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Vermilion Catholic linebacker William Simon (14) sacks Ascension Episcopal’s quarterback as VC linebacker Andrew Prejean (1) closes in on Friday. VC travels to Loreauville this Friday.

Vermilion Catholic faces 2-0 Loreauville on the road Friday

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles face their third opponent from District 7-2A in three weeks on Friday when they travel to Loreauville to face the undefeated Tigers at 7 p.m. on Friday.
And as if Catholic High of New Iberia (1-1) and Ascension Episcopal (1-1) weren’t tough enough challenges, Loreauville is coming off wins over Class 3A Erath (45-34) and 2A DeQuincy (13-0).

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Erath High School running back and linebacker Mason Hebert (3) carries the U.S. flag as he leads the Bobcats onto the field prior to their game with North Vermilion this past Friday. Senior lineman Jadon Soirez (52) carries the Erath High flag and senior lineman Ryan Fobbs carries the WUPKAR flag at far right as teammates Landon Lemaire (28), Payton Pickens (1) and Lynkon Romero (17) run onto the field with the rest of the team.

Erath looks to correct course

ERATH — After suffering a tough triple-overtime loss to North Vermilion this past Friday, the Erath High football team is looking to be more disciplined when they travel to New Iberia on Friday to play Catholic High.
The Bobcats cut back on their turnovers, with only one interception and no fumbles lost, and had only four penalties for 27 yards against North Vermilion, improvements from the previous week’s six turnovers and eight penalties.

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North Vermilion defenders including Myles Johnson (8), Jace Baldridge (5), Noah Stelly (far right) and Preston Bagwell (11) stop Erath quarterback Lynkon Romero during a game this past Friday.

North Vermilion Patriots look to keep up outstanding defensive play vs. Wildcats

MAURICE — Defense was the key for the North Vermilion Patriots getting their first win of the season this past Friday, a 23-15, three-overtime thriller at Erath.
The Patriots must keep up that defensive effort this week if they’re going to improve to 2-1 with a win over Abbeville, head coach Joe Heintz said.
“Defensively, I thought we played really well,” Heintz said. “To hold them to 7 points in regulation and to do that on a couple of short fields, I thought that was huge. I thought defense won us the game Friday night.”

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Abbeville quarterback Da’Zavian Maze (2), prepares to take a snap during the Acadia-Vermilion Jamboree in late August. The Wildcats play a home game Friday against North Vermilion.

Abbeville sets sights on stopping physical North Vermilion team

The Abbeville Wildcats played the kind of game they wanted to play against a talented Central Catholic football squad this past Thursday, and it all started up front for the Wildcats.
“I thought we were much more aggressive on the offensive line this week than we were in week 1,” AHS head coach Roderick Moy said. “This week I thought was more indicative of who we want to be, and I thought the guys up front really went out and did a good job.
“That’s the brand of ball that we want to play, and until somebody makes us do something different, that’s what it’s going to be.”

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Kaplan whips Berwick

KAPLAN — On a night that saw a nearly two-hour lightning delay in the third quarter, the Kaplan High Pirates dominated Berwick with a 38-19 win to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
The score could easily have been much more lopsided had the game not been canceled with just over three minutes to go in the third quarter of Thursday’s game.

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