Five Thursday Night High School Football Games
Five Thursday night games involving Acadiana area schools kickoff the fourth week of the 2016 high school football schedule.
The five games are listed below:
Erath at North Vermilion:
This is the District 8-3A opener for both schools. Erath is 2-1, with wins over Delcambre and Vermilion Catholic, and a loss to Catholic (New Iberia), while North Vermilion enters the contest at 1-2, with a win over Hanson, along with losses to Episcopal (Baton Rouge) and Northwest. You can listen to this game on Talk-Radio 960 AM and talkradio960.com.
Iota at Welsh:
Iota, a 3A school, is 1-2, following their 36-27 win over Lake Arthur last wee, while Welsh, a 2A school, defeated Abbeville, 41-15, last week, to move to 3-0, while scoring a combined 139 points.
Loreauville at Delcambre:
This is the District 5-2A opener for both schools. Loreauville, who was idle last week, is 2-0, with wins over Franklin and Lafayette Christian, while Delcambre is 1-2, with a win over Hanson, and losses to Erath and Ascension Episcopal.
Sacred Heart (Ville Platte) at Jeanerette:
This game will mark the District 5-2A opener for both schools. Sacred Heart is undefeated, with wins over Iota, Port Barre, and Houma Christian, while Jeanerette is 1-2, with a win over Highland Baptist, along with losses to St. Martinville and Franklin.
Lafayette Christian Academy at Central Catholic (Morgan City)
This will be the District 7-1A opener for both teams. Lafayette Christian, following an exciting 21-20 win over Ville Platte last week, is 2-1, with their only loss being a close 22-20 setback to Loreauville, while Central Catholic is 1-2, with a win over St. John, and losses to Opelousas Catholic and Ascension Catholic.