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Ashley Cormier

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Barbara LeMaire

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David Suire

Three make Abbeville High Hall of Fame

The Abbeville High Hall of Fame Committee has selected three people to this year’s Abbeville High Hall of Fame class.
Two members are former AHS athletes, while the other is an honorary inductee.
The two athletes are David Suire and Ashley Cormier, while the honorary inductee is Barbara Gayle LeMaire, who helped create the AHS Hall of Fame.
They will be honored Thursday at a special ceremony at Magdalen Place in Abbeville and for the football game on Friday at halftime.

David Suire

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Coach Charlie Cryer runs onto the field at the Superdome after VC just beat Kentwood in the Class 1A state finals in 2002.

Former VC head coach, who coached team to Class 1A state title, dies at 59

A former head football coach at Vermilion Catholic for three years, Charlie Cryer, passed away Tuesday morning in Houma.
He was 59.
Cryer coached at VC from 2002 to 2004. He was the head coach when the VC Eagles beat Kentwood in the Class 1A finals to win the school’s first football state title.
At the time of his death, he was an assistant football coach at Vandebilt Catholic in Houma.
Cryer was a high school coach for 31 years and grew up in Shreveport, where he was a stand-out high school football player at Woodlawn High School.

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Abbeville linebacker Jason Alverez (29) tackles a Northside runner in the second half. The AHS defense held Northside to under 100 yards of offense.

Abbeville records second shutout

LAFAYETTE - The Abbeville Wildcats improved to 4-0 after whipping the Class 4A Northside Vikings 25-0 on Friday.
While the offense has been scoring points and hogging the limelight, the Wildcats’ defense is looking for some love.
When the game ended, the defense celebrated probably more than the offense because it meant the defense pitched its second straight shutout. For the last eight quarters, no one has scored on Abbeville’s defense.
For a defender, that is like a pitcher throwing a no-hitter in baseball.

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VC quarterback Jonathan Dartez gets around the corner in search of yards. (photo by Ethan Trangmar)

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VC’s Chris LeMeunier (6) makes an over-the-shoulder catch for a touchdown. LeMeunier had six catches and two for TDs. (photo by Ethan Trangmar).

Eagles bounce back with impressive win

It may have been the best game the Vermilion Catholic Eagles played this season.
The Eagles beat Ascension Catholic out of Donaldsonville, 28-21, in front of Eagle Nation..
VC head coach Broc Prejean was glad to see the Eagles get back on track after losing to Abbeville the week before.
“This is just a credit to the kids’ resiliency and pride for our program,” said Prejean. “They showed up and made the plays. This is about as gutsy a win coming off last week as I have ever been part of.

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Erath’s Gavin Broussard (66) and North Vermilion’s Myles Johnson battle on the line.

Erath wins crazy game against North Vermilion

ERATH - It may have been the full moon. It may have been the emotions of the game. But, on the other hand, it may have been something else.
But whatever it was, Friday’s battle between Vermilion Parish rivals Erath and North Vermilion had both head coaches scratching their heads as the Bobcats jumped out to an early lead and held off a Patriot rally in the second half for the 31-24 win.

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