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Erath Girls’ Cross country team won the meet. They are (left to right): Manager Emma Richard, Ann Renee Toups, Jada Quibodeaux, Alexa Tarin-Carlon, Gabby LeBlanc, Kaleigh Blanchard, Isabelle Hardin, Makayla Vice, Marlee Caldwell, Bre Bright, and Manager Kathryn Mire.

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Erath Boys Cross Country Team, from left to right: Brayden Bright, Caden Lange, Lawson Broussard, Dax Boudreaux, (back) James Miller, Braxton Bright, Cameron Soirez, Matthew Hargrave, and Nathan Hardin.

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Kaplan Girls Cross Country Team (left to right). These five girls finished second in the parish cross country meet. They are (left to righr) senior Katie Romero, Kylie Suggs, overall champion Bailey Stelly, Emma Stelly and Ellie Marceaux. Not in the photo is Noble Hebert.

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Kaplan Cross Country Team (left to right) Ross Primeaux, senioer Ty Hebert, senior Jack Falgout, Gunner Bourque, JaVarion Landry and Coery Wise,

Erath sweeps Vermilion Parish cross country track meet

The Erath Bobcats and the Lady Bob captured the recent Vermilion Parish Cross Country meet held at Kaplan High School.
In the boys competition, the Bobcats placed five runners in the top six.
Dax Boudreaux of Erath won the three mile race in 17:19.
Teammate Braxton Bright was second (18:26).
Lawson Broussard of Erath was third (18:29).
North Vermilion’s Brayden Clostio was fourth (18:46.)
In the girls meet, Erath had five girls place in the top seven.
Bailey Stelly of Kaplan High won the meet (21:22).

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VC's Jonathan Dartez runs through a big hole in Friday's game against Central Catholic. Dartez and VC will play a home game in the first round of the Division IV playoffs.

Six parish teams in the high school playoffs

The second season begins on Friday for six parish football teams, based on the LHSAA Playoff Brackets released on Monday.
In Class 3A, Abbeville (9-1) is seeded No. 2 and will play the No. 31 seed Richwood (4-6) in Wildcat Stadium on Friday.
Abbeville head coach Roderick Moy said, “I am very excited to be the No. 2 seed. It is amazing how far the Wildcats have come. Two years ago, they were 1-and-9. Now they are 9-and-1.”

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Abbeville's Chad Nolan heads for the goal line.

Abbeville gets ninth win after whipping Erath

The 2021 Abbeville Wildcats finished the regular season with nine wins, which has not been done since 2002, under former AHS head coach Brent Indest.
Impressively, the Wildcats got their ninth win, whipping the Erath Bobcats 38-14 to close out the regular season 9-1. The last time Abbeville beat Erath in football dates back to 2010.

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VC linebacker Thomas Bellaire (8) and the VC Eagles celebrate after a play.

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VC running back Seth Noegel dives over the line for a touchdown.

VC wins district title after beating Central Catholic

Winning a district title at Vermilion Catholic is somewhat expected, kind of like comparing it to the University of Alabama winning a national football championship.
Well, the 2021 VC Eagles did not disappoint. They continued the streak by winning a fifth straight district title after whipping the Central Catholic Eagles, 32-20, Thursday night in Morgan City.
The Eagles complete the regular season at 7-3 overall and 5-0 in District 8-1A. Central Catholic falls to 6-4 and 4-1 in the district.

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Abbeville High defensive back Michael Rice (right) helps Erath quarterback Griffin LeBlanc off the field after LeBlanc injured his wrist during a junior varsity football game on Wednesday night.

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Michael Rice

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Griffin LeBlanc

Erath mom thanks Abbeville player for helping her son off the football field

ERATH - Abbeville High junior Michael Rice did not think what he did was a big deal. He saw a player that needed help, so he helped him.
Rice is a member of the Wildcats’ football team who played in a junior varsity football game against the Erath Bobcats.
Rice was playing defensive back, and after a run-play by Erath quarterback Griffin LeBlanc, Rice helped chase him. Then, Rice noticed LeBlanc’s wrist did not look right. Rice saw LeBlanc in pain. Rice put his arms under LeBlanc’s arms and lifted him off the ground. Rice helped LeBlanc walk to the Erath sideline.

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