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Central 35, St. Paul 28

CENTRAL RUNNING BACK ZACK EVANS explodes over the top for the game-winning touchdown with 1:15 left in last Friday’s victory over No. 1-ranked St. Paul.

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playoffs, defeated the No. 1 seed in the state, mighty St. Paul’s of Covington, 35-28. It was an unex-pected and indeed humiliating loss for St. Paul, especially since Cen-tral jumped off to a 21-0 lead at the beginning of the game. In fact, Central wasn’t even the

32nd seed in the playoffs. They were actually ranked 33rd in the state. But, because they won the District 4-5A championship, they took the 32nd spot away from Chal-mette, which had to stay home. Central’s victory made history. It was the first since the power-point

system was adopted in the 1990’s that the 32nd seed had defeated the No. 1 in Class 5A football. On Saturday, sportswriters around the state were buzzing about Central and what it would do with its success. Under the play-

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CENTRAL — Two anti-tax proposi-tions and four candidates will ap-pear on the ballot in Central this Saturday. Central school board member Will Easley is urging Central vot-ers to vote ‘Yes’ for a proposition on Saturday’s general election bal-lot that will reduce sales taxes paid by local residents. Likewise, local realtor Clarence Fruge has asked voters to support

Proposition No. 1, an amendment to the Louisiana Constitution, which would ban property transfer taxes in the future. In addition, Chas Roemer and Donald Songy are seeking a BESE seat, and Drs. Shannon Cooper and Beau Clark are running for Coroner.Central 1/2-Cent Sales Tax In May 2008, Central voters ap-proved new property taxes and a new 1/2-cent sales taxes for con-struction of a $55 million school complex and Life Safety Code im-provements to existing schools in Central. The school board issued bonds, or debt, which are funded by the taxes. The property tax will auto-

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adequate to do justice to what you have accomplished, the following is my humble attempt. Please take a trip with me down memory lane to remember this journey that we have embarked on. I pray that you find courage and inspiration in these words and that you continue fighting with all your heart for the dream that this band of brothers set out to accomplish nearly 12 months ago. No. 1: “The Vision of a Cham-pion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when no one else is

watching.” — Anson Dorrance Long before the fanfare and the glimmer of Friday night lights be-gan, you volunteered yourself to be put through the most grueling offseason in Central Football his-tory. It may have come as a shock to most of you when we started our offseason PROCESS in Novem-ber of last year after an early first round exit of the state playoffs. Your commitment to do “What-ever It Takes” laid the groundwork for the success we are currently en-joying.

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Men, I know no better way to pay tribute to you than to pen some of your story along with some of my favorite quotations. Al-though words are less than

The VictorBy C. W. Longenecker

If you think you are beaten, you are,If you think you dare not, you don’t.

If you like to win, but you think you can’t,It is almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost,For out in the world we find,

Success begins with a fellow’s will.It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are,You’ve got to think high to rise,

You’ve got to be sure of yourself beforeYou can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always goTo the stronger or faster man.

For soon or late the man who wins,Is the man who thinks he can.

Don’t QuitAuthor Unknown

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,

When funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.

When care is pressing you down a bit. Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turnsAs every one of us sometimes learns.

And many a failure turns aboutWhen he might have won had he stuck it out: Don’t give up though the pace seems slow —

You may succeed with another blow. Success is failure turned inside out —The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.

And you never can tell how close you are. It may be near when it seems so far:

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hitIt’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Central High’sCinderella TeamWouldn’t Quit

David Simoneaux

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An Open Letter to the Central High football team on the day before the playoff game against Ruston.

