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Acadia Parish 2010 Football Teams/Schedule September 2 (Thursday) Notre Dame vs. Teurlings Catholic
Notre Dame @ Christian Life Crowley High @ Bolton Church Point @ Parkview Iota @ S. Beauregard
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September 17 Rayne High vs. Beau Chene
October 8 Rayne High vs. Kaplan
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Wolves depend on defense for 2010 Seniors prepare to lead Wolf Pack By Lisa Soileaux Assistant Editor With a large number of underclassmen and a limited supply of returning starters for the 2010 football season, Rayne High Head Coach Curt Ware remains hopeful for a very competitive season. “As in past seasons,”states Ware of the 2010 campaign, “Our strong point of this year’s team is our defense. If we continue to improve on defense, as we saw last week in the Opelousas Catholic scrimmage, we can be competitive this year.” Ware’s defensive depth falls on the shoulders of returning defensive end Kurt Ware Andrew Abshire (6-0, 210 lbs.), linebacker Dylan Ware Rayne High
(5-8, 185 lbs.), tackle Tyler Jennings (5-8, 240 lbs.), and defensive backs Aaron Chaisson (5-9, 160 lbs.) and last year’s interception leader Shelby Thibodeaux (5-9, 160 lbs.). The basic defensive set for the Wolves is again a 4-2-5. Last year’s tackle leader Abshire, with Shelby Thibodeaux leading in interceptions, both returning for this season. Completing Rayne’s defensive unit are a number of new starters who Ware will be relying on this season, including tackle Gavin Broussard (5-11, 245 lbs.), end Pat Charles (6-0, 235 lbs.), linebacker Lacy Granger (6-0, 180 lbs.), and backs Lukas Meche (5-9, 155 lbs.), Ben Harrington (5-9, 160 lbs.) and R.J. Buchanon (5-10, 155 lbs.). “If our key returners continue to improve,” notes Ware on this year’s defense, “and our newcomers can step it up to that next level, I think we can hold our own.” Ware also returns a core number of dedicated
offensive players, despite loosing a few key players at graduation. “We’re not returning much, but who’s back will help us a lot,” while overviewing his offensive squad. “We have a bunch of players out here that give it their best, what really counts when you’re out on the field.” On offense, six starters return, including AllDistrict lineman Kyle Guthrie (6-1, 235 lbs.). With Guthrie at guard, he is joined by offensive tackles Jake Cormier (5-10, 250 lbs.) and Ty Mouton (6-0, 240 lbs.). Of the remaining offensive starters are full back Brodie Bourque (5-11, 185 lbs.), who led in rushing yards last season, along with Jake Martin (5-9, 200 lbs.) at center, and Tre Leon (5-9, 185 lbs.) in the backfield at running back. Joining last year’s veterans are Quinn Guidry (5-9, 155 lbs.) at running back and backup quarterback, Dannie Harmon 6-2, 210 lbs.) at tight end, Macolm Winbush (5-10, 210 lbs.) fillling in at offensive guard, and Thaddeus See WOLVES, Page 6
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RAYNE HIGH DEFENSIVE STARTERS Among the defensive starters for the 2010 Rayne High Wolves are, kneeling from left, Aaron Chaisson and Ben Harrington; standing, Shelby Thibodeaux, Daquan Wycoff, Dequincy Senegal and Lukas Meche. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Lisa Soileaux)
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WOLVES Continued From Page 3 Savoy (5-10, 160 lbs.) at split end. Ware will depend on sophomore quarterback Clarence Leger (5-10, 200 lbs.). Lost to graduation was Tyler Venable who filled in at quarterback and punter for the past two years. Leger will run a wing-T offense with Bourque and Leon at running back, along with team mate Quinn Guidry who will also fill in on the receiving end. The Wolves will try to improve their 1-9 overall record of last year, and 1-4 in district play. Rayne’s competition again this season in 5-3A teams are Kaplan, Erath, Abbeville, North Vermilion, and returning Notre Dame. Rayne will travel to Church Point for the first night of this year’s AcadiaVermilion Jamboree where they will meet Abbeville during the 6:30 p.m. RAYNE HIGH RECEIVERS - Rayne High receivers for 2010 offensive game for the Wolves Football Team are, from left, Dannie Harmon, Quinn Guidry, Thaddeus Savoy and R.J. Buchanan. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Lisa Soileaux) contest.
