Sports

The Abbeville High boys’ powerlifting team performed exceptionally well at the boys’ west regional powerlifting meet last week.
They competed against all divisions in the west regionals and secured four first-place finishes in four weight classes.
Carter Robertson won the 123-pound weight class with a total lift of 1,075 pounds by squatting 415 pounds, benching 235, and deadlifting 425 pounds.
In the same weight class, Brennan Seaux of Delcambre finished fourth.

The Kaplan Lady Pirates basketball season came to an end with a 44-33 road-loss to the Plaquemine Green Devils in the first round of the Division III Non-Select playoffs Thursday night.
While no one expected the Lady Pirates to be in the playoffs when the season started, Kaplan head coach Tina Roy felt she had the better team and should have won the game.
“I don’t think we were ready to play,” said Roy. “I feel like we were the better team, but we played to their level.”

The LHSAA released the boy’s playoff brackets Monday afternoon, and two parish teams are in.
Under first-year head coach John Thompson, Vermilion Catholic is No. 9 and will play a first-round home game this week.
The Eagles (15-6) will play Central Private (10-19), the No. 24th seed, on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Thompson, a VC graduate, is excited to be in the playoffs.
“I’m very excited and proud of our kids for buying into a first-year head coach’s beliefs and philosophy,” Thompson said. “I had certain expectations for this year, and we accomplished quite a few.