Central City News

CENTRAL — Last Friday night, the Central Wildcats held their own against the No. 1-ranked St. Thomas More Cougars.  At the beginning of the 4th quarter, Central was down only 10-0 and still in the game.  Ultimately, the Cougars’ experience wore the Wildcats down. (For Central City News photos of the Central-St. Thomas More game, […]

Sponsored by Oak Point Fresh Market CENTRAL — It was a week of upsets in Baton Rouge area high school football.  Any contestant who picked the “favorites” in Week Three of Oak Point Fresh Market’s Pick 12 Football Contest did poorly. But Conor Babin of 12623 Conwood Ave. predicted some upsets, and he had the […]

Central Wildcats 9/2/2011 to 9/9/2011, 2 games — 1 win, 1 loss Statistics compiled by Tyler Wales.  Photo by Woody Jenkins, editor, Central City News. All games Home Away Neutral Overall record: 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 League: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Non-league: 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 Playoff: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0   Date Game type […]

Friday, September 9, 2011 (07:00 PM) Here are game statistics for the non-district game between Central High School and St. Thomas More in Lafayette, LA. With appreciation to Tyler Wales, who compiled these statistics.  Photo by Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News. STMHS Cougars 24, Central Wildcats 0 Score by quarter 1 2 3 4 […]

Sponsored by Oak Point Fresh Market CENTRAL — Dr. Herschel B. Dean of 7148 Frontier in Greenwell Springs is the winner of Week Two of the Pick 12 Football Contest sponsored by Oak Point Fresh Market and the Central City News. Dr. Dean picked all 12 winners out of the 12 featured games. He will […]

CLINTON — Central Private fell to arch rival Silliman Institute 14-0 last Friday night in Clinton. The loss leaves Central Private 0-3 for the season. The Rebels travel to Natchez this Friday for a non-district game against Adams County Christian, which are also Rebels.  Adams County is 1-2 on the season.  ACC defeated Riverdale Academy […]

by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Central travels to Lafayette to play the No. 1 team in the State in 4A football Friday night — St. Thomas More. After Central’s 43-0 rain-soaked blow-out against Istrouma last Friday at Wildcat Stadium, the St. Thomas More game should be a nail-biting contrast. St. Thomas More puts on an […]

CENTRAL — Dr. Herschel B. Dean of 7148 Frontier in Greenwell Springs is the winner of Week 2 of the Pick 12 Football Contest sponsored by Oak Point Fresh Market and the Central City News. Dr. Dean correctly picked all 12 of the high school and college games for the weekend of Sept. 1-2. The […]

JIM DOUSAY’S BIG HIT. By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News It’s funny the things you remember and the things you forget about football.  In 1962, Istrouma won the State Championship, and 15 players received college scholarships. People said it was one of the greatest high school teams in state history.  I was in the […]

Friday, September 2, 2011 Central High School defeated Istrouma 43-0 on a rainy night at Wildcat Stadium in the City of Central, Louisiana Statistics compiled by Tyler Wales Photo: Central High cheerleaders in raincoats by Woody Jenkins of Central City News Central Wildcats 43, IHS Indians 0 Score by quarter 1 2 3 4 Total […]