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LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers put their unbeaten streak on the line Thursday night against the Notre Dame Pioneers at Jack Doland Stadium. The Pios were able to take down the Tigers by a final of 35-7 in each team’s district opener. Notre Dame scored all 35 of their points in the first half and hung on in the second half to clip the Tigers. The Pioneer offense rolled up 470 total yards of offense in the game and limited Lake Arthur to just 201. Notre Dame quarterback Drew Lejeune threw the pigskin for 155 stripes and a pair of scores, while Braxton Meche rushed for 116 yards. Joachim Bourgeois caught two passes for 136 yards and a pair of scores.

The Jennings Bulldogs are coming off an impressive 37-21 win over the DeRidder Dragons last Thursday in a non-district tilt to improve to 4-1. Now the Dogs will turn their attention to league play when they travel to Lake Charles to take on the Lake Charles College Prep Trailblazers in the district opener for both teams. The game will be played at Navarre Stadium on the campus of McNeese State University. The Bulldogs shone in their last outing against the Dragons and used a big second half to propel them to the win. The Dogs were down 14-6 at the break, but reeled off a plethora of points to notch the win in the second half. Chris Ned had another four TDs in the win, and rushed and passed for over 100 yards. Tailback Gerald Watson also broke the 100-yard mark on the ground and scored a TD, while Humphrey Ned was able to haul in multiple big catches and a TD. Jennings Head Coach Bret Fuselier discussed last week’s game and liked the way his team played and fought back in the second half.

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds will look to get back on the winning track tonight when they take the long trip to face the Class 4-A Loranger Wolves. Loranger sports a 3-2 overall mark and defeated St. Helena 14-12 last week. “They have the same tailback from last season, and he is very good,” noted Welsh Head Coach Ronnie Courville. “Everything they do revolves around their tailback. We will have our hands full trying to slow him down. He mainly runs between the tackles out of their spread offense, but he can also take it around the ends if he has to. We have to do a good job containing him.”

ELTON — The Elton Indians vs. Oberlin Tigers game scheduled for tonight has been cancelled due to a forfeiture by Oberlin. The Tigers couldn’t field a team for tonight’s districtopening game after reporting multiple injuries to players and informing the LHSAA of their decision. The Indians will move to 5-1 overall, 1-0 in league play with the win. The Indians have reeled off five straight victories since dropping their first contest to St. Edmund. The Indians will be back in action next Friday when they take on the Hamilton Christian Warriors in a huge 4-1A battle on the road.

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers kept up their winning ways Friday night by blasting the Rosepine Eagles on Homecoming by a final of 47-8 at Jack Doland Memorial Stadium. With the win, the Tigers improve to a perfect 5-0 on the season and will now open district play against the powerful Notre Dame Pioneers in a Thursday night contest at home.

WELSH — Following a tough 32-29 loss to the Eunice Bobcats, Welsh Head Coach Ronnie Courville commented, “It was just the little things that hurt us tonight,” as the Greyhounds drop to 2-3 for the season with the loss.