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• Cajun coaches rave over local signees
  They look over a 2012 recruiting class that includes five signees from Acadiana area high schools, and realize that in seasons past UL might not have been able to keep at home so many with so much potential.

• At the wire
  But perhaps no one at the Cajundome on Thursday night was more shocked than Denver coach Joe Scott, who watched in frustration as UL benefitted from an unexpected call in overtime of the Ragin' Cajuns' 72-71 win over the Pioneers.

• Bayou Bash signing party a bust for Tigers
  BATON ROUGE — Some expected the worst for LSU coach Les Miles at the Bayou Bash signing day party at the River Center downtown on Wednesday.

• Cougars vs. Vikings: 5-4A's big rematch
  The Northside Vikings, in a supposed rebuilding year, are riding atop District 5-4A with a 22-3 overall record and a 5-1 mark in the league.

• Lady Cougars cruise past Parkway girls
  It was time for the St. Thomas More Lady Cougars to get their rhythm back.

• Prep soccer schedule
  

• He does it again
  The maturation process of UL freshman guard Elfrid Payton hit fast-forward once again in Thursday night's 72-71 overtime victory over the Denver Pioneers.

• High school basketball standings
  

• Local sports briefs
  NEW IBERIA — Anderson Middle closed out the 2012 season with a second-place finish in the Wolfpack Shootout Touranment, losing to East St. John Parish 41-33 in the finals.

• Palmer leads Phoenix Open
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Palmer was back in his comfort zone with his trusted old putter model in the first round of the Phoenix Open.