The Panther Play by Play – September 24 – September 30

Oct 2, 2023

Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.

Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.

Cross Country

The Woodlawn High Cross Country team had another solid performance this weekend. The Panthers competed at Highland Road Park for the first time this season in the St. Joseph’s Academy Invitational.

Both the boys and girls fields were the largest field that our Panther runners had seen this season. However, this did not deter the runners from giving their all. Sophomore Ty Davis and Freshman Kailyn Lebrun each had standout runs for the Panthers. Both runners had times that placed them in the top-20 all-time at Woodlawn High School.

Next up for Cross Country: Saturday, October 14 – Zachary High School Bronco XC Stampede

Football

The Freshman and JV Football teams began the week Monday night by hosting Walker in a double header at Panther Stadium.

The sub-varsity teams once again proved up to the challenge. The freshmen team started the night off with a victory, defeating the Wildcats by the score of 22-20. The JV team fell short after not converting all of their two point conversions, 24-22. Both teams fought hard and made Woodlawn fans proud.

Friday night saw the Panthers face another top-five 3A opponent. Woodlawn High traveled to St. James to face the Wildcats. Woodlawn played a strong first half, and found themselves trailing by only two points at half, 9-7. Unfortunately for the visiting team, St. James was able to score twice in the second half while holding the Panthers out of the end zone. The final score was 22-7.

Next up for Football: Tuesday, October 3 – Freshmen and JV vs. Zachary; Friday, October 6 – Varsity at Zachary

Swim

The Woodlawn High Swim team traveled to Lafayette on Saturday, September 30th to participate in the Open Meet held at Crawfish Aquatics Lafayette. The boys team came away with a strong third place finish, while the girls finished 8th.

The boys were led by three relay teams that had top ten finishes, and a host of strong individual performances. John Cador and Reagan Rodgers finished 7th and 8th in the 100 yard backstroke, and Norman Collins just missed a top ten finish, finishing 11th. Panther swimmers also finished strong in the 100 yard freestyle. James Skiles (4th place), Ben Mackay (8th place), Zack Lemoine (10th place), and Rodgers (13th place) all finished in the top 15.

In the 100 yard breaststroke, Mackay (10th place), Skiles (11th place) and D’ontrell Dyson (15th place) all had top finishes. Lemoine (11th place), Collins (14th place), Alex Collins (16th place), and Christian Dorsey (24th place) all had strong races in the 50 yard freestyle to help score points for the Panthers.

Next up for Swim: Sunday, October 1 – Capital City Swim League at Crawfish Aquatics Bluebonnet

Volleyball

The Lady Panther Volleyball team had an extremely successful week, going 3-0. The Lady Panthers moved to 11-8 on the season with a week to go before District 4-5A play begins.

Woodlawn started the week traveling to Loranger for a three game series with the Lady Wolves. The ninth graders fell in the first set by the score of 25-18, but fought back in the second set, winning 25-18. Unfortunately, the young Lady Panthers could not pull out the victory, falling 15-13 in the third set. The JV team fought hard in both sets they played, but fell 25-19 and 25-21. The two setbacks to start the night did not foreshadow the outcome of the varsity game, as the Lady Panthers came out swinging. After three sets, Woodlawn had the win (25-14, 25-18, 25-14).

Tuesday night saw Woodlawn host Liberty in a JV/Varsity doubleheader. The JV Lady Panthers fought hard, pushing Liberty to three sets before falling 25-16, 21-25, and 15-9. However, just like the night before, the varsity team bounced back in a big way for Woodlawn. In an exciting contest in front of a supportive home crown, the Lady Panthers fell 25-20 in the first set. The second set would not be decided at 25, as Woodlawn needed an extra point to defeat Liberty, 26-24. With the score knotted at 1 set a piece, Woodlawn dominated the third set, 25-13. However, the Lady Patriots found a way to win the fourth set, 25-16. With the match on the line in the fifth set, Woodlawn found a way to come away with the win, 15-11! Branderia Graham and Taliyah Kirby combined for 22 kills and 4 blocks, and Kelis Conley added 20 assists to the stat line.

