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Panthers need offense against Buckeye

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – Pine Prairie head coach Charles Hazard will be the first to tell you that despite the scoreboards during the first two weeks this season, he’s encouraged by his defense’s effort.

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Predicting rest of year for Evangeline Parish teams

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Monday, September 11, 2023

Rest in peace to the greatest dream that ever was … As it turns out, the pipe dream of every Evangeline Parish football team finishing the regular season with unbeaten records cannot come to pass. Yes, Ville Platte and Sacred Heart played last week. And yes, there had to be a winner.

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Trojans drop home opener to Marksville

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

Marksville 30, Sacred Heart 12 1 2 3 4 – T MHS 0 8 16 6 — 30 SHS 0 6 0 6 — 12 How It Happened Marksville moved to an unorthodox running offense mid-game, with the result being that the Tigers gashed the Trojans for 350 yards on the ground.

Tee Cotton Bowl Brunch returns to Aswell House

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

The Aswell House, currently home of The Acosta Foundation, once again served as the venue for the Tee Cotton Bowl Brunch that was held the day of the game on Friday, September 1.

Sacred Heart’s Landon LeBlanc (6) holds onto the ball while trying to shake off a tackle from Ville Platte’s Javarion Thomas (15). (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Title defended

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Sacred Heart coach Jacob Aguillard will be the first to tell you that his Trojans have to get better. While they did escape last week’s Tee Cotton Bowl as 14-6 winners over Ville Platte, it was far from an ideal showing.

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Cleaner game the goal for Mamou against Lake Arthur

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – The Mamou Demons welcomed in an explosive team last Friday night in the South Plaquemines Hurricanes in an unfortunate situation.

Cayden McCollough (10) runs past a diving Adarius Botley (12) and Mason Hazelton (56) from Oberlin. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

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Halftime lead vanishes in loss to Oberlin

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

By: TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editor RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor The Charles Hazard era in Pine Prairie began with the Panthers allowing 34 unanswered points in the second half to Oberlin in a 47-24 loss. Pine Prairie began the game on a 16-play, 78-yard touchdown drive that took 9:14 off of the clock.

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Bearcats fall to Lake Arthur, 34-32; hosts VPHS

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor LAKE ARTHUR - In a heart-pounding clash under the Friday night lights, the Basile Bearcats and the Lake Arthur Tigers ignited the Jeff Davis town with a high-octane season opener.

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Trojans repeat as TCB champs

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Friday, September 1, 2023

Sacred Heart 14, Ville Platte 6 1 2 3 4 – T SHS 6 8 0 0 — 14 VPHS 0 0 0 6 — 6 Key Play Sacred Heart took control of the game with 1:25 left in the first half, when senior linebacker Ike Perry recovered a Ville Platte and recorded a long return for a touchdown...

Jude Hebert (23) gets a block from a Trojan teammate and finds a running lane in Sacred Heart’s win against Basile in the opening contest of the jamboree. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Trojans, Bearcats win during jamboree

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – The gunshots were a distraction from what was otherwise a well-played jamboree that saw Sacred Heart, Pine Prairie and Basile each play two games.

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