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North Vermilion’s Grant Wise (23) and Rece Giles (9) celebrate in the end zone after Wise scored from nine yards away. Six minutes into the game, the Patriots led 14-0.

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NV defensive back Hunter Johnson (22) tackles the punter as he punts the ball. The ball went around five yards.

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NV's Norris Benoit (3) looks for LaGrange defenders as he darts down the sideline for a 60 yard touchdown run.

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North Vermilion defenders Myles Johnson (8) and Avery Stutes (45) team up to tackle LaGrange’s quarterback as he runs out of bounds.

North Vermilion gets needed blowout win

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 10:55pm

LEROY - To say the North Vermilion Patriots needed a victory like the one they got Friday night may be an understatement.
The Patriots (2-3) blew out the Class 4A LaGrange Gators 42-6 in front of a packed homecoming crowd.
After playing three straight games that went back and forth until the final tick on the clock, first-year North Vermilion head coach Joe Heintz was happy to get a win like Friday night’s game.

VC moves up to No. 2

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 2:43pm

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles climbed a spot to No. 2 in the latest Class A high school football poll conducted by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
VC beat Erath 38-14 this past week to remain unbeaten at 4-0.
The Eagles are the lone Vermilion Parish football team receiving votes in the statewide poll of a panel of LSWA members.
Vermilion Catholic opens District 7-A play on Friday at home against Highland Baptist.

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Abbeville High offensive players huddle up around quarterback Da’Zavien Maze (2) for an offensive play call during the Wildcats’ 36-7 win over Beau Chene on homecoming night this past Friday. AHS travels to Baldwin on Thursday to face West St. Mary.

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Tyrin Doucette (23) and Hi’Keim Landry of Abbeville drag down Beau Chene ballcarrier Christian Wheeler (30) on Friday.

Abbeville, WSM to clash on Thursday

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 2:40pm

The Abbeville High Wildcats would like to be able to throw the ball as well as run it on offense, but with the way its offensive line dominated a young Beau Chene team for homecoming this past Friday, AHS head coach Roderick Moy was pleased to see the way his team imposed its will on the game.

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Photo by Kyle Comeaux
Kaplan tight end Carter Petry (90) runs with the ball against Rayne this past week.

Kaplan looking to get off to quick start

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 2:36pm

KAPLAN — Kaplan High head football coach Cory Brodie wants to see how his team responds to its first loss of the season when the Pirates travel to face Beau Chene on Friday, and he’d like to see Kaplan get off to a better start than they have in most games to this point, he said.
“The biggest thing I want to see this week is how we respond to a loss,” Brodie said. “We went 3-0, and once we lost we want to just tighten up some things and make sure we get back to understanding the main goal.”

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Vermilion Catholic defenders including Ethan Landry (7) and Joe Langlinais (20) stop Erath running back Mason Hebert (3) this past Friday.

VC’s District Opener Set

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 2:35pm

The second half of the season starts this week for the Vermilion Catholic Eagles, and winning a district title still means a lot to the program in an age of expanded playoffs with separate select and non-select divisions.
VC plays the first of six straight District 7-A games at home on Friday, taking on the Highland Baptist Bears.

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