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Andrew Payton had an interception for Abbeville.

Abbeville almost pulls off upset over Franklinton

Fri, 10/17/2025 - 10:52am

Next up Kaplan on Thursday

The Abbeville Wildcats came close to pulling off an upset against Franklinton on Thursday.
With two minutes remaining in the game, the Wildcats had an opportunity to score the winning touchdown but misfired on four consecutive passes, ultimately losing 34-28 to Franklinton.
Interim AHS head coach Trevor Eaton expressed pride in his team’s performance, as they now hold a record of 2-1 under his leadership.
“Our guys have no reason to hang their heads,” Eaton stated. “I am very proud of these kids. The rest of our schedule needs to take notice.”
At halftime, the Wildcats were trailing 26-22 and were outscored 8-6 in the second half.
Justin Montgomery had a 45-yard touchdown run in the first half.
With TD catches were Cameron Samuels, Jacolby Campbell and Braylon Himel.
Campbell and Andrew Payton had interceptions for AHS.

DeMarion Cormier looks up field for room to run against Southern Lab. Cormier rushed for 145 yards and he scored three touchdowns. In the last two games, he has carried the ball 76 times for a total of 472 yards and scored eight touchdowns. (photo by Michael Odendahl)

Cassidy Roy hauls in a catch and runs for a 25 yard gain for Kaplan. (photo by Michael Odendahl)

Kaplan knocks off Southern Lab on the road

Fri, 10/17/2025 - 8:36am

BATON ROUGE - For the second consecutive year, the Kaplan Pirates defeated the Class 1A Southern Lab Kittens. The Pirates outscored Southern Lab 13-0 in the second half en route to a 27-18 win on Thursday.
With this victory, Kaplan improves to a record of 5-2, with three games remaining in the season. The Pirates will travel to Abbeville to face the Wildcats, who have a record of 2-5, in the district opener for both teams. That game is scheduled for Thursday.
Kaplan head coach John Thompson has a history with Southern Lab, having faced them in the playoffs while he was an assistant coach for Vermilion Catholic.
“Southern Lab is the kind of team that struggles to come back if you get ahead of them,” Thompson said on Friday morning. “I told the kids at halftime to go jump on them.”
At halftime, the Pirates were trailing 18-14.
Following Thompson’s halftime speech, where he expressed his frustration, the Kaplan defense did not allow any more points and intercepted Southern Lab’s quarterback twice in the second half. Javonte Mouton and Gannon Smith made crucial interceptions that contributed to this shutout.
While the KHS defense held strong, the Pirate offense was effective as well.
“I wanted to control the clock and keep our offense on the field,” Thompson added.
The Pirates rushed for 166 yards and passed for 111 yards throughout the game. Quarterback Sabe David has averaged 100 passing yards in the last five games. He completed 9 out of 13 passes for 111 yards against Southern Lab, with his longest completion being a 37-yard pass to tight end Jacob Devoltz.
Fullback DeMarion Cormier had another standout performance, following a remarkable week where he rushed for 327 yards and five touchdowns.
In this game, Cormier rushed for 145 yards on 35 carries and scored three touchdowns. In the last two games alone, he has carried the ball 76 times for a total of 472 yards and scored eight touchdowns.
Against Southern Lab, he recorded two 1-yard touchdown runs and one 3-yard touchdown run.
In the first quarter, Cassidy Roy scored on a 13-yard touchdown run, and Gannon Smith successfully converted the extra point, putting Kaplan ahead 7-6 at the 2:20 mark of the first period. Southern Lab responded with a 54-yard touchdown pass that allowed them to retake the lead, 12-7, at the start of the second period.
The Pirates quickly regrouped and marched down the field, resulting in Cormier scoring his first touchdown, followed by an extra point from Smith to give KHS a 14-12 lead. However, Southern Lab went into halftime with an 18-14 advantage.
Other Kaplan runners combined for 26 yards on eight carries, with Jayden Hargrave having four carries for nine yards.
Jeremy Roy led the receivers with three receptions for 23 yards, while Cassidy Roy had one catch for 25 yards, and Gannon Smith had two catches for six yards.

Lloyd Dore III, president of the Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance, accepts the donation from Greg Neal of Kinder Morgan.

