Sports

Parish tournament starts today

LEBEAU – The annual St. Landry Parish basketball tournament tips off today at North Central. The No. 2 seed Northwest Raiders face No. 7 Port Barre Red Devils at 2:30 p.m. The No. 4 Eunice Lady Bobcats will take on No. 6 Port Barre at 4 p.m.

Marcantel to play in All-Star game

ALEXANDRIA – The star and his coach will be together one last time on the football field at the second-annual Louisiana Gridiron Football All-Star Game. Well not exactly together – as Blue Jay senior Peyton Marcantel was selected to play for the Red team and St.

Rivals Blue Jays, Basile split games

St. Edmund and Basile split games Tuesday as the two rivals faced off in non-district battles. SEH 66, Basile 52 In the boys action, the St. Edmund Blue Jays exploded for 21 points in the first quarter as St. Ed’s earned a 66-42 win.

Eunice places 16 on 4-4A All-District list

The Bobcats finished as co-champions in their first season back in District 4-4A and Eunice placed 16 players on the All-District lists. Eunice finished the season 9-3 overall, 3-1 in district. The No. 9 Bobcats opened the playoffs with a 35-27 win over No.

Blue Jays, Lady Jays suffer defeats

LOREAUVILLE – Turnovers and missed free throws were costly for St. Edmund as Loreauville earned a 47-34 win over the Blue Jays. The Tigers (2-2) held a slim 11-10 advantage after the first quarter but started to pull away with a 13-8 second period run.

Vikings run past Bobcats

The Vikings started the game with a 9-2 run and the Bobcats were never able to catch up as Eunice suffered a 90-55 loss to Opelousas Catholic. As soon as tip-off occurred, OC’s Caleb Relbin came out strong and knocked down a three pointer to start the game.

Local teams earn wins

OPELOUSAS – After a sluggish second period, the Bobcats used a strong fourth quarter as Eunice earned a 62-54 win over Port Barre in the Opelousas Catholic tournament. Eunice (1-1) will travel to J.S. Clark next Monday and Northwest on Tuesday before participating in the St.

Northwest runs past Bobcats

OPELOUSAS – Eunice began strong, but Northwest finished with a 82-35 win over the Bobcats in the Opelousas Catholic tournament. In the season opener for the Bobcats, Eunice jumped out to a 23-15 first quarter lead. Trey Cooper hit an early three-pointer and Simeon Ardoin added a drive in the lane.

Lady Bobcats fall in Acadiana High tourney

SCOTT – Eunice battled the Lady Rams in the first half before Acadiana High earned a 41-34 win over the Lady Bobcats. Acadiana High (5-2) jumped out to a 16-10 first quarter lead, aided by six points from Nikki Goodman.

Blue Jays fall to Vinton, 47-30

St. Edmund opened with a 7-0 run against the Lions, but Vinton finished with a 47-30 victory over the Blue Jays. Kieran Davis scored on a put-back bucket, Henry Brown nailed a trey and Esston Coleman scored in the lane as St. Edmund jumped out to an early lead.