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It may have been the best game the Vermilion Catholic Eagles played this season.
The Eagles beat Ascension Catholic out of Donaldsonville, 28-21, in front of Eagle Nation..
VC head coach Broc Prejean was glad to see the Eagles get back on track after losing to Abbeville the week before.
“This is just a credit to the kids’ resiliency and pride for our program,” said Prejean. “They showed up and made the plays. This is about as gutsy a win coming off last week as I have ever been part of.
“They had fun, limited the pressure on their shoulders, and just played football for each other. I am super proud of the players, the coaches and the community for rallying behind each other this week.”
The Eagles dominated on offense by outgaining Ascension 349 yards to 209 yards of offense. VC ran twice as many plays (64 to 28) as Ascension.
The score was tied 7-7 when VC rattled off 14 points for a 21-7 lead with 1:44 to play in the first period.
Ascension cut the lead to 21-13 at the half and then closed to within one point, 21-20, at the 5:59 mark in the third period.
With the game on the line, the Eagles began what would be the game-winning drive at their on the two-yard line. Freshman quarterback Jonathan Detraz had the breakout game he had been waiting for.
He drove the offense downfield and ate time (seven minutes) off the clock. Dartez completed a 14-yard pass to Chris LaMeunier for a touchdown at the 9:24 mark. Dane Richoux kicked the extra point to give the Eagles a 28-20 lead.
Detraz led the offense with his arm and his legs.
He rushed for 174 yards on 25 carries. He also threw for 97 yards (12 out of 19) for a total combined 273 yards. He had a hand in all four of VC’s TDs.
He rushed for two TDs and threw three TD passes.
He had a 67 yard TD run and a 2 yard TD run.
Throwing, he completed a 17-yard TD pass and a 14-yard TD pass to LeMeunier
“He played lights out,” said Prejean about his QB. “Every ball he threw was on target. He is growing up and gaining confidence. The final scoring drive was pretty special.”
Also with carries for VC were Travin Moore (13-53) and Seth Noegel (5-32).
LeMeunier had six catches for 44 yards,
VC entertains Erath (3-1) next Friday.

DELCAMBRE — Call it the “Miracle on Main.” Call it the upset of the year. Call it a shocker.
Whatever you call it, call it a Delcambre win as the Panthers stunned Catholic High 21-14 in overtime in the District 7-2A opener for both teams Thursday night.
Parker LeBlanc ran for two touchdowns, Rogan Saunier scored the winner in overtime, and the Delcambre defense stopped Catholic High inside the 1-yard line twice to claim its first win over CHS since 1995.
This win means everything,” Saunier said. “We knew we could do this, and we just had to play with grit, as Coach (Artie Liuzza) said.”
And that in a nutshell, was how the Delcambre Panthers pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the 2021 football season. It was about one word - Grit.
“We’ve been talking about turning the corner for a long time. It’s a mentality that you have to have before it happens on the field,” Liuzza said. “When you’ve lost for so long for so many years, it’s hard to build that mentality.
“They believed in it, they played with grit, and they did something that no one gave them a chance to do.”
The grit started with junior quarterback Parker LeBlanc, who put the team on his back in the second half when the Panthers were down 14-0 and scored twice in the third quarter to tie the game. He finished with 115 yards on 25 carries, including a 60-yard touchdown run that tied the game.
“We talked about the definition of grit (at halftime),” LeBlanc said. “And I remember a quote from junior high, ‘It’s not about how hard you get hit, it’s about how hard you get hit and get back up,’
“We knew that we were going to come out that second half and face adversity. Catholic High has a great fan base and great players. But we knew we were going to have bigger grit, and we were going to tear them up.”
LeBlanc also had something else going as the game wore on and the batter reached overtime.
“We got to the fourth quarter, and it was a tie ball game, I was grateful to have another shot,” the junior QB said. “Right before we went into overtime, I looked up into the sky and thought about my dad (Gregory LeBlanc), who played back in the day and passed away when I was two.
“I could feel his No. 52 next to my No. 14 telling me, ‘Come on, we’re going to do this together.’”
In the extra period, Delcambre got the ball first and a run from LeBlanc got the ball to the 2-yard-line and Saunier finished it off for the 21-14 lead.
“All I did was run the ball,” he said. “The O-line got a big push and I punched it in. The O-line did it’s job tonight. We played with grit tonight.”
On Catholic High’s possession, two straight runs got the ball inside the 1. On third down, the Delcambre defense stopped the CHS running back at the line of scrimmage and on fourth down, the DHS defense tackled the Catholic High runner in the backfield to seal the win as the team then some fans, stormed the field.
“We were all out there, and there was nothing they could do against us. We were so hyped up,” defensive lineman Zeb Falgout said. “We were on them all game, they knew they couldn’t get it in, and they didn’t.”
Falgout said the difference between the first half when CHS scored two touchdowns and the second half was that the team knew they could win the game at halftime.
“We knew we could win the game,” Falgout said. “When we came out from halftime, we were fired up and we knew what was going to happen. Our defense played amazing tonight. I don’t know how many yards they had but they earned everyone. We didn’t give up any cheap yards.”
With the win, Delcambre improves to 2-1 on the season, 1-0 in the district as the Panthers prepare to head to Franklin Friday night. Catholic High fell to 2-2, and 0-1 in the district.
Miguel Hernandez finished with 50 yards on seven carries; Cullen Bouton had 21 yards and two carries. Saunier finished with seven hard and a touchdown on three carries and the Delcambre defense held Catholic High to less than 100 yards of total offense.
“As I said at the beginning of the season, this year we’re coming out and making a statement,” LeBlanc said. “The statement is when you leave that field, you’re going to know that you played Delcambre.
“And this win is the beginning of a legacy that we’re starting here.”