Abbeville Cultural, Historical Alliance receives donation from Kinder Morgan

Thu, 10/16/2025 - 9:33am

The Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance received a $5,000 donation from Kinder Morgan, one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America and based out of Houston.
The donation is through The Kinder Morgan Foundation, a private company foundation that supports programs that promote the academic and artistic interests of students in grades K through 12 in select areas of Kinder Morgan’s operations.
Earlier this year, Cultural Alliance Director Alison Miller received a phone call from a Kinder Morgan representative. The gentleman asked about the Alliance’s mission, the exhibits housed inside the Center and how the Cultural Center promotes culture and arts to young children. The representative also asked about the non-profit organizations that are members of the Cultural Alliance and what they offer to the community. When Mrs. Miller received the phone call a couple of weeks ago, she was very surprised to learn about the generous donation. “It will help the Cultural Center to continue to provide educational opportunities to our residents and visitors.”
Lloyd Dore III, president of the Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance, accepted the donation from Greg Neal with Kinder Morgan. The Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance is located in downtown Abbeville at 200 N Magdalen Square. The Center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 337-898-4114 or visit www.abbevillemuseums.com.

Abbeville High homecoming queen Keira Gordan waves to the crowd.

VC homecoming queen Ali Broussard waves to the crowd during the parade.

Here are the Abbeville High cheerleaders.

Members of the AHS Class of 1975.

Members of the AHS Class of 1965.

Members of the AHS Class of 1980.

Members of the AHS Class of 2000.

VC classmates throw candy.

VC student Porter Melder brought his goat on the float and carried it for the entire parade.

VC' dancers and cheerleaders ride together.

Members of the VC class of 2000 throw candy.

Members of the VC Class of 1975.

Members of the VC Class of 2005.

Members of the VC Class of 1985.

Dressed up as Swamp Boy is Cooper Son.

The street by St. Mary Magdalen Church was full of VC students and family members.

Photos of VC and Abbeville High homecoming parade

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 11:12am

Here are photos of the Abbeville High ad VC homecoming parades this past Friday. The Abbeville High parade rolled first and then VC followed.

Zoei Thibodeaux was a force in the middle for VC against Abbeville on Thursday. (photo by Rosco Harrington)

Abbeville’s Tyree Kelly (13) digs a ball against VC as Destinee Wortmann (23) watches. (photo by Rosco Harrington)

VC volleyball team beats Abbeville High

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 10:25am

The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles traveled across town and swept the Abbeville Lady Wildcats on Thursday, 25-16, 25-19, 25-16.
While VC got the win, Abbeville kept it interesting in all three sets. Lady Eagles head coach Kristin Son acknowledged the Lady Cats improvement. She felt that caught her team off guard.
“They were really scrappy,” Son said. “They were much better than last time we played. That threw us off in the beginning. We need to be able to play good, clean vo
Abbeville (4-11) competed despite being shorthanded. Lady Cats’ head coach Madison Trahan was proud of team for rallying together.
“We were missing two key players, but we played together,” Trahan said. “Everyone had a good attitude, and no one got in their feelings. It was very much a well-played, smooth game.”
The Lady Eagles (10-10) trailed 5-11 early in the first set before coming back to tie the score at 16. From there, VC closed to set on a 9-0 run to take a 1-0 match-lead.
The two teams battled to a 6-6 draw in the second set before VC went on a 7-1 run to claim a 13-7 lead. They stretched it to as many as seven before the Lady Cats battled back, getting as close as 18-15 before VC won the set by six for a 2-0 match-lead.
In the final set, the Lady Eagles held a 13-10 lead before going on a 7-0 run to double-up Abbeville 20-10. The Lady Cats outscored VC 6-5 down the stretch but could not extend the match.
Abbeville played Rayne in a district contest on Tuesday after The Meridional went to press. Trahan said she’s sticking to what works for that contest and beyond.
“Tonight made me think a lot about my rotations,” Trahan said. “A lot of young kids got an opportunity to play and they came through. Moving forward, I think we’re going to see more of what we saw tonight.”
VC started district Tuesday on the road at Highland Baptist. They return home Wednesday for a matchup against the Episcopal School of Acadiana Lady Falcons.

Erath head coach Eric LeBlanc and the Erath Bobcats are off to a 6-0 start. The Bobcats are trying to become the first Erath football team to go 10-0.

