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The Abbeville Wildcats came close to pulling off an upset against Franklinton on Thursday.
With two minutes remaining in the game, the Wildcats had an opportunity to score the winning touchdown but misfired on four consecutive passes, ultimately losing 34-28 to Franklinton.
Interim AHS head coach Trevor Eaton expressed pride in his team’s performance, as they now hold a record of 2-1 under his leadership.
“Our guys have no reason to hang their heads,” Eaton stated. “I am very proud of these kids. The rest of our schedule needs to take notice.”

BATON ROUGE - For the second consecutive year, the Kaplan Pirates defeated the Class 1A Southern Lab Kittens. The Pirates outscored Southern Lab 13-0 in the second half en route to a 27-18 win on Thursday.
With this victory, Kaplan improves to a record of 5-2, with three games remaining in the season. The Pirates will travel to Abbeville to face the Wildcats, who have a record of 2-5, in the district opener for both teams. That game is scheduled for Thursday.

The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles traveled across town and swept the Abbeville Lady Wildcats on Thursday, 25-16, 25-19, 25-16.
While VC got the win, Abbeville kept it interesting in all three sets. Lady Eagles head coach Kristin Son acknowledged the Lady Cats improvement. She felt that caught her team off guard.
“They were really scrappy,” Son said. “They were much better than last time we played. That threw us off in the beginning. We need to be able to play good, clean vo