October 21, 1964 ~ September 22, 2021

ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Aaron Rixby LeBeouf, 56, who died Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Our Lady of the Lake Ascension. He will be laid to rest at Hebert Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Carroll Fontenot, Brennon LeBeouf, Alex Moreau, Josh Girouard, Tim Lambert, Terry LeBeouf, and Josiah Atkins. Honorary pallbearer will be Landon Dupuy.
Aaron is survived by his wife, Jennifer Lambert LeBeouf; mother, Mabel Decuir LeBeouf; sister, Priscilla Fontenot and her husband, Carroll; children, Samantha Moreau and her husband, Alex, Brennon LeBeouf and his wife, Kalie, Kassie Girouard and her husband, Josh, Kerri LeBeouf, and Sabrina LeBeouf; and grandchildren, Emily, Sarah and John Moreau, Taylor Smith, Kyler Romero, Aubrey and Madeline Girouard, Landon Dupuy, Remi Flores, Gavin LeBeouf, and Braxton Bergeron.
He was preceded in death by his father, Rixby LeBeouf; nephew, Garrett Fontenot; paternal grandfather, Ernest T. LeBeouf; paternal grandmother, Cora Lee Guidry; maternal grandfather, Etienne Decuir; and maternal grandmother, Edolie LeMaire.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 9:00 AM until time of services.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

The call came into the Abbeville Fire Department around 9:50 a.m. on a Tuesday. On the other end of the line was a woman crying. She was in a bind, and she needed the help of the fire department. They delivered.
Sonia Perez Cessac was in Abbeville for the funeral of her mother-in-law, Patricia Cessac. She is married to Phillip, one of Patricia’s three sons.
Darby and Greene Funeral Home and Cremation Service in New Iberia passed Mrs. Cessac through St. Theresa Church in Abbeville and then buried her at St. Paul’s Cemetery in Abbeville.
Before the church service began, Sonia noticed everyone was elderly and could not carry a coffin. There were not enough for pallbearers.
Sonia grew up in Shiner, Texas, a small town two hours west of Houston. She grew up watching the Shiner Fire Department called upon to help with everything. Why not a funeral?
Sonia called the Abbeville Fire Department, asking for volunteers to be pallbearers for Patricia Cessac funeral
Assistant fire chief Kelly Mire took the call from Sonia, and he did not hesitate giving her an answer. But, first, he asked how many she needed, and Sonia said at least four.
At the time of the phone call, the firemen were training outside in the 90-degree heat. The assistant chief walked outside and asked for volunteers. All 10 firemen on the shift went to St. Theresa Church before the service began.
After the church service, four firemen in a fire truck followed the prosession to St. Paul’s Cemetery. The firemen removed the coffin from the Hearse and carried it to the gravesite.
“They stayed for the entire service,” said Sonia Cessac. “They did not have to do that. We were so grateful for what they did. I want to thank the Abbeville Fire Department personally.”
Fire Chief Jude Mire said he has been a fireman for 30-plus years, and this is the first time the Abbeville Fire Department has been called to be pallbearers for a funeral, not dealing with a firefighter or a former fireman.
‘The fire department is here to help the community,” said Chief Mire. “I was more than happy to help.”
The firemen stayed for a total of just under 90 minutes.
“It was a first in my career, but it was also an honor to do it,” said assistant chief Kelly Mire.
Fr. Francois Sainte Marie officiated the services, and he recongized the fire department and thanked them for helping.
Darby and Greene Funeral Home and Cremation Service in New Iberia, who handled the funeral, gave the Abbeville Fire Department a shoutout.
“We would like to extend a special thank you to the Abbeville Fire Department. They are true examples of love, compassion, kindness and community. When they learned that a member of their community was in need, they went above and beyond to let them know they were not alone. In addition, all department levels were present to aid the Cessac family in saying goodbye to their loved one. May God bless you all.”
Patricia, 61, is survived by her husband, Brent Cessac; sons, Justin Cessac, Phillip Cessac, and Nathan Cessac; mother, Mary Landry; and a grandchild, Salvador Cessac.