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1 Donald Lewis 10 DB2 Gary Triplet 10 RB3 Logan Metcalfe 12 DB4 Sean Parker 11 DB5 Devon Gales 11 RB6 Jake Myer 10 QB/WR7 Tony Ragusa 11 LB8 Taylor Conrad 12 DB9 Brett Courville 11 QB10 Shannon Scott 11 DB11 Hunter Cazes 11 RB12 Paul Broussard 11 DB13 Cole Edgens 10 DB13 Jeremy Anderson 12 WR14 Hunter Johns 11 DB15 Larry Bradford 11 DB16 Joesph Pouciau 10 QB/WR16 Cade Guerin 10 DB17 Justin Smiley 12 LB18 Seth Thibodeaux 10 WR18 Chaz King 12 WR19 Matt Edwards 11 DE20 Cole Holden 10 DB21 Lamonte Janeau 11 RB22 Justin Jemison 11 DB23 Dillon Brumfield 10 DB24 Chandler McCaskill 12 WR24 Justin Vessel 9 RB25 Craig Jones 10 DB26 Austin Estave 10 DB27 Zach Evans 12 RB28 Jesus Acosta 12 DB29 Dalton Holdman 10 LB30 Caleb Harris 10 RB31 Cade Campbell 11 DB32 Jaylon Morris 11 RB33 Darius Wallace 10 LB34 Landon Baulieu 11 WR36 Logan Green 11 LB36 Sam Russell 10 WR38 Alex David 11 P39 Jonathon Thibodeaux 10 K40 Jonathon Satterwhite 11 DE41 Jacob Parker 12 TE42 Thomas Eddlemon 11 LB43 Ryan Callier 10 DE

44 John Davis 12 RB45 Brodie Browning 12 DE46 Zach Hetrick 12 DE47 Justin Brocota 10 LB48 Logan Buckner 10 LB49 Joey Jarreau 12 DT50 Devin Croft 11 OL51 Billy Pryor 10 DT52 Alex Frank 12 OL53 Brenton Scardina 12 OL53 Zach Cavalier 10 DE54 Thomas Willis 12 OL55 Thomas Garcia 11 OL56 Corey Gureciau 10 DE57 Drew Lee 10 DE58 Andrew Johnson 10 OL59 Ashton Stokes 10 OL60 Andrew Sullivan 10 OL61 Tyler Abadie 11 OL62 Ben Nelson 11 OL64 Chandler Clinkingbeard 10 OL65 Conner Ralford 11 OL67 Braelen Madoux 10 OL68 Devin Collins 11 OL71 Terrell Stubbs 10 OL73 Ryan Morris 10 OL74 Darin Lindsay 12 OL76 Kevin Kenndey 10 OL78 Joe Goudeau 12 OL79 Hunter Edgens 11 OL80 Dillon Danton 10 WR81 Matt Terrio 10 WR83 Payton Mangham 10 DE84 Kaynen Blackwell 11 WR85 Hunter Edgens 10 TE87 Jonathon Harris 11 WR88 Larenzo Winding 11 WR90 John Milton 11 DT91 Jaylon Morris 10 DT92 Brandon Lee 10 DT93 Tauhvaghn Lee 10 DT94 Devin Croft 10 DT95 Jarret Williams 11 DE97 Demitri Colomb 10 DT98 Tim Colomb 12 DT

1 Chris Millage 11 QB2 Cyril Noland 12 DB3 Deketric Johnson 11 WR4 Jacob Clark 12 WR5 Tra Johnson 10 RB6 Kentrell Brice 12 DB7 Cannon Brasuell 10 LB8 Ivan Wilson 11 WR9 Damian Washington 11 WR10 David Calhoun 10 DB11 Kramer Newsome 10 WR12 Datrell Williams 10 QB13 Jon White 11 WR14 Shelton Wooley 10 K15 Jordan Raggio 9 K16 David Hernandez 12 WR17 Pierce Spangler 12 QB18 Jujuan Peterson 12 DB19 Veontez Crowe 11 DB20 Jhafery Clemons 12 RB21 Chris Bush 10 LB22 Jamarius Washington 10 DB23 Roderick Long 12 RB24 Garrett Rinicker 9 RB25 Garrett Solleau 10 DB26 Jonathan Millage 10 DB27 Chad Sims 10 DB28 Garrett Patterson 11 WR29 Devin Price 11 DB30 Darrian Jones 10 RB31 Garrett Haight 12 P32 Alexio W. Hargrove 11 RB33 Deonte Satcher 12 WR34 Ryan Burton 12 RB35 Malik Taylor 10 DB36 Jequel Owens 10 LB37 Matthew Brewer 12 DB38 Dominique Jackson 11 DB39 Marion Harris 11 LB40 Lanner Frasier 11 LB41 Michael Reed 11 DB42 Clayton Porter 10 DB43 Dylan Henry 10 LB44 Solomon Jones 10 LB45 Danny Bumham 11 LB46 Parker Begale 11 DB47 Darryln Lee 12 DB48 Jack Lindsey 10 DB

