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Basile embracing unfamiliar against Port Barre

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Thursday, October 20, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PORT BARRE – As quickly as it started, the football regular season is beginning to wind down. It’s Week 8 now.
The Sacred Heart defense, with Bradley Fusilier (2), combines for a stop against St. Edmund in a 30-17 win by the Trojans. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

The Sacred Heart defense, with Bradley Fusilier (2), combines for a stop against St. Edmund in a 30-17 win by the Trojans. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Cookin’ up a win

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Monday, October 17, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor EUNICE — After weeks of both winning and losing ugly, the Sacred Heart Trojans gave the kind of performance it has been waiting for Friday night in an annual district rivalry battle with the St. Ed’s Blue Jays. Battling the injury bug, the Trojans outlasted St.
The Mamou Green Demons take the field on homecoming night last week against Ville Platte High. This week, the team took one on the chin against Oakdale, 64-30. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)

The Mamou Green Demons take the field on homecoming night last week against Ville Platte High. This week, the team took one on the chin against Oakdale, 64-30. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)

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Mamou adds offense wrinkle but allows 600+ plus yards

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Monday, October 17, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor MAMOU - Mamou recovered three Oakdale fumbles on the night and ran a wrinkle in its offense by putting Devin Ardoin under center on multiple occasions, but the Green Demons allowed 622 yards of total offense against the Warriors and dropped their non-district contest, 64-30.
Basile’s Horace Edwards (9) finds real estate to gain in a game earlier this season against Gueydan. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Basile’s Horace Edwards (9) finds real estate to gain in a game earlier this season against Gueydan. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Bearcats topple Oberlin, control district title race

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Monday, October 17, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor In yet another rivalry, the Basile Bearcats showed that they actually practice what heac coach Kevin Bertrand preaches. Take it step-by-step. One game at a time. Do what you need to do to be 1-0 this week.
Trojan quarterback Hayden Droddy (7) hands the football off to Ike Perry (22) in Sacred Heart’s district opening loss last week. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Trojan quarterback Hayden Droddy (7) hands the football off to Ike Perry (22) in Sacred Heart’s district opening loss last week. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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No motivation needed

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – There’s few rivalries that get as heated as Sacred Heart and St. Ed’s do. Over the past several years, the rivalry has become a game that both teams circle on their calendars as must-win.
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Energy of homecoming not phasing VPHS

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Nothing brings juice to our town quite like Ville Platte High homecoming festivities does. It’s a week-long celebration of the school and its alumni, culminating in a game that often feels more like an event than an athletic competition.
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Rivalry game no issue for Bearcats against OT

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE – Call the Basile and Oberlin rivalry whatever you’d like, just make sure to include the word “physical” somewhere in the description of it. Neither team approaches football in an especially glitzy way.
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Creative offense has Mamou wanting more against Oakdale

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – Ideas can be dangerous. History is full of deadly ones. History, however, is also littered with great ideas that helped humanity. Electricity, automobiles, the printing press. Each of them made human life easier.
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Battle-tested PPHS facing another tough opponent in Iota

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – No one is implying that this season hasn’t been a struggle for the Pine Prairie Panthers. Pine Prairie’s issues have been a mix of growing pains under a new coach and tough scheduling.
Sheamus Frank (23) gains yardage for his Mamou Green Demons against Ville Platte High. In the game, Frank went on to score his first touchdown of the season on his team’s way to a 36-31 win on homecoming night. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)

Sheamus Frank (23) gains yardage for his Mamou Green Demons against Ville Platte High. In the game, Frank went on to score his first touchdown of the season on his team’s way to a 36-31 win on homecoming night. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)

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Defending their turf

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Monday, October 10, 2022
By: SYLIS MANUEL Staff Reporter MAMOU – The Mamou Green Demons successfully defended their home turf on homecoming night Friday, defeating the Ville Platte Bulldogs 36-31 after fending off a last minute comeback attempt from the Bulldogs.
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