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September 2Rayne High @ St. EdmundNotre Dame vs. SouthwoodCrowley High @ Patterson
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September 9Rayne High vs. Welsh
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September 23Rayne High vs. Ville PlatteNotre Dame @ St. Louis
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September 30Rayne High @ South Beauregard
Notre Dame @ Catholic (NI)Crowley vs. TeurlingsChurch Point vs. Erath
Iota @ Oberlin
October 7Rayne High @ Livonia
Notre Dame vs. Jennings (HC)Crowley High @ Iowa
Church Point @ Port BarreIota @ Bunkie
October 14Rayne High vs. Port Barre
Notre Dame @ IowaCrowley High vs. Northwest
Church Point vs. S. BeauregardIota vs. Oakdale
October 20Rayne High @ Church Point
Notre Dame vs. Westlake
October 21Crowley High @ Jennings
Iota @ Pine Prairie
October 28Rayne High @ Eunice
Notre Dame @ Crowley HighChurch Point @ Livonia
Iota vs. Ville Platte
November 4Rayne High vs. Northwest
Notre Dame vs. S. BeauregardCrowley High @ WestlakeChurch Point vs. Eunice
Iota @ Mamou
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Not only do the Rayne High Wolves have a new slate of opponents now that districts have been realigned, but they also have a somewhat new starting lineup with a number of new faces.
Depth on both sides of the ball may be an issue this season as a number of key positions will be filled by new starters.
“We have a number of young linemen this sea-son,” stated Rayne High head coach Curt Ware of the 2011 season. “If they
step up and fill in as the season progresses, I think they can help out on both sides.”
Returning key players are quarterback Clar-ence Leger, along with backs Jalen Williams and Brody Bourque.
Leger, a 5-10, 200-pound, junior will return at quarterback where he plans improve both in passing and rushing. 1,045 yards and 12 touchdowns on 193 carries.
“Clarence is a much improved passer from his first year last season,” notes Ware of Leger. “He can run the ball and we’re sure he will im-prove this year.”
Williams and Bourque return to their start-ing positions. Williams, 5-9, 185-pound ju-nior, returns at tailback, while Bourque, 5-10, 200-pound senior, returns at fullback.
Bourque led rushing stats last year withDannie Harmon will also return at tight end.
The 6-2, 200-pound junior, will sure help the Wolf offense as one of few returners.
The lone offensive lineman returning for the
Wolves this year is Malcolm Winbush, a 6-0, 240-pound senior who will return at right tack-le.
New starters for the Wolves on offense are split end senior Lucas Meche, wide back ju-nior R.J. Buchanon, left tackle senior Justin Lavergne, and left guard junior Caleb Bruce.
They are also joined by junior center Bren-non McKnight and junior right guard Dylan Soileaux.
Marcantel will fill in as this year’s punter, and Cody Manuel will take over kicker duties.
Three leaders return on defense for the Wolves this season. Key defensive returners are Dannie Harmon, Billy Marcentel and R.J. Bu-chanan.
Harmon will return at strong safety, Marcan-tel at linebacker, and Buchanan will again fill in at corner back, joined by team mate Quinn Guidry, a 5-9, 150-pound junior.
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RAYNE HIGH’S BACKFIELD - Rayne High players making up the backfield for the 2011 football campaign are, from left, Jalen Williams, Brody Bourque, Clarence Leger, and R.J. Buchanan (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Josie Henry)
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Junior Trent Duhon (5-9, 170 pounds) will step up into the cor-ner back position and Lucas Meche (5-8, 155-pound senior) will be at strong safety.
Completing the defensive start-ers will be senior Lacy Granger
(6-0, 180-pound defensive end), senior Malcolm Winbush (5-11, 240-pound defensive tackle), sophomore Andrew Broussard (5-9, 160-pound middle guard), and sophomore Grant Menard (5-8, 160-pound free safety).
After two disappointing seasons, the Wolves are hoping to be back in the playoff hunt this year and im-prove their 3-7 overall, 1-4 district slate of last year.
District opponents in their new district lineup are Eunice, Livo-nia, Church Point, Port Barre and Northwest.
Concluding this year‘s outlook, Ware states, “Attitude about win-ning and doing what it takes to win is much improved this year. Our workouts have been really good and we have a chance this year to turn things around.”