49 Eric Goree 12 LB50 Canyon Roberson 10 OL51 Braden Hilton 12 OL52 Sam White 11 LB53 Brian McGowan 10 OL54 Caleb Kennedy 11 OL55 Jake Hubbard 11 OL56 Auldon Winn 12 DL57 Brandon Heam 12 OL58 Connor Haskins 12 OL59 Nick Letendre 12 DL60 Keon Johnson 10 OL62 Jesse Parkman 11 DL63 Zach Passon 11 OL64 Joshua Chrisman 10 OL65 Kristian Scroggins 10 OL66 Bobby James 12 OL67 Markquez Littleton 12 DL68 Seth Scriber 11 DL69 Bryce Davis 11 OL70 Mildren Montgomery 10 OL71 Jordan Theodos 11 OL72 Steven Hall 10 OL73 Justin Miller 12 OL74 Joseph Brunson 12 OL75 Hunter Springfield 10 OL76 Trae Ford 11 OL77 Matt Walters 10 DL78 Lucas Young 10 OL79 Sidney Billberry 11 OL80 LaMassio Ford 11 WR81 Josh Owen 10 TE82 Deondray Spivey 10 WR83 Jamerion Harris 10 WR84 John David Moore 11 TE85 Greg Wilson 10 WR86 Brody Sullivan 12 TE87 Austin Burgess 10 OL88 Travis Woods 11 WR89 Jal Saulsberry 10 DL90 Jimetrius Adams 12 DL91 Mark Weir 11 DB92 James Parkman 10 LB94 Britton Manning 10 LB95 Garner Wagner 12 DL96 Armanzo Gage 11 DL97 Cody Henry 12 DL98 Jahleel Hamlin 10 DL

CENTRAL QB BRETT COURVILLE statistics after 11 games: 2,246 yards of total offense with 623 yards rushing and 1,623 yards passing with only 4 intercep-tions. He has passed or run for 26 TDs.

Ruston BearcatsHead Coach: Billy LairdAssistant Coaches: J.P. Dunbar, Pat Hall, Shannon Auitman, Ed Colvin, Wendall Crowe, ThomasDavison, Shannon Frasier, Bob Garrett, RickyGoulart, Doc Hoefler, Billy Major, Chad Reeder, Danny Roberts, Hoff Schooler, Lyle Smithey, and Toby WhiteAthletic Trainer: Chris BristerMascot: Bearcat Colors: Red and White

Central WildcatsHead Coach: Doug DotsonAssistant Coaches: Stuart Chambliss, RobChapman, J’Mikel Dykes, Jerry Fremin, Frank Fresina, Mike Gardner, Justin Hutchinson, Steve Johnson, Brandon O’Neal, Kevin Pihl, and David SimoneauxAthletic Trainer: Bryan HutsonMascot: Wildcats Colors: Maroon and White

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We were not just men on a mis-sion last week. We began construc-tion of this mission last November. St. Paul’s, Live Oak, Scotlandville, Walker, and Denham were on the wrong end of it. Remember the mottos: “Time to go to work… All we want is all you’ve got… Through these doors walk the toughest and hard-est working athletes in the state… There is only one type of pace…PTP… Nobody is going to give it to you — you have got to EARN

IT… Invest your time… There is only one way to do things around here… We are training you to be uncommon… BE THE BEST… You gotta be HUNGRY. You have to WANT IT MORE than them…” Workouts on the whistle, Rail-

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At left, Brett Courville and the offense review plays during a pre-season scrimmage. At right, Coach David Simoneaux, star RB Gary Triplet, and Coach Doug Dotson

