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Blue Jays down Tigers, 34-6

OBERLIN – St. Edmund moved one step closer to the District 4-1A title as the Blue Jays stunned No. 8 Oberlin 35-6 Friday night on the defending champions’ home turf. “We did a great job on defense,” St. Edmund head coach Andy Hargroder said. “We are playing with a little more confidence each game.

Lady Pios sweep Patterson

The Notre Dame Lady Pios ran their winning streak to 10 games on Monday with a sweep of Patterson in district action. The Lady Pios (22-7, 2-0) claimed the first set, 25-12, and then completed the sweep with a pair of easy victories, 25-7 and 25-6.

Avoyelles breaks 21-year losing streak, holds on to beat Marksville, 36-30

If a young man was born the night the Marksville Tigers started their domination of the football rivalry with the Avoyelles Mustangs, he can go out and have his first legal beer tonight.

Bobcats run past Panthers

PINE PRAIRIE – The Eunice High Bobcats and the Pine Prairie Panthers made use of effective rushing attacks in a 5-3A showdown Friday night at Panther Stadium. Both teams struggled in the early going with each team turning over the football on fumbles.

Berwick to travel to Kaplan Friday

The Berwick High School Panthers will continue District 8-3A action Friday when they travel to face Kaplan High School. Berwick (5-1 overall, 1-0 in district) enters the contest ranked No. 9 in the latest Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3A poll.

Evangeline Downs Results For Thursday 10/12/17

POST TIME: 05:35 PM RACE 1 $5,000 - 3, 4, 5 & 6 yo's, 300 Y, QH MCL $10,000 1 Kb Shez One Dynasty (Watson, D.) $23.40 $6.60 $5.80 4 Eye the Candy Storm (Luna, U.) $7.60 $4.40 2 Fast as a Wreck (Magnon, D.) $4.20 Exacta (1-4), $71.70; Superfecta (1-4-2-7), $253.40; Trifecta (1-4-2), $361.

Cajuns run past Texas State

LAFAYETTE – Fueled by three takeaways the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football team won its second straight Sun Belt Conference game defeating Texas State 24-7 on Thursday night at Cajun Field in front of a national audience on ESPNU. The win moved the Ragin’ Cajuns (3-3, 2-1 Sun Belt) back to .

Top-ranked Vandebilt Catholic sweeps Berwick

Berwick High School fell to Division III’s top-ranked squad, Vandebilt Catholic, 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-16) in Berwick Tuesday in both teams’ District 8-III action. Alyssa Gray led Berwick with five kills, eight assists and 12 digs.

LSWA Prep Football Polls

The Louisiana Sports Writers Association's high school football polls are listed Class 5A-1A. First place votes are listed in parenthesis: CLASS 5A Rec.

Iota, Church Point to battle in key 5-3A tilt

Both the Iota Bulldogs and the Church Point Bears are coming off of big wins in which a star running back and a staunch defensive effort have carried them to victory. However, this week they face each other. If the Bears win, they will undoubtedly have the inside track to the title.