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Erath High’s Braydon Landry (9), Josh Broussard (25), Bryson DeRouen (13), Hunter Comeaux (41), Branson Word (44) and Landon Lemaire (28) go through pregame drills with fellow safeties before the Bobcats’ game against North Vermilion on Sept. 8. Erath travels to Abbeville on Friday to face longtime rival Vermilion Catholic.

Sophomores, juniors step up for Erath Bobcats in place of missing starters

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 2:28pm

ERATH — Though his team has been saddled with three excruciatingly tough losses to start the season, Erath High School head football coach Eric LeBlanc couldn’t be more proud of the way his players responded to adversity in a narrow 25-23 loss at Catholic High of New Iberia this past week.

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Vermilion Catholic defenders Jackson Trahan (60), Jackson Dubois (61) and Andrew Prejean (12) line up against Loreauville during a game on Sept. 8. The Eagles take on Erath at 7 p.m. Friday at home.

VC Eagles maintaining focus on game, expect exciting environment Friday

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 2:26pm

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles face one of their biggest rivals this week when the Erath Bobcats come to town, but VC head coach Broc Prejean isn’t concerned that his players will lose focus on what’s important about the game.
“We’ll continue to preach ‘keep football about football,’” Prejean said. “That’s what our job is, is to play a game, and that’s all we’re going to worry about this week, but it’s an awesome game.

VC stays at No. 3 in latest poll

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 12:16pm

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles remained third in the latest Class A football poll from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
VC (3-0) beat Loreauville, which is 10th in the latest Class 2A poll, 27-21 this past Friday.
The Eagles are the lone Vermilion Parish team receiving votes in the polls. Kaplan is 3-0 on the season, while Abbeville is 2-1 on the year.
Among district rivals of Vermilion Parish schools are several teams in the most recent rankings.

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Norris Benoit (3) has provided explosive plays for North Vermilion this season.

Patriots set for Thursday home game vs. Loreauville

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 12:14pm

MAURICE — North Vermilion head football coach Joe Heintz expects another competitive game on Thursday when his team takes on Loreauville at Patriot Stadium.
the Patriots have been within a touchdown of their opponents in each of the first three weeks, falling to Kaplan 18-14 on a late touchdown to open the season, going three overtimes to beat Erath 23-15 in week 2 and then falling 22-18 to Abbeville in week 3.

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Photo by Kyle Comeaux
Kaplan defenders, from left, Gunnar Bourque (33), Hayes Broussard, Grant Stelly (27) and Wyatt Hebert (24) bring down LaGrange receiver Kyren Richard (8) this past Friday.

Kaplan set for tough challenge from Rayne

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 12:11pm

KAPLAN — The unbeaten Kaplan High Pirates face their toughest challenge to date on Friday when they take on the Rayne Wolves at Ed Douglas Memorial Stadium in their third straight home game.
The Pirates beat District 3-4A’s LaGrange this past week, 48-12, to improve to 3-0 on the season. Kaplan got off to a quick 20-0 start against the Gators, an emphasis for the team before the game.

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