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Abbeville offensive lineman Hunter Mire raises his hands to signal a touchdown.

Abbeville has ‘fun’ game against Rayville

There are stressful football games, and then there are fun football games. Most football players enjoy playing fun football games.
That was the case Friday night in Abbeville’s lopsided 54-6 win over Class 2A Rayville Hornets.
The Hornets drove four hours from north Louisiana to play the Wildcats.
By the time they got warmed up, Rayville was down 12-0.
Heck, 10 seconds into the game, they were losing 6-0 after Abbeville kick returner Blake Saddler ran the opening kickoff 72 yards for a touchdown.

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Abbeville defenders Nalen St. Julien (15), Tayla Wright (52) and Tazarron Stewert (54) have been solid all year.

Good test for Abbeville

The Class 2A Rayville Hornets (5-2) are making a rare visit to Wildcats Stadium in Abbeville on Friday.
The Hornets and the Wildcats agreed to play one another when Rayville head coach Joeseph Purvis needed a Week 8 opponent. He called his friend and Sterlington High classmate Roderick Moy, looking for Kaplan’s telephone number. Purvis had heard Kaplan was also in search of a Week 8 opponent.
To Purvis’ surprise, the Wildcats needed a Week 8 opponent, as well. Both head coaches agreed to a game, with Rayville traveling to Abbeville for the one game.

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VC’s Dylan Wiggins (22) stiff armed a Highland defender last week. (photo by Ethan Trangmar)

Vermilion Catholic not overlooking Centerville

One week ago, the VC Eagles demolished Highland Baptist 40-0 to move into a tie for first place in District 8-A with Central Catholic, both teams with a 2-0 district record.
It was also the night that VC unleashed senior quarterback Mikie Bazar, who returned to the field for the first time since the preseason when he sustained a back injury that put him on the shelf for the first six weeks of the season.

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Erath’s Nate Touchet (12) and Blake Dautreuil (8) team up to tackle a Loranger runner last week.

St. Martinville, Erath: District title on the line

ST MARTINVILLE - It’s all on the line for Erath this Friday night as the Bobcats head out of town to take on the St. Martinville Senior High Tigers in a key District 6-3A contest.
Fresh off of a homecoming win over Loranger, the Bobcats step back into district play against the Tigers with first place in the district on the line and a chance to improve their playoff seeding and take a big step towards an outright district title, the first for the team since the 2005 season.

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Wildcats No. 3 in power rankings

The Abbeville Wildcats find themselves where no Wildcat team has been before.
The 2021 Wildcats are 6-1 with three games remaining and they find themselves in great shape when it comes to making a first round home playoff game.
In the latest unofficial power rankings, the Wildcats are at No. 3 in the Class 3A power rankings.
If the playoffs were held today, Abbeville would host the first round playoff game. That has not occured in more than 15 years.

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