High School Sports

Jays soar past Hurricanes

The St. Edmund Blue Jays celebrated homecoming with a convincing 57-0 win over the North Central Hurricanes. The Blue Jays exploded for 36 points in the first half and then added 21 more points in the third period. “It was a big win for us,” James Shiver said.

Blue Jays to celebrate homecoming

It’s homecoming week at St. Edmund as the Blue Jays will entertain North Central in a key District 5-1A contest. St. Edmund (3-3, 0-1) opened district play last week with a 35-6 loss to No. 7 Opelousas Catholic, but Blue Jay head coach James Shiver feels his team will rebound against the Hurricanes.

Bobcats brace for Indians

After a last-second 20-16 loss at Rayne, the Bobcats look to regroup Friday against the Washington – Marion Indians. “We didn’t play very well,” Eunice head coach Paul Trosclair said. I thought we would be excited to play the first district game, but it didn’t seem like it.

Wolves stun Eunice with last second TD

RAYNE – Rayne quarterback Bleyton Francis hit Darrell Weathersby for a 3-yard touchdown with three seconds left to lift the Wolves to a 20-16 win over the No. 6 Eunice Bobcats.

Vikings down Blue Jays, 35-6

OPELOUSAS – The Vikings proved worthy of their rankings as Opelousas Catholic rolled to a 35-6 win over St. Edmund Thursday in the District 5-1A opener for both teams. OC (6-0, 1-0) entered the game No. 8 in the LSWA Class 1-A polls and the second best in the LHSAA Division IV power rankings. St.

Jays down Bulldogs

The Blue Jays stopped Ville Platte on a two-point conversion in 29 seconds left in the game as St. Edmund earned a 35-33 win over Ville Platte. The start was delayed for nearly two hours because of lightning in the area.

Bobcats run past Wildcats, 33-7

After a two-hour weather delay, Eunice High cruised to a 33-7 homecoming win over the Abbeville Wildcats. On the first play of the game, Bobcat quarterback Simeon Ardoin hit a wide open Traelyn Cooper for a 55-yard play to move to the AHS 10.

Blue Jays face 2-2 Bulldogs

St. Edmund ends its non-district part of the season Friday when the Blue Jays entertain the Ville Platte Bulldogs. “It is important for us to enter district on a high note with a win,” St. Edmund head coach James Shiver said. Ville Platte (2-2) earned a 53-12 win over North Central.

Bobcats celebrate homecoming

After seven turnovers in a 28-15 loss to Breaux Bridge, Eunice High head coach Paul Trosclair said there wasn’t much need to watch the film. “I’m not sure that a whole lot of learning should take place,” he said.

Tigers stun No. 6 Bobcats

In a battle of unbeaten teams, the team that makes the least mistakes usually wins. Breaux Bridge took advantage of seven Bobcat turnover as the Tigers grabbed a 28-15 win Friday night over No. 6 Eunice. “You can’t win when you have seven turnovers,” Eunice head coach Paul Trosclair said.