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BASILE — For the second week in a row, the Lake Arthur Tigers were forced to play on a Saturday after the weather caused the cancellation of a scheduled contest. This time however, the Tigers started their game and had it interrupted. The Tigers and Basile Bearcats played 10 minutes of their Friday contest before heavy rain and lightning forced them to reschedule the following day at 11 am. Lake Arthur held a 6-0 lead and tons of momentum before the weather came, but the Bearcats ultimately rallied on Saturday to claim a 35-12 victory to open the season.

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds are looking for a football game. After getting rained out and getting canceled by lightning last week in the Elton Jamboree, the Hounds were forced to relinquish a 14-0 advantage over the Kinder Yellow Jackets.

Foo Fact of the Game: For the third time this season, the Bulldogs played on a muddy field that affected the play of both teams in their 25-7 loss to Leesville.

Elton pummels Pickering to snap 21-game slide

The Lake Arthur Tigers and Basile Bearcats got their season opener started but had it interrupted by severe weather. Lake Arthur held a 6-0 lead when the game was stopped. The two teams were scheduled to pick up their contest on Saturday at 11 a.m.

Lena The Elton Indians snapped their long losing streak in a huge way Friday night by steamrolling the Pickering Red Devils by a final of 48-12 on the road. The Indians will be back in action on Friday night when they return home to Cleve Beard Stadium to take on Northwood-