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Vermilion Catholic defender Ty Williams (35) tackles Loreauville ballcarrier Maddox Savoy on Friday in Loreauville.

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Vermilion Catholic quarterback William Simon (14) passes to running back Tyjh Williams (33) during a football game at Loreauville on Friday.

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Vermilion Catholic linebacker Allen McLain tackles Loreauville quarterback Trevor Dooley (13) on Friday.

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Vermilion Catholic receiver Ross Dartez (4) hauls in a long pass from Jonathan Dartez on Friday during a game at Loreauville.

Eagles rally past Loreauville, 27-21

LOREAUVILLE — The Vermilion Catholic Eagles led in virtually every statistical category at halftime of their football game at Loreauville on Friday, but it was two of those statistical categories — penalties and turnovers — that kept the Eagles from building a big lead.
The Eagles largely cleaned up those mistakes in the second half to capture a 27-21 win, remaining unbeaten at 3-0 on the season heading into this week's game against Erath.Vermilion Catholic head coach Broc Prejean said his team never got down despite the mistakes, and that allowed them to prevail.

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Abbeville's Tahj Judge (1) intercepts a pass that secured Abbeville's win over North Vermilion.

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Abbeville's Zalen Hopkins walks off the field with the football. Hopkins recovered a fumble late in the game.

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North Vermilion's James Higginbotham (20) flies through the air to join teammate RJ Meaux in tackling an AHS runner.

North Vermilion made it a game against Abbeville in second half

The North Vermilion Patriots, after being down 14-0 at halftime, decided to make it a game in the second half. They scored on its first three possessions and took an 18-14 lead with seven minutes to play in the game. But it was not enough.
On the opening second-half kickoff, NV’s Kristian Allen came up big for the Patriots, scooped up the opening kickoff football, and ran down to the AHS 32-yard line before being tackled.
It took NV eight plays to score. Grant Wise punched it in from the 2 and just like that, the Patriots were back in the game, down 14-6.

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Zalen Williams (32) is surrounded by his teammates after he ran 22 yards for a first down in the final minute of the game. Williams waves to the Abbeville High crowd, who cheered on the Wildcats.

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Zalen Williams (32) stiff arms a Patriot defender and then he scores a touchdown.

Abbeville's Zalen Williams has career game in win

Zaylun Williams had a career game for the Abbeville Wildcats.
Williams, who wears No. 32 for the now 2-1 Wildcats, was a big reason Abbeville beat the Class 4A North Vermilion Patriots 22-18 on Friday.
Williams had only seven carries and rushed for 75 yards. But those seven carries were the biggest carries of the night.
Three of his seven carries were for touchdowns. He had two 1-yard TD runs and then a 17-yard TD run.
But the most significant carry of the game was his final.

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Kaplan defenders Bradyn Bearb (6), Dane Frick (26), Wyatt Hebert and Coy Terro (8) try to tackle Berwick running back Namon Bennett this past Thursday. Kaplan is 2-0 heading into a home game Friday against Class 4A LaGrange.

Kaplan Pirates expect to have to pass efficiently to get win vs. LaGrange

KAPLAN — An efficient offensive performance against Berwick helped push the Kaplan High football team to 2-0 on the season, but the Pirates face another big test this week at home when they host Class 4A LaGrange on Friday.
Kaplan’s home game against Berwick was cut short by the weather, but the Pirates still rolled up nearly 400 yards on offense in just over 2 1/2 quarters. The game was suspended with 6:55 remaining in the third quarter because of nearby lightning strikes.

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Vermilion Catholic moves up to 3rd in polls

With wins over a pair of Class 2A schools in the first two weeks of the season, the Vermilion Catholic Eagles moved up a spot in the Week 3 poll for Class A football teams in Louisiana.
VC (2-0) opened the season with a 26-14 win over Catholic High of New Iberia, which is receiving votes in the 2A poll, and followed that with a 30-28 win over Ascension Episcopal in Week 2.
The Eagles moved up a spot to No. 3 in the most recent statewide poll taken by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, up from No. 4 in the first two Class A polls.

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