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JHS looks to rebound at home

The daunting pre-district schedule has been just that, daunting. The Bulldogs began the season with an overtime loss to now 5-1 Leesville, followed with a battle with 4-2 Eunice (the defending 3A state champions) in which JHS came up short. 4-2 DeRidder was the first game in which JHS seemed outmatched, but followed the 0-3 start with two big wins; at home against 4A Cecilia, and a road win over Washington-Marion (who dominated the DeRidder Dragons earlier in the season.) Now following a loss to St.

Dogs still lead series against Saints

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Foo Fact of the Game: While at the Civic Center, President Trump had a lot of security. However, just one mile away at Wildcat Stadium, ball security was a problem as both Jennings and St. Louis Catholic lost 2 of their 4 fumbles.

Captains: Kevin Celestine, Tregan Citizen, Kye Cary and Jacob Cooper.

Coin Toss: St. Louis won the toss and took the opening kickoff.

Game Ball: Goes to Jennings PK Ian Mullen, who was 3-for-3 on his PAT attempts and had 2 KO’s go for touchbacks.

LSU, Alabama leading SEC’s offensive evolution

BATON ROUGE (AP) — No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 LSU are in the process of turning long-held perceptions of the Southeastern Conference upside down.

They are the highestscoring teams in the nation at the midway point of this college football season. That should shatter any lingering notions that the SEC features stifling defense and ball-control offenses heavy on smash-mouth runs.

Hounds aim to get offensive

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WELSH – The Welsh Greyhounds are on the lookout for an offense that will support the strong play of their defense this gridiron season. While the red and black defenders have been put in tough situations by their offense many times this season, they have mostly bent but not broken.

Tigers look to shut down Red Devils

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers are looking to get back to their winning ways this week as they will host the Port Barre Red Devils in a District 6-2A battle. The Tigers will enter the contest with a 3-3 overall record and 0-1 in league play following their loss to Lafayette Christian last week.

‘It just wasn’t our night’

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Bulldog Bites

It was the first cool night of the season and as my friend Tom Precht would always say, “It’s a great night for high school football.” It was actually pretty cold due to the wind. The fans that made the short trip to Lake Charles had to bundle up. I don’t think most of us were prepared for the wind chill.

Cole, unbeaten since May, transformed by Astros analytics

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole walked into a conference room after one of his first spring training workouts with the Houston Astros in February 2018 and was met by

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Chicago Cubs to interview Kapler, Espada for manager’s job CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs say they plan to interview former Philadelphia manager Gabe Kapler and Houston bench coach Joe

Pios shut out Hounds

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WELSH - The Notre Dame Pioneers used a stout defense and a balanced offense to claim a 42-0 win over the Welsh Greyhounds in the opening round of District 6-2A

No one’s slowing down LSU’s offense

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With a seven point lead and seven minutes to go, Ed Orgeron approached the LSU offensive huddle. Some coaches might be tempted to pump the brakes. Bleed the clock. Run