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Abbeville had more than 250 yards of offense on Friday.

Abbeville falls short on the road

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 12:08pm

On Friday, the Abbeville Wildcats dropped a close road game to St. Mary’s of Natchitoches, 21-18.
This was the third meeting between the teams and St. Mary’s first win against Abbeville.
Going into Friday’s game, AHS head coach Roderick Moy was worried about St. Mary’s quarterback Mixon Bankston.
Bankston did what Moy thought he would do. He scored three touchdowns with his legs and had two interceptions playing at free safety.

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Erath defender Branson Word in pursuit of a Loreauville player.

Erath turns game over to Loreauville

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 12:56am

LOREAUVILLE - Erath’s 45-34 season-opening loss to Loreauville Thursday night could be summed up in one three-word sentence.
Too many turnovers.
“It is almost mathematically impossible to turn the ball over six times in a game and win,” EHS coach Eric LeBlanc told his team after the Bobcats’ loss to the Tigers to start the season 0-1.
“You just can’t do that and win.”

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VC quarterback Jonathan Dartez (1) out runs Catholic High defenders. This run was a 67-yard run for a touchdown.

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Going up to block a pass for VC are Joe Langlinais (20), Ross Dartez (4) and Jyrin Bessard (3).

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On the second play of the game, VC defender Joe Langlinais (20) jumps on a loose ball to recover a fumble.

Better conditioned VC whips Catholic High of New Iberia

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 12:43am

The biggest worry for some was whether 28 Vermilion Catholic players could go toe-to-toe with 45 Catholic High players in 94-degree weather.
Well, it turned out that was the wrong question.
The real question was, could Catholic High go toe-to-toe against a younger, faster VC team?
The answer Friday was no.
The Class 1A Eagles beat the Class 2A CHS Panthers 26-14 to open the 2023 season.

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Kaplan quarterback Sabe David (10), tight end Carter Petry (90) and wingback Bradyn Bearb (6) celebrate as fullback Jed Devoltz (11) scores the winning touchdown in an 18-14 victory at North Vermilion on Friday. Devoltz ran for 231 yards and two touchdowns after the Patriots shut down the Pirates’ outside running game.

A 48-minute game

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 12:32am

MAURICE — There was little doubt who would get the ball for the Kaplan High football team with less than half a minute remaining and the Pirates sitting on the North Vermilion 1-yard line, trailing 14-12.
Fullback Jed Devoltz had already carried the ball 30 times in the game for more than 200 yards when the Pirates stepped to the line of scrimmage with 14 seconds showing on the clock.

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Bo Lancon (5) of Erath scores on a 61-yard pass from Lynkon Romero to open the Bobcats’ jamboree game against Eunice.

Erath Bobcats go to the air against Eunice

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 12:54pm

CHURCH POINT — Lynkon Romero completed 14 of 17 pass attempts for 227 yards and three touchdowns and the Erath High Bobcats rallied in the second half to beat Eunice 29-20 in the Acadia-Vermilion Jamboree at Church Point High.
“It’s a good start,” Erath head coach Eric LeBlanc said. “Winning’s a great feeling.
“We’ve got great kids, and we’re going to learn from this win. We’ll get back (to work) and look forward to getting to 1-0 next week.”

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