The return of the Thrilla

By News Staff on Thursday, September 1, 2022
Returning Tee Cotton Bowl emphasizes moral value of Ville Platte
  • From left are Trojan seniors, Campbell Earles, Everett Johnson, Hayden Droddy, Tucker Chesne, Collin Estilette, Max Hamlin, Briggs Ardoin, Bradley Fusilier, Gabe Wilmouth, Blake Hebert, and Gabe Fontenot; assistant coaches, Daniel Scully and JP Boullion; head coach, Josh Harper; and Bulldog head coach Roy Serie; and seniors, Christian Aclis, Bastian Veillon, Charles Jason, Jakahalan Slaughter, Omarion Frank, Adonis Thomas, Troas Murray, Austin Fontenot, and Allyus Dick. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    From left are Trojan seniors, Campbell Earles, Everett Johnson, Hayden Droddy, Tucker Chesne, Collin Estilette, Max Hamlin, Briggs Ardoin, Bradley Fusilier, Gabe Wilmouth, Blake Hebert, and Gabe Fontenot; assistant coaches, Daniel Scully and JP Boullion; head coach, Josh Harper; and Bulldog head coach Roy Serie; and seniors, Christian Aclis, Bastian Veillon, Charles Jason, Jakahalan Slaughter, Omarion Frank, Adonis Thomas, Troas Murray, Austin Fontenot, and Allyus Dick. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
  • Sacred Heart head coach Josh Harper (left) and Ville Platte High head coach Roy Serie (right) exchange a hand shake in front of the Tee Cotton Bowl mural. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Sacred Heart head coach Josh Harper (left) and Ville Platte High head coach Roy Serie (right) exchange a hand shake in front of the Tee Cotton Bowl mural. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

    By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – It’s finally back. And hopefully it’s not going away anytime soon. The Ville Platte Bulldogs and Sacred Heart Trojans will renew the annual Tee Cotton Bowl tomorrow night at Sacred Heart’s Soileau-Landry Field. The football and spectacle will take center stage on Friday night, as it always does. But as we all know, the Tee Cotton Bowl is bigger …