“Bearing” down

By News Staff on Thursday, September 28, 2023
Church Point overwhelms Pine Prairie in 4-3A play
  • Cayden Fontenot (4) looks for daylight between him and a couple of Church Point defenders in Pine Prairie’s 54-14 loss in the district opener. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    Cayden Fontenot (4) looks for daylight between him and a couple of Church Point defenders in Pine Prairie’s 54-14 loss in the district opener. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor CHURCH POINT – After an uncharacteristic 0-3 start for the Church Point Bears, the atmosphere around the program was obvious. The program, and first-year head coach Rob Pool, needed a win. Maybe even desperately. So, when the clock struck zero on Friday’s dominant 54-14 District 4-3A win over the Pine Prairie Panthers, a collective sigh of relief went through...

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