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The North Vermilion Lady Patriots headed south down 167 Thursday night and scored a four-set victory over the Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles at Kim Guidry Gym, 20-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-18.
The gym was packed, and the intensity was high as the two rivals took the court. NV head coach Ashly Boudreaux thought playing against familiar faces gave her team a boost.

The Abbeville Lady Wildcats showed glimpses of their capabilities in a four-set loss the Breaux Bridge Lady Tigers on Tuesday, 13-25, 25-21, 15-25, 18-25.
The Lady Cats (0-4) started slow, then rallied to win the second set in come-from-behind-fashion, before being unable to rally in the third and fourth sets. Head coach Madison Trahan said her team’s emotions got the best of them.
“I saw a lot of people get in their feelings when things started going bad,” Trahan said. “Then I also saw a really good team, at times. And then we got back in

KAPLAN – The Kaplan Pirates dismantled the Berwick Panthers 49-0 at Ed Douglas Memorial Stadium Friday night, giving head coach John Thompson his first career win.
When asked about win number one, Thomspon gave credit to his team. He said they had a great week of practice, and it showed.
“These kids played their butts off tonight,” Thompson said. “We pushed them in practice this week. We corrected the mistakes, and they got it done. I’m proud of them.”
He did admit the gravity of win number one hadn’t quite sunk in.