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High school football scores
Sat, 09/18/2021 - 12:48 PM, 74 Reads
Friday night football scores for Washington Parish teams:

Franklinton 35, Fountainebleau 20

Pine 35, Pearl River 25

Sylva Bay 7, Bowling Green 6

Varnado 26, Northlake Christian 14

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Fri, 09/17/2021 - 12:07 PM, 65 Reads
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

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Biden is not withholding benefits from unvaccinated veterans
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Corral accounts for 7 TDs, No. 17 Rebels beat Tulane 61-21
By CHRIS BURROWS - Associated Press
Sun, 09/19/2021 - 12:37 AM, 36 Reads
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Matt Corral was not going to let an extended weather delay spoil his night. The Mississippi quarterback shrugged off the nearly two-hour pause and posted a record-setting performance.
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McNeese uses strong second half to beat Southern 31-24
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat, 09/18/2021 - 11:18 PM, 35 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Mason Pierce returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and Cody Orgeron tossed a 3-yard scoring pass to Josh Matthews early in the fourth quarter to help McNeese rally past Southern 31-24 in nonconference play on Saturday.
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