Abbeville back in the quarterfinals after 20 years

MONROE - Not since 2001 has an Abbeville High football team been this far in the high school playoffs.
Under former head coach Brent Indest, the Wildcats reached the quarterfinals only to fall to Amite.
Fast-forward 20 years, and Abbeville is back in the quarterfinals under the guidance of second-year head coach Roderick Moy.
The No. 2 seed Abbeville (11-1) traveled three hours Friday to knockoff No. 17 seed Wossman 28-20.
Abbeville is one of only eight teams still in the Class 3A playoffs with the victory. They will play host to No. 7 seed Union Parish (7-3), in the same district as Richwood (Abbeville’s first playoff opponent) and Wossman. Union Parish combined to beat Wossman and Richwood 85-20.
The winner of that game plays the winner of No. 6 Lutcher/No. 3 St. Martinville in the semifinals.
“If you are still playing on Thanksgiving, you are one of the quality programs in the state of Louisiana,” Moy said. “There are only eight teams left, and we are one of those eight teams. We are proud to bring the playoffs this deep back to Abbeville. I am excited for the city of Abbeville.”
Entering the playoffs, Moy preached to his players that the Wildcats are talented enough to reach the Superdome, which a Vermilion Parish public school football team has yet to do.
Now, the Wildcats are two games away from making that happen. Because AHS is the No. 2 seed, they will have home-field advantage for the next two games. As a result, Moy is expecting a packed crowd on Friday.
“It is going to be the battle of the Titans. I expect Wildcat Stadium to be packed.”