Erath football team eyeing 10-0 season

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 10:20am

Head coach trying to keep team focused on next game

ERATH - With four games remaining in the regular season, the chatter has already begun in Erath. There is a talk that the Bobcats (6-0) are in great shape to finish the year 10 -0.
Since the Bobcats have been playing high school football, starting in 1953, no team has gone 10-0. There have been a couple nine-win seasons but no perfect season.
The reason there is chatter is because three out of the next four Erath’s opponents have losing records.
The Bobcats travel to Berwick, who is 1-5 this year. Berwick lost to Hanson (26-3), Kaplan (49-0) and Morgan City (40-14).
After Berwick, the Bobcats begin district play against powerhouse St. Martinville, who is sporting a 2-4 record, The remaining district games are Kaplan (4-2) and then Abbeville (2-4).
Erath head coach Eric LeBlanc is trying to keep his players grounded and not listen to the chatter on the street.
The focus is one game at a time, said LeBlanc.
“We are trying to keep their heads in the right place. Trying to keep them motivated,” said LeBlanc. “As a head coach, I want to maintain their level of work. We need to work as hard as we have been. It is not about the opponents. It is more about us.”
This week, leading up to the Berwick game, the Bobcats have a different practice routine because school is off for three days.
“This week is the hardest week because they have to come to practice early,” he added. “We are coming off a homecoming win and now we are going into this game.”
The Bobcats are coming off a 48-0 win over DeQuincy in a homecoming contest.
It was 41-0 at halftime.
The Bobcats scored 14 points in the first quarter and then 28 in the second quarter to seal the victory.
Running back Aiden Bourque had seven carries, two were for touchdowns. He had seven touches for 44 yards.
Jahlil Charles had eight carries for 64 yards.
Jack Landry only threw six passes and completed three for 64 yards and one touchdown.
Tate Collins had a 68 yard punt return for a touchdown in the second quarter.
Kicker Carlos Arelanno went 7-for-7 kicking extra points for EHS.
Coach LeBlanc played almost his entire roster against DeQuincy.

Kaplan's De’Maurion Cormier was named the Gulf Coast Bank Player of the Week after rushing for 327 yards in the win over Patterson. Handing him his shirt is Murphy Guilbeaux of Gulf Coast Bank.

Cormier runs for 327 yards, five TDs in Kaplan win

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 10:10am

KAPLAN - The Kaplan Pirates won their homecoming game in shootout-fashion, 51-42, over the Patterson Lumberjacks Friday night at Ed Douglas Memorial Stadium.
De’Maurion Cormier carried the load for the Pirates’ rushing attack. The junior running back ran over and around Lumberjack defenders on his way to 327 yards and five touchdowns.
“Last game I got injured, so this game the beast came out of me,” Cormier said.
He was also a force on defense for the Pirates, ending the game with a quarterback sack.
“I had to trick them,” Cormier continued. “I acted like I was going through the B-gap. I did my little move, went through the C-gap, and got to the quarterback.”
Kaplan (4-2) jumped out to a 10-0 lead early in the first quarter. Gannon Smith booted a 24-yard field goal to cap their first possession and Cormier broke loose from 40 yards away for his first touchdown on their second.
Patterson (0-6) answered when quarterback Hayven Keller connected with Jamall Pollard from 37 yards out. The extra point made the score 10-7 after one quarter of play.
Cormier scored the only touchdown of the second quarter when he broke the plane on a five-yard run with 4:07 on the clock. Smith’s extra point made the score 17-7 at the break.
Pirates’ head coach John Thompson was proud of the effort of his defense in the first half.
“We had them bottled up,” Thompson said. “We had them taken care of in the first half. The second half was a different story.”
Early in the third quarter, it looked like Kaplan was going to run away from the Lumberjacks. Cormier scored his third touchdown from 20 yards out only 10 seconds into the quarter. Then Kaplan quarterback Sabe David dropped a dime into receiver Owen Marceaux’s breadbasket for a 69-yard touchdown pass. Smith made both extra points to give Kaplan a commanding 31-7 lead with 6:34 left in the third.
Patterson answered only 12 seconds later when Pollard picked up a squib-kick and outran the Pirates’ defense for an 80-yard kickoff return touchdown. The extra point made it 31-14 with 6:22 remaining.
Cormier scored his fourth touchdown on Kaplan’s next possession. On first down from the Patterson 32-yard-line, Cormier took the handoff going left, squirted through the hole, and then raced to the end zone. Patterson blocked the extra point to keep the lead at 37-14 with 4:19 left in the quarter.
The Lumberjacks scored again when Keller threw a 49-yard bomb to Gregory Johnson for the touchdown. Johnson finished the game with 11 receptions for 202 yards and a score. The extra point made it 37-21 at the end of three.
The Pirates started the scoring in the fourth quarter when David hit Jeremy Roy for a six-yard touchdown pass. Smith added the extra point for a 44-21 Kaplan-lead with 11:19 left in the game.
Keller answered the Kaplan score with another 49-yard bomb. This time he connected with Jaylen McDaniel for the touchdown. The extra point made the score 44-28 with 9:23 left.
On the ensuing kickoff, Patterson recovered the onside kick at the Kaplan 32-yard-line. On the following play, Keller found McDaniel again for the 32-yard touchdown pass. The two-point conversion failed to keep it 44-34 with 9:16 left.
Kaplan took over on its own 32 and methodically marched downfield, eating 3:27 off the clock. Cormier scored his fifth and final touchdown of the game from 18 yards out with 5:49 left on the clock. Smith tacked on the extra point to make it 51-34.
Patterson added one more scored when Keller hit Pollard with a 56-yard bomb. They also added the two-point conversion to provide the final margin. Keller finished 21-of-32 for 420 yards and five touchdowns.
“They kept beating us deep,” Thompson continued. “They threw the ball up there and their athletes went and got it. They made six plays the whole game. Other than that, we dominated. They couldn’t run the ball on us at all. We won the game and I’m proud of our boys for that.”
Van Guidry joined Cormier in triple digits rushing with 110 yards on 20 carries. Roy added 36 yards on six carries. David finished five-of-nine for 97 yards and two touchdowns through the air. Marceaux finished with 69 yards and a score on one reception while Roy had three catches for 14 yards and a touchdown. Taven Townsend also had one catch for 14 yards.
The Pirates hit the road next Thursday as they travel to Baton Rouge to tangle with Southern Lab (3-3). The Kittens lost 32-14 to Madison Prep in week six. Last season, Kaplan defeated Southern Lab 40-20 at home.
Thompson believes his team must be focused to get win number six.
“Everybody has no choice but to lock in,” Thompson said. “We need to come in with a sense of urgency. This is not a road trip to have fun. It’s a business trip to win a football game. If we get that, we’ll beat them.”

