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Ville Platte’s Jamaury Thomas (29) attempts to make a stop against Oakdale’s Derrick Green (6). (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

Ville Platte’s Jamaury Thomas (29) attempts to make a stop against Oakdale’s Derrick Green (6). (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

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Puppy power is no match for Oakdale

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
By: TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE - The turning point of the game against two former bitter rivals came with 9:18 to go in the third quarter when Oakdale’s Jordan Ledet intercepted a pass from Ville Platte’s Jaquan Lavergne on an attempted two-point conversion.
Trojan linebacker Cole Tate (7) goes in for a tackle on Basile’s wide receiver Gage Craton (16). (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Trojan linebacker Cole Tate (7) goes in for a tackle on Basile’s wide receiver Gage Craton (16). (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Trojans top Bearcats as their road of discovery leads to Holy Savior Menard

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor VILLE PLATTE – The Sacred Heart Trojans traveled a long way in the journey of discovering just who they are in last Friday’s 26-7 win over Basile.
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Fresh start for Mamou with district opener at Port Barre

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – What has happened leading up to now can mostly be seen as irrelevant, because when district play starts every team gets a fresh start. The Mamou Demons have to be hoping that’s the case after a disastrous 0-3 start to its 2023 campaign.
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Up-and-down Panthers open district at Church Point

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – Building a program practically from the ground up is a difficult thing to do and that’s what Pine Prairie Panther head coach Charles Hazard has tried to do in his first year on the job.
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A writer’s pipedream of another 2007 in CFB

Rhett Manuel
Monday, September 18, 2023
We’re two weeks into the 2023 college football season and one thing seems obvious. As of now, it looks like one of those years where the landscape of the sport will do everything it can to turn itself on its head.
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Sacred Heart claws out a win against Basile

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Friday, September 15, 2023
Sacred Heart 26 Basile 7 1 2 3 4 – T BHS 0 0 7 0 — 7 SHS 13 7 0 6 — 26 How It Happened The Trojans opened the game fast and scored on its opening drive on the way to a 20-0 halftime lead.
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Ville Platte falls to Basile, 21-20, in thrilling Cat, Dog fight

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor BASILE - Hanson Field became the stage for a football showdown that will be talked about for years to come as the Basile Bearcats clashed with the Ville Platte Bulldogs this past Friday.
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Trojans need health heading into Basile

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Things aren’t going ideally in head coach Jacob Aguillard’s first season in the Halls of Troy. It has nothing to do with the on-field play.
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Explosive offense, porous defense the story of Mamou so far

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – Two weeks into the season, two things are clear about the Mamou Demons. First, they are a team that can be one of the more explosive passing offenses in Evangeline Parish.
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