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BASILE – In a rematch from last year’s Class 1-A playoffs, the Basile Bearcats battled the Montgomery Tigers in game between two different styles of offense.
Montgomery led 22-6 early in the second period, but Basile rallied in the second half to grab a 63-40 win.
The No. 6 Bearcats now advance to the quarterfinals and travel to No. 3 Kentwood after the Kangaroos earned a 34-6 win over No. 19 Merryville.
It only took two plays for Montgomery to grab an early lead as Tiger quarterback Logan Graves connected with J.T. Turner for a 45-yard scoring strike.

GRAND COTEAU – St. Edmund controlled the game from the opening tip as the Lady Blue Jays cruised to a 57-5 romp over the Academy of the Sacred Heart of Grand Coteau.
The Lady Jays grabbed a 12-0 first quarter lead, begun on put-back buckets by Rebecca Benoit and Savannah DeVillier.
Kinsley Marcantel then scored four straight points as St. Ed’s led, 8-0 midway through the first quarter.
DeVillier pushed in a shot on an inbound’s pass and Tanzy Miller hit a jumper in the closing seconds to push the Lady Jays ahead, 12-0.

It was catfight as the Bobcats battled the Panthers before No. 2 Eunice earned a 34-20 win over No. 31 Brusly in the first round of the Class 3-A playoffs.
Brusly (5-6) opened the first quarter by scoring on their first possession thanks to a 62-yard touchdown run by Tra Snearl and a successful PAT point to take a 7-0 lead.
But Eunice (9-2) would answer with an eight-play drive to tie the game at 7-7 with 7:39 left in the opening quarter.