10A Thursday, August 26, 2010
A Supplement to The Eunice News
Pioneers bring state title, high hopes into season
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senior guard Pete Pettijean (6-1, 260) returns as a starter. New starters for the Pioneers include senior guard Donald Cormier (6-2, 295), senior center Brannon Trahan (5-10, 200), and junior tackles Cole Reiners (6-1, 220) and Luke Immel (6-0, 220).
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The receiver corps returns two of three starters from 2009. They are senior wide receiver Zac D’Aquin 6-2, 165) and junior tight end Jacob Middleton (6-0, 210). The new starter at split end is senior Drew Trahan (5-9, 155). Along the offensive line, only
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Members of the Notre Dame offensive backfield include, kneeling from left, Stu Cook, Logan Venable; standing, Nick Gossen, Luke Besse and Waylon Young.
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in 2010. Notre Dame will host Teurlings, Breaux Bridge, and St. Louis, with road trips to Eunice (Oct. 1) and Christian Life of Baton Rouge.
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CROWLEY – Coach Lewis Cook lost some outstanding talent from last year’s Class 3A State Championship squad. But don’t expect the Notre Dame Pioneers to fall out of state title contention in 2010. There is talent waiting to step in to fill the holes left by graduation, and Coach Cook and his staff know how to develop that talent. The Pioneers, who won the state title with a 14-7 victory over Parkview Baptist last December, lost 11 starters to graduation from a team that finished 15-0 on the season. On defense, the Pioneers return seven starters from a record-setting defensive unit. Cook must replace All-State linebacker D.J. Welter and AllState lineman Jacob Molbert as well as linebacker Hunter Stover, a UL-Lafayette signee. Seniors Fruge (5-10, 180) and Rothermel (6-2, 200) return at outside linebacker and middle linebacker, respectively. They will be joined in the three-man linebacker corps by new starter - junior Connor Gross (5-9, 170). The starting secondary returns intact from 2009. The all-senior group includes cornerbacks Luke Bourgeois (5-7, 165.) and Dylan Faul (6-0, 160), free safety Stoma (6-1, 170), and strong safety Kevin Johnson (5-9, 190). The major losses on defense come along the front line, where only senior tackle O’Dazio Thomas (6-0, 230) returns as a starter. Projected new starters along the line are senior ends Dylan Daigle (6-1, 190) and Jerry Menard (5-11, 185), and junior tackle Paul LaCroix (6-1, 200). On offense, the loss of Ryan Leonards at quarterback will be softened by the switch of junior Stu Cook (5-9, 185) to quarterback from tailback. Cook does have experience at the position, having three starts at quarterback in past seasons. The move of Cook to quarterback means that senior Logan Venable (5-9, 170) takes over at tailback, a spot he shared with Stu Cook last season. Senior Luke Besse (5-10, 185) is the new starter at fullback.
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The Pioneers dominated the District 5-3A last season. It waits to be seen if North Vermilion, Abbeville, Kaplan, Erath, and Rayne can mount a serious challenge to the Pioneers
By John Burson Sports Writer
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Best of Luck to All Area Teams!
Enjoy a safe Football Season!
from:
Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz and the staff of St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Substation