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WELSH — For the second year in a row, the Welsh Greyhounds have reached the quarterfinals and for the second year in a row, they will now face the number one seed in the playoffs. Welsh will travel Friday to the northernmost part of the state and take on the top-ranked Haynesville Golden Tornado in the Division IV non-select state playoffs. The Golden Tornado will enter the fray with an unblemished 12-0 record, as they have yet to taste defeat this year. Welsh will enter the contest with a 7-5 overall mark following a bye win last week when the Ferriday Trojans were disqualified following a fight during their bi-district clash with Lake Arthur.

The No. 9-seeded Welsh Greyhounds

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Josh Williams had a pair of rushing touchdowns and Garrett Nussemeier threw for 332 yards as LSU defeated Vanderbilt 24-17 Saturday night at Tiger Stadium.

Much has been said about the Lake Arthur-Ferriday football game last Friday night that ended early due to a fight among the players from both teams. The LHSAA ruled both teams must forfeit and that allowed Welsh to advance past the regional round with a bye and move on to the quarterfinals against the winner of the Haynesville-Montgomery contest this coming Friday night.

The Jennings Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker to the defending Division II non-select state champion Opelousas Tigers Friday night by a final of 30-19 from Jerry Simmons Stadium. The two teams went back and forth at each other all night long, but it was the running of Tiger back D’Shaun Ford who ultimately took control of the game and wore down the Bulldog defense. Ford rushed for two TD’s, including a back-breaking 68-yard scoring run late in the fourth quarter to put the game on ice. The Dogs finished their incredible season as the district 3-3A champions and earned a 9-2 record. Opelousas improved to 8-3 on the year and will advance to play the Plaquemine Green Devils in the quarterfinal round of the Division II nonselect playoffs.

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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