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Prolific Mamou falls short at Beau Chene

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Monday, September 20, 2021
ARNAUDVILLE — The Mamou Green Demons are showing improvement under head coach Dwight Collins this season. For the second-consecutive week, its offense scored and put yards up in bunches. But, for the second-consecutive week, the defense again struggled to get stops.
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Panthers continue dream start

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Monday, September 20, 2021
The Pine Prairie Panthers improved to 3-0 on Friday night with another impressive win over Buckeye, 48-12. Unfortunately, statistics were not available as of press time. Coverage of the game will be made available in the Thursday, September 23 edition of the Ville Platte Gazette.
Sacred Heart’s Caleb Hood (3) dives forward for extra yardage after being tackled by a Marksville Tiger last week. Hood and the rest of the Trojans earned a win this week over parish rival Basile. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Sacred Heart’s Caleb Hood (3) dives forward for extra yardage after being tackled by a Marksville Tiger last week. Hood and the rest of the Trojans earned a win this week over parish rival Basile. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Trojan defense answers the call in 19-0 shutout win

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Monday, September 20, 2021
This season, if it continues the way it’s going so far, can be a pretty good one for the Sacred Heart Trojans. After running roughshod over Marksville in a 35-point quarter on its way to a 35-7 win last week, Sacred Heart took a different approach Friday night against the Basile Bearcats.
The stout Sacred Heart defensive unit combines to make a stop in the Trojans’ 35-7 win over Marksville last week. The Trojans now host parish rival Basile at Soileau-Landry Field in a Week 3 matchup. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

The stout Sacred Heart defensive unit combines to make a stop in the Trojans’ 35-7 win over Marksville last week. The Trojans now host parish rival Basile at Soileau-Landry Field in a Week 3 matchup. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Collision course

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Thursday, September 16, 2021
One thing is clear when talking to Sacred Heart coach Josh Harper about Basile, his team’s opponent this week. The Bearcats are an opponent he respects. Not just because of their past success, but also because of their physicality. Physicality and running the ball are two things Harper loves.
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Bulldogs set to finally take the field

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Thursday, September 16, 2021
If there’s an argument for the most quarantine ravaged team in 2021, the Ville Platte Bulldogs certainly have an argument. They couldn’t participate in a fall scrimmage, a jamboree and had to forfeit its first two regular season games.
Chase Holsomback (14) looks to block an Elton defender in order to provide running room for quarterback Branson Fontenot. The Panther now head to Buckeye for a Week 3 matchup. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Chase Holsomback (14) looks to block an Elton defender in order to provide running room for quarterback Branson Fontenot. The Panther now head to Buckeye for a Week 3 matchup. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Pine Prairie, Mamou seek to continue with improvements

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Thursday, September 16, 2021
If there is a common thread running through both Pine Prairie and Mamou’s football programs right now, it’s one of improvement. Both teams are showing signs of life and major improvement after struggling the past two seasons.
Elijah George (2) muscles his way forward for some of his 364 rushing yards against Elton. He ran 32 times and scored five touchdowns on the night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Elijah George (2) muscles his way forward for some of his 364 rushing yards against Elton. He ran 32 times and scored five touchdowns on the night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

King George

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Monday, September 13, 2021
JENNINGS — Pine Prairie junior running back Elijah “Buck” George barely touched the ball in Week 1 when his team broke its 21-game losing streak in a 49-16 blowout of Merryville. It did not matter to him. He wants to be more about collecting wins than about stuffing the box score.
Sacred Heart’s dual threat option Caleb Hood (3) gains positive yards for his Trojans who collected a home win against Class 3-A Marksville. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Sacred Heart’s dual threat option Caleb Hood (3) gains positive yards for his Trojans who collected a home win against Class 3-A Marksville. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Setting the tone

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Monday, September 13, 2021
Josh Harper loves starting fast. He calls it “setting the tone,” and it is exactly what his Sacred Heart Trojans did Friday night in a 35-7 win over Class 3A Marksville.
Mamou quarterback Jalon Bradley stays on his feet as he nets positive yardage on a drive that resulted in a touchdown in the Green Demons’ 36-30 road loss to Grant. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Mamou quarterback Jalon Bradley stays on his feet as he nets positive yardage on a drive that resulted in a touchdown in the Green Demons’ 36-30 road loss to Grant. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Victory denied

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Monday, September 13, 2021
Coming off of a “bye” week that resulted in North Central forfeiting because of COVID, the Mamou Green Demons travelled to Dry Prong to take on a Grant Cougar team that had run all over Montgomery in Week 1.
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St. Ed’s claims Battle of Bayou Des Cannes victory over Basile

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Monday, September 13, 2021
BASILE – In the Battle of Bayou Des Cannes, St. Edmund claimed a 35-21 win over Basile. It was an impressive outing for the Blue Jay offense as Luke Vidrine completed 12-of-18 passes for 308 yards. St. Edmund added 131 yards on the ground to finish with 439 yards of total offense.
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