High School Sports

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The Sacred Heart Trojans needed a complete win to shake off a disappointing loss to Pine Prairie. Using a potent offense and a bend but don’t break defense, the Trojans took a commanding 46-20 win over the North Central Hurricanes Friday.

In the past the game between Ville Platte and Pine Prairie would have probably only meant something for the Bulldogs. However, with the Panthers at 3-3 and the Bulldogs coming off of a big district win on Friday, this game has now become one of importance for both squads.

The Basile Bearcats continue their quest for the district championship Thursday as they travel to Grand Lake to take on the Hornets. Basile is now 2-1 in district play and are one game out of first place behind Hamilton Christian and Elton.

The Mamou Demons are now 1-4 on the season and 0-1 in district play as they lost to Dequincy this past Friday by the score of 40-0. The Demons are now hoping to get back in the win column as they travel to Welsh this Friday.

The Ville Platte High Bulldogs got one step closer to a playoff spot by defeating the Port Barre Red Devils Friday night by a score of 18-0. With the win, the Bulldogs receive a much-needed 10 power points toward the playoffs.

The Trojans of Sacred Heart traveled to face off against the Hurricanes of North Central Friday night. The Sacred Heart Trojans came out on fire, forcing a punt on the opening drive of the game, allowing them to take over at midfield.

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. On this Columbus Day weekend 2014, DeQuincy came into Mamou as the Green Demons crowned a new homecoming queen. In the end, DeQuincy rolled past Mamou with a final score of 40-0 to open up district play with a record of 1-0; while Mamou fell to 0-1.

The Pine Prairie Panthers went into the game against Church Point knowing it would take a whole heck of a lot to upset the seventh-ranked Bears. From the beginning of the game, Church Point left no doubt as to why they are one of the top-ranked schools in 3A football.

The Basile Bearcats were not in a good mood after last week’s loss to Hamilton Christian and they were looking to take out their frustrations on someone. Enter the South Cameron Tarpons.