Football contest gets tighter near the end
Thu, 12/03/2020 - 8:11am
Heading into week 11 of the Ville Platte Gazette football contest, things could not be tighter in the business category.
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Sacred Heart quarterback Ethan Karonika sticks the football into the stomach of running back Alex McElwee. The Trojans fell in the first round of the LHSAA Division IV playoffs to the Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets by a score of 42-6. Sacred Heart finishes the season with an overall record of 4-2. (Gazette photo by Yvette Jagneaux)
Twice stung
Mon, 11/30/2020 - 8:36am
Basile High defensive back Jayden Guillory (8) fends off a blocker to make a play in Friday’s win over Magnolia School. (Photo courtesy of Rachel Manuel)
Basile rolls to first playoff win; travels to Haynesville
Mon, 11/30/2020 - 8:33am
BASILE -- In dominant fashion, the Basile Bearcats rolled past the Magnolia School of Excellence Mariners 40-0 Friday night, to pick up a Class 1A first round playoff win Friday night.
The Sacred Heart Trojan defensive unit swarms a North Central running back in their 53-12 win this past Friday night. The defense will be called upon once again as Sacred Heart travels to New Roads to take on the Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets in their first Division IV playoff game of the post-season. (Gazette photo by Yvette Jagneaux)
Round two
Fri, 11/27/2020 - 9:50am
In the world of LHSAA Division IV football, it is not unusual that a team would face an opponent they have already played this season, especially when said teams occupy one of the toughest, if not
Basile High running back Horace Edwards tries to find open space Friday night. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
Basile at home in first playoff game; faces Magnolia
Fri, 11/27/2020 - 9:47am
The Basile Bearcats are on a streak; a three game win streak that is.