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Pine Prairie’s Sarah Vidrine (20) and Brittany Bellard (3) clamp down on a Northwest High player during the Lady Panther’s 33-30 District 5-3A win over the Lady Raiders, while teammate Tori Bordelon (5) looks on. Pine Prairie is now 10-6 on the year and 2-1 in district play. (Gazette photo by Tracey Jagneaux)

Learned Lessons

PINE PRAIRIE -- The Pine Prairie Panthers and the Lady Panthers each found a lesson to learn from after taking on the Northwest Raiders and Lady Raiders here Friday night in key District 5-3A contests.

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Pine Prairie guard Tori Bordelon gets ready to play some defense in a game earlier this year. Bordelon and the Lady Panthers defeated Eunice Tuesday night by the score of 45-39. (Gazette file photo)

Ville Platte gets first district victory; Pine Prairie hauls in win

Two very important opening district contests were held Tuesday night for a pair of Evangeline Parish teams, as the Ville Platte High Lady Bulldogs traveled to Church Point to take on the Lady Bears and the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers were on the road to face off against the Eunice Lady Bobcats.

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Sacred Heart’s Dulce Miller (4) and Annabeth Briley (20) battle for a loose ball, while Moira Parks (24) looks on in the Lady Trojan’s 55-35 opening district game loss to Notre Dame. Sacred Heart is now 7-10 on the year with the loss. They will face Opelousas Catholic Friday night. (Gazette photo by Tracey Jagneaux)

A little too slow

VILLE PLATTE -- A very slow start and an off night shooting spelled trouble for the Sacred Heart Lady Trojans, as they fell to the Nortre Dame Lady Pioneers 55-35 here Tuesday night in the first District 5-2A contest for both teams.

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Ville Platte High guard Martin Jason drives toward the goal in an game earlier this season. Jason and the Bulldogs are 14-5 on the year after their win over North Central. (Gazette photo by Tracey Jagneaux)

Ville Platte High takes two wins; Lady Trojans fall

In non-district action this past week, the Ville Platte High Bulldogs and the Lady Bulldogs traveled to St. Landry Parish to take on the North Central Hurricanes and Lady Hurricanes in hoops action.

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