Battle of the Bayou trophy goes to Basile with win over Elton

By News Staff on Monday, October 11, 2021
  • Basile’s Christian Bergeron (73) makes a tackle on Elton’s Shermon Bellow (20). Later in the game, Bergeron forced a fumble and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Basile’s Christian Bergeron (73) makes a tackle on Elton’s Shermon Bellow (20). Later in the game, Bergeron forced a fumble and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

    ELTON - As the sun began to set on the western bank of Bayou Nezpique, football teams from two communities separated by five miles met on the field of battle for the right to take home coveted hardware. One team, the Bearcats of Basile, showed supremacy from the start by scoring a 57-yard touchdown on the third play of the game. When the final buzzer sounded, it was those same Bearcats who went ho…