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Erath High football coach Eric LeBlanc had to tell his players that the remaining two weeks of the season was canceled because of COVID 19.

Erath High Football coach reacts to canceling the rest of the season

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 12:34pm

On Thursday morning, Erath High Head Football Coach Eric LeBlanc had to tell his football players something he dreaded telling them.
At 10:30 a.m., he and other coaches gathered with EHS players to tell them that their football season was over because of COVID-19.
“I never had a tougher or more emotional conversation with the team,” said LeBlanc. “It was the right decision for everyone involved, but I still can’t help feel terrible for our seniors.”

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Joel Allen of EHS finished first with a time of 16:45.

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Catherine Sonnier of Erath keeps her eyes on David Thibodaux’s runners. Sonnier finished third in district.

Erath sweeps district cross country meet

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 8:19am

There was not much drama when it came to running the District 6-3A Cross Country Meet.
The meet was held on Monday at Kaplan High School.
Kaplan, Erath, David Thibodeaux and Abbeville competed in the three mile course that was run around Kaplan High and the football and baseball stadiums.
In the end, the favored teams dominated.
The Erath boys and girls took home first place in team standings.
In the boys race, Erath had five out of the six top runners.
Joel Allen of Erath finished first with a time of 16:45.

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Logan Lemaire (5) of Erath tackles a St. Martiville runner. In pursuit is Gage Hebert (64). (photo by Ethan Trangmar)

Erath falls short of pulling off upset against St. Martinville

Sat, 11/07/2020 - 10:45am

ERATH – Down two scores at halftime, the Erath Bobcats rallied in the second half and took a four-point lead over District 6-3A rival, and district leading, St. Martinville Senior High Friday night during homecoming at EHS.
A couple of big plays, including a 50-yard touchdown run from Trent Bristo and a field goal from Dylan Duhon, pushed the Bobcats to a 28-24 lead with just about two minutes left in the third quarter.

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Drew Lege has now thrown for a career 8,000 yards for VC.

VC quarterback throws for 506 yards and seven touchdowns

Fri, 11/06/2020 - 11:43pm

CENTERVILLE - Who throws for 500 yards in a football game? Most high school quarterbacks are thrilled if they throw for 500 yards in a season.
On Friday, VC’s four-year starting quarterback Drew Lege went where no quarterback in the parish probably ever gone. Lege threw for a VC school record, 506 yards, and seven touchdowns against Centerville on the road.
Before Friday, Lege’s single-game high was 415 yards thrown his sophomore season.
VC cruised to a 55-20 win over Centerville to improve to 5-0 with two games remaining in the regular season.

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