Sports

King George

JENNINGS — Pine Prairie junior running back Elijah “Buck” George barely touched the ball in Week 1 when his team broke its 21-game losing streak in a 49-16 blowout of Merryville.

Setting the tone

Josh Harper loves starting fast.
He calls it “setting the tone,” and it is exactly what his Sacred Heart Trojans did Friday night in a 35-7 win over Class 3A Marksville.

Homecoming of sorts

It is not the ideal way Sacred Heart wanted to kick off its 2021 seasons.
But, it’s still pretty special.

VPHS game is cancelled

The Ville Platte football game scheduled for Friday, September 10, has been cancelled. The Bulldogs forfeited as a result of COVID-19.

0-21 is done

PINE PRAIRIE — The streak of 21 is done.

Saints ‘opener’ against Green Bay is complicated

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. But, with the show going on following Hurricane Ida, the Saints needed to find a host for next Sunday’s “home opener” against the Green Bay Packers.