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Jack Murray Ditch

Joshua and Jayde Mayard Ditch would like to announce the birth of their son, Jack Murray Ditch, at 3:19 a.m. on September 29, 2018 at Women’s and Children’s . He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.
Jack is blessed to be welcomed by his grandparents, Larry and Jan Mayard of Kaplan, Paul and Jodi Hulin of Maurice and Brit and Marcelle Ditch of Seguin Texas, his great grandparents, Mary Jo Nunez and Jewett and Ella Hulin.
His great grandparents are the late Chick and Genny Schexnider, Murray and Laurence Mayard, Daniel Nunez and Kenneth and Romona Ditch.
The mother is the former Jayde Mayard of Kaplan.

Lucien Jerome Theriot
A son, Lucien Jerome Theriot, was born on November 7, 2018, at Abbeville General to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Hungerford Theriot of Abbeville.
The mother is the former Lisa Marie Rodrigue.

Samyah Rae Williams
A daughter, Samyah Rae Williams, was born November 7, 2018 at Abbeville General to Sade Renee Williams of Abbeville.

Raylon James Marceaux
A son, Raylon James Marceaux, was born November 13, 2018, at Abbeville General to Mr. and Mrs. Chris James Marceaux, Jr. of Abbeville.
The mother is the former Brittany Michelle Migues.

KAPLAN - Most teams would be thrilled to reach the Class 3A semifinals. Not the Kaplan Pirates. They want more.
Prior to this year, the Pirates have been to the Class 3A semifinals two years in a row and lost. While reaching the Class 3A semifinals is nice except when you lose two years in a row.
Kaplan head coach Stephen Lotief reminded his players not to be satisfied with reaching the semifinals for the third year in a row. The Pirates were able to accomplish that remarkable goal after beating Lake Charles College Prep 22-12 on Friday.
When the team gathered for a pep talk, Lotief told his players, fans and parents in a one minute pep talk not to be satisfied.
“Parents, now is not the time to pat us on back,” said Lotief. “Finish. If you have something to tell them, tell them to finish. You understand? We are there again. Finish! Finish!”
The No. 3 Pirates will travel to Eunice to battle No. 2 Eunice, who whipped No. 26 Madison Prep, 41-12.
This will be Kaplan’s first road playoff game this year.
For this group of KHS seniors, this will be the third straight year they take part in a semifinal game.
Senior Haiden Hebert is thrilled to be heading back to the semifinals.
“It is a blessing. We have already experienced it and we know what it takes to get there,” said senior Haiden Hebert. “Now we have to prove what it takes to get to the finals.”
How did Hebert interpret Lotief’s pep talk? “Making it to the semifinals is not good enough. He wants it and we also want it together. We all want to reach the finals. That what we need to do," said Hebert.
“Reaching the semifinals means everything,” said KHS senior Anthony Demarco. “Being able to follow in the footsteps of the seniors from last year is great. We need to take the next step. Taste the greatness.”
The Pirates, before the game, looked like it was going to be tough to taste greatness based on the size of Lake Charles Prep. But size is not what counts.
The Pirates took their opening first quarter drive and matched 65 yards in 18 plays. Kaplan held the football for eight minutes in the first quarter. On fourth down and 2 from the Prep 7-yard line, Drake Abshire darted right for a touchdown. It stayed 6-0 for the first half.
Abshire, after sitting out one game, returned and made an impact. He had 11 carries for 39 yards a touchdown. Abshire said his hip injury was due to a pinch nerve.
"It is big (to reach semis) but we can not stop here,” he said. “We have to keep going.”
The Pirates looked to have the game wrapped up at the five minute mark in the third period when Logan Roy ran up the middle for a 45-yard touchdown run and Abshire scored for two points that made it 14-0.
With the fog rolling in, Lake Charles Prep made it interesting. Having to go the air, Prep closed to within one score, 14-6, with seven minutes to play in the game.
Kaplan iced the game when it scored with 3:32 to play. Quintlan Cobb had a huge 40 yard run on the drive. He finished the game with eight carries for 54 yards. Braylon Romero led KHS with 22 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Before Lotief arrived, the last time Kaplan went to the semifinals was in the late 1980s. Lotief praised the Pirate Nation.
“This community is awesome. If we are good, bad or ugly, they are here to support us,” Lotief said. “I love it. Kaplan is a great place.”
It would be greater if their football team reaches the Superdome.

