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Thursday, September 8, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor Week 1 was a mixed bag for Evangeline Parish teams. With the weather wreaking havoc over every game in Evangeline Parish and most of the state, delays and cancellations took the lead of the storylines to open the 2022 season.

Trojan quarterback Hayden Droddy (7) delivers a pass to Blake Hebert (10) in Sacred Heart’s 44-0 win over Ville Platte High in the resumption of the Tee Cotton Bowl. Droddy completed 6 of 8 passes for 142 yards and three passing touchdowns. He also rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Thrilla night

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Lightning and rain did its best to interrupt Friday night’s Tee Cotton Bowl between Ville Platte and Sacred Heart, the first one played since the 2019 season.

From left are Trojan seniors, Campbell Earles, Everett Johnson, Hayden Droddy, Tucker Chesne, Collin Estilette, Max Hamlin, Briggs Ardoin, Bradley Fusilier, Gabe Wilmouth, Blake Hebert, and Gabe Fontenot; assistant coaches, Daniel Scully and JP Boullion; head coach, Josh Harper; and Bulldog head coach Roy Serie; and seniors, Christian Aclis, Bastian Veillon, Charles Jason, Jakahalan Slaughter, Omarion Frank, Adonis Thomas, Troas Murray, Austin Fontenot, and Allyus Dick. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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The return of the Thrilla

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – It’s finally back. And hopefully it’s not going away anytime soon. The Ville Platte Bulldogs and Sacred Heart Trojans will renew the annual Tee Cotton Bowl tomorrow night at Sacred Heart’s Soileau-Landry Field.

Jakahalan Slaughter (6) stays on his feet after meeting up with Mamou’s defensive unit in the jamboree. Slaughter and the rest of his Ville Platte High Bulldogs now look to defend their Tee Cotton Bowl title. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)

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Looking for back-to-back

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Come to find out, not even hell on Earth could derail God’s Favorite Football Game. The Tee Cotton Bowl, the crosstown rivalry between Ville Platte High and Sacred Heart, finally gets its renaissance tomorrow night at Soileau-Landry Field.

Mamou’s Kaybren Weston (10) looks to hand the football off to a teammate in the Green Demons’ contest against Basile in the jamboree. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)

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Hurricane warning is set for Mamou

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – Mamou fell out of the frying pan and into the fire to start its season.

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Pine Prairie braces for Wing T from Oberlin

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – Sink or swim. Ready or not. Here it comes. The Pine Prairie Panthers, under first-year head coach Joe Heintz, open their regular season tomorrow night against Class 1A Oberlin.

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Tee Cotton Bowl

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

Tee Cotton I Year: 2000 Site: Soileau-Landry Field Score: Sacred Heart 24, Ville Platte 21 Note: The first time the traveling Vidrine Cup was presented to the winner, a trophy the Trojans win seven straight years.

Several Sacred Heart seniors peer through the hospital window of Tim Fontenot to send him encouragement while in recover at Mercy Regional Medical Center. The seniors from Ville Platte High also visited. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Tee Cotton Bowl: More than just a game

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Tee Cotton Bowl has always been played for a higher purpose. By doing so, it has earned the attention of Steve Sabol, Tony Dungy, and countless other prominent figures in football. The game also earned the blessing from Pope John Paul II.

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From the Archives

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

By: TONY MARKS Editor (September 5, 2019) - The annual Tee-Cotton Bowl crowns a city champion in Ville Platte as it is played between Sacred Heart High School and Ville Platte High School. The team who emerges with bragging rights is presented a trophy in memory of Jerome Vidrine.

Ville Platte High’s Greg Guillory (5) breaks up a pass intended for Basile’s Parker Fontenot (6) in the Bulldogs’ 6-0 in the Evangeline Parish Jamboree at Pine Prairie Friday night. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)

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Tough muddin' on the Prairie

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Monday, August 29, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor It was far from ideal conditions Friday night at Pine Prairie High School for the annual Evangeline Parish Jamboree.

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