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The 2017 Erath High Bobcats avoided being part of the Erath High School football record book.
There has only been one EHS football team to go 0-10 and that was in the 1981 football season.
This year’s Bobcats came into Friday’s game against the Abbeville Wildcats (2-8) with an 0-9 record. The last thing they wanted to do was drop another game and have to share the 0-10 record with the 1981 football team.
But when the game ended, the Bobcats avoided an 0-10 team by nipping the Wildcats, 15-14, on Friday in Erath.
Erath head coach David Comeaux was happy his senior class could get a victory.
“We were playing for the seniors tonight,” said Comeaux. “We put so much into the season, and we had bad breaks. We were so young by the time season ended because of all of the injuries we had.”
One Erath senior who played his heart out was tailback Mason Granger. Granger, who rushed for 175 yards last week, had another big game Friday. He had 39 carries for 175 yards. He also had a huge 62 yard punt that pinned AHS back near its own goal line with 2:24 left in the game.
The Wildcats had a chance to get the ball back with 38 seconds left in the game. On fourth down and 17 yards to go for a first down, on the AHS 29 yard line, Granger took the ball and ran 27 yards for a first down, which allowed Erath to run out the clock.
“Mason did it all tonight,” said Comeaux. “It was good to see him a couple of times, break away from the Abbeville defense, and run the ball. It was great to see him punt well.”
Throughout the season, Comeaux said, Mason has not been 100 percent healthy and battled injury after injury, but still hung in there. Comeaux said Granger has had at least 10 injuries.
“He would not stop leading. He would not stop playing. I have been around a very few guys who have the heart of Mason Granger.”
It did not take long to see it was not going to be Abbeville’s night.
On Abbeville’s first offensive play, it fumbled when EHS nose guard Larry Kelly hit an AHS runner on the handoff.
Erath only had to go 33 yards for a touchdown. Granger carried a pile of Abbeville defenders five yards into the end zone for a touchdown at the 8:00 mark in the first period.
It did not getting any better for AHS. On its next series, the Wildcats had to punt after three plays. However, on the snap, the ball sailed over punter Luther Dural’s head and into the endzone, where Dural fell on it for a safety.
Only six minutes into the game, Abbeville was behind 9-0.
Abbeville got on the board right before the first period ended. Braden Williams broke a couple of tackles and darted 52 yards for a touchdown.
Both teams went into halftime with the score 9-7.
The Wildcats went ahead of Erath when fullback Dieon Williams broke through the line and ran 63 yards for a touchdown with 3:20 to play in the third period.
Abbeville led 14-9 heading in the fourth period.
Erath took the lead for good with six minutes to play in the game. Granger had a 31-yard run that moved the ball down to the AHS 4-yard-line. Erath quarterback Cameron Landry threw a short pass to Matt Domingues for a touchdown that made it 15-14.
Granger nailed a 62-yard punt with no return with 2:24 left in the game. His punt put AHS 90 yards away from the end zone.
Abbeville took up shop on its own 10-yard line. On the second play from scrimmage, the Wildcats fumbled and Erath got the football back and then ate up the final two minutes of the game.
Abbeville’s leading rushers were Tavian Menard (12-58) and Williams (10-81).