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FRESHMEN PLAYERS on the Rayne High Wolves football squad include, from left, Tanner Leger, Brice Meche, Desmond Cole, Grant Abshire, Hunter Adkins, and Taylen Alleman. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Josie Henry)
RAYNE HIGH LINEBACKERS - Among the Rayne High linebackers for the 2011 season are, kneeling, Trent Duhon, while standing, from left, are Dannie Harmond and Billy Marcantel. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Josie Henry)
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RAYNE HIGH RECEIVERS - Rayne High receivers for 2011 offensive game for the Wolves Football Team are, from left, Lukas Meche, Dannie Harmon, Clarence Leger, R.J. Buchanan, and Quinn Guidry. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Josie Henry)
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RAYNE HIGH SOPHOMORES - Rayne High sophomore members of the 2011 Rayne High Football Team are, first row, from left, Tyler Hanks, Garrett Hanks, Terin Davis, Anthony Seaux, and Brennon Bourque, while standing, from left, are Andrew Granger, Kameron Falcon, Trent Duhon, Matt Dore, Cooper Bouillion, and Grant Menard, (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Josie Henry)
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RAYNE HIGH JUNIORS - Rayne High junior members of the 2011 Rayne High Football Team are, first row, from left, Austin LaCombe, Clarence Leger, Jalen Williams, Caleb Bruce, Brennan McKnight, and Cody Manuel, while standing, from left, are Billy Marcantel, Bryson Hines, R.J. Buchanan, Dylan Soileaux, Quinn Guidry, and Dannie Harmon. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Josie Henry)
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SENIORS SET TO LEAD - Senior members of the 2011 Rayne High Wolves Football Team are, first row, from left, Brody Bourque, Malcolm Winbush, and Justin Lavergne, while standing, from left, are Lukas Meche, Johnathan Dugas, Lacy Granger, and Patrick Charles. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Josie Henry)
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NO. NAME GRADE1 Alfred Wheeler 092 Jalen Williams 113 Grant Menard 105 R.J. Buchanan 116 Brody Bourque 127 Dannie Harmon 118 Tevin Davis 109 Clarence Leger 1111 Tyrin Gordon 0912 Brice Meche 0913 Anthony Seaux 1014 Quinn Guidry 1115 Tyler LeJeune 10 17 Kameron Falcon 10 18 Jadarius Simmons 0919 Javon Cormier 0920 Lukas Meche 1221 Trent Duhon 1022 Ronald Beverly 0923 Frank Leopaul 11
NO. NAME GRADE24 Garrett Hanks 1025 Johnathan Dugas 1026 Taylen Alleman 09 30 Jaylen Boutte 1231 Jacob Hicks 0933 Lacy Granger 1234 Andrew Broussard 10 35 Cody Manuel 11 37 Tyler Hanks 10 42 Robert Butler 1043 Cooper Bouillion 1044 Billy Marcantel 11 46 Kyler Lagrange 1050 Bryan Minix 1151 Brennan McKnight 1152 Tre White 1153 Matt Dore 1054 Dylan Soileaux 1155 Caleb Bruce 1156 James Whitten 11
NO. NAME GRADE57 Randal Morgan 1058 Grant Abshire 0959 Hunter Adkins 0960 Josh Peltier 1161 Bryson Hines 1162 Justin Lavergne 1263 Austin LaCombe 1164 Rhett Myers 1165 Devon Arceneaux 1067 Andrew Granger 10
NO. NAME GRADE69 Tanner Leger 09 70 Brennon Bourque 1078 Malcolm Winbush 1279 Patrick Charles 1284 Christian Hodges 10 95 Desmond Cole 09
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CROWLEY – Over the last decade, the Notre Dame Pioneers have earned the reputation of being a team that didn’t rebuild, but instead reloaded.
And that reputation is well earned: The Pios have advanced to
the state cham-pionship game six times in the 2000s and have won two state titles during that run.
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Facing a bru-tal non-district schedule once again, along with one of their most chal-
lenging district lineups in years, the Pios find themselves not only reloading, but, in some very critical areas, rebuilding as well.
“This is kind of a combination year for us just because of the youth that is in the backup roles,” said head coach Lewis Cook, look-ing ahead to the upcoming season.
“Last year, we had 24 seniors and 20 juniors and this year we have 19 seniors and 21 juniors. So that’s 40 guys compared to 44.
“It’s pretty similar, but it’s just where certain positions fall. In the
past, we’d lose a few seniors but we’d fill those spots with seniors. In the past, we were able to do that with almost all the positions.
“This year, that’s not happening. So it is a little bit of a combination of things: Some areas are rebuild-ing and some areas are reloading.”
For the record, the Pios lost 15 starters from last year’s state semi-finalist team - eight on offense and seven on defense.
Offensively, the Pios’ biggest question mark is the offensive line, where senior tackle Cole Reiners is the lone returnee.
Joining Reiners on the revamped line is Grant Clark and Christian Hundley at guards, Andrew Valdetero at center and Andrew Breaux at tackle.
“Grant Clark played a lot last year so he does have game-time experience with the game on the line,” said Cook. “But the other three guys will be playing for the first time in varsity action when the game counts.”
