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Eagles remain No. 1 in LSWA poll

Vermilion Catholic remained No. 1 in the latest Louisiana Sports Writers Association football poll for Class A football teams after a 57-14 win over Centerville this past week.
The Eagles (8-0) received seven first place votes, while Ouachita Christian (7-1), which dropped out of the top spot the week before with a loss to an Arkansas team, remained second with five first-place votes.
The teams met for the Division IV select championship in 2022.
VC is the only Vermilion Parish team receiving votes in any class.
Edna Karr (7-0) tops the Class 5A poll.

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Vermilion Catholic running back Tyjh Williams, left, carries the ball against Jeanerette during a game earlier this month. The Eagles travel to Morgan City on Thursday to play Central Catholic in a District 7-A football game.

VC viewing game at Central Catholic as district title fight

There are still two games left in the regular season, but the Vermilion Catholic Screaming Eagles are treating Thursday’s game against Central Catholic in Morgan City as the District 7-A championship game.
VC and CCHS are the only two teams without a loss in the district.

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North Vermilion defenders James Higginbotham (20), Myles Johnson (8) and Preston Picard (19) track down Northside quarterback Jamarian Ardoin (16) during a District 4-4A game on Friday. Northside won, 42-15.

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North Vermilion’s Grant Wise (23) heads upfield after taking a pitch out from quarterback Logan Thompson (7) on Friday. Wise had a 52-yard touchdown run later in the game.

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Heath Aubrey (13) fights through traffic for North Vermilion during Friday’s home game against Northside. The Patriots travel to face LCA this week.

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North Vermilion quarterback Logan Thompson (7) keeps the ball on an option play on Friday during a district football game against Northside.

Big plays lift Vikings past North Vermilion

LEROY — Northside High used an explosive offense to claim a 42-15 win at North Vermilion on Friday, finishing with seven plays of greater than 20 yards and another 11 plays gaining 10 yards or more.
“We knew coming into it that they were a big-play team on offense,” North Vermilion coach Joe Heintz said. “We felt like if we had to make them drive, it was going to be hard for them. They did it a couple of times, but they’re a big-play team.”

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Vermilion Catholic players and coaches line up on the sideline for the invocation and playing of the national anthem before Friday’s homecoming game against Centerville. VC won 57-14.

VC crushes Centerville, 57-14

Vermilion Catholic built a 50-8 first-half lead on the way to a 57-14 homecoming win over Centerville on Friday.
The Screaming Eagles remained unbeaten at 8-0 overall and 4-0 in District 7-A.
VC led 28-0 after one quarter after Jonathan Dartez and Tyjh Williams each scored two touchdowns.
Dartez opened the scoring with a two-yard TD run, then scored on a 25-yard pass from William Simon.
Williams then added touchdown runs covering 22 and 49 yards to build the lead to 28-0, with Dane Richoux kicking all four point-after touchdowns.

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Kaplan head coach Cory Brodie talks to his team.

Kaplan gets big win over St. Martinville in front of homecoming crowd

Leading up to the St. Martinville contest, Kaplan fans were questioning why they were playing St. Martinville for homecoming.
However, Kaplan head coach Cory Brodie knew his team always gets motivated to play a homecoming game, which was just what the Pirates needed to battle the St. Martinville Tigers this past Friday.
In an entertaining game for the homecoming crowd, the Pirates pulled off a minor upset, 36-32.

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