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Ville Platte High’s Shanicole Holland puts in two points against Alexandria Senior High. The Bulldogs are participating in the Northwest Holiday Tournament this week. (Gazette file photo)

Ville Platte, Mamou open play at Raider Holiday Tournament

PRAIRIE RHONDE -- Every year at this time the Northwest Raider Holiday Tournament begins in full force with high schools from around the state coming to lay claim to the championship title.

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Sacred Heart center Jeffery Sylvester (40) flies through the air to make a basket against East Beauregard Friday night. Sacred Heart lost the battle of the Trojans to East Beauregard, 46-39, despite only trailing by two points at the end of the third quarter. (Gazette photo by Tracey Jagneaux)

Trojan warfare

VILLE PLATTE -- In a war of the Trojans, the Sacred Heart boy’s and girl’s basketball teams took on East Beauregard here Friday night in a pair of non-district contests.

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Ville Platte High’s Jamal Hayward tips a rebound back toward the basket in the their win over Alexandria Senior High. Ville Platte is 11-4 this season, as a number of underclassmen have proven their skills on the court. (Gazette file photo)

Working for the stretch run

It is hard to believe, but the halfway point is upon us for the 2016-17 basketball season.
Normally, the Christmas holidays allow high school basketball teams to reflect on the progress made so far this season and the improvements needed before the push toward a district championship.

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Ville Platte High’s Martin Jason (0) gets elevated to make a pass to a teammate, while Alexandria High’s Trey Mosley (22) and Darius Hampton (11) look on. The Bulldogs pulled off a huge 75-68 win in the final moments over the Class 5A Trojans to move to 11-4 on the year. (Gazette photo by Tracey Jagneaux)

ASHes to ASHes

VILLE PLATTE -- Both the Ville Platte High Bulldogs and the Lady Bulldogs turned up the heat in the second half and burned down any momentum Alexandria Senior High (ASH) may have had, as they each pulled off upset wins over their top-ranked Class 5A opponents here Tuesday night.

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Sacred Heart’s Jacques Fontenot (24) goes up for a tough shot against Basile defenders Rashawn Murphy (11) and Dagan Lejeune (40) in thier non-district contest Tuesday night. The Bearcats picked up a 60-52 win over the Trojans for win number three. (Gazette photo by Tracey Jagneaux)

Sacred Heart splits with Basile in hoops action Tuesday night

BASILE -- The Sacred Heart boys and girls hard court teams took to the floor here Tuesday in a non-district showdown with the Basile Bearcats and the Lady Bearcats.

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