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Highs, lows show up for SHS and MHS at Turkey Tourney

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Both Sacred Heart’s and Mamou’s boys basketball teams had its ups and downs during last week’s Turkey Tourney played at Sacred Heart. Each team was able to scratch out a win behind strong offensive performances.

With rain falling down all around him, Basile quarterback Luc Johnson (4) drops back for a pass as Horace Edwards (9) provides a block. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Disaster strikes Bearcats

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Monday, November 28, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE — Football games are, more or less, often decided in a span of about five plays over the course of four quarters. They are the ones that swing momentum. They are the ones where disaster strikes at the wrong time. They are oftentimes swift and decisive.

Ville Platte’s Montavis Seraille (4) goes up for a basket in the Bulldogs’ game against Elton during the Turkey Tournament at Sacred Heart. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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VPHS boys take home Sacred Heart Turkey Tourney

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Monday, November 28, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE — Guard play continues to drive the Ville Platte Bulldogs boys basketball program in the early-season run.

Horace Edwards Jr. finds a running lane for Basile. He and the rest of the Bearcats now host Haynesville in the quarterfinals. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)

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Basile marches past Oberlin and into quarterfinals against familiar Haynesville

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Monday, November 21, 2022

By: SYLIS MANUEL Staff Reporter BASILE - The Basile Bearcats stifled the Oberlin Tigers 19-8 in a largely run-centric offensive effort from both teams. Basile, with the win, now hosts Haynesville, who defeated Oakdale 36-16, in their quarterfinal playoff match up Friday night.

Hayden Droddy (7) scrambles as a play tries to develop for Sacred Heart in the Trojans’ playoff loss to Ouachita Christian Friday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Sacred Heart’s season comes to an end against Ouachita Christian in Monroe

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Monday, November 21, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MONROE - Nothing about the No. 3-seeded Ouachita Christian Eagles surprised head coach Josh Harper and the No. 14-seeded Sacred Heart Trojans Friday night. They were just as big, just as fast and just as strong as expected.

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Crossing the country

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

By: TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editor NATCHITOCHES - Cross country runners from across the state braved the elements as they competed in the 2022 LHSAA state championships on Monday, November 14.

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Familiar playoff foe awaits Sacred Heart tomorrow

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MONROE – Pick a sport, any sport, that Sacred Heart plays as a school and there’s a pretty good shot of the program’s recent playoff history in it involves the Ouachita Christian Eagles.

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Basile gets back to basics after playoff bye, hosts Oberlin

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE – Postseason play is normally associated by fans with the unfamiliar. It’s the chance to travel to that far-flung town you’d never go to on your own accord. It’s that hole-in-the-wall, mom-and-pop establishment that only locals can direct you towards.

Jude Hebert (23) fights for additional yardage on a slick Soileau-Landry Field against the visiting Covenant Christian Lions in the first round of the Select Division IV playoffs. With the 32-8 win, Sacred Heart now travels to Ouachita Christian in the second round. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Hangin’ with Hayden

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – For all the talk of the Sacred Heart Trojans and the adversity they’ve faced all season, they quite literally had to weather the storm Friday night in the opening round of the Division IV select football playoffs.

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Winnfield rushes past Mamou to end year

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor WINNFIELD — The long trip to Winnfield to play its first playoff game in over a decade began bright and early for the Mamou Green Demons. Rightfully so.

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