Area jamborees kick off football season

The high school football regular season doesn’t begin until next Friday, but the jamborees will give the local fans a preview what they can expect from their respective teams.
The third annual Joe Nagata Memorial jamboree will be held on Friday at Eunice High’s Bobcat Field.
St. Edmund will face the Notre Dame junior varsity at 6:30 p.m.
“Notre Dame is very physical and it will be a good challenge for us,” St. Edmund head coach Thomas David said.
“It doesn’t count for anything but it is a measuring stick to see where we are moving forward.
David said his team is ready to move from practicing against each other and see new faces on the field.
“We have some with good experience under the lights who will have to help the younger ones adjust to a game situation.”
Eunice High will take on Sacred Heart of Ville Platte at 8 p.m.
“The players are excited that the season is about to begin,” Eunice head coach Paul Trosclair said. “It will be a great game atmosphere in front of a big crowd.
“We need to improve from the scrimmage,” Trosclair said. “Sacred Heart is running the single wing now and that is a tough offense to ger ready for in just a week.”
Sacred Heart first-year head coach Josh Harper is hoping to carry the momentum gained in their scrimmage against St. Mary High School this past Friday.
“I was very pleased with how we played in the scrimmage,” said Harper. “I am excited for the future of this program.
“Our guys showed a tremendous effort and competitive edge that I was looking for.
We are looking to build on what we have been doing,” said Harper. “The key is not to be satisfied and to continue to get better.”
The Acadia Parish Jamboree will be held tonight at Crowley High’s Gardiner Memorial Stadium.
Church Point will face Iota at 6:30 p.m.
Crowley will take on Rayne at 8 p.m.
The Evangeline Parish Jamboree will held Friday at Basile High.
Ville Platte will battle at Pine Prairie at 6 p.m.
Basile will face Mamou at 7:30 p.m.
The St. Landry Parish jamboree will be held Friday at Donald Gardner Stadium in Opelousas.
North Central will take on Port Barre at 6 p.m.
The Eunice junior varsity will face Beau Chene at 7:15 p.m.
“It will be a great experience for the freshmen and sophomores,” Trosclair said. “It is not easy to split the coaching staff but we will get it done.”
Northwest and host OHS will kickoff at 8:45 p.m.

Tom Dodge can be reached at tom.dodge@eunicetoday.com.