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Four Vermilion Parish football teams reach playoffs

Tue, 11/06/2018 - 9:58am

There are four teams who will continue to play high school football on Week 11.
Kaplan, Vermilion Catholic, Erath and Gueydan all landed in the LHSAA playoffs, which begins on Friday.
North Vermilion just missed making it by one number. The Patriots were No. 33 and the top 32 make the playoffs.
Three out of the four teams will have a home game in the first round.
In Class 3A, Vermilion Parish has two teams.
The 7-3 Kaplan Pirates are No. 3 and will entertain No. 30 Jennings (4-6).

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The Gueydan football players wheel Lindsey Lounsberry to the sideline on Senior High.

An evening to remember for Rob Lounsberry in Gueydan

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 5:57pm

GUEYDAN - “It was a very overwhelming feeling” says, Lindsey Lounsberry, sister of Gueydan High School senior Rob Lounsberry, known as ‘Lil Rob.’

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Colin Broussard and the VC Eagles will be playing Central Catholic at home on Friday.

VC falls to No. 4 in DIvision IV Power Point rankings

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 5:53pm

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles dropped two notches in the latest Division IV LHSAA Power Point Rankings despite winning on Friday.
For two short weeks the Eagles (8-1) hung on to the No. 2 spot in the Division IV power point rankings. Two weeks ago, VC lost to No. 3 Lafayette Christian but still managed to stay at No. 2.
The next week, they won over 0-9 Highland and dropped to No. 4.
Southern Lab (8-1) is No. 1 and Ascension Catholic (8-1) is No. 2.
LCA (8-0) is No. 3 and VC is No. 4.
Central Catholic (5-3) is No. 5.

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For the second week in a row, the North Vermilion Patriots have a big game on Friday.

Many parish teams on the bubble of making high school playoffs

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 5:48pm

This week is the final week of the high school regular season, and some teams are on the bubble of making the high school playoffs.
North Vermilion, Delcambre, Erath, and Abbeville have a chance to make the playoffs with a victory. If they lose, there is a good chance their season could be over.
Tonight’s football game between Abbeville (3-6) and Erath (3-6) is the biggest game of the year for both teams.
In the latest Class 3A unofficial power point rankings, Erath is the No. 31 seed, while Abbeville is the No. 39 seed.
North Vermilion is No. 30.