High School Sports

Second half surge propels Dogs past Tigers

In a game that featured two 2-0 teams, Iota turned a 21-21 halftime tie into a runaway win, 42-21, thanks to a staunch defense led by the pass rushing of Tayte Langley (2 sacks) and a motivated group of run defenders. In the first half it was a different story as the scoring went back and forth.

Cecilia outlasts Gents in absolute slugfest

If the field conditions were decent, Crowley High coach Jeptha Wall pretty much figured his Gents’ home contest against Cecilia Friday evening could possibly turn into a shootout. They were and it was.

Rayne’s skid continues with loss to Eunice

Despite a quick score by the Wolves early on during Friday night football action, the Eunice High Bobcats pulled off a 36-14 non-district win, a familiar storyline Rayne High has suffered during their first three games of the 2018 season.

Bears upend Pirates in Top 10 battle

No. 4 Church Point remained undefeated on the season as the Bears battled for a 30-24 win over Kaplan. Church Point jumped out to a 6-0 lead as Gavin Richard scored on a five-yard run with 6:05 left in the first period. The Pirates responded with an eight-yard touchdown run by Braylin Romero.

Jays shut out Demons, 27-0

MAMOU – With only a 7-0 lead at the break, St. Edmund broke the game open in the second half as the Blue Jays shut out Mamou, 27-0.

Bobcats run past Wolves

The Bobcats remained undefeated on the season as Eunice High celebrared homecoming with a 36-14 victory over the Rayne Wolves. The Wolves an early 7-0 lead as they received the opening kickoff and drove down the field behind running of John Daigle and Darion Senegal.

Bobcats celebrate homecoming

The Eunice Bobcats are undefeated heading into Friday’s homecoming date with the Rayne Wolves. The Bobcats (2-0) rolled to a 33-23 win over No. 10 Jennings last week after a 53-24 victory over Opelousas High. “It was big to get that win,” Eunice head coach Paul Trosclair said.

Blue Jays visit Green Demons

MAMOU – St. Edmund suffered a loss to rival Sacred Heart of Ville Patte for the second year in a row, but that could help the Blue Jays. After a 29-21 loss to the Trojans last season, the Blue Jays then went on an eight-game win streak and captured the District 4-1A title.

Basile pounds out big inter-parish win over Mamou

BASILE -- The Mamou Demons were double teamed Friday night by a dominant Basile Bearcat team and numerous penalties and miscues that cost them a tough 36-0 loss. Basile moves to 1-1 on the season and will host the Sacred Heart Trojans this Friday night.

Crowley dominates Westlake to remain unbeaten

When the Westlake Rams marched 60 yards for a touchdown to open Friday’s game at Crowley High, little did the visitors know that the impressive drive and score would wind up being their lone highlight of the night.