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The General Trass High School Panthers opened District 2-1A play in dominant fashion Friday night, shutting out the Block Bears 46–0 in Jonesville. The win marked the Panthers’ most complete performance of the season— combining a steady offensive rhythm with a smothering defensive effort—to improve their record to 3–3 heading into Homecoming week.

The Rebels rolled over the Union Christian Academy Lions Friday night, 648. The Rebel win was the fourth in a row on the road and three for the last three. The win moves Briarfield’s record to 7-2 on the year. The loss set the Lions back to 0-9.

A total of 1,330 applications from 1,119 applicants were entered into the 2025 Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery, which concluded Aug. 28, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said.

The General Trass High School Panthers will hit the road this Friday to open District 2-1A play against the Block Bears in Jonesville, Louisiana. The matchup marks the Panthers’ first-ever district game since moving down to Class 1A, and they’ll look to build on the momentum from their thrilling 32–30 victory over Bastrop before last week’s open date.

After dropping a contest three weeks ago, Briarfield (62)hasbouncedbackwithtwo big wins in a row. The Rebels hosted Deer Creek Academy Warriors (5-3) Friday night at John W. Hopkins. At the half, the score was deadlocked at 22 apiece. When the second half began though, it was all Rebels. Giving up just one second half score, and piling on four TDs themselves, the Rebels came away with a big victory, 50-30.

All pickers got another freebie this week. The Commanders did not play the Rams; they played the Chargers.

The Briarfield Rebels showed true grit Friday night in Belzoni, Miss. The boys handed Humphreys Academy their first loss of the season, 28-8. The win moves the Rebels to 4-2 on the season. Humphreys fell to 5-1.

First, a reminder. The deadline to turn in your picks is 5 p.m.

Well, once again, it’s athletic week in Lake Providence, since it seems that most of the news this past week was our athletes. The most talked-about game of the week was the LSU vs Ole Miss game with LSU favored to win. The Ole Miss Rebels had other ideas and, for Lake Providence, it was personal. Wydett Williams, Jr., or “Junior” as he is affectionately known, set the pace for the game by reading Garrett Nussmeier perfectly with an interception that set the stands on fire. Even if you’re for LSU, you have to be impressed with this young man. At the press conference, he answered each question respectfully with “yes, sir” and “no, sir.” Best of all? He gave credit for his success to God. On national television. Somebody raised this young man right. Hmmm … good job, Sheriff and Rene Williams. There were a lot of Lake Providence folks at the ballgame, some in purple and gold and some in red.

The Briarfield Academy Lady Rebels turned in an impressive performance at South State this past weekend in Sterlington, garnering four wins and one loss to take the South State trophy and move on to the championship this weekend in Magee, Arkansas. The top four teams that will advance to the championship are Franklin, Humphreys, Claiborne and Briarfield. Briarfield is seeking its fourth state championship in a row.