As of this week, the 0-6 North Vermilion Patriots and 6-0 Erath Bobcats would make the playoffs.

If high school playoffs begin Friday, six Vermilion Parish teams would make it

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 9:44am

If the high school football playoffs start this Friday, six out of seven parish football teams will compete. This includes the 0-6 North Vermilion Patriots.
The latest LHSAA power rankings show that six teams from the parish are ranked among the top 32. The only team not included in the top 32 is the Gueydan Bears, who compete in Division IV.

In the Division II Non-Select standings, the Patriots and Abbeville are ranked, while Erath and Kaplan hold positions in the Division III Non-Select playoffs.
The 6-0 Erath Bobcats are ranked No. 4 in Division III Non-Select standings.
The top team in Division III is Jena (5-1), followed by No. 2 Sterlington (4-2) and No. 3 St. James (4-2).
The Kaplan Pirates (4-2) are No. 18 in the Division III Non-Select standings.
In the Division II Non-Select standings, the Abbeville Wildcats, with a record of 2-4, have won two consecutive games and are currently ranked No. 22. The St. Martinville Tigers, also at 2-4, are ranked No. 31, while the North Vermilion Patriots, who have yet to win a game with a record of 0-6, are ranked No. 32.
The top 32 make the playoffs.
In the Division IV Non-Select standings, the Delcambre Panthers hold the No. 25 position with a record of 4-2.
In the Division IV Select standings, the VC Eagles, with a 2-4 record, are currently ranked No. 21.

Matthew Mollere had two catches for 45 yards last week for VC.

Vermilion Catholic has big district game on Friday

Tue, 10/14/2025 - 9:40am

After a 63-0 homecoming district victory over Highland Baptists this past Friday, the Vermilion Catholic Eagles (2-4) are on the road for a big district rival game this Friday.
The Eagles travel to Youngsville to play the 6-0 Blue Gators in a district contest.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m,
The two teams have faced each other only five times in the past 10 years. The Blue Gators have been in VC’s district for the last two years. Last year, the Eagles defeated Ascension 49-27 in their first meeting in the district.
VC’s four other meetings with Ascension were non-district games.
VC owns a 3-2 overall record against Ascension, with VC winning the last three games.
On Friday, the Blue Gators have a chance to be the Vermilion Parish Champion with a win over VC.
Ascension has already beaten four parish teams.
Ascension is coming off a 48-6 win over Gueydan this past Friday. They have also beaten Abbeville (39-34), North Vermilion (28-3) and Kaplan (41-7).

