Sports

ELTON — The Elton Indians advanced to the regional round of the state playoffs with a tough 22-18 win over district rival Basile last week. The Indians, who now have an 8-3 overall mark, will travel to face the number six seed Logansport Berries in the Division IV non-select round.

Dogs, Tigers set for Regional Round showdown

ELTON — Friday night lights in Cleve Beard Stadium would be round two of the Battle of the Bayou as the Elton High Indians hosted the Basile High Bearcats in the Division IV bi-district playoff round. There would be no room for error as the winner of the contest will advance to Regionals while the losing teams’ season comes to an end.

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WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds used a balanced offensive attack with a defense that forced 10 sacks and two pick-six scores to race to a 59-24 win over the visiting West St. Mary Wolfpack in the Division IV non-select bidistrict round of the state playoffs. With the win, the Hounds moved to 6-5 for the season.

WELSH — The No. 9Welsh Greyhounds won a convincing ball game over the West St. Mary Wolfpack at Greyhound Stadium Friday night by a final of 59-24. With the win, the Hounds will move on to the next round of the playoffs. Welsh will have to await a decision by the LHSAA on who their next opponent will be as the game between the Lake Arthur Tigers and Ferriday Trojans was stopped due to an altercation that occurred on the field. The game was stopped on the field in the second quarter due to a brawl that broke out.

The Elton Indians

WELSH — The regular season of high school football has come and gone, and now the playoffs begin. It’s the season of one and done with a loss, so area teams are really gearing up for the bi-district round.