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The Class 3A Coaches All-State Team was recently released and Vermilion Parish players did well on the team.
Two running backs from Vermilion Parish landed on the first team.
Elijah Mitchell of Erath and Julius Johnson of Kaplan landed on the first team as running backs.
Julius Johnson also landed on the first team defense at linebacker.
Parish players who landed on the second team are Connor Dupuy of North Vermilion at wide receiver. Payton Gaspard of Kaplan landed on the second team as a punter.

At the beginning of the season, one parent went up to North Vermilion Head Soccer Coach Mark Patin to voice his opinion about the season. The parent wanted predictions for the upcoming season.
Patin responded by saying, “We will be alright.”
The Patriots turned out to be better than alright. They turned out to be great.
NV, in its 11th season of soccer, finished with an 17-4-4 record (not counting Kaplan game on Saturday) and the winners of District 3.

The Erath Lady Bobcats (13-7) have a lot riding on Friday’s home game against the North Vermilion Lady Patriots (20-4).
Tip-off is set for around 6:15 p.m. The boys will follow.
Both teams are a lock to the Class 3A playoffs, but both teams are not a lock to play a home game in the first round.
The top 16 teams earn a home game in the first round of the playoffs.
As of today, according to the LHSAA, Erath is seeded No. 17 and would have to travel if the pairings were announced today.
NV is seeded No. 9.