High School Sports

LHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

St. Edmund, Church Point, Iota and Basile all earned first-round home games, while Eunice will travel to open the high school football playoffs Friday night.

Bulldogs clip Bobcats in OT

IOTA – The battle for second place in District 5-3A resulted in an offensive explosion between the Iota High Bulldogs and the Eunice High Bobcats here Friday.

Blue Jays win district title

By Tom Dodge Sports Editor MERRYVILLE – With its 41-22 win over Merryville Thursday night, St. Edmund sealed its first district title since 2014. The Blue Jays (9-1, 7-0) now await to see who they will face in the opening round of the Division IV playoffs.

Bobcats, Dogs clash in finale

The District 5-3A title has been won by the Church Point Bears, but the Bobcats and Bulldogs still have plenty of reasons to fight in the regular season finale Friday at Iota. Eunice is coming off a crucial 14-7 win over Northwest as the Bobcats are riding a four-game winning streak.

Five local teams earn volleyball playoff berths

The 2017 prep volleyball regular season is in the books and five of Acadia Parish’s six teams learned their postseason fate on Sunday when the LHSAA released its playoff brackets. Notre Dame headlines the list of area teams, earning the No. 2 seed in the Division IV playoffs.

Blue Jays play for district title at Merryville

The Blue Jays have already earned a share of the District 4-1A title. But St. Edmund can win its first championship since 2014 with a victory Thursday night at Merryville. “This a very important game,” St. Edmund head coach Andy Hargroder said.

Blue Jays run past Warriors

LAKE CHARLES – The Blue Jays sealed at least a share of the District 4-1A title Friday night as St. Edmund grabbed a 280-12 win over Hamilton Christian.

Bobcats clip Raiders, 14-7

The Eunice High Bobcats rallied for two touchdowns in the second half to claim a 14-7 victory over the Northwest High Raiders in district 5-3A football action at Bobcat Stadium on Thursday.

Blue Jays visit 2-5 Warriors

St. Edmund moved one step closer to the District 4-1A title with a 29-7 homecoming win over Grand Lake. The Blue Jays (7-1, 5-0) travel to Hamilton Christian (2-5, 2-3) with a chance to seal at least a share of the title. “We set a goal that we wanted to win out after the loss to Sacred Heart,” St.

Eunice, Northwest clash Thursday at Bobcat Field

Since 2009, the Bobcats are 7-1 over the Raiders, as Eunice has outscored Northwest 293 to 131 points. But the Raiders grabbed a 14-7 win last season to earn the district title as Northwest rolled to a 12-2 quarterfinal finish. The two will clash Thursday night at Bobcat Field as No.