Misfortune plagues Trojans in district loss

  • Defenders of Troy, led by Wade Pitre (15), combine for a stop against the Hornets of Catholic-Pointe Coupee in the teams’ district opener Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    Defenders of Troy, led by Wade Pitre (15), combine for a stop against the Hornets of Catholic-Pointe Coupee in the teams’ district opener Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE — Nothing makes or breaks a team over the course of a football game quite like momentum does. For the Sacred Heart Trojans, momentum was on their side for about 12 minutes in Thursday’s District 6-1A matchup with the Catholic-Pointe Coupee Hornets. Unfortunately, the other three quarters belonged to Catholic as it took home a 42-14 win in both teams’…

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