There was no rest for the weary Lady Panthers, as they were right back in the gym Wednesday for another three game series versus Doyle. Woodlawn’s sub-varsity teams each fell in two sets, but the pattern of the varsity team winning the night continued. The home fans had less anxiety than Tuesday night, with Woodlawn finishing the match after three sets (25-19, 25-17, 25-21). Graham and Kirby had 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Junior Amelie LeMaire added 9 kills for the Lady Panthers.

Next up for Volleyball: Monday, October 2 – JV/Varsity at White Castle; Wednesday, October 4 – Freshmen/JV/Varsity at U High; Saturday, October 7 – Varsity at Academy of Our Lady Tournament

Winter Sports Practice Underway

Boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls soccer, powerlifting, and tennis are all practicing in preparation for their upcoming seasons.

The Panther Play by Play – September 17 – September 23

Sep 26, 2023

Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.

Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.

Cross Country

For the second week in a row, our Panther Cross Country team made the trip across the Mississippi River to Brusly High School. This week, the Panthers competed in the Brusly Cinclaire Run on the Levee. First year Head Coach Erik Wagner was extremely pleased with his team’s performance, and for good reason. Every Panther runner ran a personal record in their races. Woodlawn High School was led by Ty Davis, who placed 18th in the three mile varsity race. Ty was only a few shy of breaking into the all-time top 20 list for Woodlawn High School. Liam Dowdy also finished with a top 30 performance while setting his PR.

Our Lady Panthers were paced by freshman Kailyn Lebrun, who finished 27th in the varsity three mile race.

The Woodlawn High Cross Country team will be in action again Saturday at the St. Joseph’s Invitational at Highland Road Park.

Next up for Cross Country: Saturday, September 30 at the St. Joseph’s Invitational

Football

The Woodlawn Panther Sub-Varsity Football teams got the week started on the correct foot as they traveled to Denham Springs and came away with two wins Tuesday night.

The freshman team was able to come away with a hard fought victory by the score of 22-14. Following the freshman victory, the JV team shut the Yellow Jackets out while scoring three touchdowns of their own for a final score of 20-0.

Unfortunately for the Panthers, the momentum ended Tuesday night. The varsity team struggled Friday night in Thibodaux, falling behind to ED White early. When the game finally ended, the Panthers fell 57-7.

Next up for Football: Monday, September 25 – Freshmen and JV vs. Walker; Friday, September 29 – Varsity at St. James

Swim

Following their successful opening-season meet last week, our Panthers were off of competition this week. Woodlawn will be back in the pool this week preparing for two meets this weekend. Our Panthers will travel to Lafayette for a meet in the Lafayette Swim League Saturday and will follow that up with a make-up of their opening weekend meet that was postponed.

Next up for Swim: Saturday, September 30 – Lafayette Swim League at Crawfish Aquatics Lafayette, Sunday, October 1 – Capital City Swim League at Crawfish Aquatics Bluebonnet

Volleyball

Following a busy week, which saw the Lady Panthers in action in six matches, Woodlawn High was back in action with six matches again this past week.

Tuesday night saw Woodlawn face neighborhood rival St. Michael. The Lady Panthers struggled to get traction versus the visiting Warriors on all three levels. After the freshman and JV teams both lost two sets to none, the varsity Panthers were also unable to get much positive going. At the end of the match, the visiting Warriors walked away with a three set win.

On Wednesday, the Lady Panthers travelled to Denham Springs for a three-match set versus the Lady Yellow Jackets. Much like Tuesday nigh, the freshman and JV teams struggled, each losing in two sets. However, the varsity team bounced back with a strong three set win over the Yellow Jackets. Our Lady Panthers won the match 25-19, 25-11, and 25-20.

Finally, the Lady Panthers played host to the Rumble in the Jungle Volleyball tournament. Woodlawn finished the tournament with a 3-1 record, defeating White Castle, Caddo Magnet, and Hammond in straight sets before falling to Lakeshore in two sets. Sophomore Mikenzie Wells was named to the All-Tournament team for Woodlawn High.