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RAYNE HIGH OFFENSIVE STARTERS Among the offensive starters for the 2010 Rayne High Wolves are, kneeling from left, Jake Martin and Dannie Harmon; standing, Jake Cormier, Kyle Guthrie, Malclom Winbush and Ty Mouton. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Lisa Soileaux)
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RAYNE HIGH JUNIORS - Rayne High junior members of the 2010 Rayne High Football Team are, first row, from left, Brody Bourque, Davon Vallery, Jaylen Boutte, Malclom Winbush and Lukas Meche; standing, Patrick Charles, Lacy Granger, Dequincy Senegal, Thaddeus Savoy and Jake Picard. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Lisa Soileaux)
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RAYNE HIGH DEFENSIVE BACKS - Rayne High defensive backs for the 2010 Rayne High Football Team are, kneeling, Andrew Abshire; standing from left, Tyler Jennings and Kourtsie Bernard. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Lisa Soileaux)
RAYNE HIGH LINEBACKERS - Among the Rayne High linebackers for the 2010 season are, from left, Dylan Ware and Lacy Granger. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Lisa Soileaux)
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RAYNE HIGH 2010 COACHES Among the members of the 2010 coaching staff for the Rayne High Wolves are, kneeling from left, Casey Hayes, Broc Menard, Curt Ware, Donovan Anderson and Jason Bonin; standing, Charlie Hayes, Benny Fontenot, Daniel Venable, Chester Randell, Jared Duhon and John Chevalier. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Lisa Soileaux)
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SENIORS SET TO LEAD - Senior members of the 2010 Rayne High Wolves Football Team are, first row, from left, Cody Guidry, Shelby Thibodeaux, Tre Leon, Jake Martin and Dylan Ware; second row, Daquan Wycoff, Ben Harrington, Kourtsie Bernard and Aaron Chaisson; top row, Jake Cormier, Kyle Guthrie, Andrew Abshire, Ty Mouton and Tyler Jennings. (Acadian-Tribune Photo by Lisa Soileaux)
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2010 RAYNE HIGH WOLVES NO. 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
NAME GRADE Ben Harrington 12 Shelby Thibodeaux 12 Aaron Chaisson 12 Daquan Wycoff 12 Brody Bouque 11 Dannie Harmon 10 Clarence Leger 10 Thaddeus Savoy 11 Koi Gautreaux 10 Quinn Guidry 10 Andrew Abshire 12 Tyler LeJeune 09 Kevin Jordan 09 Dequincy Senegal 11 Lukas Meche 11 Grant Menard 09 R.J. Broussard 10 Tre Leon 12 Jaylen Williams 10 Jaylen Boutte 11
NO. 31 32 33 35 36 37 42 43 44 46 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 59 60 61
NAME GRADE Kentrill Alexander 10 Davon Vallery 11 Lacy Granger 11 Cody Manuel 10 Josh Peltier 10 Trent Duhon 09 Dylan Ware 12 Billy Marcantel 10 Robert Butler 10 Caleb Bruce 10 Bryan Minix 10 Brennan McKnight 10 Tre White 10 Matt Dore 09 Cooper Bouillion 09 Jake Martin 12 James Whitten 10 Kye Doucet 09 Jake Cormier 12 Rustey Arceneaux 10
NO. 62 65 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
NAME GRADE Kyle Guthrie 12 Devon Arceneaux 09 Andrew Granger 09 Darius Mouton 10 Brennon Bourque 09 Kameron Falcon 09 Kourtsie Bernard 12 Gavin Broussard 12 Tyler Jennings 12 Ty Mouton 12 Tyler Miller 10
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NAME GRADE Malcolm Winbush 11 Patrick Charles 11 Lucas Daigle 09 Anthony Seaux 09 Austin Lacombe 10 Jake Picard 11 Dillon Coubillin 09 Dylan Soileaux 10 Coby Guidry 12 Tyler Bonnett 11
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2010 NOTRE DAME PIONEERS NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
NAME GRADE Drew Trahan 12 Jacob Sloane 11 Blake Miller 11 Austin Bordelon 11 Waylon Young 11 CJ Hundley 11 André Thibodeaux 11 Luke Borussard 10 Hogan Guidry 10 Beau Petitjean 12 JP Hensgens 10 Jackson Landry 11 Tyler Melancon 12 Josef Schmid 11 Dylan Faul 12 Luke Bourgeois 12 Clint Faul 10 Stu Cook 12 Brennan Corzine 10 DJ Petitjean 11 Zach D’Aquin 12 Will Fruge 12 Kevin Johnston 12
