Sports

Rhythm lost

EUNICE -- As good as the Sacred Heart offense was in the first half of their LHSAA Division IV first round playoff game against St. Ed’s, the Lady Trojans struggled to find any rhythm on that side of the floor in the second half, as they fell to the Lady Blue Jays 45-32 Thursday night.

Pine Prairie knocked out of playoffs by Richwood Thusday

PINE PRAIRIE -- The Pine Prairie Lady Panther’s promising playoff berth came to an abrupt end at the hands of the Richwood Thursday night, as the Lady Rams dominated Pine Prairie 54-38 in an aggresive defensive showing. The Lady Panthers ended their season with an overall record of 20-12.

Ville Platte ousted from 2A playoffs

RAYVILLE -- It was a tough night both offensively and defensively for the Ville Platte Lady Bulldogs as they dropped a 77-31 decision to the Rayville Lady Hornets in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs Thursday night. With the loss, Ville Platte ends their year with an overall record of 11-18.

Extra bounces

At this time of the year, all any high school basketball team wishes for is some extra time on the floor and some extra bounces with the ball. Tonight, four of the five Evangeline Parish girl’s basketball teams will get their wish as they head into the LHSAA post-season.

Pine Prairie owns Iota; gets fourth win over Bulldogs

PINE PRAIRIE -- The Pine Prairie Panthers took one giant step toward hosting a playoff game come a week from tomorrow, as they took down the Iota Bulldogs 70-61 Monday night.

Mamou picks up fourth win in a row

CHURCH POINT -- The Mamou Demons have gotten hot at the right time of the year, as they picked up their fourth win in a row with a 59-56 victory over the Church Point Bears Monday night.

District Champions!

VILLE PLATTE -- The Ville Platte High Bulldogs reached one of their main goals Friday night when they secured the District 6-2A title with an 81-57 blowout win over the Welsh Greyhounds. Ville Platte improves to 24-3 on the season and finishes league play with a record of 7-1.

Sacred Heart rolls past Catholic, P.C. for district wins

VILLE PLATTE -- The Sacred Heart Trojans and Lady Trojans swept the Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets and Lady Hornets Friday night, with both Sacred Heart squads picking up district wins.

Lady Bulldogs end season with big win; await playoffs

VILLE PLATTE -- The Ville Platte High Lady Bulldogs ended their regular season with a huge 62-54 win over the Welsh Lady Greyhounds Friday night. Ville Platte finishes the season with an overall record of 11-14 and a District 6-2A record of 5-3.

Parish teams record big wins heading into final games

It was a good night on Tuesday for some of the parish hard court teams, as they picked up key victories heading into the last couple of weeks in the season. Here is a rundown of those games played.