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Jennings wins eighth straight with 56-3 thumping of St. Louis

Following an emotional victory last week over the Notre Dame Pioneers, the Jennings Bulldogs will now turn their attention back to district play tonight when they play host to the St. Louis Saints.

WELSH — It’s Homecoming week at Welsh High and it comes with all the fears that football coaches feel concerning their players. It’s impossible to deny the kids some of the activities that go along with Homecoming, such as toilet-papering homes. But every coach worries that some may go too far with pranks that can lead them into trouble. To top it off, the Greyhounds will be facing the resurgent Lake Arthur Tigers in a battle of the only two public schools in District 6-2A. The Tigers will enter the battle with a 5-3 overall mark, while the Hounds sport a 4-4 record, having lost to Lafayette Christian and Lafayette Renaissance in the last two contests.

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LAFAYETTE — The Welsh Greyhounds saw their overall record fall to 4-4, and their district mark drop to 0-2 with a 43-7 loss to Lafayette Christian Academy here Friday night. The Hounds could never get anything going offensively in the battle, and the defense could not contain the speed of the Knights.

Jennings tops Pios for first time ever

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers suffered a tough loss Friday night at the hands of the Lafayette Renaissance Tigers (LRCA) by a final of 26-21 at Jack Doland Stadium. Lake Arthur led the football game 21-0 at halftime, but LRCA would rally to score 26 unanswered points in the second half to ultimately claim the comefrom- behind win. The loss dropped the Tigers to 5-3 overall, 0-2 in district play. LRCA improves to 6-1 overall, 2-1 in district action.

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WELSH — If there was one concern about the schedule of the Welsh Greyhounds, it was the danger of injuries while facing such a daunting gauntlet.

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers picked up their fifth win of the season Friday night when they claimed a thrilling 24-20 win over the Richwood Rams at Jack Doland Stadium. The win moves the Tigers out to 5-2 overall, while the Rams from Ouachita Parish fell to 0-6. The Tigers rolled up 206 yards on the ground offensively, and were led by senior back Carson Myers who piled up 101 stripes on 22 carries and a TD. Junior quarterback Jaxson Davis, who is coming off an injury for the most part of the season, churned up 78 yards on 11 totes. Richwood piled up 239 total yards of offense in the loss, with running back Andre Williams doing the bulk of the work with 175 yards on 29 carries.