Sports

In what will be remembered as an instant classic high school football game, the Jennings Bulldogs earned their first win of the season by defeating a good Iota football team by a final of 57-48. Jennings phenom Trevor Etienne scored a whopping six touchdowns at both the running back and quarterback position after starter Austin Ewing went down with an injury. Etienne finished his brilliant evening with 243 yards on 21 carries plus the six scores.

PICKERING — On their way to a convincing 57-14 win over the Pickering Red Devils, the Welsh Greyhounds discovered a lost passing game to go with their bruising running attack, as they completed six of 11 attempts for 143 yards and also rushed for 327 stripes in the victory. Welsh now stands at 3-1 for the season and will get a really tough test next week when an unbeaten Westlake team comes to Welsh.

The Jennings Bulldogs have continued to improve from week-to-week after a rough start to they 2021 season. After suffering a heartbreaking 28-27 loss to the DeRidder Dragons last Friday at Jerry Simmons Stadium, the Dogs will now turn their attention Homecoming week and the rival Iota Bulldogs.

ELTON – The Elton Indians came so close to breaking into the win column last week in their muddy tilt with the Lake Arthur Tigers, but will open district play this week with their first home game at Cleve Beard Stadium. Ironically, it will be Homecoming in Indian Country, and EHS Head Coach Marcus Lejeune and his scrappy team will welcome in rival East Beauregard for a 4-1A opener. The Indians are 0-3 on the young season, but have played a rigorous schedule that has included a pair of 2A schools and 3A Pine Prairie. The Trojans come in sporting a 1-2 mark, with their lone win coming over lowly Pickering (54-35). The two East Beauregard losses have come at the hands of LaSalle (36-30) and powerful Rosepine (55-20).

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds have already won more games this year than all of last season. But that’s not a feat the Hounds are celebrating, as they are looking to gain many more wins this season. Welsh will attempt victory number three Thursday night when they travel to Pickering to face the Red Devils.

History was made Friday night, after the second of Valerie Breaux’s two serves was returned out of the back of the court, completing a 3-1 set win over Mt. Olive High School (Athens, LA). The win gave the new Christ Bridge Academy Archangels, not only their first volleyball win, but first ever win in all sports in school history. The Archangels began play in the ACEL this season after the school was launched in August of this year. Christ Bridge Academy uses James Ward Gym as their home, being located across the street from their campus (Old Morgan Smith Sowela) on North Main St. With the majority of girls classified as freshmen and sophomores, Archangels volleyball looks to be a mainstay for the new school. Christ Bridge Academy took sets one and two (25-20, 25-7) before falling in the third set (20-25). The Archangels closed out the Mt. Olive Eagles (25-21) in the fourth and final set to take the victory. Leading the charge was Valerie Breaux and Addison Brignac. Brianna Langley, the team’s lone senior played a major role in the win along with Emma Hanks, Victoria Bruchhaus, and Kelly Broussard. Shyla Litteral also saw playing time as well in the win.