NO. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
NAME GRADE Logan Venable 12 Ricky Stoma 12 Sammy Graf 10 Will Van Fleet 12 JP Miers 11 Jory Daigle 12 Paul LaCroix 11 Ross Cullen 10 Nick Gossen 11 Matt Venable 10 Connor Goss 11 Austin Thibodeaux 10 Brandon Sonnier 11 Kip Credeur 10 Brent Sonnier 11 Brandon Leger 10 Jacob Melancon 11 Luke Besse 12 Jerry Menard 12 John Rothermel 12 Clint Reiners 10 Thomas Schumacher 10 Zach Miller 11
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Reloading, rather that rebuilding for ‘10 Pioneers By Chris Quebedeaux LSN Sports CROWLEY – Reloading, rather that rebuilding, is something Lewis Cook has grown accustomed to during his 13 years at the helm of the Notre Dame Pioneers football team. Regardless of the annual losses to graduation, Cook has built the Pioneers into a powerhouse year in and year out in Class AAA football, reaching the state finals six times in the last 10 years before picking up their second champiLouie Cook onship trophy during that time Notre Dame
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in 2010 with a 14-7 victory over Parkview Baptist. This year, however, the Pios’ traditional trek to the New Orleans Superdome may be a little bit tougher than normal after graduating a number of key players from last year’s squad. “The good thing is that we return quite a few players from last year’s team,” said Cook, who has five starters back on offense and seven back on defense. “There’s some experience coming back. We have some big holes to fill, but there’s holes to fill every year. “Every year the kids have seemed to step up and try to fill the shoes of the teams that were ahead of them and I think this bunch is willing to accept that challenge.” That challenge could be a tough one - on both sides of the football. Offensively, the most notable loss is that of quarterback
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“When you can bring back an experienced quarterback like we did last year, it makes life a lot easier for all of us. Anytime you lose a quarterback, it’s tough and having it being Ryan, the hole’s a little bit bigger to fill. “But with Stu having been on the field, I mean the kid led us to a semifinal win and quarterbacked in the championship game (in 2008) so that should help him. And that’s why I’m going with him.” A big plus for Notre Dame is the return of tailback Logan Venable, who led the Pios’ ground attack last year with 888 yards and 14 touchdowns on 151 carries. Luke Besse, who saw significant time last year, will be in at fullback. “Having Logan back gave us the freedom to move Stu (from tailback to quarterback) because now you See PIONEERS, Page 18
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PIONEERS Continued From Page 17 have a tailback with a ton of carries who had a great year last year,” said Cook. “I think having Luke there will make life a little easier for Stu because Luke played extensively last year.” Stu Cook also has one of the Pios’ main receivers back to throw to in Zac D’Aquin. The senior receiver had a breakout year in 2009, catching 27 passes for 660 yards and seven touchdowns, including the eventual game-winning touchdown in the state title game. “We have one of the better receivers that we’ve had in a while coming back in Zac,” said Cook. “He’s been through all the battles and had the big catch in the championship game.” Jackson Landry returns at tight end and Pete Petitjean returns at guard while Brannon Trahan takes See PIONEERS, Page 20
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NOTRE DAME COACHING STAFF - Members of the 2010 Notre Dame Pioneers’ football coaching staff include, kneeling from left, Kaine Guidry, Nolan Theriot, Todd Gray, Head Coach Lewis Cook, Billy Hargroder, Kirk Crochet, Andre Boudreaux; standing, Nick Ware, Gerald Dill, Ricky Vicknair, Steve Soper, James McCleary, Matt McClure, Raymond Griffin, Lew Cook and Jim Dorotics.
