High School Sports

Girls playoffs begin Thursday

Eight local teams begin the girls basketball playoffs today with the hopes of beginning the trek to the state tournament in Alexandria. In Class 3-A, No. 14 Eunice (17-10) will entertain No. 19 Avoyelles (21-9) at 6:30 p.m. today. This is third time the Lady Bobcats have earned a playoff berth.

Gaspard signs with Wildcats

From Bobcat to Wildcat. When Eunice High’s Brody Gaspard signed his national letter of intent to play football at Louisiana College on Wednesday, he changed from one feline mascot to another. “I like the atmosphere there,” Gaspard said of LC. “Plus it is really big on education.

St. Ed’s, Warriors grab split

The Lady Jays earned a key District 4-1A win Tuesday as St. Edmund rolled to a 64-25 victory over Hamilton Christian. With the win, No. 15 Lady Jays improve to 10-15 overall and 7-6 in district. St. Edmund closes the regular season Friday night at home against No. 3 Merryville (20-6, 12-0).

Lady Bobcats earn key wins, Bobcats fall twice

The Eunice High School Lady Bobcats improved their overall record to 16-10 overall and district mark to 7-6 with a 38-28 victory over the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers in District 5-3A action at the Eunice High gym.

Bobcats hold football awards ceremony

The Eunice High football athletic awards program was held Wednesday. After touching on some of the honors and accomplishments of the team, head coach Paul Trosclair presented a plaque to coach John McLemore to honor his years of service to the football program.

St. Edmund holds Senior Night

The St. Edmund Lady Jays grabbed a key 47-37 District 4-1A win over Oberlin on Senior Night. The Lady Jays (9-13 overall, 6-5 in district) jumped out to a 17-5 first quarter lead, aided by six points from Abby Miller. St.

Lady Cats down Lady Bears

The Eunice High Lady Bobcats earned a 58-44 home victory over the Church Point Lady Bears in District 5-3A basketball action.

Eunice splits games with Mamou

MAMOU – The Eunice High Lady Bobcats continued District 5-3A basketball action here Thursday with a 53-37 victory over the Mamou Lady Green Demons. The Lady Bobcats captured a first quarter lead, outscoring Mamou 12-9, thanks to the scoring of Stacie White and Shania Malveaux.

St. Edmund splits with South Camerom

In a game dominated by defense, it all came down to free throws as St Edmund earned a 34-31 win over South Cameron. Trailing 30-29 with less than two minutes remaining, the Lady Jays pushed in five free throws to seal the victory. Gabby Fontenot hit two from the charity stripe to help St.

Iota earns sweep over Eunice

IOTA – The Eunice High Lady Bobcats stayed within striking distance of the Iota High School Lady Bulldogs for three quarters, but were unable to catch the Lady Bulldogs, who sealed the win with a 15-10 advantage in the fourth quarter.