VPHS humble hoops culture begins with COY Coward

Ville Platte High head basketball coach Launey Coward was selected as the boys’ coach of the year. His team of Bulldogs this past season made it to the state quarterfinals where it lost to Port Allen. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor Watching Ville Platte head coach and Evangeline Parish Coach of the Year Launey Coward on the sideline is sometimes just as interesting as watching the game itself unfold. He’s got the quality that you see in many good coaches. He’s never too high or too low. He’s business as usual, and it reflects in the way his teams carry themselves over the course of a...

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