LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers opened their season last Friday night at Jack Doland Memorial Stadium against the Basile Bearcats in a rivalry game. The Tigers dominated the Bearcats in all phases of the contest and claimed a 35-0 win to open the year 1-0. The Tigers were the only Jeff Davis Parish team to claim a seasonopening win and will look to stretch that out this Friday when they take on the DeQuincy Tigers at home.
EUNICE — The Elton Indians opened their season last Friday night on the road when they took on the powerful St. Edmund High School Blue Jays (SEH). The Indians got off to a great start, building a 28-20 lead into the third quarter, however the Blue Jays were able to score 38 unanswered points in the second half to ultimately claim a 58-28 victory over the Indians. Elton junior running back Makelin Lemoine had a huge night for the Indians as he rushed for 242 stripes on 29 carries and scored all four TDs. The Blue Jays made their money through the air, as quarterback Nathan Zaunbrecher tossed the pigskin for 268 yards and a pair of scores in the win.
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BATON ROUGE (AP) — On a wall inside LSU's team meeting room are rectangular nameplates representing up to 15 games the third-ranked Tigers could play this season if they make it into the College Football Playoff.
ELTON — The Elton Indians have a tall order to open the regular season, as they travel to face the St. Edmund Blue Jays tonight to kick off week number one.
After a solid jamboree tilt against the Sam Houston High School Broncos in which the Jennings High Bulldogs won 16-13, they have turned their attention to a good Iowa High School Yellow Jackets football team. The Bulldogs looked solid in their win over the Broncos and hit some big plays on offense to lift them to the victory.
WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds will open the 2025 regular season tonight by traveling to face the Kinder Yellow Jackets in a non-district affair. Kinder had a brief run in class 3-A due to an increased student population, but those numbers have now receded, and the Yellow Jackets are back in the ranks of class 2-A schools. Kinder fared well in the Allen Parish Jamboree, as they defeated both Oberlin and Oakdale.
LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers are coming off of a great showing in the Greyhound Jamboree last week where they blasted the Grand Lake Hornets 21-0 in an abbreviated contest. The Tigers used a potent ground attack to roll up over 225 yards in just two halves of play. Now, the Tigers will turn their attention to a Basile team they will face in week one. Looking back on their contest with Grand Lake, Lake Arthur Head Coach Tarius Davis had praise for his team and explained there was lots of improvement in a week’s time.
WELSH — It was a tough night for the Welsh Greyhounds in their jamboree effort, as the Hounds dropped a 12-0 decision to the St. Louis Saints in the abbreviated affair. Two lost fumbles and a host of penalties kept the red and black offense from being able to sustain any drives for the night. The hosts started well with their first possession, but two consecutive motion penalties derailed the march.
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