Next up for Volleyball: Monday, September 25 – Freshmen/JV/Varsity at Loranger; Tuesday, September 26 – Freshmen/JV/Varsity vs. Liberty; Wednesday, September 27 – Freshmen/JV/Varsity vs. Doyle

Winter Sports Practice Underway

Boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls soccer, powerlifting, and tennis are all practicing this upcoming week.

The Panther Play by Play – September 10 – September 16

Sep 18, 2023

Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.

Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.

Cross Country

Our Panther Cross Country team made their debut this weekend at the 4th Annual Brusly Cross Country Invitational. Sophomores Ty Davis and Liam Dowdy placed 19th and 33rd overall in the varsity 2 mile race. Their times were good for the 3rd and 4th fastest Cross Country 2 mile times in Woodlawn High School history. In the girls 2 mile varsity race, Freshman Kailyn Lebrun placed 26th overall. Her time was the fastest 2 mile time in the history of Woodlawn High School. This week, our Panthers will be back at Brusly High School for the 3 mile Cinclaire Run on the Levee.

Next up for Cross Country: Saturday, September 23 at the Brusly Cinclaire Run on the Levee

Football

Woodlawn hosted Carver for Homecoming this year and everyone left Panther Stadium excited about the home team’s victory. Our Panthers walked off the field victorious, defeating the Rams by the score of 33-6.

Woodlawn held the lead for the entire night, holding the Rams at bay. Carver was never able to muster much of an offensive attack, and never threatened to take the lead from the Panthers.

The Panthers offense was paced by Junior running back Jay’cob Jolla, who scored two touchdowns. Junior Ma’kahi Wilson and freshman Alonzo Luckett also scored offensive touchdowns, while sophomore David Breaud returned a fumble for a touchdown.

The Panthers will be back in action Friday night as they travel to Thibodaux to face ED White.

In the sub-varsity contests versus Dutchtown, one team was victorious, while the other fell just short. Our freshman team began the night last Tuesday falling to the Griffins by one score. The final was 20-12 in favor of Dutchtown. The JV team quickly executed their revenge, coming away with a 14-12 win over Dutchtown. Both the JV and Freshmen will be back in action Tuesday night at Denham Springs.

Next up for Football: Tuesday, September 19 – Freshmen and JV at Denham Springs; Friday, September 22 – Varsity at ED White

Swim

The Panther Swim team were in the water for their first swim meet of the season this past Saturday at Crawfish Aquatics. The boys’ 200 yard medley relay and freestyle each placed 6th in their first races of the season. The boys’ swim team finished 4th overall in the meet.

Individually, James Skiles finished in the top ten in the 200 yard freestyle and John Cador finished in the top ten in the 100 yard freestyle. Cador was joined by Norman Collins, Zack Lemoine, and Reagan Rodgers in the 100 yard freestyle. Ben Mackay, Alex Collins, and Vincent Nguyen each competed in the 50 yard freestyle.

Both of our Lady Panthers swam against a stacked field in the 50 yard freestyle, with Freshman Breanna Barrios and Junior Isabella Winter each finishing with competitive times. The pair from Woodlawn finished back-to-back in the 100 yard freestyle as well.

Our Panthers will be off this weekend and will travel to Lafayette for their first out-of-town trip of the season on Saturday, September 30.

Next up for Swim: Saturday, September 30 – Lafayette Swim League at Crawfish Aquatics Lafayette

Volleyball

The Lady Panther Volleyball team made up for their slow week last week by playing six matches this week. Woodlawn High hosted Ponchatoula and Madison Prep before participating at the Brusly Tournament Thursday through Saturday.

Monday, our Lady Panthers got off to a slow start versus Ponchatoula. All three levels, Freshmen, JV, and Varsity, fell to Ponchatoula after the long layover without matches.

Wednesday, Woodlawn High hosted Madison Prep. The night began with JV action, but the Lady Panthers fell short by the score of 25-13 and 25-7. The varsity team, boosted by the arrival of Senior Taliyah Kirby, came away with a huge win in four sets. After winning the first set 25-23, the Lady Panthers fell 15-25 in the second set. Not to be deterred, our Lady Panthers bounced back to win the next two sets 25-18 and 25-19 for the big win.

