High School Sports

Total dominance

PINE PRAIRIE – It was total dominance from both the Mamou girls and the Pine Prairie boys as they clashed against inter-parish rivals respectfully in non-district competition here Tuesday night.
Here is a re-cap of both games

Fight to the finish

EUNICE - It was a fight to the finish as the St. Edmund Lady Jays earned a 53-40 win over the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers.
The battle began with a 12-12 tie as two teams fought to grab control of the game.

Pine Prairie destroys St. Ed’s in hoops action

Pine Prairie exploded for a 15-0 run to open the game as the Panther cruised to a 56-39 win over St. Edmund.
Douglas Fontenot scored six points early and Vontreuis Thomas drrained a trey to give the Panters a 9-0 lead.

Mamou places third at Northwest tourney

When good teams battle on the court, especially two long time parish rivals, every fan expects the contest to be a thriller to the end.

Holiday tourney time

It’s that time of the year again. Time for the Northwest High School Holiday Tournament.

Mamou basketball teams compete at Northwest Tourney

The Mamou High Demon and Lady Demon basketball teams took to the hard court this past weekend to compete in the Northwest High Holiday Tournament.
Both the Demons and Lady Demons began play on Sunday, taking on the Northwest High Raiders and Lady Raiders respectfully.

When boxing was king

Terrona Guillory doesn’t remember the name of the young man who threw it, but the former boxer and Mamou High legend vividly recounts the jarring punch that a fellow fighter landed on him nearly 60 years ago.

The Gazette's 2015 All-Parish Football Teams

The Ville Platte Gazette’s 2015 All-Parish Football Team.

First Team Offense
Tray David, QB, Basile
The senior quarterback helped lead the Bearcats to an overall record of 10-2 and a quarterfinal appearance. David passed for 540 yards and seven touchdowns this past season.

All-PARISH OFFENSIVE MVP

BASILE -- One of the most rewarding things to see as a fan is a player with a boatload of talent show himself to be one of the most humble players around.
Such is the case with this year’s Evangeline Parish Offensive Most Valuable Player, senior Basile High running back Gabe Fontenot.

All-PARISH DEFENSIVE MVP

VILLE PLATTE -- Success on the football field takes a lot of practice, determination and the ability to adapt to all types of situations. Just ask this year’s Evangeline Parish defensive Most Valuable Player Vondarius Freeman.

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