Brandon Sonnier and Jackson Landry will split time at tight end this year. Both saw action in 2010.
“They have been on the field and in the heat of battle so that helps,” said Cook.
Another big void for the Pios is at wide receiver, where standout Zac D’Aquin was lost to gradua-tion. D’Aquin was the Pios’ leading wideout last year after hauling in 20 passes for 489 yards and four touchdowns.
Filling the roles there this sea-son will be Blake Miller and Josef Schmid.
“If we can stay healthy, Blake Miller and Josef Schmid give us two quality wide receivers,” said Cook. “I think they can make some really big plays for us.”
The Pios will also be replacing nearly their entire offensive back-field after losing seniors Stu Cook and Logan Venable. That duo com-bined to post over 1,200 yards and 22 touchdowns a year ago.
The new backfield will con-sist of Jacob Sloane and Austin Thibodeaux at fullback and Nick Gossen at tailback.
“In the backfield, we’ll be a lit-tle young and inexperienced,” said Cook. “Jacob played a little bit last year, but neither one of them are seasoned veterans. At tailback, Nick and Luke Broussard will spell one another. They played a little bit last year, but they will be starting for the first time.”
The cupboard isn’t completely bare.
The Pios do return Waylon Young at quarterback. The senior took over under center after the third game last year and completed 54 passes for 961 yards and 10 touch-downs.
“Having Waylon back is really going to make a difference for us,” said Cook. “He’s really had a good spring and a good fall. I think he’s going to do some really good things.
“Overall, we have a little experi-
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Defensively, the Pios have four returning starters back, but they will have to fill in a number of key spots, especially in the secondary where they lost standouts Ricky Stoma and Luke Bourgeois.
Stoma, an all-stater, had 48 solo tackles and five interceptions as a senior while Bougeois logged 54 tackles and one interception.
Filling the void left by the duo will be juniors Matt Venable and J.P. Hensgens.
Austin Bordelon returns at free safety and senior D.J. Petitjean is back at cornerback.
“On defense, I think the areas of biggest concern are the two spots we have to fill in the secondary,” said Cook. “With Austin and D.J. coming back, those guys played every game last year and they have quite a bit of experience.
“Matt is one of the safeties and the other corner spot is up for grabs. The safety spot that Matt fills and the cornerbackposition are question marks right now. Matt is a very good player, it’s just that he’s playing that position for the first time.”
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Connor Goss at a linebacker. He will be joined by newcomers Jacob Melancon and Zach Miller.
“Connor is back and he’s played every game last year,” said Cook. “He’s pretty solid. Jake Melancon is one of the better athletes on the team, but he’s been an offensive lineman for the last two years. He’s playing linebacker for the first time but he does have a lot of game experience under his belt.
“And Zach spotted a little bit last year, but he was mostly a jayvee player.”
The lone retruning starter on the defensive line is Paul LaCroix at tackle. Andre Thibodeaux will play the other tackle and C.J. Hundley and Brent Sonnier will hold down the end slots.
“Paul kind of anchors that d-line,” said Cook. “He played a lot last year and he’s a good player. C.J. played a lot last year also and he’s pretty solid.
“The other tackle and end posi-tion will be filled with guys that will be playing varsity for the first time. That’s a little bit of a concern, but, again, there’s a little bit of a nucleus there of experience which always helps.”
As for the kicking game, Goss is a one-man show.
“We have to hope Connor stays healthy because right now, he’s handling all kicking,” said Cook. “He’s punting, kicking off, extra points and field goals. He did some of that last year, but he wasn’t a full-time guy in any of those areas so that’s going to a little bit differ-ent for him.
“He’s a pretty good kicker, but he’s going to be on the field an awful lot.”
Yet another concern for the Pios will be their depth with over half the squad being underclassmen.
“We have a lot of young play-
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SENIOR MEMBERS of the 2011 Notre Dame football team include, first row from left, Lyla Simoneaux, Blake Miller, Zach Miller, Andre Thibodeaux, J.P. Miers, Connor Goss, Emma Frank; second row, Jackson Landry, Brent Sonnier, Waylon Young, Paul LaCroix, Jacob Sloane, Josef Schmid, Jacob Melancon; third row, C.J. Hundley, Austin Bordelon, Grant Clark, Cole Reiners, Brandon Sonnier and Nick Gossen. (LSN Photo by Chris Quebodeaux)
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PIOS DEFENSIVE BACKS - Members of the 2011 Notre Dame defensive backfield include, kneeling from left, Hogan Guidry, Matt Venable; standing, Josef Schmid, Austin Bordelon and Clint Faul. (LSN Photo by Chris Quebodeaux)
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8/26 Kiwanis Jamboree9/02 Southwood 9/9 @ Breaux Bridge9/16 Teurlings9/23 @ St. Louis9/30 @ Catholic High NI 10/07 Jennings* (Homecoming)10/14 @ Iowa*10/20 Westlake* (Rice Festival)10/28 Crowley High* 11/04 S. Beauregard*
*Denotes District Games
PIONEERSContinued From Page 18
ers,” said Cook, noting the roster contains40 juniors and seniors and roughly 37 sophomores.
