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The Kaplan Pirates stayed alive in the playoff picture by beating the Franklin Hornets, 55-40, on Friday at home.
The Pirates entered Friday’s game seeded No. 35 in the latest Class 3A LHSAA Power Rankings.
The top 32 earn a bid to the playoffs.
With the win, Kaplan could move up a notch or two in the standings.
After a slow first half (16 points scored by Kaplan), the team stepped it up in the second half.
Kaplan scored 37 points, including 24 in the fourth period.
Three Pirates finished with double digit scoring.

The Kaplan Pirates have four wrestlers who have reached the semifinals of the Division III state wrestling tournament.
Reaching the semifinals were Adam Gaspard (138 pound weight), Trae Case (170 pound weight), Julius Johnson (182 pound weight) and Austin Stelly (195 pound weight).
They will continue to wrestle Saturday morning in Bossier City.

Devren Constantine could have hung up his football cleats after high school and begin a new chapter in his life. Instead, he decided to continue chasing his dream of playing football on the college level.
Today, Constantine is making his dream a reality.
The former Vermilion Catholic wide receiver, who graduated last year, signed a football scholarship to a small Division II college called Oklahoma Panhandle State, located in the town of Goodwell, Ok.
Goodwell’s population is 1,300 people while the enrollment on the four-year college is 1,700.