Coleman, with Bayou Chicot roots, heads to UMass Dartmouth
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Bayou Chicot’s Easten Coleman signed to play football with University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is pictured seated in the center with his father Matt Coleman (left) and mother Jodi Crosby (right). Standing from left are St. Ed’s Coach James Shiver and St. Anthony of Padua Pastor Fr. Hampton Davis. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor
EUNICE -- For most high school athletes, the idea of playing at the college level is merely a pipe dream.
Every kid starts off in their back yards on the big stage. Game 7 of the World Series. The national championship game. The Super Bowl. The NBA Finals.
St. Edmund’s wide receiver Easten Coleman was one of those kids with big dreams growing up in Bayou Chicot. His…
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