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road squats, general strength cir-cuits, 300 yard shuttles… I could go on and on. Many of your ex-teammates began this journey and decided that that type of intensity was not for them. Make no mistake, the miracles that have occurred over these last fives weeks are the product of your blood, sweat, tears, and commit-ment to one another. As the great Bo Schembechler said: “Those who stay will be champions.” No. 2: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands during times of comfort and con-venience, but where he stands during times of challenge and controversy.” MLK Jr. “Who are we? Who are you?” These were the words of Coach Dotson after we hit the rock bot-

tom of our season following a 42-38 heartbreaker to Zachary. “How we fight day in and day out for the rest of the season will show what type of character we have on this football team. Seniors: Are you going to be the group that bowed out after we came upon hard times… when nobody but the people in this room believed that we could do it? Or are you going to go back to work, bow up, and write a legacy that is defined by grit, resilience, and a never-say-die attitude?” This group has answered the challenge. Your character and mettle have been tested. When all counted you out, you remained true to your convictions, true to your training, true to your upbring-ing.

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At left, Coach Doug Dotson, Lee, Brett, and Martin Courville after a game. At right, Joey Jarreau, Zach Hetrick, Coach Doug Dotson, and Logan Metcalfe

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“All I know to do is to go back to work” I remember saying af-ter we endured our fourth loss to Zachary in a gut-wrenching 42-38 ball game. When most would have felt

sorry for themselves and coasted throughout the rest of the season, we took hold of our own destiny. We had our best workout of the year that morning, followed by the storied five-game winning streak. All you guys know how to do is to go back to work and to con-

tinue to bring your personal best day in and day out. Your resilience and desire not to let the man next to you down during this stretch has been incredible. No.3:“DefinetheMoment,ortheMomentWillDefineYou.” —Walt Whitman I am not a believer in luck, or in happenstance. I believe that win-ning is a culmination of events. It is the product of the day in and day out commitment to excellence. With that being said, it is hard for me to single out a moment in time or a single play that has de-fined our season. But there are a few moments in this year’s season

that are characteristic of this team’s never-say-die attitude that I have the pleasure of seeing day in and day out. Moment 1: Logan Metcalf. The stop you and the defense made against Denham in OT was incred-ible. Think about this: Our defense had given up 42 points the week before and was missing three start-ers to season-ending injury. No-body gave us a chance to stop Den-ham’s powerful rushing attack with 4 plays inside of the 10-yard line, but not everybody knows about CENTRAL FIGHT!

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DOTSON FAMILY — Michelle, Brett, Doug, Doug’s mom Jane, and Bailey Dotson. Bill Dotson Stadium at Acadiana High is named after Coach Dotson’s father.

At left, coaches Jerry Fremin, Justin Hutchinson, and J’Mikel Dykes go over plays. At right, coach Frank Fresina instructs Paul Broussard and Corey Guercio


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Moment 2: Hunter Cazes and Brett Courville. With 4:46 left to go in the 4th quarter we found our-selves trailing by 7 to the super-talented Scotlandville Hornets. After a bad snap and a penalty, we faced a seemingly insurmountable 3rd and 36 to go from our own 18. Most say that pass was luck, but most have not seen you two work day in and day out with the fervor and intensity you do in the weight room and on the practice field. And 82 yards later the combined work ethic of you two warriors found Central back in the ballgame. CENTRAL FIGHT! Moment 3: Central Defense. Most teams only get 4 downs from inside the 4 yard line, but Scot-landville was issued 8 downs in-side of our own 10 yard line after a

controversial pass interference call on the first 4th down possession of Scotlandville in OT. What a will to win! On “8th” Down Scotlandville went home defeated. CENTRAL FIGHT! Moment 4: Central Offense. Trailing the No. 1-seeded St. Paul’s Wolves by one point, with 5:45 left to go in the fourth quarter, the Cen-tral Offense was given the oppor-tunity to go and make history. In a warrior effort against one of the top-ranked defenses in the state, we drove 80 yards in 14 plays and left no doubt that we were not go-ing home in Week 1. Men, that is the stuff they write stories about. CENTRAL FIGHT!

