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Coushatta Chairman and guest picker for Jennings Daily News’ You Pick Em Contest, Jonathan Cernek chose all 10 games correctly last week. He was the only contestant to do so.

Elton rushing attack putting up huge numbers

Lake Arthur faces tough task in Jeanerette

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WELSH — With the extreme draught, no garden in Welsh is growing. The only thing growing in Welsh is the injury report for the high school football team. The Greyhounds could easily be considered a Mash unit. Welsh head coach Ronnie Courville is spending his time figuring out who to play and what positions to put players at. “We are having to move some players around to compensate for those who will be missing,” stated Courville. The injuries begin with senior tailback Hayden vanNess, who will miss with a shoulder injury. VanNess had over 100 yards rushing in the first period against Westlake before going down with the injury. Luke Luntsford will miss this week’s contest with a hip injury, while junior Cameron Bouley is still out with a broken foot. Senior LaTroy Pattum has a knee injury and is questionable, as are senior linebackers Carter Phelps and Cohen Cormier with yet two more shoulder injuries. The good news is that several players who had to serve suspen sions for breaking team rules will be back this week.

LA moves to 2-0 with win

Elton moves to 2-0 with the win

WELSH — When it rains, it pours! That statement certainly seems to be “hounding” the Welsh Greyhounds thus far this season. By the end of the first quarter in their 55-27 loss to Westlake, the Hounds had five starters out with injuries. “It’s like a hospital zone here,” stated Welsh head coach Ronnie Courville. “We lost both of our H-backs in LaTroy Pattum and Carter Phelps in the first quarter. Phelps is also our starting linebacker, so that really hurt us also, as we don’t have any real depth to speak of. Then Luke Luntsford and Hayden vanNess also get hurt and Cameron Bouley was already out with a broken foot, so we are just kind of limping along having to play kids that really weren’t expecting to play this early.”

Fuselier records first win as a Bulldog

The Jennings Bulldogs will look to rebound this week against their oldest rival, the Eunice Bobcats, on the road in week two. The Dog and Cat Fight goes back to 1926 and will be the 70th meeting between the two schools. The Dogs lead the overall series 39-28-2, however the Bobcats have won four out of the last five meetings between the two schools. Jennings Head Coach Bret Fuselier explained if the Dogs want to come out victorious there will be a few things they need to clean up from last week.