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Abbeville High receiver Artis Latson (6) heads upfield after catching a pass against North Vermilion this past Friday. The Wildcats take on Beau Chene tonight in Abbeville’s homecoming game at Wildcat Stadium.

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Abbeville’s Na’Travian Comeaux (45) helps bring down North Vermilion quarterback Logan Thompson (7) during a game this past Friday.

Abbeville set for homecoming vs. Beau Chene

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 10:47pm

It’s homecoming week at Abbeville High School, but head coach Roderick Moy and his staff have worked to make sure the football team is focused on their opponent, Beau Chene, and not all the homecoming activities during the week.

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Broussard, O’Brien to be inducted into Abbeville High Hall of Fame

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 10:02am

The Abbeville High Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is proud to announce its two new hall of fame inductees for 2023.
The new inductees are Matt Broussard and the late Jason O’Brien.
The two will be recognized Thursday night at an induction banquet held in Magdalen Place, and then again at halftime of the homecoming football game on Friday.

Matt Broussard

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Erath High’s Braydon Landry (9), Josh Broussard (25), Bryson DeRouen (13), Hunter Comeaux (41), Branson Word (44) and Landon Lemaire (28) go through pregame drills with fellow safeties before the Bobcats’ game against North Vermilion on Sept. 8. Erath travels to Abbeville on Friday to face longtime rival Vermilion Catholic.

Sophomores, juniors step up for Erath Bobcats in place of missing starters

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 2:28pm

ERATH — Though his team has been saddled with three excruciatingly tough losses to start the season, Erath High School head football coach Eric LeBlanc couldn’t be more proud of the way his players responded to adversity in a narrow 25-23 loss at Catholic High of New Iberia this past week.

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Vermilion Catholic defenders Jackson Trahan (60), Jackson Dubois (61) and Andrew Prejean (12) line up against Loreauville during a game on Sept. 8. The Eagles take on Erath at 7 p.m. Friday at home.

VC Eagles maintaining focus on game, expect exciting environment Friday

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 2:26pm

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles face one of their biggest rivals this week when the Erath Bobcats come to town, but VC head coach Broc Prejean isn’t concerned that his players will lose focus on what’s important about the game.
“We’ll continue to preach ‘keep football about football,’” Prejean said. “That’s what our job is, is to play a game, and that’s all we’re going to worry about this week, but it’s an awesome game.

VC stays at No. 3 in latest poll

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 12:16pm

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles remained third in the latest Class A football poll from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
VC (3-0) beat Loreauville, which is 10th in the latest Class 2A poll, 27-21 this past Friday.
The Eagles are the lone Vermilion Parish team receiving votes in the polls. Kaplan is 3-0 on the season, while Abbeville is 2-1 on the year.
Among district rivals of Vermilion Parish schools are several teams in the most recent rankings.

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