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Band, Cheerleaders, Kittens, Silks, Willie

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No. 4: “Well, we’ve had pretty good success, But winning is only a byproduct of everything else we do — and it’s certainly not the way we evaluate ourselves.” — Joe Ehrmann The victories on the field this year have been great, but if you weren’t a great group of young men this would not be worth it. We are ultimately going to be measured by what we did with what God gave us as Jesus talked about in the parable of the talents. I told you today that I cannot stand unfulfilled potential. “This is not about a game, it is about life,”

said my best friend Brad Booth (who has been diagnosed with cancer) when he came to speak to you. The lessons you are learning today about commitment, work ethic, the importance of getting it done in the classroom — how to continue to fight when the chips are all stacked against you — are the things that are going to make you better people in this commu-nity — better husbands, fathers, friends and mentors. We tell you all the time: “We are training you for excellence… We are training you to be uncom-mon.” Thank you for carrying that torch so well! I am so proud to be a part of a program of coaches and young men who hold themselves to a standard of excellence on and off of the field. No. 5: “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 What a blessing it is to be a part of a school system and a foot-ball program that has its priorities straight. We challenge you all the time to play in such a way that you inspire all who watch you and that when you are through, you give the Glo-ry to God. We have the freedom to pray after practice and after ball games. What an awesome sight it is to see the whole Central community hud-dled around the football team as

it gives thanks to God for victory each Friday night. Let that continue to be the heart-beat of this football team and this community. What an honor it is to lead such a fine group of young men into tomorrow night’s contest. I know you will bring your best tomorrow night for your coaches, communi-ty, Christ, and family. You are truly Central’s finest. To God be the Glory. Hungry and Humble Coach Simoneaux “Blessed is the man who perse-veres under trial. For once he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has prom-

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Continued from Page 8 ised to those who love him.” James 1:12

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off system, the No. 1 has the easiest schedule. Central has now inherited that spot. Of course, when you get to the second round of the State 5A play-

offs, nothing is easy. Central’s op-ponent this Friday night at Wildcat Stadium will be the Ruston High School Bearcats. Both teams are 7-4. Coaches always want their teams to get better every week, and that has certainly been true of Central. Everyone knew they would be a young, inexperienced team, but no one suspected they would start five sophomores. Facing several strong opponents and with its lack of experience, Cen-tral ended its first six games with a

2-4 record. But loaded with talent and pick-ing up valuable experience with each passing week, the Wildcats won the next four games and a share of the District 4-5A championship. That set the stage for last Friday night’s first round playoff game against St. Paul’s. Central went into halftime with an unbelievable 27-7 lead. Just as Central head coach Doug Dotson predicted, St. Paul’s roared back in the 2nd half, scoring 21 un-answered and led the Wildcats 28-

Continued from Page 1 27 with only a couple of minutes left on the clock. But Central quarterback Brett Courville engineered an 80-yard drive that ended with a Zack Evans touchdown from the one yard line. A Courville-to-Jake Myer pass for a two-point conversion completed the scoring at 35-28 with only 1:04 left on the clock. As the clock ran out, pandemo-nium broke out at St. Paul’s field. It was a sweet victory for the Wild-cats and coach Doug Dotson, which more than avenged regular season

First-Round Playoffs

At left, Coach Doug Dotson and Coach Frank Fresina during a time out. At right, Central High students go wild as Central clinches victory over St. Paul’s.

At ledt, Emily Shelton cheers on the Wildcats. At right, junior quarterback Brett Courville throws to wide receiver Jake Myer


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losses to St. Paul’s the last two years. Coach Dotson said, “These are Men on a Mission, and they haven’t finished their mission yet.” He praised the entire Wildcat team and reserved special praise for quarterback Brett Courville, running backs Gary Triplett, Zack Evans and Devon Gales, and wide receiver and sometimes quarter-back Jake Myer. He talked about the offensive line, including Brenton Scardina, Alex Frank, and Thomas Willis. “I

think Willis may have been the ring-leader of that group Friday night,” he said. He praised the Central defense, including Zach Hetrick, Logan Metcalf, and Joey Jarreau. Running back Gary Triplett, one of Central’s sophomore sensations, once again dazzled fans with his blazing speed and dancing feet. When Coach Dotson put Triplett into the defensive lineup at the end of the game, as St. Paul’s was mak-ing its last-minute push to win, Trip-lett intercepted the ball and sealed Central’s victory. There were many heroes during the game. Ruston will present a challenge to Central. As a team, it performs somewhere between St. Paul’s and Scotlandville. They are a solid team and can play with anyone.

