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Evangeline Downs Results For Thursday 10/4/18

Evangeline Downs Results For Thursday 10/4/18 POST TIME: 05:35 PM RACE 1 $9,500 - 3 yo's & up, 870 Y, QH OCL $12,500 4 Mr Desert Streak (Blake, D.) $12.80 $6.60 $5.40 3 Dwaynes First Perry (Edison, R.) $13.00 $6.20 7 Rakin in the Jax (Castaneda, N.) $4.80 Exacta (4-3), $85.

Blue Jays visit Elton

ELTON – The District 4-1A battle will begin to take shape this week as St. Edmund visits Elton. The Indians lost their first three games against Lake Arthur (42-13), East Beauregard (321-18) and Rosepine (43-20). Elton then earned district wins over Grand Lake (42-16) and Hamilton Christian (16-0).

Bobcats look to rebound

PORT BARRE – Eunice led 20-6 against Church Point as the game moved to the fourth quarter, but the Bears exploded for 16 points in the final period to rally for a 22-20 win over the Bobcats.

Blue Jays run

For the third week in a row, the Blue Jay defense recorded a shut out as St. Edmund rolled to a 31-0 homecoming win over South Cameron. “It was a great job to earn the win,” St. Edmund head coach Andy Hargroder said.

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.