By ZACHARY FITZGERALD
MORGAN CITY -- Vermilion Catholic took advantage of eight Central Catholic turnovers and a big second half to storm to a 54-26 win Friday and clinch the District 7-1A title going undefeated in district play.
With the win, Vermilion Catholic finished the regular season 8-2 overall and 6-0 in the district. Central Catholic fell to 5-5 overall and 4-2 in district.
"The kids just played hard and played together," Vermilion Catholic coach Brady Thomas said of the team's season. "We played a lot of teams that had better athletes than we did. But the kids stuck together, bought into what the coaching staff was selling. And that's why they've been so successful."
Central Catholic lost five fumbles and threw three interceptions in the game, while Vermilion Catholic lost just one fumble and threw one interception.
Vermilion Catholic dominated the second half outscoring Central Catholic 40-6.
"In the second half, we had a good feel for what they were doing playing man, and we used our matchups inside. And they didn't change what they were doing, so that's where we took advantage," Thomas said.
In the first quarter, Central Catholic scored first on a 82-yard pass from Taylor Blanchard to DeDe Gant and converted on a two-point conversion with 5:09 to play in the quarter. Vermilion Catholic answered with a 66-yard touchdown pass from J.T. Lege to Kris Constantine.
On the ensuing kickoff, Central Catholic lost a fumble, which set up another Vermilion Catholic scoring drive capped by a 30-yard touchdown pass from J.T. Lege to Ethan Lege. Vermillion Catholic had a 14-8 lead to end the first quarter.
A 15-yard penalty on the kickoff then gave Central Catholic good field position at Vermilion Catholic's 37-yardline. Central Catholic soon scored on a 1-yard run by Chris Singleton to tie the game at 14-14 with 10:22 in the second quarter.
Vermilion Catholic then lost a fumble on the kickoff to give the ball back to Central Catholic, which scored on a 4-yard pass from Blanchard to Caleb Menina. Central Catholic led 20-14 at halftime.
Early in the third quarter, Vermilion Catholic's Ethan Lege intercepted a Central Catholic pass returning the ball all the way to Central Catholic 4-yardline. J.T. Lege scored on a 1-yard run to give Vermillion Catholic a 21-20 advantage.
But Central Catholic responded right back with a 37-yard touchdown pass from Blanchard to Tyler O'con, and Central Catholic regained the lead at 26-21 with 7:24 to play in the third quarter.
Then, on Vermilion Catholic's second play of its next drive, J.T. Lege ran the ball 48 yards for a touchdown to put Vermilion Catholic back on top 27-26.
Central Catholic gave the ball back to Vermilion Catholic when Blanchard lost a fumble. Vermilion Catholic scored on a 39-yard pass from J.T. Lege to Dillon Dupree to extend the lead to 34-26 with 2:26 left in the third quarter.
One more touchdown in the third quarter put Vermilion Catholic up 41-26 to end a 27-point quarter. Another interception by Vermilion Catholic set up another scoring drive to widen the lead to 47-26 with 8:18 to play in the game.
Central Catholic fumbled two more times in the fourth quarter. Kalix Broussard scored on a 30-yard run to finish the scoring with 1:52 left to play.

Score by quarter
VCHS 14 0 27 13
CCHS 8 12 6 0
Total yards Rushing Passing
VCHS 426 101 325
CCHS 357 192 165
Scoring summary
1st quarter
CCHS: Dede Gant 82-yard pass from Taylor Blanchard (Chris Singleton pass from Davidyione Bias) 5:09
VCHS: Kris Constantine 66-yard pass from J.T. Lege (J.R. Bazar kick) 2:39
VCHS: Ethan Lege 30-yard pass from J.T. Lege (Bazar kick) 1:37
2nd quarter
CCHS: Singleton 1-yard run (pass failed) 10:22
CCHS: Caleb Menina 4-yard pass from Blanchard (pass failed) 7:09
3rd quarter
VCHS: J.T. Lege 1-yard run (Bazar kick) 9:45
CCHS: Tyler O'con 37-yard pass from Blanchard (pass failed) 7:24
VCHS: J.T. Lege 48-yard run (pass failed) 7:04
VCHS: Dillon Dupree 39-yard pass from J.T. Lege (Bazar kick) 2:26
VCHS: Constantine 26-yard pass from J.T. Lege (Bazar kick) :39
4th quarter
VCHS: Dupree 87-yard pass from J.T. Lege (pass failed) 8:18
VCHS: Kalix Broussard 30-yard run (Bazar kick) 1:52

Individual stats for VCHS
Passing
J.T. Lege 21-38-1, 325 yds. 5 TDs
Receiving
Dillon Dupree 3-136 2 TDs, Kris Constantine 6-100 2 TDs, Ethan Lege 5-76 TD, Josh Broussard 6-13, Kalix Broussard 1-0
Rushing
Kalix Broussard 10-57 TD, J.T. Lege 3-53 TD, Josh Broussard 1-(-2), Kris Constantine 1-0, team rushing 1-(-7)