Thursday afternoon saw our Lady Panthers travel to Brusly for tournament action. In two best-of-three matches, our Lady Panthers went 1-1 on the evening. Woodlawn faced Terrebonne in the first match of the day, falling in both sets by the scores of 25-19 and 25-12. However, the Lady Panthers bounced back to beat the host team, Brusly, 25-21 and 25-18.

Woodlawn travelled back across the Mississippi River Saturday morning for two more matches. Both matches Saturday were best-of-three. Our Lady Panthers came up short in both matches in three sets. Vandebilt Catholic defeated Woodlawn 21-25, 25-6, and 15-5 in the first match of the day. In the second match, Natchitoches Central defeated the Lady Panthers 17-25, 25-21, 8-15.

Next up for Volleyball: Monday, September 11 – Freshmen/JV/Varsity vs. Ponchatoula; Wednesday, September 13 – JV/Varsity vs. Madison Prep; Thursday, September 14 – Saturday, September 16 – at the Brusly Tournament

Winter Sports Practice Underway

Boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls soccer, powerlifting, and tennis are all practicing this upcoming week.

The Panther Play by Play – September 3 – September 9

Sep 11, 2023

Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.

Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.

Cross Country

First year Head Coach Erik Wagner and his Panther runners have continued to work hard around school. With the hot August temperatures behind us, our Cross Country team have been able to spend more time outside for afternoon practices. Our Panthers have been paced in practice by returning sophomore Liam Dowdy and newcomer Ty Davis. Freshman Kailyn Lebrun has been the leader of the girls’ team. Woodlawn’s Cross Country team will see their first action next weekend at Brusly High School.

Next up for Cross Country: Saturday, September 16 at the Brusly Invitational

Football

Week Two of the LHSAA high school football season saw our sub-varsity programs on a bye week. The freshman and JV teams will both be back in action next week as they host Dutchtown in a doubleheader. The contest was originally scheduled on Wednesday, but has been moved to Tuesday evening.

Our varsity Panthers faced the #2 ranked Division II team in the state of Louisiana Friday night. The Panthers fell to the Knights by the score of 49-14. Senior quarterback Myron Nelson found Jay’cob Jolla for a 35 yard touchdown strike to pull within 7 points at 14-7, but the Panthers found the going tough after that.

Woodlawn will host G.W. Carver next Friday night for Homecoming.

Next up for Football: Tuesday, September 12 – Freshmen and JV vs. Dutchtown; Friday, September 15 – Varsity vs. Carver

Swim

The Panther Swim team had their hopes of beginning their season drowned this week when the CCSL Season Opener at Crawfish Aquatics was cancelled due to water line issues in the surrounding areas. Our Panthers still took advantage of the week, practicing Tuesday through Thursday during their normal evening sessions. Our Panthers are hoping to get their season officially started this Saturday at Crawfish Aquatics in their regularly scheduled league meet.

Next up for Swim: Saturday, September 16 – Capital City Swim League at Crawfish Aquatics

Volleyball

Our Lady Panther Volleyball team had a slow week, with only one JV/Varsity match on Tuesday versus Belaire. The Junior Varsity got the contest started off with a strong statement, winning both sets by the score of 25-8. The Varsity team continued the strong performance with a straight set win of their own. Woodlawn defeated Belaire 25-10, 25-3, and 25-12. The win moved our Lady Panthers to 2-1 on the season before a busy week next week.

Next up for Volleyball: Monday, September 11 – Freshmen/JV/Varsity vs. Ponchatoula; Wednesday, September 13 – JV/Varsity vs. Madison Prep; Thursday, September 14 – Saturday, September 16 – at the Brusly Tournament

Winter Sports Practice Underway

Boys’ and girls’ soccer have begun preparing for fall practices. Those interested should see Coach K. Douglas and Coach Holton, respectively. Our Panther tennis program will begin practice next week. If you are interested in tennis, please see Coach Broussard.