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Football contests come down to the wire for readers, businesses

Tony Marks
Thursday, November 11, 2021
The Ville Platte Gazette football contests are approaching the finish line, and leaders in both categories are emerging. Perry Vidrine leads the reader category and is followed by Jody Ortego in second place and Goldie Fontenot in third place.
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The Marks Post: A brave future of democracy

Tony Marks
Monday, November 8, 2021
The city that gave us Ben Matlock, CNN, Coca-Cola, and a series of The Real Housewives is now home of the World Series champions. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series Tuesday night for the first time since 1995 with a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros. I, for one, was happy about it.
Basile quarterback Luc Johnson (4) drops back and tries to find an open receiver in the Bearcats’ regular season ending 20-13 over Oberlin Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Basile quarterback Luc Johnson (4) drops back and tries to find an open receiver in the Bearcats’ regular season ending 20-13 over Oberlin Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Don’t call it a comeback

Rhett Manuel
Monday, November 8, 2021
BASILE - After the start his team had, Basile head coach Kevin Bertrand perhaps had an idea that his team was being written off in the general public. After all, when a team starts 1-4 the general public probably doesn’t give them much of a chance through the rest of the season.
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Trojans end regular season on high note

Rhett Manuel
Monday, November 8, 2021
VILLE PLATTE - After last week’s disappointment against Opelousas Catholic, its anger had to go somewhere. Unfortunately for North Central, the Sacred Heart Trojans pointed their anger at the Hurricanes on its way to a 69-0 win to wrap up the regular season at 8-2.
Pine Prairie’s Laine Elliott (24) tries to keep pace with Church Point’s Tylon Citizen (18) in the Panthers’ 64-0 road loss. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Pine Prairie’s Laine Elliott (24) tries to keep pace with Church Point’s Tylon Citizen (18) in the Panthers’ 64-0 road loss. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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With shutout of Pine Prairie, Church Point sets record

Tony Marks
Monday, November 8, 2021
CHURCH POINT - With a 64-0 win over Pine Prairie, the Church Point Battling Bears set a new school record of only allowing 20 points this season.
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Bulldogs drop season finale

Rhett Manuel
Monday, November 8, 2021
VILLE PLATTE - The Ville Platte Bulldogs’ sour season ended on yet another sour note, dropping its season finale to Northwest 51-12 on Thursday. The Bulldogs ended the season 0-10, including four games lost due to quarantine.
Jerez Edwards (7) makes a stop in Mamou’s game against Port Barre earlier this season. Edwards and the rest of the Green Demons dropped the regular season finale to Iota Friday. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Jerez Edwards (7) makes a stop in Mamou’s game against Port Barre earlier this season. Edwards and the rest of the Green Demons dropped the regular season finale to Iota Friday. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Bradley shines, but Mamou drops finale

Rhett Manuel
Monday, November 8, 2021
IOTA - Jalon Bradley has been the focal point of Mamou’s offense all year, and Friday night he did all he could to lift his team into the Class 3A playoffs. Despite Bradley’s 451 total yards and four total touchdowns, the Green Demons couldn’t stop Iota in a 63-36 loss.
CELEBRATION - Basile’s Luke Fontenot (17) and Christian Bergeron (73) celebrate with Jared Thomas (21) following one of Thomas’ five receptions from quarterback Luc Johnson. Ashton Deaville (26) is in the foreground. (Photo by Nikki Johnson)

CELEBRATION - Basile’s Luke Fontenot (17) and Christian Bergeron (73) celebrate with Jared Thomas (21) following one of Thomas’ five receptions from quarterback Luc Johnson. Ashton Deaville (26) is in the foreground. (Photo by Nikki Johnson)

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Laying it all on the line

Rhett Manuel
Thursday, November 4, 2021
BASILE -- It’s always darkest before dawn. The lack of a scrimmage, a jamboree and a tough stretch of games as it finally began playing had things looking bleak for the Basile Bearcats to start the year. Losing is rare in a town that celebrates wrestling and football with equal ferocity.
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Looking to rebound after loss, Trojans host North Central

Rhett Manuel
Thursday, November 4, 2021
VILLE PLATTE - Sacred Heart is big on taking the losses as learning experiences. In each of its losses this season, to Rosepine and Opelousas Catholic, head coach Josh Harper has taken something from each.
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Bulldogs try to end season on high note

Rhett Manuel
Thursday, November 4, 2021
VILLE PLATTE - It stopped being about the wins and losses a few weeks back for Roy Serie and Ville Platte. They’ve got an argument for having one of the toughest seasons through the state this year between missing four games due to quarantine and the upheaval throughout the program.
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