High School Sports

Bulldogs, Bobcats and Jays win in jamboree

The Bulldogs, Bobcats and Blue Jays all earned wins in the 2018 Joe Nagata Memorial jamboree held Friday at St. Edmund’s stadium. Iota’s offense was affective in the Bulldogs’ 35-15 win over the Southside Sharks.

Evangeline Parish football teams get ready for jamboree

It is that time of the year again where football coaches around the state begin to find out who on their team is ready to play and who is not quite up to getting on the field just yet. It is also the time where schemes are evaluated and staffs tweak their playbooks for the regular season opener.

Iota, Notre Dame jayvee to compete in Joe Nagata Memorial Jamboree Friday

The sixth annual Joe Nagata Memorial jamboree will have a new twist this season with the addition of the third game to the format. The Nagata jamboree will be held Aug. 24 at St. Edmund’s Blue Jay Field. The Iota Bulldogs will take on the Southside Sharks at 6 p.m. in the opening game.

Jamborees kick of football season

The exciting pre-season round of jamborees begins tonight in Church Point. The Bears are coming off their first out-right district championship as Church Point plays host to the Acadia – Vermilion Parish jamboree. Kaplan will take on Rayne at 6 p.m., followed by Church Point – Erath at 7:30 p.m.

Iota’s offense shines against Vermilion Catholic

For the first time in 2018, the Iota High School football team had an opportunity to share the field with another team. On Thursday, they traveled to Abbeville to practice and scrimmage against the Vermilion Catholic Eagles.

Wall impressed with Gents in three-way scrimmage

It was only a scrimmage, but Crowley High football coach Jeptha Wall left the Gents’ first test of the 2018 season with reason to smile Friday. The Gents hosted a three-way scrimmage with St.

Pios pass the scrimmage phase of preseason

Notre Dame squared off against St. Thomas More Thursday in their annual skills and drills scrimmage heading into jamboree action this week. The teams matched up for inside blocking drills, passing skels and defensive rush drills. The scrimmage concluded with a team on team scrimmage.

Berwick High has big shoes to fill in 2018

Berwick High School lost two of the state’s best receivers to college football, but the cupboard is far from empty in 2018. First, Berwick hired Mike Walker as head coach and athletic director in February to replace Eric Holden, who resigned after two seasons.

Morgan City Tigers show improvement in scrimmage

While Morgan City High School may not have scored during its scrimmage Friday with H.L. Bourgeois, the Tigers’ offense certainly got better during the two-plus hours of work against its Terrebonne Parish opponent.

Key LHSAA football rule changes designed to enhance player safety

The one-year experiment that allowed the LHSAA to use the “tackle box” rule available to NCAA football teams is over. However, two other rule changes designed to enhance player safety do go into effect this fall.