North Vermilion, Erath and Abbeville get playoff victories

The Abbeville Wildcats, the Erath Bobcats, and the North Vermilion Patriots are moving on to the second round of the Division II playoffs.
The No. 17 Wildcats beat No. 16 Brusly 36-14 on the road. It is the second straight year the Wildcats advanced to the second round.
The Wildcats (7-4) will have to go on the road to battle No. 1 ranked Iowa (9-1).
Iowa had a first-round bye and is on a seven-game winning streak.
The game is scheduled to be played on Friday in Iowa.
“Iowa, we know they are good. They have supreme athletes,” said AHS head coach Roderick Moy. “They are well coached. If we go out and play our best game, we win. We believe that in our hearts.”
The North Vermilion Patriots pulled off a big upset in the first round.
No. 23 Patriots beat No. 10 Franklin Parish 35-28 in two overtimes. The Patriots (5-6) will play host to No. 7 Church Point (9-1) on Friday.
If the Patriots win, they could play the Erath Bobcats in the third round.
Erath plays No. 2 West Feliciana in the second round. The winner of that game plays the winner of the Church Point/NVHS game.
The Erath Bobcats escaped with a 34-30 win over the Eunice Bobcats in the first round.
Gueydan and the Delcambre Panthers were knocked out of the playoffs.
No. 20 Gueydan lost to No. 13 Oberlin, 50-26, in the Division IV playoffs. No. 27 Delcambre fell to No. 6 White Castle, 44-21.
In select Division IV, No. 1 VC drew a bye in the first round. The VC Eagles (10-0) will be at home against No. 16 Cedar Creek. Cedar Creek (6-4) beat No. 17, Slaughter Community Charter, 30-0, on Friday.