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North Vermilion falls to Ascension

Coach Matt Desormeaux’s Ascension Episcopal Blue Gator took momentum from a 95-yard drive and opted to go for the win instead of overtime Friday night here at Patriots Stadium. And boy did the gamble pay off.

Gueydan improves to 3-0

GUEYDAN - Could history be in the making at Gueydan High School this football season? The Bears have improved to 3-0 after crushing South Cameron, 34-0, in a Thursday night game in Gueydan.

Vermilion Catholic handles Erath

The VC Eagles beat parish rival, the Erath’s Bobcats, 34-11, on Friday. The Eagles got down 3-0 when Erath scored on its first possession. But, only giving up three points sent a message that scoring was not going to come easy against VC’s defense.

Abbevlle scores 50 points in win over Jeanerette

The Abbeville Wildcats needed to beat the Jeanerette Tigers on Friday. The week before, the Wildcats committed 11 turnovers and were beaten badly by Church Point. Abbeville head coach Kevin Kern could not afford to watch his team sink another week.

Notre Dame continues mastery of Teurlings

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Outweighed on both sides of the line, it mattered not to the Pios lined up against their bigger opponents. The outcome was typical of most past football games against Teurlings. Notre Dame saw a 78-yard C.J.

Second half surge propels Dogs past Tigers

In a game that featured two 2-0 teams, Iota turned a 21-21 halftime tie into a runaway win, 42-21, thanks to a staunch defense led by the pass rushing of Tayte Langley (2 sacks) and a motivated group of run defenders. In the first half it was a different story as the scoring went back and forth.

Cecilia outlasts Gents in absolute slugfest

If the field conditions were decent, Crowley High coach Jeptha Wall pretty much figured his Gents’ home contest against Cecilia Friday evening could possibly turn into a shootout. They were and it was.

Rayne’s skid continues with loss to Eunice

Despite a quick score by the Wolves early on during Friday night football action, the Eunice High Bobcats pulled off a 36-14 non-district win, a familiar storyline Rayne High has suffered during their first three games of the 2018 season.

Bears upend Pirates in Top 10 battle

No. 4 Church Point remained undefeated on the season as the Bears battled for a 30-24 win over Kaplan. Church Point jumped out to a 6-0 lead as Gavin Richard scored on a five-yard run with 6:05 left in the first period. The Pirates responded with an eight-yard touchdown run by Braylin Romero.

Jays shut out Demons, 27-0

MAMOU – With only a 7-0 lead at the break, St. Edmund broke the game open in the second half as the Blue Jays shut out Mamou, 27-0.