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Defenders of Troy, led by Wade Pitre (15), combine for a stop against the Hornets of Catholic-Pointe Coupee in the teams’ district opener Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Defenders of Troy, led by Wade Pitre (15), combine for a stop against the Hornets of Catholic-Pointe Coupee in the teams’ district opener Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Misfortune plagues Trojans in district loss

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Monday, October 10, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE — Nothing makes or breaks a team over the course of a football game quite like momentum does. For the Sacred Heart Trojans, momentum was on their side for about 12 minutes in Thursday’s District 6-1A matchup with the Catholic-Pointe Coupee Hornets.
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Pick’Ems heating up at midpoint of season

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Monday, October 10, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor The Pigskin Pick’Ems reader and advertising contests are heating up at the midway point of the 2022 football season.
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Bearcats dominate Warriors on short week

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Monday, October 10, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor LAKE CHARLES – Short week? Not a problem for the Basile Bearcats.
Several Ville Platte defensive players combine to make a stop against Pine Prairie in their matchup last week. The Bulldogs, now 1-1 in district play, travel to Mamou to battle the Green Demons, who are also 1-1 in district. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Several Ville Platte defensive players combine to make a stop against Pine Prairie in their matchup last week. The Bulldogs, now 1-1 in district play, travel to Mamou to battle the Green Demons, who are also 1-1 in district. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Added spice

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – The first win after a long losing streak is out of the way for the Ville Platte Bulldogs, while the Mamou Green Demons are looking for redemption after last week’s loss to the Church Point Bears.
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Trojans readying for physical Catholic-P.C.

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – After a red-hot start offensively, the Sacred Heart Trojans are back to square one offensively. The Trojans have put up only 33 points the past three weeks, including being shut out 13-0 last week at Caldwell Parish.
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Bearcats prepping for Hamilton Christian

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor LAKE CHARLES – The Basile Bearcats have been one of Evangeline Parish’s most consistent, if not the most consistent, football program in recent memory.
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Mistake-plaged PPHS travels to Tioga

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor TIOGA – If improvement has been the goal for the Pine Prairie Panthers, then their offensive yardage numbers certainly indicate their trending up the past couple weeks.
Jakahalen Slaughter (6) finds his way into the endzone for a touchdown as his Ville Platte Bulldogs secure their first win of the season in a 34-13 victory over the Pine Prairie Panthers. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel))

Jakahalen Slaughter (6) finds his way into the endzone for a touchdown as his Ville Platte Bulldogs secure their first win of the season in a 34-13 victory over the Pine Prairie Panthers. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel))

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Worth the wait

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Monday, October 3, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – Ville Platte head coach Roy Serie called it the bath he’s been wanting to take for a long time. He says he even would’ve gone looking for it if his players hadn’t brought it to him.
Trojan speedster Ike Perry (22) tries to elude a would-be tackler in Sacred Heart’s 13-0 loss to Caldwell Parish Thursday night. The Trojans now host Catholic-P.C. in a district contest. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Trojan speedster Ike Perry (22) tries to elude a would-be tackler in Sacred Heart’s 13-0 loss to Caldwell Parish Thursday night. The Trojans now host Catholic-P.C. in a district contest. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Trojan Horse stalls in Columbia

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Monday, October 3, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor COLOMBIA – Seventeen incomplete passes, at least, along with six false start penalties stalled the Trojan Horse’s advance as undefeated Sacred Heart clashed with winless Caldwell Parish Thursday night.

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Church Point overwhelms Mamou in big first half

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Monday, October 3, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor CHURCH POINT – It was business as usual for the No. 4-ranked Church Point Bears, scoring 46-unanswered points in the first half on its way to another dominant victory Thursday night, defeating Mamou by a 58-6 margin.
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