VC.............63
Highland...0

The very first play of the game set the tone for the next four quarters for Vermilion Catholic.
VC’s quarterback Will Simon threw to an open Matthew Mollere for a 45-yard touchdown pass. Henry Bertrand kicked the first of his nine point-after attempts to put the Eagles ahead 7-0, and the rout was on.
Caleb Guidry scored the second touchdown of the game on a two-yard run. He finished the game with three carries for 23 yards and a touchdown.
The VC defense came up big, scoring twice on interceptions returned for touchdowns.
Trevin Hebert returned an interception for a 27-yard touchdown. VC’s Ty LeBlanc also returned an interception for a 30-yard touchdown.
Brantley Beckett had nine carries for 52 yards, and he scored two TDs.
Quarterback Will Simon completed 10 out of 12 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown.
With two catches for VC were Michael Moller (2-68-1), Jacob Dubois (2-50), Matthew Mollere (2-45), and Ty LeBlanc (2-19).

Jacolby Campbell keeps his eye on the ball for a 40 yard catch for Abbeville. He finished the game with 8 catches.

Lebrahn Cormier, ( (26) scores a touchdown for AHS.

Abbeville Wildcats on a new streak - a two game winning streak

Sat, 10/11/2025 - 12:11am

They hung on to beat Mamou, 24-16

The Abbeville Wildcats have a new streak going. It is called a winning streak.
After losing 14 straight games dating back to last season, the Wildcats ended that streak with a win over LaGrange last Friday. Well, the Wildcats won for the second straight time, whipping the Class 3A Mamou Demons 24-16 this past Friday.
Abbeville is now 2-4 and has climbed into the top 32 of the Division II Non-Select power rankings. The Wildcats are ranked around No. 30 as of Friday night. The top 32 make the playoffs.
The Wildcats threw for 222 yards and rushed for just over 50 yards.
Interim head coach Trevor Eaton said the game plan against Mamou was simple. Keep Abbeville’s offense off the field as long as possible.
“If we control the time of possession, we will win this game,” said Eaton. “Tonight proved that.”
Big plays helped the Wildcats in the first half.
After falling behind 2-0 on a safety, the Wildcats bounced back thanks to the defense. The defense had three interceptions, including the second one that set up Abbeville’s first touchdown.
Abbeville’s Andrew Payton III intercepted it around midfield and ran it back to the Mamou 40-yard line.
It took Abbeville only six plays for wide receiver Jacolby Campbell to take the snap in the backfield and dart 15 yards up the middle for a touchdown.
The two-point conversion was missed, and AHS led 6-2.
Then the AHS coaching staff got a little creative and executed an onside kick, which hit a Mamou player, and the ball fell into the hands of Labrahn Cormier for Abbeville.
The Wildcats took up shop on the Mamou 48-yard line and went downfield and scored another touchdown.
The key play of the drive was a 40-yard pass to Jacolby Campbell from quarterback Dazavien Maze. Maze hit Campbell in stride, and he was tackled at the nine-yard line.
Two plays after the reception, Cormier scored from the 9-yard line, making it 12-2.
Abbeville’s third interception was by Leonce Jack, a 5-7 defensive back.
The Wildcats led 12-6 at halftime.
Maze completed an amazing 13 out of 19 first-half passes for 173 yards.
In the first half, Campbell had seven catches for 98 yards, while Cameron Samuels had five catches for 67 yards.
After throwing 19 passes in the first half, Maze threw only five passes in the second half and completed three, including a 35-yard pass to Jayson Gray.
The Wildcats had a chance to put the game away in the second half, taking a 12-2 lead, and then Campbell ran back a punt 25 yards that would set up Abbeville’s third touchdown.
Following the punt return, Maze ran 15 yards up the middle for a touchdown at the 10:38 mark in the third quarter, which made it 18-2, and AHS scored again on its next possession, making it 24-2.
Abbeville’s Kobe Vital took a direct snap and scooted two yards for a touchdown.
Mamou made the game interesting and closed to within one touchdown, 24-16, with still 10 minutes to play in the game.
Abbeville was able to keep Mamou’s offense off the field. The Wildcats got the ball back with 7 minutes left in the game and ate the clock by driving 50 yards. AHS ran the clock down to the final 20 seconds, sitting on Mamou’s 12-yard line when the game ended.
Cormier ended the game with 49 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown. Maze completed 16 of 24 passes for a total of 217 yards. Abbeville will be on the road this Thursday to face Franklinton (3-2).

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