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November 2, 1958 ~ September 1, 2018

ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Beverly Ann Bourque, 59, who died Saturday, September 1, 2018.
Reverend Nicholas DuPre' will officiate the services. Burial will be held at a later date.
Beverly passed away after a long 10 month journey with cancer. Our family is very saddened at this time, but there were a few people that made this just a bit easier. I wanted to write to these few organizations and people to let them know how they’ve greatly impacted our family.
To Hospice of Acadiana, though this wasn’t an easy time for our family, your organization has made this experience run smoothly and made our pain just a bit more bearable.
Robin Broussard and Louise Young, the nurses that took extra time to give Bev the most tender care, thank you. During this journey, you also became friends with Bev. She adored you and loved you as if you were family. You ladies are priceless and your work does not go unnoticed. My family and I couldn’t thank you enough.
Of course a big thanks to Cashway Pharmacy of Abbeville for always supporting us through tough times. Tammy, Marissa, and the rest of the Cashway crew are a special group who give exceptional care to their customers.
My sweet sweet girls, Chasity, Ashley, and my of course my Husband Preston- I couldn’t have done any of this without you. Your self-less time and effort are appreciated beyond words. I love you all dearly and am eternally grateful for all you do for me.
Beverly is survived by her daughters, Amy Journet and her husband Chris and Michelle Taylor and her husband Marcus; brother, John Bourque; sisters, Mary Miguez and her husband Preston and Margaret Bourque and Arnold Bob; grandchildren, Taylor Nicholas, Marcus Taylor Jr, Braxton Taylor, Blair Landry, Bailey Landry, Jeremih Landry, Kayde Nicholas and Koen Nicholas; and a great grandchild, Ryleigh Landry.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John Bourque and the former Audrey Menard; son, Jimmy "Jimbo" Nicholas; paternal grandparents, Luke and Effie Menard; and maternal grandparents, Walter and Hortense Bourque.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 from 2:00 PM until time of services. A rosary will be prayed at 6:30 PM.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

KAPLAN - OK, so maybe the 2018 Kaplan Pirates are going to have a great season after all.
The Pirates, who are ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, did not play that way last week in the Acadia/Vermilion Parish Jamboree. Fast forward a week, and the better Pirate team showed up Friday to give the Class 5A Acadiana Rams all they could handle. Time ran out as Kaplan fell 27-20 in a thriller.
The Rams looked like they were going to blow out the Pirates early in the third period, leading 20-6. The Pirates, playing in front of packed E.D. Douglas Memorial Stadium, showed heart and scored twice in a row and tied it 20-20 with 3:20 to play in the game.
Braylon Romero scored from the one-yard line, and Logan Roy converted the two-point play with a run.
Then, Kaplan answered again with a Drake LeJeune 9-yard TD run, tying the game 20-20.
The Rams tried to silence the Kaplan crowd by marching downfield and scoring, retaking a 27-20 lead with 1:27 to play in the game. Larryll Green crushed Kaplan when he darted 61 yards for a touchdown for Acadiana.
But the Pirates were not ready to quit. On the Acadiana kickoff, Drake Abshire ran the kickoff back 45 yards, plus, the Rams were hit with a 15-yard penalty, putting the Pirates only 22 yards away for tying the game.
However, the upset dream was crushed when the Rams killed it with an interception.
The Rams outrushed Kaplan 364 yards to 197.
Romero led KHS with 61 yards on 19 totes and a score.
Abshire had 14 carries for 59 yards.
Acadiana’s two running backs were the sparks. Dillan Monette (14-168, 2 TDs) and Greene (16-156, 2 TDs) had most of the rushing yards for the Rams.

