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Bobcats fall in Northwest's Holiday tourney

PRAIRIE RONDE – Ville Platte exploded for 36 points in the third period to break open a close game as the Bulldogs rolled to a 80-61 win over the Eunice Bobcats in Northwest High’s Holiday tournament.

Lady Jays grab win over VC

ABBEVILLE – It was a low-scoring game that worked in the Lady Jays’ favor as St. Edmund earned a 39-32 road win over Vermilion Catholic. With the win, St. Ed’s (5-7) broke a three-game losing streak and will entertain Mamou (5-8) on Monday.

Lady Cats roll, Bobcats fall in parish tourney

LEBEAU – The Lady Bobcats used a balanced offense and a stingy defense as Eunice rolled to a 58-32 win over Port Barre to open the St. Landry Parish basketball tournament held at North Central High School. Eunice opened with a 7-2 run, aided by four points from Shanyia Toussaint.

5-1A All-District team released

Catholic High of Pointe Coupee advanced to the Division IV state championship game and the Hornets captured top honors in District 5-1A. The Hornets went 5-0 in district to slip past Opelousas Catholic and St. Edmund for the title. No. 7 Catholic–PC opened the playoffs with a 28-7 win over No.

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.