Sports

Street fight

VILLE PLATTE -- A lot of times the game does not live up to the hype. That was not the case here Friday night, as the Sacred Heart Trojans downed the Ville Platte Bulldogs 20-7 in an old fashioned street fight to take home the Tee Cotton Bowl trophy for the second year in a row.

Effort not enough as Mamou falls to Oberlin in opener

MAMOU – Despite a much better effort in the second half, the Mamou Demons could not overcome the grinding running game of the Oberlin Tigers, as the Demons fell to the Tigers 22-0 here Thursday night.

Basile fights hard, but Iota pulls away in the end

IOTA – Last year at this time, Basile Bearcat head coach Kevin Bertrand left the field after a loss to Iota with a number of doubts about how well his team would fare the rest of the season.

Game time

VILLE PLATTE -- As they say in french, “Soyons prêts à gronder.” Let’s get ready to rumble. Once again, it’s that time of the year. Time to see the greatest show on grass. It’s time for the Tee-Cotton Bowl. This season will mark the 15th version of the ultimate classic high school football game.

Panthers begin year off on the road; take on Class 4A Tioga

PINE PRAIRIE -- Gas up your vehicles, check the tires and get ready to roll Pine Prairie fans, because for the next four weeks your Panther football team will be road warriors.

Basile Bearcats face off against tough Class 3A Iota Bulldogs

IOTA -- Getting off to a better start in 2018 is the main goal for the Basile Bearcats. Last year, Basile started the season 1-3, but managed to pull it together to make a quarter-final appearance in the Class 1A playoffs.

Mamou Demons host Oberlin Tigers in Thursday night game

MAMOU -- Coming off of a 1-29 record over the last three years, the Mamou Demons are hoping to find that spark that will propel them to a successful 2018 campaign.

Finding answers

VILLE PLATTE -- A jamboree definitely does not count on your overall record for the season. However, what the jamboree can do is give coaches answers about their teams before the regular season begins.

Former Tiger, Justin McMillian, transfers to Tulane

NEW ORLEANS -- Although not officially confirmed by the Tulane University, former LSU Tiger Justin McMillian has announced that he will be transferring to Tulane effective immediately.

Great expectations

BASILE – Sometimes a loss can bring the best out of a team. Basile’s only loss in District 4-1A was to rival St. Edmund and Bearcat head coach Kevin Bertrand said that game proved to be the break-through game of the season.