VPHS, MHS come together to build selves and parish stronger

The Ville Platte Bulldog and Mamou Green Demon football teams came together for an interscholastic practice on Wednesday morning. For first-year head coaches Christopher Bland and LaQuintin Lamb, the goal of the practice was to give their teams live competition that will make them better for the upcoming season. The ultimate goal for both, though, is to help rebuild Evangeline Parish football as a whole to the place of prominence they feel it deserves. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – The obvious truth among all high school football programs is that where you want to be as a team isn’t done overnight. The truth is that it’s built in the dog days of summer. It’s where the sacrifice of waking up early and paying the price in sweat equity builds the character you hope your football team will take on under the Friday night...

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