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WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds will put their four-game winning streak on the line Friday night when they travel to face the Basile Bearcats in a District 7-2A battle. The Greyhounds are 6-1 overall and 1-0 in league play. Basile has made the move up to class 2A and has struggled this season. Welsh Head Coach Ronnie Courville is not taking the Bearcats lightly. “We prepare each week for what our opponent does on film and not what their record is,” stated Courville.

LAKE ARTHUR — Two unbeatens will put their records on the line Friday night when the Lake Arthur Tigers take the short trip to Crowley to do battle with the Notre Dame Pioneers in a District 7-2A encounter. Each team will enter the fray with perfect 7-0 overall records.

The road to a District 3-3A championship passes directly through Beauregard Parish this week, setting the stage for a classic clash of styles under the Thursday night lights. Fresh off a dominant 48-7 victory over Westlake, the state-ranked Jennings Bulldogs (5-2, 3-0) put their unblemished district record on the line as they travel to face a physical and hungry South Beauregard Golden Knights (4-3, 2-2) squad celebrating Senior Night.

ELTON — The stakes could not be much higher this Thursday night as the Elton Indians pack up and travel south to face off against the Grand Lake Hornets. Both squads carry identical 5-2 overall records into this highly anticipated Week 8 Class 1A matchup, transforming a standard district game into a premier battle for postseason positioning and neighborhood bragging rights.

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds used a balanced offensive attack and a stingy defense to cruise past the Washington-Marion Chargin’ Indians here Friday night by the score of 56-13 in a nondistrict clash. The win pushed the Hounds to 6-1 for the season in the Homecoming affair.

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers kept their winning momentum going this week when they nabbed a shutout win over Kinder. “We worked all week on preparing our team for whatever they might encounter tonight,” stated Lake Arthur Head Coach Cody Gueringer.

ELTON — The Oakdale Warriors shocked the Elton Indians with a thrilling 28-24 upset on Thursday night, delivering a historic milestone for their program. Coming into the Week 7 non-district matchup as heavy underdogs, the struggling 1-5 Warriors disrupted the dominant 5-1 Indians on their home turf. The hard-fought victory not only snapped Oakdale’s fourgame losing streak but also marked the momentous 100th career coaching win for Oakdale Head Coach Kevin Bertrand.

WESTLAKE — An opportunistic, ball-hawking defense stole the show under the Thursday night lights as the Jennings Bulldogs converted three explosive defensive turnovers into touchdowns to completely dismantle the Westlake Rams in a lopsided 48-7 blowout. What was anticipated to be a grueling District 3-3A road test quickly transformed into an absolute showcase of defensive dominance, as the Bulldogs’ relentless pressure forced the Rams into costly mistakes early and often. Jennings capitalized on every single miscue, flipping momentum in the blink of an eye with a pair of stunning picksixes and a scoop-and-score that left the home crowd stunned. By the time the offense tacked on its own explosive contributions to secure the 41-point rout, the Bulldogs had firmly cemented their status as a premier force in the district, utilizing total dominance in all three phases of the game to cruise to victory.

Foo F acts Foo Fact of the Game: The DeRidder at Jennings game was a tale of two halves. The first half was a defensive struggle as the Dragons led 10-6.

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds opened action in District 7-2A last week with a big win over rival Kinder to move to 5-1 for the season and 1-0 in league play. This week the Hounds will step away from district play to host the Washington-Marion Chargin’ Indians for their Homecoming contest.