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North Caddo Edges Out Welsh

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The No. 28 Welsh Greyhounds nearly pulled off a huge upset over No. 5 North Caddo Friday night on the road. The Hounds fell by a final of 6-3 to end their season. Check Tuesday’s edition for a complete recap of the hard-fought contest.

Texans look to build on momentum after big win over Patriots

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans played their most complete game of the season on Sunday to beat the New England Patriots 27-20.

Alabama now unanimous No. 1; Northwestern to 11

(AP) -Alabama is now a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, and Northwestern moved up to No. 11 on Sunday for its best ranking in 24 years.

Win gives 3-7 Cowboys suddenly high stakes on Thanksgiving

(AP) - Andy Dalton’s first win as Dallas quarterback puts the Cowboys in a suddenly high-stakes Thanksgiving game in a season that looked lost without Dak Prescott.

JENNINGS, WELSH HEAR NAMES CALLED IN PLAYOFFS

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The Jennings Bulldogs and Welsh Greyhounds both their names called on Sunday when the LHSAA released their 2020 playoff brackets. As expected, Jennings will enter the postseason as the No. 1 overall seed in Class 3A, and will host No. 32 Erath at Jerry Simmons Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 5 pm. Welsh emerged as the No. 28 seed when the brackets were released, and will hit the road north to take on No. 5 North Caddo Friday at 7 pm.

Tigers fall in finale to Kaplan 41-7

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LAKE ARTHUR – The Lake Arthur Tigers ended their regular season Friday night with a 41-7 defeat at the hands of the Kaplan Pirates on senior night. The Tigers end their regular season at 1-5 following the defeat, and fought through Covid-19 isolation earlier in their season. Despite the two-week layoff, the Tigers had a tough district slate by having to face Notre Dame, Welsh. The Tigers also dropped games to playoff teams in Pickering, Iota and then Class 3A Kaplan.

Lady Dogs hammer CP behind Fontenot’s 24 points

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The Jennings Lady Bulldogs blasted the Church Point Lady Bears this past week on the hardwood by a final of 80-36. The Lady Dogs are now 2-0 on the season after they opened with a big win over the East Beauregard Lady Trojans earlier last week. Jennings is now scheduled to participate the St. Thomas More Tournament this week.

LCA topples Hounds 63-7

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WELSH - The regular season for the Welsh Greyhounds came to an end Thursday night when they dropped a 63-7 decision to Lafayette Christian Academy in a District 6-2A contest. Now the Greyhounds await the possibility of entering the class 2-A non-select school state playoffs. Welsh was at number 26 before the contest, and should finish anywhere between 28 to 30. The top 32 teams make the playoffs.

Lake Arthur smacks Menard 77-34

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RAPIDES – The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers (LA) upped their 2020 record to a perfect 3-0 Thursday night with a 77-34 thrashing of Menard High School at the Rapides Tournament. The Lady Tigers have continued to dominate through their first tests, using a balanced scoring attack and stingy defense.

HOUNDS FACE POWERHOUSE LCA

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WELSH - After playing yet another higher classification team, you would expect the Welsh Greyhounds to maybe get a break in scheduling. The Hounds lost to St. Louis last week and will now conclude the regular season schedule by hosting Lafayette Christian in a District 6-2A battle tonight. Lafayette Christian is the number one team in the state among class 2-A teams and have the number one player in the nation in senior safety Sage Ryan. The only loss suffered by the select school was to Acadiana High School in the first week of the season.