Port Allen overwhelms VPHS to advance

Ville Platte High’s Jamarre Byers (2) looks to pick the pocket of a Port Allen ball carrier in the Bulldogs’ playoff loss against the Pelicans last Friday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PORT ALLEN – Few boys’ basketball programs in the past four years have emerged to be as powerful as Port Allen has been across Louisiana. The Pelicans have won the past three state championships in Class 2A and was state runner-up in 2019. They’ve done so being one of the state’s more well-rounded teams, combining height, chemistry, shooting and being so...

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