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MAKING HISTORY - The North Vermilion Girls Soccer Team won its first playoff game on Friday, beating Kenner Discovery Health Science 6-2. Ashlyn Duhon scored two goals in the first half, while Kylie Gaspard made the laat goal on a penalty kick. Others with goals were Amaly Smith, Cayla Carney, and Emily Watson. NV travels to Thibodaux to play No. 5 E.D. White on Tuesday.

Former Erath High running back Elijah Mitchell announced Sunday he will enter the 2021 NFL Draft.
If he is drafted, he would be the first Erath High gradaute to be drafted. No Erath High graduate has also played in the NFL.
The website, Walterfootball.com, has Mitchell ranked as No. 16 running back in the draft.
Mitchell is a fourth-year senior from Erath High. He made his announcement on Twitter Page and did not forget the community that raised.

The Abbeville Wildcats nipped the North Vermilion Patriots 28-24 in double overtime last week.
One would think that by playing eight extra minutes, it would lead to a lot more scoring. But that was not the case.
The Wildcats, sitting on a 19-18 lead in the third period, held the ball for nine straight minutes and did not take a shot.
In the meantime, the Patriots sat back in a zone defense, and Abbeville’s McKinley Nicholas stood at midcourt, next to Abbeville head coach Colby Batiste bouncing the ball.