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No place like home

News Staff
Monday, January 9, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Current Sacred Heart head football coach and athletic director Josh Harper is going home. But one thing is for certain, Sacred Heart is better off eight years later with him having been there.
Marks

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The Marks Post: Football at its best and worst

Tony Marks
Thursday, January 5, 2023
With all respect to Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, but football is an example of the best of times and the worst of times. We saw a little bit of both this week during the final bowl games of the year and Monday Night Football. First, here are some of the good times.
With Elizabeth’s Owen Soileau (11) not far behind, Pine Prairie’s Da’Jon Lemalle (1) scores a basket in his team’s 55-53 loss at home Tuesday night. Lemalle finished the game with 19 points to lead the Panthers. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

With Elizabeth’s Owen Soileau (11) not far behind, Pine Prairie’s Da’Jon Lemalle (1) scores a basket in his team’s 55-53 loss at home Tuesday night. Lemalle finished the game with 19 points to lead the Panthers. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Unable to claw one out

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor PINE PRAIRIE – The difference in a basketball game can, at times, be the little things. That was the case for the Pine Prairie boys’ team against Elizabeth Tuesday night. The Panthers only shot 5 of 10 from the free throw line.
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Manuel

Leaving our “marks” on I-49

Rhett Manuel
Thursday, January 5, 2023
I learned something recently … Our editor here at The Gazette, renaissance man and LSU fanatic Tony Marks, is woefully behind the times.
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VPHS to compete in Oakdale tourney

News Staff
Thursday, January 5, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor OAKDALE – The Ville Platte High Bulldogs will compete in the inaugural Oakdale New Year’s Tip-Off presented by RoyOMartin. The tournament begins tonight with the Bulldogs taking on Tioga at 6 p.m. The night’s action ends with Oakdale going against Rapides.
The parish’s co-offensive MVP Hayden Droddy was the first-team all-district selection, passing and rushing for over 1K yards and nearly 40 total touchdowns. (Photo courtesy of Angela Deville)

The parish’s co-offensive MVP Hayden Droddy was the first-team all-district selection, passing and rushing for over 1K yards and nearly 40 total touchdowns. (Photo courtesy of Angela Deville)

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Late-blooming QB Droddy hits ceiling on way to co-MVP

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – There was a time this past offseason when Sacred Heart quarterback and Evangeline Parish co-offensive MVP Hayden Droddy wasn’t the front-runner for the position.
The District 5-1A offensive MVP Ashton Deaville was the focal point of Basile’s veer offense, rushing for 1130 yards and 19 touchdowns. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

The District 5-1A offensive MVP Ashton Deaville was the focal point of Basile’s veer offense, rushing for 1130 yards and 19 touchdowns. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Injury, hardship defined career for Basile’s Deaville

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE – It maybe shouldn’t have happened this way for Basile senior running back Ashton Deaville. Deaville, who had high expectations heading into his junior year, dealt with major adversity throughout his career.
Defensive MVP Luke Fontenot did whatever was asked by the Basile staff. He finished the year with 110 tackles with eight going for a loss. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Defensive MVP Luke Fontenot did whatever was asked by the Basile staff. He finished the year with 110 tackles with eight going for a loss. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Undersized Fontenot rode mentorship, multi-sport background

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE – Evangeline Parish defensive MVP, Basile’s Luke Fontenot, is a rare breed. He’s an adamant team player. He’s the type of kid that is willing to do whatever t takes to help his team win.
Sacred Heart’s head coach Josh Harper was selected as the parish’s coach of the year in 2022. (Gazette file photo)

Sacred Heart’s head coach Josh Harper was selected as the parish’s coach of the year in 2022. (Gazette file photo)

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Parish COY Harper recognizes team effort in award

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – To the untrained eye and to those who don’t know the man, Sacred Heart head coach and Evangeline Parish Coach of the Year Josh Harper is just another one of those winning-obsessed, high-strung football coaches. And of course, winning is fun for him.
The Ragin Cajuns of the University of Louisiana Lafayette take the field in Shreveport before clashing against the University of Houston Cougars in a 23-16 loss in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

The Ragin Cajuns of the University of Louisiana Lafayette take the field in Shreveport before clashing against the University of Houston Cougars in a 23-16 loss in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

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Elements, history, and competition make I-Bowl unique for UH, UL

News Staff
Thursday, December 29, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor SHREVEPORT – Everything about last Friday’s 23-16 contest between the Houston Cougars and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl could be classified as unique.
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