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Caden Campisi rushed for more than 300 yards and he scored five TDs. (Photo by Touched By Grace Photography)

Campisi runs for 300 yards in Kaplan's win over Crowley

Kaplan head coach Cory Brodie figured out the way to win games is to just give senior running back Caden Campisi the football.
Campisi ran for a season-high 305 yards on 33 carries. He also scored five touchdowns in Kaplan’s 49-35 win over the Crowley Genets.
The Pirates improved to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in district. They will be back in action on Thursday at home against the Erath Bocats.
The game turned into be a shoot out.
Kaplan led 6-0 after the first quarter. Quarterback Raine Mire had an 11-yard run for a score.

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Abbeville's Jaysen Shelvin hustles for yards.

Mistakes hurt Abbeville against St. Charles

When you play a caliber team like the St. Charles Comets, a team can not make mistakes if they want to beat them.
Abbeville head coach Roderick Moy preached that to his team all week. He told his team that the team that commits the least amount of mistakes wins.
Abbeville committed more mistakes and lost to St. Charles, 29-13.
The Wildcats limited their mistakes in the first half and were only down 14-13 at halftime.
Abbeville had outgained St. Charles 252 yards to 68 yards in the first half.

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These three players combined to score four touchdowns in first half. Tyjh Williams (33) scored two seven yard rushing touchdowns. Ethan Landry (7) had a 19 yard TD reception. Ashton Belaire (18) had a 5-yard TD run.

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VC defenders Travin Moore and Lewis Briggs teamed up to block a punt that resulted in a safety for VC.

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VC defenders Rhett Leblanc (10) and Lewis Briggs combine to make a tackle.

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VC punt returner Ross Dartez fights for yards after getting tackled.

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VC kicker Dane Richoux (8) kicked five out of six extra points on Thursday.

VC dominates Covenant Christian, scoring 50 in first half

When you first look at the Vermilion Catholic/Covenant Christian final score, 57-6, one would think the Eagles were in control all game.
Think again.
At one time, VC was behind 6-0 in the opening minutes of the first period. But that did not last long. The Eagles went on to score 50 first-half points to secure the victory.
VC head coach Broc Prejean was proud of how his team played on Thursday.

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Abbeville defenders Na'Tavian Comeaux (top) and Broderic Fletcher (5) team up to tackle a West St. Mary runner in the first quarter. West St. Mary had zero yards of offense in the first quarter and 15 at halftime.

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Abbeville receiver Chad Westley (1) catches a pass and out-runs a West St. Mary defender for a 40-yard touchdown.

Abbeville blows out West St. Mary

Abbeville head coach Roderick Moy knew what the Wildcats’ first eight plays of the game would be before the game began.
However, by the time he completed calling seven out of the eight plays, Abbeville had a convincing 28-0 lead.
The Wildcats cruised to a 51-6 win over West St. Mary in a non-district game.
Abbeville improves to 4-1 on the year.
“The first eight plays were going to be the first eight plays,” said Moy. “Those were the plays we practiced all week long. We were only able to run seven plays. We did not get through the eight plays.”

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In the next two years, Kennedy Marceaux will be wearing an Alabama Crimson Tide softball uniform.

Kaplan's Kennedy Marceaux picks Alabama

KAPLAN — Kaplan High junior Kennedy Marceaux knew when she walked onto the University of Alabama campus that it was the place she wanted to spend the next four years of her life.
For the last month, Marceaux has been recruited by most softball programs in the country. She could have written her ticket as to where she wanted to play.
Marceaux and her family visited four softball programs — UL-Lafayette, LSU, Ole Miss and Alabama. On her fourth university visit, the Marceauxs traveled six hours to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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