Lady Dogs blow away St. James to advance

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VACHERIE – Now, that’s more like it. After a rough regular season where Ville Platte girls head coach Rhonda Thomas had to let the youth movement take over, those lumps paid off in a big way on Thursday night. Heading into the playoffs as a No. 24 seed, the Ville Platte Lady Bulldogs not only defeated the ninth-seeded St. James Wildcats. They embarrassed them and…