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JENNINGS — The Jennings Bulldogs rode the tremendous game of sophomore quarterback Chris Ned to a strong 54-29 win over the visiting Welsh Greyhounds here Friday night in a non-district clash. Jennings moves to 2-1 for the season while the Hounds drop to 1-2 with the loss.

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers moved to 2-1 on the season Friday night by pounding the Bolton Academy Bears with a final score of 68-0. The hosts led 55-0 at the intermission and cruised their way to an easy victory over their guests from Alexandria. Laker Arthur rolled up 376 yards of total offense, with all but three stripes coming on the ground. The Tigers’ defense was ferocious in allowing only 56 total yards to the visiting Bears and kept them out of the endzone all night.

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.