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Football All-Academic team is named

News Staff
Monday, January 17, 2022
Staff Report The LHSAA All-Academic Award Program recognizes the academic excellence of senior student-athletes who have attained a 3.5 grade point average or higher by placing them on the Composite All-Academic Team or Class All-Academic Team.
Austin Darbonne (21) goes after a loose basketball as his Sacred Heart Trojans take on the Hustlin Hornets of Plainview. Darbonne scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as his team earned a 76-44 win. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

Austin Darbonne (21) goes after a loose basketball as his Sacred Heart Trojans take on the Hustlin Hornets of Plainview. Darbonne scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as his team earned a 76-44 win. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

Plain visions

News Staff
Thursday, January 13, 2022
PLAINVIEW - Despite having six players out, including three starters, the Hustlin’ Hornets of Plainview gave the Trojans of Sacred Heart a challenge Tuesday night until an 11-point performance from Austin Darbonne in the fourth quarter propelled the team in blue and gold to a 76-44 win.
Taylor Darbonne (34) takes the basketball down the court in Sacred Heart’s home win against Opelousas Catholic. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Taylor Darbonne (34) takes the basketball down the court in Sacred Heart’s home win against Opelousas Catholic. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Shiver drives Sacred Heart to win over O.C.

News Staff
Thursday, January 13, 2022
VILLE PLATTE – Whatever the Sacred Heart Lady Trojans needed Friday night, Kali Shiver was there to provide. Whether it was defense, running the offense, a crisp pass or a basket, Shiver was the driving point in Sacred Heart’s 54-33 blowout of Opelousas Catholic last Friday night.
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Inaugural powerlifting tri-meet is held at Sacred Heart

News Staff
Thursday, January 13, 2022
VILLE PLATTE – By the time the talcum clouds cleared on Jan. 8 in the inaugural version of Sacred Heart Powerlifting Tri-Meet, it had to be considered successful on many levels. Three teams – Mamou, Parkview Baptist and the hosting Sacred Heart – participated, and many Trojan lifters placed.
Mamou’s Tyrian Broussard (10) fights for a bucket in the Green Demons’ loss to Eunice, 72-59. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Mamou’s Tyrian Broussard (10) fights for a bucket in the Green Demons’ loss to Eunice, 72-59. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Revenge denied

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
EUNICE – The Mamou Green Demons entered Tuesday night with revenge on their minds, hoping to avenge a tournament loss to the Eunice Bobcats. At the Brad Fontenot Memorial Holiday Shootout that was hosted at St.
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LHSAA issues new guidance based on COVID recommendations

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
BATON ROUGE – The state epidemiologist and program director for infectious disease epidemiology had recommended there be a suspension of extracurricular activities due to increasing COVID-19 Omicron variant.
Caleb Hood was named All-District Offensive MVP. His inclusion as an All-Parish first-team defender as well as offensive MVP shows how important he was all year to the Trojans in all aspects. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Caleb Hood was named All-District Offensive MVP. His inclusion as an All-Parish first-team defender as well as offensive MVP shows how important he was all year to the Trojans in all aspects. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Transfer from Benton does not derail Hood’s success at Sacred Heart

News Staff
Monday, January 3, 2022
VILLE PLATTE - Life changed the second senior Caleb Hood stepped on to Sacred Heart’s campus as a transfer from Class 5A Benton. As he described it, the people were a little warmer, the life a little slower. The memories, a lot bigger. “It’s a completely different world around here,” Hood said.
At 5’8” and 170 pounds, Baylor McCoy, the All-District Co-MVP on defense, recorded 94 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 blocked punt on the season for his Basile Bearcats. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

At 5’8” and 170 pounds, Baylor McCoy, the All-District Co-MVP on defense, recorded 94 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 blocked punt on the season for his Basile Bearcats. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

McCoy uses father’s experiences to repeat as defensive player of the year

News Staff
Monday, January 3, 2022
BASILE - The Ville Platte Gazette Evangeline Parish Defensive MVP, Basile senior linebacker Baylor McCoy, is a coach’s son in every sense of the word. His dad, Bryan McCoy, coaches the defensive unit for the Bearcats.
Despite losing the first four games of the seasons, the Basile Bearcats went on a winning streak that carried them into a state quarterfinal round game against eventual state runner-up Logansport. For their efforts, Kevin Bertrand was named coach of the year. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Despite losing the first four games of the seasons, the Basile Bearcats went on a winning streak that carried them into a state quarterfinal round game against eventual state runner-up Logansport. For their efforts, Kevin Bertrand was named coach of the year. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Bertrand trusts the process on his way to being named Coach of the Year

News Staff
Monday, January 3, 2022
BASILE - Nothing defined The Ville Platte Gazette Evangeline Parish Coach of the Year’s season like the beginning did. Basile head coach Kevin Bertrand’s team was sitting at 0-3 and down three touchdowns at halftime to Hamilton Christian. 0-4 starts don’t happen very often in Basile, if ever.
Branson Fontenot (8) delivers a pass in Pine Prairie’s 49-16 win over Merryville earlier this season. The Panther quarterback went 12 for 15 with 312 yards and five touchdowns in the team’s first win in two seasons and went on to be named as a member of the All-District first team. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Branson Fontenot (8) delivers a pass in Pine Prairie’s 49-16 win over Merryville earlier this season. The Panther quarterback went 12 for 15 with 312 yards and five touchdowns in the team’s first win in two seasons and went on to be named as a member of the All-District first team. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Reigning supreme

News Staff
Monday, December 27, 2021
Sacred Heart’s Caleb Hood was a busy man throughout the year. Whether he was sharing the backfield with Blake Hebert of snaps with Ethan Karonika, Hood found a way to make the Trojans’ offense better.
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