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Jaydeon Turner (9) and Jaysen Shelvin (8) of Abbeville bring down St. Martinville receiver Harvey Broussard on Thursday night. SMSH won the District 5-3A game 42-19.

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Abbeville defenders Nalen St. Julien (6) and Derrian Washington (7) stop St. Martinville’s Cullen Charles on Thursday night.

Abbeville can’t dig way out of big hole, falls to SMSH

The St. Martinville Tigers took advantage of a couple of short field situations to build a big halftime lead and held off a second-half comeback try by the Abbeville Wildcats to remain unbeaten in District 5-3A action Thursday night at Wildcat Stadium in Abbeville.
The Tigers (5-4 overall, 3-0 district) scored on all four of their first-half possessions to lead 28-7 at the break, then added TDs on their first two second-half possessions to go up 42-7 before Abbeville buckled down and outscored the visiting team 12-0 the rest of the way.

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EHS teammates Balke Dautreuil (8) and Christen Migues (1) shake hands with Nate Touchet (12) after he scored a touchdown.

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Blake Dautreuil (8) attempts to tackle a Crowley player.

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Erath's Christian Migues (1) and other Bobcats tackle a Crowley runner.

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Erath defensive end Chase Broussard (30) is able to bring down Crowley QB Omar Butler.

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Erath freshman running back Landon Lemaire (10) runs down field. He had 10 carries for 65 yards in the second half.

Erath survives against Crowley

CROWLEY - The Erath Bobcats got out of Crowley with a 39-28 district victory and finished district at 3-1.
At one time, Erath led 29-6 at halftime and 36-6 early in the third period. But somehow, the Bobcats managed to find themselves in a dogfight with the Gents in the second half.
The Gents outscored EHS 22-6 in the second half after falling behind 36-6.
“It was crazy at the end,” said EHS head coach Eric LeBlanc. “We got a big lead early. Then, the offense and defense played well.”

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VC quarterback Jonathan Dartez had three carries for 53 yards.

VC Eagles get another shut out

The Vermilion Catholic defense got another shutout in the Eagles’ 43-0 win over the Centerville Bulldogs on Friday.
VC improved to 8-0 on the year.
VC’s defense has only given up 30 points this year. However, in one game, against Ascension Episcopal, VC’s defense gave up 24 points.
Then, a blocked field goal against Covenant Christian resulted in six other points.
The other six opponents have been held scoreless.
Against Centerville on the road, the Eagles jumped out a 22-0 first-quarter lead and were ahead 43-0 at halftime.

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Christian Pillette (4) had four catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns for Erath. Also in the photo is Payton Pickens (24)

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Erath’s Austin Hebert (11) tackles Chad Nolan (2) of Abbeville on a kick off return in the first half.

Erath stuns Abbeville, 31-21

ERATH — The Erath High Bobcats executed their offensive game plan better than the Abbeville Wildcats in their District 5-3A football game Friday night at Robert J. Segura Memorial Stadium.
The result was a 31-21 win for the Bobcats, who improved to 5-3 overall and 2-1 in the district. Abbeville fell to 5-3 and 1-1.

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Erath’s Blake Dautreuil (8) comes up with a big interception after teammate Bo Lancon tipped the ball. Also in the picture are Erath’s Gavin Thibodeaux (15) and Abbeville’s Brian Gordon (14).

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Erath's Nate Touchet tackles Abbeville quarterback Tajh Judge (13).

Erath defense stops Abbeville when needed

ERATH — The Erath Bobcats’ defense came up big against the Abbeville Wildcats in a district showdown.
The Bobcats (5-3, 2-1) held Abbeville to 21 points and stopped the big plays when the game was on the line.
Abbeville (5-3, 2-1) rushed for 241 yards but lost 31-21.
The EHS defense forced Abbeville to play catchup football. Erath stayed ahead all game, taking Abbeville out of its run-controlled offense. The Wildcats threw 15 times, something EHS defensive coordinator Jonathan Bouillion wanted to happen.

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