The Patterson Lumberjacks will travel to take on St. James, Class 3A’s top-ranked squad, Friday in Vacherie.
The Lumberjacks (2-6, 0-3 in district) enter Friday night’s contest after dropping a heartbreaker to Donaldsonville, 30-27, a week ago at Patterson.
Patterson coach Don Jones said last week’s game was the best football game the Lumberjacks had played during his tenure at Patterson.
“I was so proud of the way the players played for four quarters, especially after the game the week before, which just became a disaster with special teams, but they came back, they fought and that proves to me there’s a lot ...