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MONTGOMERY — The Elton High Indians added another win to their record in week three of the season as they traveled to Montgomery Friday night to defeat the Montgomery High Tigers. The two teams faced off in a well-matched competition as the Indians left with a fourpoint win over the Tigers with a final score of 44-40. The Indian charge was led by senior running back Tristan LeBlanc who once again racked up over half the team’s total game yards with 366 yards on 26 carries hitting the endzone for five rushing TDs for the night. Sophomore running back Ma’Kelin Lemoine carried the ball 13 times for 108 yards finding the endzone for one TD. The Elton Indians tallied up 499 rushing yards and eight passing in the contest. On the defensive side of the ball, Derek George picked up two interceptions for the Indians.

Jennings moves to 2-1 with win

The Elton Indians held on for a 44-40 win over the Montgomery Tigers on the road night. The win moves the Indians to 2-1 on the season.

The Lake Arthur Tigers moved to 2-1 on the season Friday night by barreling past the Bolton Bears by a final of 68-0.

Bulldogs aiming to build on Eunice win

LAKE ARTHUR — Coming off a tough loss to the DeQuincy Tigers last Friday night, the boys in blue and red will now turn their attention to the Bolton Academy Bears in their home opener from Jack Doland Stadium tonight. The Bears come into the contest 0-2 after being blown out 58-0 to Mamou and 52-6 to Oberlin in their first couple of games. According to Lake Arthur Head Coach Tarius Davis, records don’t matter, and he just wants to see his team play good football.

WELSH — As the Welsh Greyhounds prepare for this week’s clash with the Jennings Bulldogs, one thing is uppermost in the mind of the Hounds.

DEQUINCY – In a game that has come down to three points over the last two seasons, this contest had all the billing of another major struggle from the Lake Arthur Tigers (LA) and the DeQuincy Tigers (DQ). Although DQ only led 14-7 going into the intermission, the homestanding Tigers erupted for 17 points in the second half to take a 31-14 win in a key non-district battle. The Tigers did show some bright spots on the offensive side of the football, as quarterback Cam Bonin tossed the pigskin for a whopping 217 yards and a pair of TD’s, while piling their way to 276 total yards of offense. DeQuincy was able to roll up 338 yards of offense, with most of it coming on the ground.

LENA — The Elton High Indians were on the road Friday as they traveled to The Swamp Stadium to face the Northwood-Lena High Gators for week two of the 2024 season. The Indians brought the heat and burned through the Gators taking home a 39-point win with a final score of 45-6 over Northwood-Lena.

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds used a strong running attack and a tenacious defensetooverwhelm the Oakdale Warriors here Friday night by a 42-13 score. The hosts had only a 14-13 lead at intermission but turned up the pressure on the Warriors in the final half. Senior Cameron Bouley was the ringleader for the Welsh offense, as he accumulated 283 yards of total offense and three touchdowns to lead the Greyhounds to win number one for the season. Senior quarterback Jonavon Begnaud also enjoyed a stellar night, as he rushed for an even 100 yards and three scores, while also passing for another 57 yards. The Hounds ran the pigskin for 305 yards on the night, while the defense limited the visitors to 101 stripes on the ground and 123 through the air.