Playoff push begins

Now that we are in the second half of January, the basketball season is starting to reach the home stretch.

Starting today all of the teams in the parish will have started their district schedules.

Now that the district schedules have begun, most teams are in the process of making that last ditch effort to make a strong push towards the playoffs.

The Abbeville Wildcats enter district play on a bit of a hot streak by winning their last two basketball games and three of their last four.

They begin their district schedule by hosting the Erath Bobcats.

The Wildcats are ranked 48th in the most recent power ranking polls, and will need all the wins they can get if they want to claw their way into the top 32.

The Lady Wildcats will also be in action, right before the Wildcats take the court, as they too will take on the Erath Lady Bobcats.

The Lady Wildcats have started their district schedule off right with big wins over Kaplan and West St. Mary.

The Lady Wildcats are ranked 28th in the power rankings and are looking to move up.

The Delcambre Panthers faced off against the VC Eagles last night, and won’t be back on the court until this Friday, when they will pick back their district schedule as they travel to David Thibodeaux.

The Lady Panthers are in action tonight as they will play host to Academy of Sacred Heart.

They too will then turn around and precede the Panthers when they play at David Thibadeaux this Friday night.

The Erath Bobcats will get their first taste of district action as they will play host to the Abbeville Wildcats.

The Bobcats have won three of their last five games and look to use that momentum against a streaking Wildcats team.

With the Bobcats being ranked 55th in the power rankings, any win they can get will go a long way, as they make a push towards the playoffs.

The Bobcats will then travel to and take on Notre Dame on Friday night.

The Lady Bobcats have won three straight games, and look to continue their winning ways as they will play host to the Abbeville Lady Wildcats.

The Lady Bobcats, thanks to the three game winning streak, have moved themselves into the 29th spot in the power rankings, only one spot behind the Lady Wildcats.

The road doesn’t get any easier for the LAdy Bobcats as they will travel to take on the number five team in 3A, Notre Dame on Friday night.

The Gueydan Bears look to get their first win of the season as they travel to take on Ascension Episcopal.

On Friday night, the Bears will return to the friendly confines of the Gueydan Gym as they will take on Lafayette Christian.

The Gueydan Honey Bears, after starting their district schedule off strong, have dropped the last two games.

Currently ranked 23rd in the power rankings, the Honey Bears look to move up those rankings as they travel to take on AES tonight and then Lafayette Christian on Friday.

The Kaplan Pirates begin their push towards the playoffs and the beginning of their district schedule with a lot of momentum.

The Pirates have won four of their last five basketball games.

They will start their district schedule by traveling to take on the North Vermilion Patriots tonight.

The Pirates will then play host to West St. Mary on Friday night.

The Lady Pirates are looking to turn around their two game district losing streak as they travel to take on the Lady Patriots tonight.

Just like the Pirates the Lady Pirates will be back in action on Friday night to take on West. St. Mary.

The North Vermilion Patriots are riding high heading into the beginning of their district schedule.

They are currently ranked 12th in the power rankings and have won seven of their last 10 games.

They begin their district schedule by hosting the Kaplan Pirates tonight.

They then will stay at home and play host to the Abbeville Wildcats on Friday night.

The Lady Patriots season may not be going quite the direction they may have wished, but they find themselves on the cusp of being in the playoffs.

The Lady Patriots sit in the 34th spot of the power rankings, and will make an attempt to jump inside the top 32 as they will play host to the Kaplan Lady Pirates tonight.

They will also play host to the Lady Wildcats of Abbeville this Friday night.

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles were in action last night against the Delcambre Panthers and won’t return to the court until Friday when they will be playing host to Hanson.

The Lady Eagles also played their last non-district game last night against Midland.

They too will return to the court Friday night to take on Hanson.

The Lady Eagles are ranked third in the power rankings and are in prime position to repeat as state champions.

The season has come down to district play.

Every team in the parish still has a chance to make the playoffs.

It just depends on how well they perform in district play.

Andy Bullard
Sports Editor