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Nathan Wiggins

Well-travelled Wiggins VC’s new defensive coordinator

With the departure of Cory Brodie, who took the Kaplan head football coaching job, Vermilion Catholic head football coach Broc Prejean was in the market for a new defensive coordinator.
A few phone calls here, a meeting there and Prejean ended up hiring Nathan Wiggins to take over the DC role for the Eagles for the 2021 season.
“I was looking for or someone who kind of had the same basic philosophy that I had with Coach Brodie and when I interviewed Coach Wiggins, I knew that we were on the same page when it came to defense and I hired him.”

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As a sophomore last year, Ashton Belaire had success on defense for VC.

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Ashton Belaire

Vermilion Catholic’s Ashton Belaire wants to top last year by winning state title

Last year as a sophomore, Ashton Belaire exploded on the prep football scene. He became a starter for the Eagles at linebacker, the District 8-A Defensive MVP, and was an honorable mention Class A All-State selection.
Now the question is, how does he top that as a junior?
“Last year, I averaged about 10 tackles a game, three interceptions, one a pick-six that was returned for a touchdown, and I had eight sacks and two forced fumbles,” Belaire said. “I know that everyone says it, but this year we need to win a state championship. It’s past due.

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Morris Cole Jr. will be the starting nose guard for Delcambre.

Sudden Impact: Delcambre’s Morris Cole Jr.

DELCAMBRE - Delcambre’s Morris Cole, Jr. has not played football in a couple of years, not since junior high.
But when he decided to come out for football as a junior, it didn’t take head football coach Artie Liuzza long to notice what Cole could bring to the table.
“I think that he played one year in junior high, but I can remember being on top of the press box my first year here and watching Morris run sprints on the track in the end zone.

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Meyers-Armstrong nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year

NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt Conference has nominated Anett Nemeth (Coastal Carolina volleyball) and Claire Meyers -Armstrong (Louisiana outdoor track and field) for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
The NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.

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Cory Brodie (left) is the head football coach at Kaplan, while is father Craig is a Kaplan assistant coach.

Like father, like son

KAPLAN - A strange dichotomy has taken place in the Brodie family. A few years ago, dad Craig Brodie was head coach at Berwick, and his son Cory was one of his assistant coaches.
Now, as the Kaplan Pirates get ready for the 2021 football season, Cory, 30, takes over the Pirate program as head coach while dad, Craig, who’s 60, is one of the younger Brodie’s assistants coaches.
So how does the pupil become the teacher and the teacher the pupil?

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