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Cameron Samuels (0) breaks a tackle and heads up field for the first of his three touchdowns against LaGrange.

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Jacolby Campbell hustles for yardage after a reception for AHS.

Abbeville High ends 14 game losing streak

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 9:37am

The 14-game losing streak has come to an end for the Abbeville Wildcats. This streak, which began during a winless 0-10 season last year, was halted when the Wildcats managed to fend off a determined LaGrange Gators (1-4) team with a score of 20-14.
The contest came down to the final seconds when LaGrange had a chance to win the game with three seconds left and eight yards away from the end zone.
On fourth down and goal from the 8, Abbeville linebacker  Chayson Gray made the biggest tackle of the season when he sacked the quarterback as time expired.

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After running in for a touchdown, EHS quarterback Jack Landry celebrates with the student body.

Erath is off to a 5-0 start

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 9:34am

ERATH – The Erath Bobcats gave up a touchdown on the game’s first play, then scored 43-straight points en route to a 43-15 shellacking of the Westlake Rams Friday at Robert 
 The Bobcats (5-0) are undefeated at the halfway point of the regular season and are ranked seventh in the latest Louisiana Sports Writers Association Top 10 poll.   Head coach Eric LeBlanc believes his team can be as good as they want to be.

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Hugo Morales has rushed for 489 yards in three games for Delcambre.

Delcambre off to 3-0 start for first time since 1999

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 6:44pm

DELCAMBRE - The Delcambre Panthers find themselves in a place they have not been in since the 1999 football season.
Delcambre, under new head coach Cory Brodie, is off to a 3-0 start. The last time a Delcambre team began the year 3-0 was in 1999 under former Delcambre head coach Mike Delcambre.
“It feels good to be 3-0,” said Brodie.
The 2025 Panthers will look for their fourth win on Thursday when they host Vinton (2-1). The game will be played on Thursday, starting at 7 p.m.

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Jeremy Roy runs around the corner for Kaplan.

Kaplan improves to 2-1 with win over North Vermilion

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 6:35pm

KAPLAN - The Kaplan Pirates ran for 362 yards en route to a 48-16 road victory over the North Vermilion Patriots at Ed Douglas Memorial Stadium on Friday.
The game was played in Kaplan because North Vermilion’s turf field was not yet ready.
The Pirates (2-1) scored 41 unanswered points to blow open a close game, doing most of the damage on the ground.  The three-headed monster emerging in the Kaplan backfield accounted for 341 yards and four touchdowns.

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Erath's Ayden Tallimore (13) is one of many receivers for the Bobcats.

Erath Bobcats crack Sports Writers Top 10 poll

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 6:33pm

The Erath Bobcats have cracked the top 10 in the Class 3A Lousiana Sportswriter’s Association Poll for the first time this season.
Last week the Bobcats were No. 11 but a win over the Eunice Bobcats moved them up to No. 10 in this week’s poll.
Jewel Sumner is No. 1 at 3-0 in Class 3A, while St. James (2-1) is No. 2.
In Class 1A, Vermilion Catholic is No. 7 for the second week in a row.
Haynesville (3-0) is No. 1 while Opelousas Catholic is No. 2.
Jeanerette (3-0) is No. 3 and Ascension Episcopal is No. 11.

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