to the 4A championship game. “It is hard to get to this point,” Eunice head coach Paul Trosclair said.