Lady Cats - six in a row

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With a margin of 18 points, the Eunice Lady Bobcats won the 2017 District 5-3A championship, their sixth straight district title.
Eunice scored 152 points, followed by Church Point (134), Ville Platte (130), Northwest (69), Port Barre (27) and Pine Prairie (8).
The Lady Cats swept the relays to help propel EHS to the win.
Jyhreh Johnson, Timia Thomas, A’mya Johnwell and Kiara White combined for a 52.40 finish in the 4x100 relay.
Johnson, Kiara White, Shanyia Toussaint and Johnwell also won the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:50.41.
Johnson, Stacie White, Toussaint and Johnwell combined to win the 4x200 relay with a time of 4:36.14.
Lady Bobcat Kiara White won the 200 meters with a time of 27.47.
She also won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 52.56 and finished third in the 100-meter hurdles (17.88).
Robbi Palmer won the high jump with a 5-0 leap.
Stacie White finished second in the 100-meter hurdles (17.69) and third in the javelin with a toss of 98-07.
Johnwell finished second in the 100 meters (13.20) and third in the 200 meters (28.56).
Jesslyn Reed finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 1:04.55.
Katherine Rougeau finished second in the javelin with a toss of 99-10.
Lakeera Garnett finished second in the triple jump with a leap of 30-8.
Timia Thomas finished third in the 100 meters with a time of 13.25.
Megan Fontenot finished third in the 3,200 meters with a time of 16:41.07.
In the boys division, the Northwest Raiders won the title with 175 points, followed by Eunice (133), Ville Platte (113), Church Point (55), Pine Prairie (28) and Port Barre (27).
Bobcat Javondre Edwards won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.16.
Malik Poullard won the triple jump with a leap of 42-02.50.
Brady Smith won the pole vault with a height of 10-6.
Poullard finished second in the 100 meters (11.5), while Richard Newman was second in the 400 meters (55.6).
Loranzo Thomas was second in the shot put with a throw of 44-4.75.
John Mayo was third in both the 1,600 meters (5:25) and the 3,200 meters (12:32.27).
James Williams, Poullard, Trevin Ceasar and Jordan Ledet finished third in the 4x100 relay with a time of 44.43.
Broddy Gaspard finished third in the discus with a throw of 112-09.
Eunice will compete at the regionals Monday at Abbeville.

District 5-1A meet
North Central won the boys title, while Westminster Christian Academy captured the girls district championship.
North Central scored 144 points, followed by Catholic High of Pointe Coupee (140), False River Academy (89), Basile (86), St. Edmund (58), Westminster Christian Academy (30).
St. Edmund’s Jacque Richard won the shot put (33-01) and the discus (118-0).
Gus Brown finished second in the 3,200 meters with a time of 11:53.30.
Jacques Soileau finished third in the pole vault with a height of 9-6.
In the girls division, WCA won with 143 points followed by Catholic High of Pointe Coupee (130), False River Academy (85), Basile (77), North Central (57) and St. Edmund (50).
Lady Jay Mallory Allain won the shot put with a throw of 33-01.
Allison Lafleur won the long jump with a leap of 14-9.50.
Anna Heinen finished second in the triple jump (28-01.50), followed by Lady Jay teammate Olivia Fuselier (28-01.50).
St. Edmund will compete at regionals Thursday at Louisiana-Lafayette.