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The North Vermilion Patriots celebrated Saturday afternoon after the the North Vermilion Patriots qualified for the semifinal finals of the Class 4A playoffs.
The Patriots (31-7) beat Franklinton (25-7) in two straight game. On Friday, NV won --- in Game 1 and then beat Franklinton 15-7 in Game 2 on Saturday.
The Patriots, who are are the third seeded team, advances to the next round to No. 7 battle South Terrebonne (21-9). The game is at 10 a.m. on Thursday in Sulphur.
The game will be played on Field 40 at McMurry Park.

The No. 3 North Vermilion Patriots are hoping that playing at home in the third round of the Class 4A playoffs will be a significant advantage in a three-game series against the No. 6 Franklinton Demons (22-5).
NV is 3-1 playing at home in the post season and 12-2 overall at home.
The first game of the series is today at 4 p.m. at North Vermilion High School. The second game will be Saturday at noon, and if a third game is needed, it will follow the second game.

Who is Laine Broussard?
How did she go from never running in a track meet to competing in four individual events at the Class 1A State Track Meet in Baton Rouge on Thursday?
The answer is simple: pure talent and good coaching.
She is coached by the legendary track coach at VC, Ossie Blaize, and his son, girls’ track coach Travis Blaize.
Broussard, who is 16, is a sophomore at Vermilion Catholic High School. This is the only year she competed in track. As a freshman, she could not because track was canceled due to COVID-19.