Plaquemine High’s Green Devils weathered their yearly scrimmage struggle against perennial Class 3-A football power Patterson High Friday and set their sights on tangle with the veteran White Castle High Bulldogs this evening (Thursday) and making a final move into their new Field House.

Coach Barry “Tut” Musemeche already sees how having an extra La. High School Officials Assn. scrimmage opportunity two weekends ago will help his St. John High football team get well prepared for the upcoming gridiron season.

Coming into the 2010 football season everyone who follows prep gridiron play in the area knew White Castle High would have an explosive, athletic offensive attack yet again. The question was if the Bulldog defense would improve over last year’s effort.

An early look at looming 8-1A grid race

One of most accomplished athletes ever to play in the West Baton Rouge Parish school system returned home last week hoping she can lead today’s generation to a similar path of success.

Shaeeta Brown Williams, a 1993 BHS graduate, hosted a basketball camp at the same school where she dazzled competition. She returned after college to coach the girls’ basketball team and coach for two years.

White Castle High School four-sport standout and future senior Ronald Martin made a verbal commitment to take a football scholarship with LSU when the opportunity was offered to him Monday by Tiger grid Coach Les Miles.

Preseason football workouts begin next week for the three Iberville Parish public high school programs, while St. John High kicked off its outdoor workouts this week and attended a special gridiron camp in Mississippi last weekend.

Neither Plaquemine High nor St. John High softball varsity coaches is taking summer Metro league competition extremely seriously.

Says PHS mentor Oakley Boudreaux: “We are allowing the girls to play in different positions this summer, using the games to relax and have fun on the diamond. We want them to become comrades and play well together.”

St. John High hosted an Armadillo Baseball Tournament last weekend in Plaquemine and neighboring Plaquemine High’s summer Green Devils took part in the contests.

Plaquemine High hosted parish rival White Castle High and Episcopal High of Baton Rouge last Thursday at the COPAC (old PHS gymnasium) for a trio of summer basketball practice contest.

Plaquemine closed out the evening of round ball with a 41-31 victory over WCHS, avenging an earlier week 39-35 road loss to the hosting Bulldogs. The PHS JVs also lost at WCHS by a 26-25 score.

Seven girls from Plaquemine city softball teams notched honors from the area daily newspaper recently for their high school diamond talent.

Five girls from District 8-A champion St. John High and two girls from District 8-3A co-champion Plaquemine High garnered spots on the 2010 ADVOCATE All-Metro Class 3-A and Classes Below first or second team honors.

White Castle High’s coaching staff sure is excited about the potential of their basketball and football teams for next school year.