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North Vermilion beats Varnado in a close game

LEROY - The North Vermilion Patriots gave their homecoming crowd a thrilling game to watch. The Class 3A Patriots scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Class 1A Varnado Wildcats 35-18. While the score looked like a blowout, it was not.

Ground game works for Kaplan against Kinder

KAPLAN - The Kaplan Pirates did not do any thing fancy or use trickery to beat Kinder on Friday. They did what they normally do - run the football. The Pirates have shown when they run for more than 260 yards a game in 2017, they win games.

Vermilion Catholic knocks off Hanson

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles took care of business on Friday by whipping the Hanson Tigers, 17-0. The victory puts VC at 1-0 in district and now 3-1 overall. After a scoreless first quarter, the Eagles scored a touchdown to lead 7-0 at half.

Abbeville High has more bad luck than good luck against Breaux Bridge

There is no doubt the Abbeville Wildcats have luck. But on Friday, it was not good luck. When the Wildcats (1-3) would do something positive in the game against the Breaux Bridge Tigers, bad luck would strike on the very next play.

Marksville rolls over Winnfield; Bunkie loses late and Avoyelles drops a game

Friday, September 22, games Marksville (2-2) 42 - Winnfield (0-4) 14 Welsh (4-0) 41 - Avoyelles (2-2) 8 DeQuincy (2-2) 29 - Bunkie (0-4) 21 Thursday, September 28, game Marksville (2-2) at Abbeville (1-2) Friday, September 29, games Grant (1-3) at Bunkie (0-4) homecoming Avoyelles (2-2) at...

Blue Jays run past Bearcats

There were chants of “Bearcat boudin” and “Blue Jay gumbo” early in the game. When it was over, St. Edmund grabbed a 28-7 win over district rival Basile at Blue Jay Field. “It was good to open district with a win,” St. Edmund head coach Andy Hargroder said.

Blue Jays, Bearcats collide

Sept. 14, 1961. That was the first time the Bearcats and Blue Jays faced each other in 11-man football as Basile won 28-12. 29-28. That is last year’s final score as St. Edmund won over Basile in double overtime. The two rivals open District 4-1A play Friday night at Blue Jay Field.

Bobcats host Crowley in 5-3A opener

The Eunice Bobcats open District 5-3A competition Friday at home against Crowley. After back-to-back losses to Jennings and Rayne, Eunice (1-2) is looking to bounce back against the Gents (2-1). But injuries and illness have forced the Bobcats to change their line-up this week.

Jays soar past Mamou, 55-18

The Blue Jays improved to 2-1 on the season as St. Edmund cruised to a 55-18 win over Mamou. “This a good win for us,” St. Edmund head coach Andy Hargroder said. “We corrected a lot of mistakes and eliminated alot of pentalties from before.

Rayne runs past Bobcats

RAYNE – The Eunice High Bobcats got off to a good start here Friday against the Rayne High Wolves when Avery Lee returned the opening kickoff of the Wolves 60 yards to the Rayne 30-yard line.