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VC No. 1 in Class A prep rankings

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 3:44pm

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles jumped up to the No. 1 spot in the latest Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class A football poll after a 42-8 road win over Jeanerette this past Friday.
The Eagles (7-0) climbed one spot from second after previous No. 1 Ouachita Christian (6-1)lost a game to Harding Academy, 31-14, in a game played at Hyatt Field in Monticello, Arkansas. Harding Academy (7-0) is located in Searcy, Arkansas.

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Vermilion Catholic offensive lineman Jackson Trahan (60) escorts receiver Ross Dartez (4) to the end zone on a 45-yard touchdown pass play on Friday night at Jeanerette.

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Vermilion Catholic linebacker Allen McLain (16) makes a diving tackle to stop Jeanerette quarterback Dominick Lewis (5) on Friday night. The Eagles won the District 7-A football game at Jeanerette, 42-8.

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Vermilion Catholic defenders William Simon (14) and Ty Williams stop Jeanerette receiver Steven Lively (12) asEthan Landry (7) of VC closes in on Friday night in Jeanerette.

Vermilion Catholic manhandles Jeanerette

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 12:31pm

JEANERETTE – Vermilion Catholic piled up 400 yards of offense, and its defense was relentless in a 42-8 win over Jeanerette on Friday that kept the Eagles unbeaten on the season at 7-0 overall and 3-0 in District 7-A action.
VC moves up to No. 2 in the Select Division IV Power rankings.
The Eagles scored on all six of their first-half possessions to lead 42-0 at halftime, triggering an automatic running clock for the second half. Jeanerette was held to 202 total yards and scored on the game’s last play with under a minute remaining on the running clock.

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Abbeville’s Tahj Judge ran the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown on Friday.

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Edmar Simon III had only six carries but four were for touchdowns. He also converted three 2-point plays for AHS.

Abbeville scores 60 against Crowley

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 11:27am

CROWLEY - The first play set the tone for the Abbeville Wildcats against Crowley on Friday.
The Gents kicked off, and Abbeville’s Tahj Judge ran the kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, and the blowout was underway.
The Wildcats (5-2) cruised to a 60-13 win over the 0-7 Crowley Gents.
Abbeville is now ranked No. 17 in the latest Division II Non-Select power ranking.
It has been over 20 years since the last Wildcat football team scored 60 or more points.
Last year, they scored 56 against West St. Mary; in 2015, Abbeville scored 58 against Berwick.

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Kaplan defensive end Remy Broussard sacks EHS quarterback Jack Landry. Broussard finished with four sacks.

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Erath defender Landon Lemaire (28) wraps his arms around Kaplan running back Daylon Landry.

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Payton Pickens of Erath catches a big pass while Kaplan's Isaiah Theriot gets ready to tackle him.

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Kaplan's Bradyn Bearb tries to go around the end with Erath's Aiden Bourque trying to tackle him.

Kaplan off to best start since 2016 season

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 12:15am

ERATH - The Kaplan Pirates are in a place they have not been since the 2016 season when they won 13 straight games before falling to Amite in the semifinals of the playoffs.
On Friday, the Pirates beat the Erath Bobcats 16-13 and improved to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the district.
The last great start for a Pirate team was the 2016 Pirates, under former head coach Stephen Lotief.
KHS head coach Cory Brodie was proud of his team for winning their second straight district game.

North Vermilion rally falls short at Westgate

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 11:06am

NEW IBERIA — The North Vermilion Tigers rallied in the second half but fell short, 19-13, in a District 5-4A game at Westgate on Thursday night.
The Patriots (2-5 overall, 0-2 district) rallied in the fourth quarter on a touchdown pass from Logan Thompson to Myles Johnson with about 11 minutes to go. The 2-point try failed.
North Vermilion then kicked off, and on the ensuing series, Patriots defensive back James Higinbotham intercepted a pass and returned it about 25 yards for a pick 6 to get the Patriots to within 19-13 following the PAT.

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