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Blue Jays soar past Hanson

The Blue Jays grabbed control of the game early as St. Edmund jumped out to a 38-0 halftime advantage and finished with a 45-12 win over Hanson Memorial.

Blue Jays face Tigers in opener

The St. Emund Blue Jays open the 2018 season at home Friday night against Hanson Memorial.
The Blue Jays rolled to a 35-6 win over the Tigers in last year’s season opener en route to a 10-2 overall finish.

Bobcats visit OHS

The Eunice Bobcats look to start the 2018 season with a road win over the Opelousas High Tigers.
“Every body wants to start their season on a high note,” EHS head coach Paul Trosclair said. “Hopefully we will play well.”

Annual picks battle begins this week

The annual tradition of sportswriters and media types making wild predictions is upon us again.
You don’t have to agree with the choices – but please don’t cuss us or throw things at our cars.

Changing schemes

VILLE PLATTE – They say that one man does not make a team.
Although that sentiment may be true, losing a key piece to a puzzle that has been in the making for the last four years can truly put a kink in completing the job at hand.

Perfection attained

Only two teams in the storied football history of the Halls of Troy have gone through a regular season undefeated. The first Sacred Heart team to do so was in 1949, and the only other team to do so was in 1971.

Church Point cruises past Erath

The Church Point Bears rolled to a 32-7 win over Erath Thursday night in the Acadia – Vermilion Parish jamboree.
The Bears grabbed a 6-0 lead with 9:34 left in the first half on a nine-yard run by Gavin Richard.

Rayne slips past Kaplan

With a quick score in the opening minutes of Thursday’s first game of the 2018 Acadia-Vermilion Jamboree, the Rayne High Wolves took the lead and held on for a slim 13-12 jamboree win over Kaplan.

Crowley holds off North Vermilion with blocked field goal

In a back-and-forth contest, the Crowley Gents desperately needed a big play late in the game during their matchup with North Vermilion in the final game of the Acadia/Vermilion Jamboree Friday night.
And that’s exactly what they got.

Smooth start for Notre Dame in Kiwanis Jamboree

With all the changes to personnel entering this season, Notre Dame sure looked ahead of schedule Friday night against Carencro in the Kiwanis Jamboree at Cajun Field.