NEW ORLEANS – It has been 20 years since Ryan Deshotel touched the turf of the Louisiana Superdome.
Friday, Deshotel will be coaching on the sidelines as Eunice takes on Sterlington for the Class 3-A state championship.
The local fans wanted a rematch between No. 1 Iota and No. 2 Eunice in the Class 3-A state championship.
It was 1997 and 1998 the last times the Eunice Bobcats advanced to the state semifinals.
That season, Eunice rolled to a 21-0 win over Bastrop to earn back-to-back trips to the 4A championship game.
GUEYDAN – The Honey Bears exploded for a 21-5 second-quarter run as Gueydan rallied for a 56-46 win over St. Edmund Tuesday in a non-district clash.
The Lady Jays (3-3) opened the game with a 13-9 first quarter advantage.
With the football team heading to the state semifinals, the Bobcats are short-handed on the basketball court.
The Eunice High Bobcats overcame the Madison Prep Chargers as well as a thick fog that appered over Bobcat Stadium for much of the game on their way to a 41-12 victory, earning a semifinal spot in the Class 3A football playoffs.
VILLE PLATTE – St. Edmund went 2-1 in the Turkey Tournament as the Lady Jays rolled to a 48-30 win Wednesday night over the host Sacred Heart Lady Trojans.
The Bobcats are in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2008 as No 2 Eunice will entertain No. 26 Madison Prep 7 p.m. Friday.
VILLE PLATTE – St. Edmund cruised to a 40-19 win over Westminster Christian Academy Tuesday in the second day of the at the Turkey Tournament at Sacred Heart of Ville Platte.
BASILE – In a rematch from last year’s Class 1-A playoffs, the Basile Bearcats battled the Montgomery Tigers in game between two different styles of offense.