Coach Dotson praised Ruston head coach Billy Laird. “This is someone I really know and admire,” he said. “They have a storied tra-dition at Ruston with many state championships and a long history of success.” “We’re playing for the State Championship this week. That’s how we feel, and that’s how we have to play to win. Everything is at stake. Everything is riding on this game. We never look forward and never look back. We focus on the task at hand.” Dotson said beating St. Paul’s and facing Ruston Friday represent a tremendous opportunity for the athletes, students, school, and the Central community. If Central wins Friday night, it will face the winner of the Parkway-Mandeville game.

Ruston at Central7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18

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At left, junior quarterback Brett Courville. Center, Gary Triplett stretches for a Brett Courville pass. At right, junior running back Devon Gales

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FUTURE WILDCAT — Gage Evansand Coach Doug Dotson after St. Paul’s.


CENTRAL — Events coming up in and around Central:

Thursday, November 17Community Thanksgiving Prayer

Service•7p.m. Central Area Pastors Association invites you to participate in the Cen-tral Community Thanksgiving Prayer Service. This year the service will take place at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 14040 Greenwell Springs Road. There will be 21 churches from the Central area sponsoring the pro-gram with 12 participating at the actual program. The evening will consist of prayer, scripture, music, and song. The sermon will be delivered by Jeff Stan-fill of Covenant Community Church. Everyone is invited to share in this special event and to join for fellowship at a reception following the service.

November 18 and 19Broadmoor Arts & Crafts Festival

The 38th Annual Broadmoor High Arts & Crafts Festival will be Friday, Nov. 18, 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be over 200 outstanding artists on cam-pus. Admission is $3 per person (13 and older) and age 12 and under free of charge. A free shuttle bus service will be provided from the Broadmoor Shopping Center and Broadmoor Middle School.

November 21 through 27Central Girl Scout Fundraiser

Mix it up with Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, 14350 Wax Rd., Ste. 107, and Girl Scouts of Louisiana. 20 percent of your purchase will be donated to

Thanksgiving Prayer Service Tonight

the Central Girl Scout troops.Tuesday, November 22

Safe Sitter Babysitter Training8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Lane Regional Medical Center will hold a Safe Sitter® babysitter training class. Safe Sitter® is a high-quality program that gives young adolescents the skills to be safe, nurturing babysit-ters. The program is offered to girls and boys ages 11-13. Participants learn the fundamentals of quality child care, how to handle crises, how to nur-ture and guide a young child, and how to keep children safe and sound while their parents are away. For informa-tion or to register, call 654-5263.

Wednesday, November 23RibbonCuttingCelebration•9a.m. Ochsner Health System invites you to join us for a ribbon cutting celebra-tion for the new Ochsner Health Cen-tral located at 11424 Sullivan Road. Guided tours and refreshments.

Sunday, November 27TestifyinConcert•6p.m.

Come and experience the dynamic vocal sound of Testify, a nationally-recognized men’s trio from West Mon-roe. Testify will be appearing at Zoar Baptist Church, 11848 Hooper Road.

This is a free concert. For informa-tion, contact the church office at 261-3434 or visit www.testify.org.

Tuesday, November 29“Ask the Doctor” Lunch & Learn

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dr. Joshua Best, an OB/GYN with Bayou Regional Women’s Clinic, will discuss medical and surgical treatment options for heavy bleeding and other gynecologic issues during the “Ask the Doctor” Lunch and Learn session in the staff development classroom at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary. Advance reservations at 654-5263. The session is free.

Tuesday, November 29NightyNightStorytime•6:30p.m. Children ages 2 through 6 are in-vited to the Central Library for a “Nighty Night” Storytime, where they will make a wreath of silver and gold stars. For information or to register, call 262-2660.

Thursday, December 1Zoar Baptist Church Ladies’

Christmas Bazaar and Dinner Zoar Baptist Church, 11848 Hooper Road, will be hosting a Ladies’ Christ-mas Dinner and Bazaar for Foreign Missions. The Bazaar will be held at 6 p.m. in the gym. This event is for ladies 18 years of age and above. There will be shopping, live entertain-ment, and dinner. Tickets are $15 and includes dinner. Contact Zoar Baptist Church at 261-3434.

December 3 and 4The Gift of Christmas

The Greenwell Baptist Church Choir and Orchestra will present “The Gift of Christmas” Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m.

