Doing or dying for district

Trojans host O.C. for first district title since second Bush administration
  • Sacred Heart’s signal caller Ethan Karonika (5) tries to stay on his feet as he is met by the St. Ed’s defense last week in Eunice. Karonika and the rest of the Trojans are hosting Opelousas Catholic on homecoming night tomorrow for the district title. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    Sacred Heart’s signal caller Ethan Karonika (5) tries to stay on his feet as he is met by the St. Ed’s defense last week in Eunice. Karonika and the rest of the Trojans are hosting Opelousas Catholic on homecoming night tomorrow for the district title. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
The last time Sacred Heart tasted district glory was 2005. It was around the time Harry Potter was drinking from the Goblet of Fire in movie theaters, Nickelback had us looking at photographs in music, Simon Cowell was looking for the next American Idol on television, and the world was a full two years away from knowing what the heck an iPhone was. It’s been that long since the Trojans have won a…

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