PIONEERS Continued From Page 18 over at center after getting three starts last season. “Pete has been out there fighting battles for two years now and Brannon has been tested,” said Cook. “So, there’s a decent little nucleus set up around us to give us a chance on offense.” New starters to the offense this year include Drew Trahan at split end, Cole Reiners and Charlie Daigle at the tackles and Donald Cormier at guard. Defensively, the shoes get a bit tougher to fill. Yes, the Pios do return seven of their starters. But they have some voids there due to the departure of Division I signees D.J. Welter (LSU) and Jacob Molbert and Hunter Stover (both Louisiana-Lafayette) as well as Michael Dysart. Those four players combined for 369 tackles and 25 sacks. “The shoes are a little bit bigger on that side of the ball because they were three pair,” said Cook. “We had three guys move on to Division I football which we haven’t had three at one time ever that I’ve been there.” However, the Pios do return their entire sec-
ondary, which is reason for optimism. That consists of Ricky Stoma, Luke Bourgeois, Kevin Johnston and Dylan Faul. Stoma had a stellar year in 2009, recording 36 tackles while logging 10 interceptions. Bourgeois had 49 tackles, two sacks and three interceptions. “The good thing about it, I think, is that the quarterback on defense is back,” said Cook of Stoma. “Having the year he had last year with 10 interceptions; he made all the calls so having him back is big. And then Luke Bourgeois and Kevin Johnston back there with him on each side just makes it better for him to have that experience around him.” John Rothermel moves to linebacker after playing every game last year in the secondary. He will be joined by returnee Will Fruge and newcomer Connor Goss. Jerry Menard is the lone returning starter on the defensive line at tackle. Paul LaCroix will fill the void at the other tackle left by Dysart. Dylan Daigle and Jacob Melancon will hold down the
end positions. “A lot of these guys played extensively last year so, again, there’s a decent nucleus on that side of the ball,” said Cook. “There are some big shoes to fill, but we have some experienced guys to at least step in and help pick up some of that slack.” Stover’s departure also left an opening in the kicking game for the Pios. D’Aquin and Goss will take up those chores. “They don’t have the experience or quite the strength in their leg that Stover did but on any given year, they both would be as good a kicker as a lot of people have,” said Cook. “They just need some time. We just need to do it, give them the opportunity to get in there and get some reps at it.” Goss and Tyler Melancon will also handle the punting. “Last year we went into the season with an experienced kicking game and this year, we don’t have that experience so that is an area that we hope we can grow up in pretty fast,” See PIONEERS, Page 22
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SENIOR PIO FOOTBALL PLAYERS - Senior members of the 2010 Notre Dame Pioneers’ football team include, seated from left, Mickie Keigley, Jory Daigle, Drew Trahan, Beau Petitjean, Stu Cook, Tyler Melancon, Andree Comeaux; kneeling, Logan VenableJerry Menard, Brannon Trahan, Luke Besse, Luke Bourgeois, Dylan Faul, Will Fruge, Kevin Johnston; standing, Dylan Daigle, Will Van Fleet, Ricky Stoma, John Rothermel, Zac D’Aquin, Pete Petitjean, Trey Cormier, Jacob Zaunbrecher and O’Dazio Thomas. (LSN Photo/Chris Quebedeaux)
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ND LINEBACKERS - Linebackers for the 2010 Notre Dame Pioneers include, from left, Connor Goss, John Rothermel, Will Fruge and Tyler Melancon. (LSN Photo/Chris Quebedeaux)
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said Cook. And growing up fast in every phase is a must as usual with the non-district slate that Cook has lined up. Following a scrimmage against St. Thomas More and a jamboree contest against Acadiana, Notre Dame opens the season with back-to-back home games against Class 4A opponents when they host Teurlings on Thursday, Sept. 2 and Breaux Bridge on Sept. 10. The Pios then travel to Baton Rouge to take on Christian Life on Sept. 17 before returning home to take on St. Louis on Sept. 24. Their final non-district contest is Oct. 1 at Eunice. “The first seven weeks are going to be good for us,”
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ND RUNNERS AND QUARTERBACKS - Members of the 2010 Notre Dame offensive backfield include, kneeling from left, Stu Cook, Logan Venable; standing, Nick Gossen, Luke Besse and Waylon Young. (LSN Photo/Chris Quebedeaux)
PIONEER RECEIVERS - Receivers for the 2010 Notre Dame Pioneers include, kneeling from left, Beau Petitjean, Drew Trahan; standing, Blake Miller, Zac D’Aquin and Jory Daigle. (LSN Photo/Chris Quebedeaux)
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