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The Abbeville High Wildcats travel to Lutcher to face the defending state champions of Non-Select Division II in a regional playoff game on Friday. Tickets will be sold in advance at the Abbeville High front office for fans wishing to attend the game. Tickets are $10 each if purchased in advance, or $12 at the gate.

Tickets on sale in advance for Abbeville-Lutcher playoff game

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 11:00am

Tickets for Friday's second-round high school football playoff between the Abbeville High Wildcats and the Lutcher Bulldogs will be available in advance at a discount at the Abbeville High School front office.
Tickets are $10 apiece in advance, or $12 at the gate, according to AHS head football coach Roderick Moy.
Tickets may be purchased at the AHS front office during school hours this week.
Lutcher (7-2) is the defending Non-Select Division II state champion. As the No. 4 seed in the playoffs, the Bulldogs had a first-round bye.

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Justin Montgomery (9) breaks a tackle attempt by Pearl River’s Charlie Carraway (16) in the process of scoring on a 23-yard run for Abbeville in the opening round of the Non-Select Division II football playoffs on Friday at Wildcat Stadium. Montgomery rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns in Abbeville’s 34-20 win.

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Abbeville running back Ta’Zavian Andrews (3) finds a crease to run through against Pearl River on Friday. Andrews ran for 120 yards on 12 carries.

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Abbeville’s offense lines up in a steady rain against Pearl River on Friday.

Wildcats Roll in 1st Round

Sat, 11/11/2023 - 12:40am

Friday night’s wet, dreary weather kept the crowd to a minimum for Abbeville High’s first-round playoff game against Pearl River at Wildcat Stadium.
Temperatures in the lower 60s and upper 50s and a steady rain throughout the game suited the Wildcats just fine, though, as Abbeville rushed for 418 yards in beating the visiting Rebels 34-20.
Many of the Wildcats chose to celebrate their third straight first-round playoff win with impromptu slip-and-slide fun on the field, adding a bit more mud to their already well-saturated red jerseys and white pants.

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The Kaplan Pirates, shown in action earlier this season, finished their year in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, falling to Jennings, 34-6. (Photo by Kyle Comeaux)

Turnovers foil Kaplan's efforts in playoff at Jennings

Sat, 11/11/2023 - 12:37am

JENNINGS — The Kaplan High Pirates moved the ball the way they wanted to in the first half of their Non-Select Division II playoff opener at Jennings on Friday, but turned the ball over three times and trailed 21-0 at halftime.
Jennings went on to a 34-6 win over the Pirates, ending Kaplan’s season at 7-4 overall.

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The Abbeville Wildcats open the playoffs on Friday at home against Pearl River.

Establishing the Program

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:54am

It’s been a while since the Abbeville High Wildcats were consistently thought of as a contender in the football playoffs.
Head coach Roderick Moy and his staff are working to change that and make the Wildcats a perennial playoff team aspiring to make deep playoff runs.
It started with a surprising 9-1 regular season in 2021 that saw Abbeville go 11-2 overall and reach the quarterfinals.
The Wildcats followed that up with a 7-5 mark in 2022 that included a first-round win.

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Kaplan High School quarterback Sabe David (10) follows wingback Brayden Bearb (6) during this past Friday’s game at Abbeville High. The Pirates travel to Jennings to open the Non-Select Division II playoffs on Friday.

Kaplan playing ‘bonus football’

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 2:35pm

KAPLAN — Friday’s Non-Select Division II playoff game at Jennings will be a new experience for many of Kaplan High’s starting football players.
It’s an experience the Pirates and head coach Cory Brodie are looking forward to after Kaplan narrowly missed the playoffs in 2022.
“Not making it last year, a lot of these guys didn’t play in the (playoff) game two years ago,” Brodie said. “For most of our starters, it’s their first playoff game, their first playoff experience. It’s always good to be playing bonus football, so we’re excited for the opportunity.”

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