“About half the team is sopho-mores and they fill a lot of backup roles. Our depth is very young so we really need to stay healthy in some areas.
“You know, on Friday nights, if they (underclassmen) have to go
in, they’ll be learning on the run because they definitely aren’t get-ting a lot of reps and they don’t have any experience under fire yet. They’ll get baptized quick.”
That baptism begins Friday when the Pios take on St. Martinville in the second game of the Lafayette Kiwanis Jamboree at UL-Lafayette’s
See PIONEERS, Page 20
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NOTRE DAME COACHING STAFF - Members of the 2011 Notre Dame Pioneers’ football coaching staff include, kneeling from left, Members of the 2011 Notre Dame foot-ball coaching staff include, kneeling from left, Lew Cook, Nolan Theriot, Todd Gray, Lewis Cook, Kaine Guidry, Nick Ware, Billy Hargroder; standing, Raymond Griffin, Jimmy McCleary, Donovan Lagrange, Rick Vicknair, Gerald Dill, Steve Soper and Matt McClure. (LSN Photo by Chris Quebodeaux)
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Notre Dame will open the regular season the follow-ing Friday at home against Southwood before traveling back to Lafayette on Sept. 9 to take on Breaux Bridge.
The Pios will then host Teurlings on Sept. 16 before back-to-back road games at St. Louis and Catholic High of New Iberia close out the non-district portion of their schedule.
The Pios will open district play at home on Oct. 7 against Jennings and then travel to Iowa on Oct. 14. Westlakevisits the Pios on
Thursday, Oct. 20.The Pios’ show-
down with cross-town rival Crowley High follows and they close out the regu-lar season on Nov. 4 with a road trip to South Beauregard.
“We have a really challenging sched-ule,” said Cook. “The first half is really going to test us and this schedule doesn’t allow you any breath-ers.
“And the district is going to be very competitive. There’s good coaches in the league and good players that will provide you with quality teams. I think the district is going to provide us with some real good games down the stretch.”
PIONEERSContinued From Page 19
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PIO OFENSIVE LINEMEN: Members of the 2011 Notre Dame offensive line include, kneeling from left, Jackson Landry, Brandon Sonnie; standing, Andrew Breaux, Christian Landry, Andrew Valdetero, Grant Clark and Cole Reiners. (LSN Photo by Chris Quebodeaux)
PIO RUNNING BACKS: Members of the 2011 Notre Dame Pioneers’ offensive backfield include, from left, Luke Broussard, Austin Thibodeaux, Jacob Sloane and Nick Gossen. (LSN Photo by Chris Quebodeaux)
LSU TIGER TRIVIA1. The Tigers first win in a bowl game came in the 1944 Orange Bowl against what team? A. Florida Gators B. Alabama Crimson Tide C. Baylor Bears D. Texas A&M Aggies2. Who was the first LSU Tiger coach to have a winning record who coached MORE that 25 games? hint: he coached from 1923-1927. A. James K. “Pat” Dwyer B. E.T. McDonald
C. Mike Donahue D. Russell T. “Russ” Cohen3. In what conference did the Tiger football team compete before they joined the Southeastern Conference in 1933? A. Independent B. Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association C. Southern Conference D. Sun Belt Conference4. During the fifty-year span from 1909 to 1958, who was the only Tiger coach to record 10 wins in a single season (not including bowl games)?
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JUNIOR PIO MEMBERS - Junior members of the 2011 Notre Dame Pioneers’ foot-ball team include, seated from left, Junior members of the 2011 Notre Dame foot-ball team include, first row from left, Liddy Rothermel, Jill Bertrand, Madison Miller, Meghan Chiasson, Austin Thibodeaux, McKenzie Gossen, Madison Cormier, Madison Swacker; second row, Chad Gibson, Hogan Guidry, Luke Broussard, Brandon Leger, Eric Ohlenforst, Jacob Parsley, Ross Cullen, Kipp Credeur; third row, Matt Venable, Clint Reiners, Nick Casanova, Nicholas Benoit, Clint Faul, Adam Leger, Thomas Schumacher, Andrew Breaux, Andrew Valdetero and Luke Habetz. (LSN Photo by Chris Quebodeaux)
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