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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.

Kaplan head coach Cory Brodie figured out the way to win games is to just give senior running back Caden Campisi the football.
Campisi ran for a season-high 305 yards on 33 carries. He also scored five touchdowns in Kaplan’s 49-35 win over the Crowley Genets.
The Pirates improved to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in district. They will be back in action on Thursday at home against the Erath Bocats.
The game turned into be a shoot out.
Kaplan led 6-0 after the first quarter. Quarterback Raine Mire had an 11-yard run for a score.

When you play a caliber team like the St. Charles Comets, a team can not make mistakes if they want to beat them.
Abbeville head coach Roderick Moy preached that to his team all week. He told his team that the team that commits the least amount of mistakes wins.
Abbeville committed more mistakes and lost to St. Charles, 29-13.
The Wildcats limited their mistakes in the first half and were only down 14-13 at halftime.
Abbeville had outgained St. Charles 252 yards to 68 yards in the first half.