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2023 Trojans

2023 Trojans

New beginning, familiar face

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor Sacred Heart alum and head football coach Jacob Aguillard may be taking on his first head coaching gig, but don’t try to convince him that he and his team aren’t ready for this season.
Ville Platte’s Montagon Dixon (13) avoids a tackle from Basile’s Jackson Courville (2) in the Bulldogs’ 35-20 home loss to the Bearcats last season. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Ville Platte’s Montagon Dixon (13) avoids a tackle from Basile’s Jackson Courville (2) in the Bulldogs’ 35-20 home loss to the Bearcats last season. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

New coach Mitchell optimistic for 2023

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor Ville Platte High head coach Chris Mitchell believes there is reason for optimism.
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TCB is set

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
After receiving guidance from LHSAA, it has been decided that the Tee Cotton Bowl game will be played Friday, September 1, 2023 at 6:00 pm at Ville Platte High School.
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McNeese on rise in Goff’s second season

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Monday, August 28, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor When McNeese head coach Gary Goff took the job in December 2021, no one surrounding the program was expecting a meteoric rise following the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. And it wasn’t. McNeese struggled most of last season and finished with a 4-7 overall record.
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Loaded LSU sees bar raised in Kelly’s second year

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Monday, August 28, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor LSU head coach Brian Kelly will do everything he can to tell you otherwise. But, make no mistake about it, there are sky-high expectations for Kelly’s Tigers as he enters his second season at the helm of the Bayou Bengals.
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Latest chapter in LHSAA playoff battle far from the last

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Monday, August 28, 2023
This won’t end anytime soon, will it? With the battle over select and non-select distinctions between Louisiana high schools and the Louisiana High School Athletic Association now moving into the courtrooms, it’s safe to say we won’t be hearing the end of it anytime soon.
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Gunshots interrupt football jamboree

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Friday, August 25, 2023
By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – The curtain-raiser on the high school football season in Evangeline Parish was cut short Friday night.
Basile’s Bryan Hardy (5) finds a running lane in the scrimmage Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Basile’s Bryan Hardy (5) finds a running lane in the scrimmage Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Basile, Mamou show positive flashes in scrimmage

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Monday, August 21, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE – When you’re looking to find your identity, the best place to look in sports is never in the mirror. In other words, teams never truly discover who they are on the practice field. It’s a helpful place to start, sure.
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Basile to test depth against Mamou in scrimmage

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Monday, August 14, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE – One thing every high school football coach knows is that scrimmages are nothing more than glorified practices. Run a few plays here. Work out the kinks there.
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