The church is located at 19421 Green-well Springs Road.

Sunday, December 11Remembering Our Children

7 p.m. The death of a child at any age is devastating. St. Alphonsus Church will provide the opportunity for griev-ing families and their friends to come together to celebrate the life, love, and light of those children gone much too soon. For information, contact JoAnn at 261-4650.

25th Annual Christmas FestivalDec. 2-4

The 25th Annual Christmas in Cen-tral will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 with the Free Lighting Ceremony at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan. The Christmas Parade will be Satur-day morning. Carnival all three days.

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GO DILLON! — Dillon Pearson, a 5th grader at Central Intermediate School, caught a six-pound bass while fishing with his mom, Katrina Pearson. The fish was caught at a family lake in Denham Springs.

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CENTRAL — Cassie Chaney and Thomas Huckaby will marry in a ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Fellowship Baptist Church in Central. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Neames and Davy Chaney. She is the granddaughter of Eddie and Beth Moore, the late Merle and Virgil “Punkin” Chaney, and Bobbye Moore. Her fiancé is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Huckaby. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis, Jr. and Mrs. Gwen Warren and the late J.D. Warren.

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HILLSDALE — Kathryn Claire Hut-to of Hillsdale and Malcolm Zach-ary McElveen of Kentwood were married at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at Hillsdale Baptist Church in Hillsdale. The Rev. Dar-ryl Miller officiated at the double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Stan and Ginger Hutto of Hillsdale. She is the granddaughter of Lois Miller and the late George Miller of Hills-dale and Bobby and Helen Hutto of Waynesboro, Miss. Kathryn is a graduate of Oak Forest Academy and Southeastern Louisiana University with a bache-lor’s degree in organizational com-munication. While at SLU she was a member of Phi Mu Fraternity where she served as president and Gamma Beta Phi serving as sweet-heart. She is a graduate student at SLU working towards a masters of education in school counseling. She is a graduate assistant in the counseling graduate program and a clinique consultant. The groom is the son of Mark and Ginny McElveen of Kentwood and Barbara Schroeder of Ham-mond. He is the grandson of Linda

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CENTRAL — The employees of the Bank of Zachary, including those in Central, have made a $4,000 donation to the Zachary Food Pantry. The donation was delivered to volunteer Roma Prejean at the Main Office of the Bank of Zachary. Mrs. Prejean told the assembled bank employees that this is the single largest donation ever received by the Food Pantry. Donations of cash or non-perishable food items on behalf of the Zachary Food Pantry can be made at the Main Office of the Bank of Zachary. Bank of Zachary’s main office is located at 13444 Hooper Road in Central.

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matically expire when the bonds are paid off. However, the sales tax will continue on indefinitely into the future. Will Easley said that was never the school board’s intent. So the school board has a proposition on the ballot to repeal the 1/2-cent sales tax when the school complex is paid off. All seven members of the Central School Board support the proposition.Proposition No. 1 Louisiana voters across the state will vote on a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposi-tion of a real estate transfer tax in Louisiana. Such a tax is not cur-rently being imposed.

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BESE Board Voters will also choose a mem-ber to represent the Sixth District on the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The runoff candidates are Republican Chas Roemer and Democrat Don-ald Songy.

Roemer is backed by business organizations and favors major reforms in state education policy. Songy is backed by teachers orga-nizations.

Parish Coroner Election The other race on the ballot is for Parish Coroner. The runoff candidates are Dr. Beau Clark and incumbent Dr. Shannon Cooper.

Central City News Endorsements CENTRAL — The Central City News has endorsed both proposi-tions on the ballot Saturday as re-sponsible efforts to limit taxes. We recommend: Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition No. 1 Vote ‘Yes’ on Central school tax reduction On the BESE board, we reiterate

our endorsement of Chas Roemer. He is a long-time supporter of the Central school system and supports real reform of public education. We recommend Roemer. Regarding the two candidates for Parish Coroner, both appear to be well qualified. We recommend both Dr. Cooper and Dr. Clark.

CANDIDATES SATURDAY are Donald Songy (D) and Chas Roemer (R), both BESE, and Shannon Cooper and Beau Clark for Coroner.