Lillian Marie Levine was born on July 28, 1946 in Abbeville, Louisiana to the parentage of the late Cornelius Gage, Sr. and Dora Adams. She accepted Christ at an early age. She attended Louisiana Public Schools and later moved to Dallas, Texas where she worked for Reserve Life Insurance for 28 years as an Audit Clerk. Lillian has fellowshipped with the “Exciting” Singing Hills Baptist Church for over 31 years until her health began to fail. She was always seeking to do ministry work which included Deaconess and Youth Ministry worker at Salem Institutional Baptist Church. She was also involved in a new church start-up ministry at Prairie Creek Senior Living Facility, the Trucker’s Ministry, and the Carswell Prison Ministry all under the “Exciting” Singing Hills Baptist Church membership.
She leaves to celebrate her memories her husband of 54 Years, Louis Levine, Sr.; Four Sons: Steven Ray Levine, Houston, TX, Louis Levine, Jr. (Bridgette) Lancaster, TX, Robert Paul Levine (Pam) Abbeville, LA, and Gregory Levine, Sr. (Kelly) Dallas, TX; Three Sisters: Veronica Gage-Hunter, Austin, Texas, Delta Brailey (Ralph) and Monique Molani both of Abbeville, LA. Ten Brothers: Alex Broussard (Brenda) Carencro, LA, Raymond Broussard, Abbeville, LA, Roy Gage, Sr. (Shirley) Tulsa, OK, Dalton Adams, Lafayette, LA, Carter Adams and Oscar Adams both of Abbeville, LA, Earl Adams (Cynthia) Radcliff, KY, Jeffrey Gage, Abbeville, LA, Ronald Gage and Carl Gage, both of Austin, TX. 13 grandkids: Kennitha Wheatley, Louis Levine III, D’Orasay Zachery, Tiffany Levine, Brandan S. Holmes, Thomesia Hubbard, Kellisia Edwards, Gregory Levine, Jr., Taylor Levine, Tamara Levine, Ian Levine, and Aja Levine; Eight great grandkids as well as a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Lillian was loved by many and will be deeply missed. Siblings preceding her in death: Marcus Broussard, Wayne Adams.
The Wake will be Friday, November 3, 2017 @ 7PM - The “Exciting” Singing Hills Baptist Church – 6550 University Hills Drive – Dallas, Texas 75241
The Funeral Service will be Saturday, November 4, 2017 @ 11AM – The “Exciting” Singing Hills Baptist Church – 6550 University Hills Drive – Dallas, Texas 75241
Golden Gate Funeral Home has been entrusted with her remains. Their address is 4155 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway – Dallas, Texas 75224 – (214) 941-7332.

Abbeville’s own Demarcus Collins is a true freshman at Iowa Wesleyan College, and he is already showing off his talent.
Collins, who graduated from Abbeville High last year where he played quarterback, played in seven games for Iowa Wesleyan. He was named the starting quarterback two weeks ago.
He won his first collegiate start, 24-17, two games ago. This past Saturday, however, Iowa Wesleyan fell to Minnesota Morris 48-41 in a shootout.
The Tigers were up 20-10 at halftime before being outscored 38-21 in the second half.
Collins played all four quarters. He passed for 189 yards, and he also rushed for 90 yards to lead his team.
He threw two long TD passes in the game. One was for 41 yards and another was for 55 yards.
Collins was 11-of-31 passing, with two TDs and one interception.
On the season, Iowa Wesleyan is 2-7.
In eight games, Collins has completed 25 out of 67 passes for 463 yards, five touchdowns and has thrown four interceptions.
He has also rushed for 266 yards on 42 carries and two scored twice.
Collins and the Iowa Wesleyan team end their season Saturday on the road against Westminster College at 1 p.m. in Fulton, Missouri.