Sports

All five area teams find names called in playoff brackets

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With week ten ending Friday night around Louisiana High School Football, it’s time for the most glorious time of the fall for gridiron fans around the area- Playoff Football. With

Talented Blazers, Lewis brothers sprint past Jennings 28-7

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LAKE CHARLES - The Lake Charles College Prep (LCCP) Trailblazers showed why they are the District 4-3A champions here Friday night, and they kept it all in the family when it came to racking up a 28-7 season-ending win over the Jennings Bulldogs at John J. Mims Memorial Stadium Friday night. Brothers Orenthal and Solomon Lewis each scored a pair of TD’s for the Blazers in the win, and LCCP finished their regular season with a dazzling 9-1 mark and the school’s first ever league title.

Tigers Fall to Notre Dame

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The Lake Arthur Tigers fell victim to Notre Dame Friday night by a final score of 55-19.The Tigers will find out their playoff destination on Sunday afternoon.

Greyhounds Blast Ville Platte

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The Welsh Greyhounds blasted the Ville Platte Bulldogs 55-0 Friday night to close the season. The Hounds will find out their playoff draw on Sunday, and will host a first-round game.

Tigers Dominate Elton

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The Elton Indians dropped a tough 55-8 decision to the Oberlin Tigers Friday night. See Tuesday’s edition of Jennings Daily News for a full recap of the game and see where the Indians will fall in the Class 1A playoffs.

Bulldogs Top Eunice, Finish Season 10-0

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The No. 1 Iota Bulldogs squeaked past No. 2 Eunice 35-34 Friday night to finish the season 10-0. The Bulldogs will likely be the No. 1 seed in 3A when playoff brackets are announced Sunday.

Jets rookie TE Chris Herndon looks to keep TD streak going

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Chris Herndon is not the superstitious type. So, he’s totally fine with talking about his three-game touchdown streak.

The New York Jets’ rookie tight end would rather chat about something else, though.

“I mean, it’s definitely nice to get into the end zone, but it feels a lot better when we’re winning,” Herndon said Friday. “So, it’s been fun these last three weeks, getting a few targets in the end zone and capitalizing on them, but ultimately I want us to win, so I don’t try to focus on the stats.”

Can't Beat The Real Thing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is staying with the Los Angeles Dodgers, agreeing to a $93 million, three-year contract after he initially opted out and chose free agency.

The agreement was reached Friday, when Kershaw opted out of a $215 million, seven-year contract that had two seasons remaining at a total of $65 million.

AP panel rates LA Rams’ offensive line as best in NFL

Todd Gurley is touted as an MVP contender. Jared Goff ranks among the top QBs in yardage and TD throws. Sean McVay already owns one NFL Coach of the Year award.

Here are some lesserknown names that are also a big part of why the Los Angeles Rams are 8-0 this season: Andrew Whitworth, Rodger Saffold, John Sullivan, Austin Blythe and Rob Havenstein.

Lacassine splits with Oak Hill

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OAK HILL - The Lacassine Cardinals and Lady Cards kicked off their season Tuesday night when they headed up north to face off with fellow Class B opponent Oak HIll.