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The Abbeville offense scored 41 points against Beau Chene.

Abbeville destroys Gators

It was the kind of game Abbeville head coach Roderick Moy was looking for.
The Wildcats (3-1) traveled to Arnaudville Friday to battle the Beau Chene Gators, who were 1-2 entering the game.
The Class 4A Gators had the size that could have caused the Wildcats’ fits. But it did not.
Abbeville (3-1) jumped out to a 29-0 first-half lead and cruised to a 41-2 victory.
The Wildcats racked up 453 yards rushing and 38 passing yards for 491 yards of offense.

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Chase Broussard (30) had a big game on defense for EHS. He had two quarterback sacks and a fumble recovery against Catholic High. (photo by Shana LeBlanc)

Erath gets its second straight win

ERATH - After falling behind 14-13 to the Catholic High Panthers at halftime, the Erath Bobcats were able to score 14 points in a matter of 40 seconds,which turned the game around.
The Bobcats took their opening second half drive and marched 40 yards down field and the big run of the drive was a 27-yard touchdown run by Blake Dautreuil at the 8:41 mark in the third frame.
Dylan Duhon kicked the extra point and Erath was back on top 20-14.
But then the play of the game occured on the kickoff to Catholic High.

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Kaplan, Delcambre win in Week 3

LAGRANGE - The Kaplan Pirates got the victory they needed on Friday.
The Pirates crushed LaGrange 40-14 to improve to 1-2.
Kaplan head coach Cory Brodie was happy to get that first win in 2022.
“It is a breath of fresh air,” said Brodie.
The Pirates rushed for a season-high 394 yards.
Caden Campisi had a season-high performance, rushing for 269 yards on 26 yards a carry. He scored three touchdowns.
He had TD runs of 5-.1- and 53-yards.
At halftime, the Pirates led 24-6.

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VC’s defenders Jayden Sons (50), Jake Lege (11) and Rhett Taylor and the rest of the defense did not allow the Loreauville Tigers to score.

VC ends Loreauville's 20-regular season winning streak with 28-0 win

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles ended the Loreauville Tigers’ 20-game regular season winning streak on Friday.
The Class 2A Tigers entered VC, not having lost a regular season game since 2019. In 2020, the Tigers went 8-0 and then 10-0 in 2021. On Friday, Loreauville entered VC stadium 2-0 in 2022.
When the Tigers left the stadium, their winning streak was over, thanks to a 28-0 win.
VC head coach Broc Prejean said the team was aware of the 20-game winning streak.

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New LHSAA playoff format affects Patriots the most

The North Vermilion Patriots football team, a Class 4A football team, could play Abbeville, Erath or Kaplan in this year’s football playoffs. Also, if the North Vermilion Patriots want to win another baseball state title, the odds are they are going to have to beat Barbe, the two-time defending Class 5A state champs, in the finals.
Confused?
Please don’t feel bad because most of the coaches in Vermilion Parish were confused Friday afternoon when the LHSAA released its new playoff format for select/non-select schools.

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