Acadiana Kickoff Tour 2021: Opelousas Catholic

Acadiana Kickoff Tour 2021: Opelousas Catholic

MEDIA DAYS.

WE SHIFT OURATTENTION NOW TOOPELOUSAS CATHOLIC, WHO COMINGOFF A 3-4 SEASON, IS LOSING ONEOF THE BESTATHLETES IN SCHOOL HISTORY INMICHIGAN STATE WIDEOUT KEONCOLEMAN.

IT'SIMPOSSIBLE TO FILL SHOES THATBIG ALONE, BUT THE VIKINGSDEFENSEHOPES TO BE APART OF THATSOLUTION.

OC RETURNING 8STARTERS ON THAT SIDE OF THEBALL, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE FRONT6 OF THEIR 4-2-5 DEFENSE."I THINK IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TOBE ONE OF THE BEST DEFENSESWE'VE HAD SINCE VEI'BEEN HERE.

I THINK OUR TALENTLEVEL IS ON PAR ON THAT SIDE OFTHE BALL.

I THINKWE'LL ALSO HAVE BETTER DEPTHTHAN WE'VEAD H ON THAT SIDE OFTHE BALLSINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

"WE HAVE ALOT OF POTENTIAL.

WE'RE ALLCOMING BACK FROM LAST YEAR,KNOWING MORE THAN WE DID THEYEAR BEFORE.

WESHOULD BE BETTER." OLOPEUSASCATHOLIC HAS 12 STARTERSRETURNING IN TOTAL, BUT STILLHAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S GETTINGTHE NOATDQUARTERBACK.

THE VIKES CURRENTLYHAVE 4 PLAYERS COMPETING FOR THESTARTIJG JOBUNDER CENTER, WHO ALL OFFERSOMETHING DIFFERENT, AND THEVERSATILITY TO PLAYDIFFERENT POSITIONS.

COMPETITIONIS THE KEY.

PEOPLE PLAYTHEIR BEST WHEN THEY FEEL LIKETHEIR JOB IS ON THE LINE.

YOUGET TOO COMFORTABLE,YOU GET COMPLACENT AND THEN YOUDON'T COMPETE.IT SHOWED ME THAT I HAVE TO WORKREALLY HARD.

PUT IN TIME WHEN MYCOACHESAREN'T WATCHING ME.

JUST TO SHOWDOWN TO WHO'S BETTER.

IT'S HARDBECAUSE ALL 4OF US ARE DIFFERENT IN OUR OWNWAYS.

"SOMEBODY LIKE JARRELL.HE'S BN EEDOING THIS SINCE FRESHMAN.

HEKNOWS HOW TO RUN, KNOWS HOW TOTHROW.

HEKNOWS THE OFFENSE PRETTY WL.ELSOMEBODY LIKE MARK COLLINS, HE'SATHLETIC.

HE CATCHES ON PRETTYQUICK, HE'S FAST, HE THROWS THEBALL PRETTY WELL.

BENWAGLEY HAS A PRETTY GOOD ATFOOTBALL IQ.

HE'S PRETTY GOOD ATMAKING DECISIO, NSAND STUFF LIKE THAT.

JORDANLUNA, HE'S AN ATHLETE.

YOU CANPUT HIM ANYWHERE."OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC HAS 6 SENIORSON THEIR ROSTER, SO THE VIKES MWILL ALSOCOUNT ON THEIR STRONG JUNIORCLASS TO HELP LEAD ANY EFFTSORINCONTENDING IN DIVISION 4.

ATTHE OLYMPICS, NEW IBERIA NATIVEMORGANN LELEUX IS GETTING READYTOCOMPETE IN THE WOMEN'S POLEVAULT FINAL TOMORROW MORNING.E THCOMPETITION STARTS AT 5:20 AMAND WILL STREAM ON NBCOLYMPICSDOTCOM.

LELEUX REVEALED ONINSTAGRAM THIS WEEK THAT SHE HASA PARTIAL TEAR IN HERACHILLES, BUT STILL PLANS TOCOMPETE.

AND WHILE THE DREAM WASTO JUST MAKE ITTO TOKYO, SHE'S SHOOTINGS FORMUCH MORE THAN THAT TONIGHT.I'VE ALREADY MOVED MY PERCEPTIONAND THOUGHTS INTO.

OKAY, WE'RENOT JUSTGOING HERE TO BE AN OLYMPIAN.WE'RE GOING TO GET A M