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Bears rally past Bobcats

The District 5-3A battle between the Eunice Bobcats and the Church Point Bears saw both teams providing their fans with highlights on both offense and defense, with the Bears finally claiming the victory by a by a 22-20 margin in back-and-forth action in Friday night at Bobcat Field.

LSWA Prep Polls

CLASS 5A School rec pts prev 1. John Curtis (9) 4-0 119 1 2. West Monroe (1) 4-0 99 2 3. East Ascension 4-0 85 3 4. Zachary 3-1 83 4 5. Acadiana 4-0 73 5 6. Catholic-BR 3-1 70 6 7. Destrehan 3-1 61 7 8. Barbe 4-0 53 9 9. John Ehret 3-1 35 10 10.

Bulldogs not looking past Mamou

The undefeated Iota Bulldogs (4-0) will be on the road this Friday to take on the winless Mamou Demons.

Jays face Tarpons for homecoming

Homecoming week is usually filled with festivities and excitement. But this week as St. Edmund prepares to take on South Cameron, the Blue Jays are also dealing with the death of Gracie Marie Zaunbrecher.

Bobcats, Bears collide

Heading in to the Church Point game last year, the Bobcats had a 1-3 record. Not many expected Eunice to begin the 2018 season 4-0 with wins over Opelousas (53-36), Jennings (33-23), Rayne (36-14) and Crowley (36-32). “We exceeded what we thought was possible,” EHS head coach Paul Trosclair said.

Blue Jays shut out Bearcats

BASILE – It all started with a 30-minute lightning delay just prior to the kickoff between the Blue Jays and the Bearcats. It finished with the thunder of the St. Edmund defense earning a 14-0 shutout over No. 10 Basile in the District 4-1A opener.

Bobcats rally for win over Gents

CROWLEY – The Eunice High Bobcats improved their record to 4-0 with a 36-32 victory over the Crowley High Gents in District 5-3A action here Thursday night.

Blue Jays invade Bearcat territory

Basile – St. Edmund. That’s all that needs to be said as the Blue Jays visit rival Basile Friday night. There will be chants of “Bearcat boudin” and “Blue Jay gumbo” all game as two teams for the upper hand in the District 4-1A opener. The series started in 1961 and was played every year until 2009.

Bobcats open district against Crowley Gents

Eunice is undefeated after three weeks as the Bobcat nation celebrated wins over Opelousas, Jennings and Rayne. “It is a pleasant surprise to see us at 3-0,” Eunice head coach Paul Trosclair said after the Bobcats opened the 2017 season 1-4.

Pine Prairie blows past Beau Chene to pick up first win

BEAU CHENE -- The Pine Prairie Panthers trounced the Beau Chene Gators 34-7 in a highly physical brawl to pick up their first win after a rough start to the season. The Panthers improve to 1-2 on the year and will host Church Point Friday night in their first district game of the season.