North Vermilion Girls

(
Nov. 19-21, Leroy)

Monday’s Games

Noon – Erath vs. Comeaux

1:15 p.m. – Elton vs. Northside

2:30 p.m. – Rayne vs Eunice

3:45 p.m. – Church Point vs. Gueydan

5 p.m. – Iota vs. South Terrebonne

6:15 p.m. – Notre Dame vs. Kaplan

7:30 p.m. – North Vermilion vs.
Delcambre

Tuesday’s Games

Noon – Erath vs. Church Point

1:15 p.m. – Delcambre vs. Eunice

2:30 p.m. – Rayne vs South Terrebonne

3:45 p.m. – Iota vs. Northside

5 p.m. – Kaplan vs. Elton

6:15 p.m. – Notre Dame vs. North Vermilion

7:30 p.m. – Gueydan vs. Comeaux

Wednesday’s Games

Noon – Delcambre vs. Notre Dame

1:15 p.m. – Comeaux vs. EUnice

2:30 p.m. – Erath vs. Gueydan

3:45 p.m. – Rayne vs. Elton

5 p.m. – Northside vs. South Terrebonne

6:15 p.m. – North Vermilion vs. Church Point

7:30 p.m. – Iota vs. Kaplan

STM Girls Tournament

(Nov. 19-21)

Monday’s Games

9:30 a.m. – David Thibodaux vs. Hanson

11 a.m. – Barbe vs. Teurlings

12:30 p.m. – Jennings vs. St. Martinville

2 p.m. – St. Katharine Drexel vs. Lake Arthur

3:30 p.m. – Sam Houston vs. Albany

5 p.m. – Vermilion Catholic vs. Acadiana

6:30 p.m. – Fairview vs. West Monroe

8 p.m. – St. Thomas More vs. Cecilia

Tuesday’s Games

9:30 a.m. – Hanson vs. Jennings

11 a.m. – Fairview vs. St. Katharine Drexel

12:30 p.m. – St. Martinville vs. Barbe

2 p.m. – Cecilia vs. Fairview

3:30 p.m. – West Monroe vs. Sam Houston

5 p.m. – Teurlings vs. Albany

6:30 p.m. – STM vs. David Thibodaux

8 p.m. – Vermilion Catholic vs. Lake Arthur

Wednesday’s Games

10 a.m. – Jennings vs. Sam Houston

10 a.m. – Barbe vs. Albany

11:30 a.m. – Walker vs. David Thibodaux

1 p.m. – STM vs. St. Martinville

1 p.m. – Hanson vs. Teurlings

2:30 p.m. – Acadiana vs. Walker

Sonic Ascension Invitational

(Dec. 19-21, Youngsville)

Monday’s Games

3 p.m. – Northside Christian vs. Erath

4:30 p.m. – Catholic-NI vs. Houma Christian

6 p.m. – ESA vs. Delcambre

7:30 p.m. – Ascension vs. Hanson

Tuesday’s Games

3 p.m. – AES-Han vs. Era-NC losers

4:30 p.m. – Cath-HC vs. ESA-Del losers

6 p.m. – Cath-HC vs. ESA-Del winners

7:30 p.m. – AES-Han vs. Era-NC winners

Wednesday’s Games

3 p.m. – Consolation game

4:30 p.m. – Losers bracket finals

6 p.m. – Third Place Game

7:30 p.m. – Championship Game

Things are clicking at the right time for the Kaplan Pirates.
On Friday the Pirates advanced to the third round of the Class 3A playoffs by playing what head coach Stephen Lotief said was the Pirates’ best game of the season.
The Pirates cruised to a 36-6 victory over the Crowley Gents (8-4). They will play No. 6 Lake Charles College Prep Friday at home,
“This is the best game we played all year,” Lotief told his team after the game. “Our offense played well. Our defense played well, and our special teams played well.”
While the offensive team was staying on the on-field most of the night, the defense team was doing its part when called on. Up until late in the fourth quarter, the Kaplan defense was keeping the Gents from gaining a 100 yards of offense for 3 1/2 quarters.
“We played how we know how to play football,” said Kaplan linebacker Rhen Renfrow. “We read our keys right and played great. Everything Crowley tried to do, we had seen it on the film. We were able to counter it. And, we countered it pretty well.”
Kaplan defensive lineman Ashton Gaspard agreed with Renfrow.
“Our defense is just own, right now,” said Gaspard. “We are making stops now in back to back games. We are hyped about the playoffs.”
At halftime with Kaplan leading 22-0, the Pirates’ defense held Crowley to only 14 yards of offense. Not 144, but 14 yards.
Rushing the football, they had minus six-yards at halftime.
In the first quarter, Kaplan’s defense got to rest. Kaplan’s offense ran 22 plays to Crowley’s four.
The Pirates had eight first-quarter first downs to Crowley’s none.
Things did not change much in the second quarter. Crowley’s first two possessions were four plays and a punt.
By the time Crowley got their first down of the game, the Gents were behind 16-0 in the second quarter.
The strangest play of the second quarter was when Crowley had to punt the football deep into their territory at the 8. The Crowley punter fumbled the snap but picked up the ball and punted. However, the punt went off the side of his foot and straight up in the air.
Kaplan’s defensive lineman Ashton Gaspard looked up, and saw the football in the air. He jumped up and came down with the ball. It was a minus three-yard punt, and Kaplan got the ball on Crowley’s 3-yard line.
“I saw the ball go straight up, come back down and then it bounced, “ said Ashton. “I jumped as high as I could to get it. I think, I had God on my side for that play.
Kaplan quarterback Mason Frick snuck it up the middle for a 2-yard touchdown and Kaplan led 22-0 at halftime.
From that point on, Kaplan never looked back.