PORT BARRE – The early going in the District 4-3A encounter between the Eunice High Bobcats and the Port Barre High Red Devils saw both teams struggling to make plays.
ELTON – The District 4-1A battle will begin to take shape this week as St. Edmund visits Elton.
The Indians lost their first three games against Lake Arthur (42-13), East Beauregard (321-18) and Rosepine (43-20).
PORT BARRE – Eunice led 20-6 against Church Point as the game moved to the fourth quarter, but the Bears exploded for 16 points in the final period to rally for a 22-20 win over the Bobcats.
For the third week in a row, the Blue Jay defense recorded a shut out as St. Edmund rolled to a 31-0 homecoming win over South Cameron.
The District 5-3A battle between the Eunice Bobcats and the Church Point Bears saw both teams providing their fans with highlights on both offense and defense, with the Bears finally claiming the victory by a by a 22-20 margin in back-and-forth ac
CLASS 5A
School rec pts prev
1. John Curtis (9) 4-0 119 1
2. West Monroe (1) 4-0 99 2
3. East Ascension 4-0 85 3
4. Zachary 3-1 83 4
5. Acadiana 4-0 73 5
6. Catholic-BR 3-1 70 6
The undefeated Iota Bulldogs (4-0) will be on the road this Friday to take on the winless Mamou Demons.
Homecoming week is usually filled with festivities and excitement.
But this week as St. Edmund prepares to take on South Cameron, the Blue Jays are also dealing with the death of Gracie Marie Zaunbrecher.
Heading in to the Church Point game last year, the Bobcats had a 1-3 record.
Not many expected Eunice to begin the 2018 season 4-0 with wins over Opelousas (53-36), Jennings (33-23), Rayne (36-14) and Crowley (36-32).
BASILE – It all started with a 30-minute lightning delay just prior to the kickoff between the Blue Jays and the Bearcats.