Shortly after being promoted to head coach, Lee Doty made a coaching move that has continued to pay off handsomely for the Sterlington Panthers.

Ouachita Parish, as usual, was well-represented when the Louisiana High School Athletic Association released its postseason football brackets on Selection Sunday.

Legacy means everything to West Monroe players. That’s why most of them were contemplating their own in the locker room at halftime, locked in a 14-14 tie with Ruston.

Defensive tackle Denterrius McHenry returned two fumbles for touchdowns and linebacker Gordon Bennett scored on a pick-6 to highlight St. Frederick’s 49-6 Senior Night victory over Delhi.

Sterlington still sits on the District 2-3A throne.

Carroll and Sterlington collide Thursday night at Panther Field with the District 2-3A title on the line. Senior Night ceremonies will precede the 7 p.m. kickoff.

The hype is inescapable. 

With a 40-0 win against Pineville, West Monroe has now shut out its opponents for three consecutive weeks. The Rebels have allowed just seven total points through the first four weeks of district competition.

Tuning up for Thursday night’s district championship game against Carroll, Sterlington carved out a 46-6 victory over Franklin Parish, Friday night at Winnsboro.

From 2-8 to playing for the district championship.

When Steven Fitzhugh was hired as an assistant coach at Ouachita Christian in the summer of 1994, the plan was to stay a few years and move on. Twenty-six years later, the only move the native Texan has made came in 1998 when he was promoted to head coach.

When filling out the depth charts in summer meetings, Neville coaches fought long and hard over one player, Zeb Ruddell. The sophomore athlete was a hot commodity who could be used in numerous ways on either side of the ball, and Neville fans have seen Ruddell make plays on offense and defen…

Orange & Black are the traditional colors associated with Halloween, but the Green & Gold dished out all the tricks and bagged all the treats Thursday night.

Thursday night’s Halloween night game between St. Frederick and Ouachita Christian offers an intriguing matchup within the matchup. OCS will honor its 11 seniors prior to the 7 p.m. kickoff.

Datavion Hawkins tossed in 23 points to lead a trio of doubles figures scorers as Bastrop upended Sterlington 62-46 in Tuesday night’s preseason scrimmage at the Panthers Den.

Yes, Ouachita Christian was paired against an overmatched homecoming opponent Friday night. But give the Eagles credit for doing what they were supposed to do in a 49-0 victory over Tensas High.

Sterlington scored on six of seven first half possessions en route to a 45-0 District 2-3A victory over Richwood on a rainy Friday night at Panther Field.

Hours before taking on Pineville in a pivotal district clash, Matt Middleton stressed just how urgent it was for his team to handle business against a two-win Class 5A team.

Nelson Sparks scored three touchdowns — two rushing, one receiving — as St. Frederick beat the Delta Charter Storm 41-7 Thursday night.

There is something different about the Carroll Bulldogs this season, and it’s reflected in their record.

In many ways the writing was on the wall. After Ouachita gave up 300 rushing yards to Ruston on Oct. 18, West Monroe’s game plan wrote itself, though it didn’t “veer” too far from the weekly recipe for victory.

Sterlington senior left-hander Adam Tubbs has verbally committed to sign a baseball scholarship with ULM. Tubbs made the announcement Wednesday night on Twitter.

A day away from (5-2) West Ouachita’s matchup with (2-5) Pineville, Chiefs head coach Matt Middleton recalled a conversation with Ruston head coach Jerrod Baugh a couple of weeks back. As Middleton remembered, Baugh was stressed ahead of the Bearcats’ contest with Pineville. The reason for t…

For a week, could we please temper those “Game of the Century Part II” talks?

No one ever told Andrew Brister that it would be easy playing quarterback at Neville High School.

Carroll is looking to get back on point offensively as it enters a tough three-game stretch to close out the regular season.

Ouachita Christian’s present and future merged Friday night, and the results were pretty darn good.

Tested briefly in the fourth quarter, Ouachita Christian’s season mantra, “Finish Strong,” proved to be more than empty words Friday night.

Not everybody can win or contend for a state championship. River Oaks has fallen into that category this season.