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Kerry Kendrick Wins‘Pick 12’ for Week 12

CENTRAL — Kerry Kendrick of 21124 Strickland Rd. was the win-ner of Week 12 in the Oak Point Fresh Market Pick 12 Football Contest, according to results an-nounced by Central City News on Monday. Kendrick correctly pre-dicted 11 out of 12 games in the contest. Thirteen other contestants also successfully predicted 11 of the 12 winners: Charlotte Schwath of 5020 Sequolia Dr., Ron Rinker of 8105 Versailles Dr., Judy Belcher of 7324 Conestoga Dr., Wes Me-ador of 26367 Poplar Glenn, Ash-ley Brackin of 10074 Chapel Hill Dr., Betty Hebert of 16713 Ston-eridge Dr., James H. Carter Jr. of 14344 Sunny Hill Ave., Jackie Coleman of 33390 Wiess Rd., Payton Mangham of 11441 De-verant Ave., Peggy Kerr of 14922 Woodrow Kerr, Wayne Rundell of 13521 Calcasieu, Donald W. Kerr of 15116 Woodrow Kerr, and Billy Bean of 33809 Perkins Rd., Den-ham Springs. In case of a tie, a drawing is conducted to determine the winner. This week’s drawing was conducted by Kevin Dupuy, manager at Pat’s Hardware in Cen-tral. Kendrick will receive a $50 gift certificate from Oak Point and a chance in an end-of-season draw-ing for a 55-inch color HDTV. The following are the top per-forming contestants for Week 12 in the Pick 12 competition.

Pick 12 Football ContestResults for Week 12

(Games of Nov. 11-13)Winner*

Kerry Kendrick* 11-1 .917Charlette Scharwath 11-1 .917Ron Rinker 11-1 .917Judy Belcher 11-1 .917Wes Meador 11-1 .917Ashley Brackin 11-1 .917Betty Hebert 11-1 .917James H. Carter Jr. 11-1 .917Jackie Coleman 11-1 .917Payton Mangham 11-1 .917Peggy Kerr 11-1 .917Wayne Rundell 11-1 .917Donald W. Kerr 11-1 .917Billy Bean 11-1 .917Corey Sharp 10-2 .833Debbie Creel 10-2 .833Phyllis Chemin 10-2 .833Theresa Edwards 10-2 .833Ryan Phistry 10-2 .833Angel Phistry 10-2 .833Larry Foil 10-2 .833

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Central High Wildcat Football

Central High School 2011 Football Schedule

Sept. 2 Istrouma W 43-0Record 1-0 Lamonte Janeau scored 3 TD’s for Wildcats

Sept. 9 St. Thomas More L 24-0Record 1-1 Central loses to No. 1 team in state

Sept. 16 Woodlawn L 41-27 RB Gary Triplet kickoff return for 98-yard TDRecord 1-2 QB Brett Courville ran for 2 TD’s and passed for 1TD

Sept. 23 Catholic High W 34-19 QB Brett Courville ran for 1 TD and passed for 3 TD’sRecord 2-2 incl. 19 and 57 yards to Triplet and 67 yards to Gales

Sept. 30 St. Amant L 35-14Record 2-3 58-yard TD run by Gary Triplet

Oct. 7 Zachary* L 42-38Record 2-4 QB Brett Courville ran for 3 TD’s, passed for 1 TD

Oct. 14 Walker* W 54-15Record 3-4 QB Brett Courville ran for 3 TD’s, passed for 1 TD; Zach Evans ran for 2 TD’s; RB Perkins held to 23 yds

Oct. 21 Denham Springs* W 31-28Record 4-4 2 TD’s by Gary Triplet on runs of 33 and 80 yards; game ended 28-28; won in OT on FG by Thidodeaux

Oct. 28 Scotlandville* W 28-25Record 5-4 Jonathan Thibodeaux kicks game-winning FG in OT

Nov. 4 Live Oak* W 41-15Record 6-4 Central Wildcats win District Championship

Nov. 11 St. Paul’s W 35-28Record 7-4 Zack Evans scores winning TD with 1:04 left in game; Central defeats No. 1-ranked team in State 5A

Nov. 18 Ruston Playoffs Game at Wildcat Stadium at 7 p.m. this Friday

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