Special to the Meridional
After being on the road for the past two years, the Beau Chene Gators returned to the “swamp” with lots of pre-game energy and an excited fan base. The celebration, however, didn’t last long as the North Vermilion Patriots used a dominating run game and a stifling defense to put the game away early and took the season opener for both teams, 47-14.
The win marked the first victory for the Patriots under new head coach Brett Blakey and put the Patriots at 1-0 to start the season.
“It’s exciting to get this first win,” said Blakey, “Our kids came out and established control of the game early, and we were able to put them away by halftime. We had a few mistakes early with some penalties that we will need to clean up, but all in all, it’s a great team win to start the season.”
After a three and out defensive effort to start the game, the Patriot offense took their first drive of the season to the end zone despite penalties on three of their first five plays. Malik Criner carried the load on the drive with picking up over 30 yards on three carries in the drive as well as catching a screen pass from quarterback Garrett Backer that went for 11 yards. Becker finished off the drive with a 15-yard scamper around right end with 7:00 in the first quarter. Hunter Hulin added the first of a few PAT’s for the 7-0 lead.
A smothering defense led by Jace and Jance Miller along with Jaden Martinez on the front line stifled Beau Chene who lost 20 yards on their second drive.
Criner finished off the second Patriot drive with a 7-yard TD run. Criner added the third score from seven yards out as well. The big play in the drive was a 4th down pass conversion from Becker to Darius Gilliam for 12 yards.
After the defense continued to dominate, the Patriots sacked the punter and took over on the four-yard line where Darian Duhon scored the first of two four-yard touchdowns for him.
Criner added a 67-yard touchdown on a draw play to cap off the 40 point first half effort for North Vermilion.
Criner ended his evening in the second quarter, as did the entire Patriot first unit, with 154 yards on 13 carries and three scores. The Patriots ended up with 213 yards rushing and 22 yards passing in the first half.
Defensively the first half dominance held Beau Chene to minus 26 yards rushing and a one for eight passing performance.
The Gators did manage two scores in the second half with their starters going deep into the fourth period against many of the Patriot reserves.
Devin Martinez finished off the scoring for the Patriots with a 16-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
“We did a lot of things well and controlled both sides of the line of scrimmage. We now go back and watch film and see where we can improve and get ready for Franklin next Friday,” added Blakey.
North Vermilion is set for their home opener next Friday as they take on the Franklin Hornets at Patriot Stadium. The Hornets are coming off a 28-14 season-opening loss to Patterson, a District 8-AAA foe for the Patriots.

BALDWIN - The Abbeville Wildcats managed to hang on and beat the West St. Mary Wolves 39-30 in the season-opener for both teams on Thursday.
The Wildcats never trailed, but they also never had a comfortable lead because West St. Mary quarterback Taylon Druilhet kept his team in the game.
Druilhet threw for an impressive 283 yards en route to the loss.
Abbeville head coach Kevin Kern was happy with the win but knows his team can play better.
“It was a good win, but I know we can play better than we did,” said Kern. “We played sloppy at times, and still have things to work on, but I will take the win.”
The two teams ran different styles of offense. The Wolves threw the football, while the Wildcats (1-0) ran the football.
West St. Mary’s quarterback threw the football 35 times, and Abbeville’s running backs ran the football 56 times.
Abbeville’s new triple-option offense did what it had to do. Seven different Wildcats carried the pigskin with Deion Williams leading the way with 29 carries for 127 yards, and he scored three times.
“He is our horse, our go-to guy,” said Kern.
Abbeville scored on its opening series, which was set up by AHS linebacker Chad Celestine’s interception at midfield.
The Wildcats marched 50 yards downfield and senior running back Braeden Williams scored from the four-yard line. The kick was blocked, and Abbeville led 6-0.
Abbeville scored again on its next possession. The Wildcats went 70 yards on the ground. Braeden Williams darted six yards around the right side for a six-yard TD run. He scored the two-point conversion, and it looked like Abbeville was on its way to a blowout win.
By halftime, West St. Mary, with its passing game, crawled back into the game, down 14-12.
Druilhet threw for 143 yards at halftime for West St. Mary. Abbeville, on the other hand, rushed for 105 yards. Deion had only 33 yards on eight carries in the first half. He rushed for close to 100 yards in the second half. His longest run of the second half was for 28 yards.
Abbeville took its opening second-half possession and marched 49 yards for another score. On third down, Tavion Menard, who sat out the first half, took his first carry of the game and ran 19 yards for a first down. He finished the game with 85 yards, all gained in the second half.
Deion carried the football the next three times for 26 yards and scored from the 6. At the 8:56 mark in the third quarter, Abbeville led 20-12.
West St. Mary did not fall apart. It came right back and scored. Abbeville hung on to a 20-18 lead.
The Wildcats’ offense answered when they needed. They marched 75 yards and scored again. They had two big runs on the scoring drive. Braeden Williams darted 13 yards and quarterback Jaidyn O’Brien had an 18-yard run.
In the wishbone set, Deion had his longest run, 28 yards, of the night, for a touchdown. Jeremi Vilchis nailed the extra point and gave AHS a cushion 27-18 lead.
Abbeville extended the lead to 33-18 on Deion’s 12-yard TD run with only 6:47 to play in the game.
The Wildcats iced the game on a big run by Tavion Menard, who scooted 45 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown with 2:19 to play in the game.
O’Brien was 0-4 passing, but he ran for 31 yards on 11 carries.
Braeden Williams had six carries for 30 yards.
Abbeville is home Friday night against Church Point.