High School Sports

The Pine Prairie Panthers knew going into the game against the number-two ranked Livonia Wildcats that it would be an uphill climb both ways to pull off the upset.

If there were any doubt about the ability of the Basile Bearcats to dominate a ranked opponent, that doubt was laid to rest Friday night. The Bearcats scored twice in three separate quarters to propel themselves to a 48-20 victory over the Elton Indians in a key district 5-1A game.

The Sacred Heart Trojans will take their 4-4 record on the road to Bastrop as they take on Beekman Charter. This game is a fill-in game for Pointe Coupee Central, which was recently shut down because it was a failing school.

The Ville Platte High Bulldogs went into last week’s game against second-ranked Livonia hoping to sneak past the heavily favored Wildcats. Even though the 21-0 score did not favor the Bulldogs, Livonia came out of the game knowing they had just been through a war.

For the Mamou Demons, a second win would go a long way salvaging a rebuilding season. The Demons lost to the Vinton Lions this past Friday by a score of 40-12. Mamou is now 1-7 on the year and will host the Lake Arthur Tigers on Thursday night. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

The 12-6 loss suffered at the hands of the Northwest Raiders has the Pine Prairie Panthers still grasping for that ever-elusive first playoff game.

The Basile Bearcats and the Elton Indians have battled each other for decades. With the schools only three miles apart from each other, the game between the two rivals is one that a person should experience themselves once in their lifetime.

In one of the wildest games in Sacred Heart history, the Trojans gave every ounce of energy and pride in a heartbreaking loss to Catholic of Pointe Coupee at Soileau-Landry field by a score of 55-51. Both teams combined for almost 1,100 yards of total offense in the game.

Ville Platte High came into this district game Friday night like giants after beating division foes Port Barre and Pine Prairie in consecutive weeks. Livonia came into the game as royals of Class 2A. The Wildcats are state runners-up from a year ago and are ranked first in the current polls.

Pine Prairie and Northwest came into the game Friday night with both teams needing a district win. However, the victory went to Northwest Raiders with a final score 12-6.