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Gov. John Bel Edwards announced during a press briefing on Thursday that he will allow high school football stadiums to have 50 percent capacity that went into effect this past Friday.
That is great news for area high school football programs because it meant twice as many people will be allowed into the stadiums.
Edwards announced he will amend his current Phase 3 order Thursday to allow outdoor high school football stadiums to move to 50 percent capacity, rather than 25 percent in parishes with positivity rates of 5 percent or less for two consecutive weeks.

KAPLAN - The North Vermilion Patriots beat the Crowley Gents 35-20 in front of a homecoming crowd, and one would think Patriot head coach Brett Blakey would be happy.
Blakey was far from being happy.
In the first half, the Patriots manhandled the Gents and led 28-7 behind 220 rushing yards.
But then the second half started, and things went south for the Patriots’ offense.
North Vermilion ran only 13 plays and gained only one first down in the entire second half. That first down came with two minutes to play in the game.

This football season has been unique for the North Vermilion Patriots (1-1).
In their second year in Class 4A, the coaching staff and players have to adapt to what has been thrown at them, such as COVID 19 and Hurricane Delta.
The Patriots have one of the smallest home stadiums in the parish despite being the largest school. When Gov. John Bel Edwards mandated allowing only 25 percent capacity for football stadiums, that was not good news for high school teams, especially the Patriots due to their small stadium.