Sports

ELTON — The Elton Indians will be looking to regroup following last week’s District 4-1A loss to the Basile Bearcats. Elton now stands at 5-3 for the season and will play host to the Grand Lake Hornets in another key league battle. “We are definitely in a regrouping situation,” commented Indian Head Coach Marcus LeJeune. “We started good, but then we lost our composure in this heated rivalry and that really hurt us. You have to give credit to Basile because they controlled the line of scrimmage all night. We had a chance to come back, but penalties hurt us at crucial times. Then we lost Jaylin Thomas to an injury and with our depth, when you lose one player, you are losing him at several positions. We just have to learn to deal with adversity in the proper way and that’s something we are still struggling with.”

JENNINGS — The Jennings Bulldogs are coming off a tough defeat at the hands of the Notre Dame Pioneers last week in non-district play but must now jump right back into district action. The 5-3 Bulldogs, who are also 1-1 in league action, will travel to Westlake to take on the St. Louis Saints Thursday night.

LAFAYETTE — The Lake Arthur Tigers hit the road Friday to take on the Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy Tigers, but unfortunately, could not produce a win.

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds dropped their season record to 3-5 here Friday night in a 52-14 loss to powerhouse Lafayette Christian Academy. The loss refused to dampen Homecoming spirits, as students Molly Fear and Jake Arceneaux were crowned Queen and King over the festivities.

CROWLEY — The Jennings Bulldogs made the short trek over to Crowley Thursday night to take on the No. 2-ranked Notre Dame Pios in a big non-district tilt at Gardner Memorial Stadium. The Pios used a big first half, where they scored 21 points to build a 21-0 lead in the first two frames and ultimately claimed a 28-12 win over the Bulldogs. Jennings fought back ferociously in the second half, cutting the lead to 21-12 at one point, but a late score by the Pios put the game away. With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 5-3 on the season, while the Pios upped their mark to 6-2 overall. Jennings will return to league action this coming Thursday when they hit the road to Westlake to take on the St. Louis Saints in a District 3-3A clash.

South Beauregard Game

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers are coming off a disappointing loss to the Richwood Rams a week ago on the road and will look to turn their attention to a good district opponent in the Lafayette Renaissance Tigers tonight. Lake Arthur comes into the contest with a 5-2 overall mark and 0-1 in league play after a loss to Notre Dame earlier in the year. The Tigers had a good showing a week ago against the Rams, leading throughout three quarters of football until the wheels fell off in the fourth frame. The Rams countered with a pair of TDs late in the game to secure a 28-14 win over the Tigers.