Added spice

By News Staff on Thursday, October 6, 2022
Homecoming adds layer to VP, MHS rivalry
  • Several Ville Platte defensive players combine to make a stop against Pine Prairie in their matchup last week. The Bulldogs, now 1-1 in district play, travel to Mamou to battle the Green Demons, who are also 1-1 in district. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    Several Ville Platte defensive players combine to make a stop against Pine Prairie in their matchup last week. The Bulldogs, now 1-1 in district play, travel to Mamou to battle the Green Demons, who are also 1-1 in district. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
  • Players from Ville Platte and Mamou get tangled as they go for the football during the jamboree. The two squads meet again on the football field tomorrow night in Mamou. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)
    Players from Ville Platte and Mamou get tangled as they go for the football during the jamboree. The two squads meet again on the football field tomorrow night in Mamou. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – The first win after a long losing streak is out of the way for the Ville Platte Bulldogs, while the Mamou Green Demons are looking for redemption after last week’s loss to the Church Point Bears. Throw in the added weight of a rivalry game and the fact that Mamou will be hosting its Homecoming festivities and tomorrow night’s District 4-3A contest holds…

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