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GEISMAR, La. (BRPROUD) Two have been arrested in connection to a series of October vehicle burglaries within Ascension Parish.

Ascension Parish Sheriffs Office deputies arrested Eric Troquille, 36, of Gonzales and Natalie Gremillion, 29, of Hessmer on Monday.

According to APSO, deputies responded to vehicle burglaries at two different businesses on Hwy 75 on Oct. 14 and Oct. 17. Handguns were allegedly stolen from vehicles on these dates.

On Oct. 30, deputies responded to a suspected vehicle burglary on Ashland Road where a security guard told authorities that a male allegedly pointed a firearm at him before running into the woods.

Troquille faces charges of 17 counts of simple burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, four counts of theft $1,000, 10 counts of theft of a firearm, five counts theft less than $1,000, seven counts of criminal trespass, aggravated assault with a firearm and attempted burglary.

Gremillionfaces charges of illegal possession of stolen things and theft.

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Coming into this season, the Orlando Magic often felt more like a series of questions than a legitimate basketball team. How long will this rebuild take? When are Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz coming back? Whats the future of the veterans on the roster? Can Mo Bamba and WCJ play together? Might RJ Hampton actually be a wing? Will this side ever enter a game as the presumptive favorites?

And the most significant question of all: when is this team going to land a star?

Its a pertinent thing to ask of any team either thinking about or in the midst of a full-scale teardown. Genuine superstar talent is ultimately what creates contenders in the NBA, and for a team racking up losses the best way to acquire such a player is with a pick in the upper echelons of the annual draft.

The Magic are evidently aware of this fact, having made the decision last season to blow up what they had and invest even further in the potential of youth. The team now features six recent lottery picks on the current roster, along with three other players taken in the Drafts first round. However, the front office has never personally wielded a pick higher than fifth in the annual entry event, a fact which theoretically makes nabbing that much-needed franchise-altering talent a slightly more difficult proposition. As such, the search continues.

So we arrive back at the driving question. Where is the star that is going to lead the Magic back to contention? When will the draft gods show mercy on a long-starved franchise and gift them the luck they need to return to relevance?

Or what if they already have? What if instead of inquiring about the stars arrival, we changed the equation and asked instead about the stars ascension? Is there someone already on the roster who could yet rise to the occasion?

Cole Anthony certainly thinks so, and his game is starting to suggest as much, as well.

Anthony endured what was a visibly rocky start to his rookie season, with the young point guard struggling to make efficient contributions to a team that had its sights set on the postseason. Although he opened his career as a reserve, it wasnt long before he was thrust into a much more significant role for the Magic; a cruel season-ending injury to teammate Markelle Fultz presented an early opportunity for Anthony as he was asked to step into the vacated starting backcourt slot in just his ninth game. Unfortunately predictably he wasnt terribly effective before a rib injury forced him to the sidelines for an almost two-month stretch.

This lack of impact across the opening 25 games of his career can largely be attributed to poor shooting numbers. In that time Anthony made just 37.5% of his attempts from the floor, including an unpalatable 32.5% from deep. He also wasnt able to offset this by generating either free-throws or assists, with a miniscule 2.2 attempts from the charity stripe and only 3.8 helpers each night. Some of this was a result of the fact that he was a long way down the pecking order on a roster still dominated by veterans, but it also remained true that he wasnt able to reliably convert in terms of the things that were being asked of him. To watch Cole at the time was to see a player obviously uncomfortable navigating the speed, length and athleticism of the professional game, and it dulled his scoring capacity significantly.

Anthony was only able to return from the injured list with 22 games remaining in the season, at which time he rejoined a team that looked vastly different compared to the one he had last taken the court with. The vast majority of his most talented teammates were now out of the picture, the rebuild in Central Florida finally underway in earnest. As a result Cole found himself suddenly one of the Magics most relied upon players, paradoxically a veteran presence despite being very much still a rookie himself. His natural confidence and positional importance launched him into a significant leadership role, even with very little experience.

Despite the poor team results of the tank job stretch, Anthonys individual play began to flourish in the back half of the season. Like it was pre-All Star break, the determining factor in his performance largely came down to shooting numbers. He pushed his field goal accuracy to 41.7% and his three-point stroke to 34.8%, both major improvements considering the significant increase he also experienced in frequency an extra 2.1 shot attempts each night (despite similar court time) and a usage rate up from 21.5% to 25.8%.

Also significant was the increased aggression he showed in getting into the lane, along with the improved body control he exhibited in those moments. The result was 3.5 free throw attempts each night, a rate more than 50% greater than he had previously been racking up. Consider this alongside the improved finishing numbers and youve got a player who added almost five whole points to both his effective field goal and true shooting percentages, bumping the former to 47.2% and the latter to 51.8%. Both are far from superstar figures, but contextually they represented significant improvement and an upward trajectory for a player still learning the ropes in his rookie campaign.

If visible development was the positive takeaway from Anthonys first year in the big leagues, it would be entirely fair to say that hes seemingly intent on making such an observation part and parcel of his basketball experience. Across 14 games to open the 2021/22 season, the effervescent sophomore has racked up averages of 20.2 points, 5.6 assists and a whopping 6.6 rebounds each night, with 1.5 stocks (combined steals and blocks) for good measure. He has arrived at these on the back of significantly more efficient shooting numbers, converting from the field at a clip of 43.8% and from beyond the arc at a tropical 39.4%. Elsewhere, his trips to the line have also jumped up (4.0 per game on a .260 free throw rate), the net result being that his true shooting percentage has rocketed up to 58.1%. Its the best non-center mark of anyone on Orlandos roster.

That last figure a 58.1% true shooting percentage is of further interest. Its something that Anthony has managed to nudge above the league average, and that looks even more impressive when you isolate just the leagues backcourts. Among all guard-eligible players seeing at least 30 minutes per night, Anthony currently ranks twelfth by true shooting percentage, a smidge behind Chris Paul and James Harden but ahead of names such as Ja Morant, Trae Young, Luka Doncic, Donovan Mitchell, Devin Booker, and the Ball brothers, among others. Relatively speaking, Cole is pushing his offensive play into a category somewhere closer to elite than acceptable.

There are still other elements of his game worth noting at this early juncture as well. Although smaller, Anthony is making some strides as a playmaker and game conductor, with a slight hike in his usage rate 25.6% this season compared to 24.3% as a rookie being accompanied by a 2.6% increase in his assist rate (now up to 26.7%) and a 0.2% reduction in his turnover rate (now down to 14.6%). Although slender shifts, theyre complementary numbers that are pushing in the right direction and that speak to an improved read of the game. Anthony has also raised his already impressive rebounding numbers to historically elite levels, with the 6-foot-2 guard swooping up 6.6 caroms each night courtesy of a beastly 20.3% share of all available defensive rebounds thats a rate not far off what Mo Bamba grabs!

Predictably, the advanced metrics love Anthonys game so far this season, particularly when one factors in the handicap he carries as a result of Orlandos shoddy record. Lets rattle off the list: Anthony is currently sporting a PER of 17.8 (2nd on the team), VORP of 0.4 (1st), a 1.7 box plus/minus figure (2nd), a win shares per-48 rate of .111 (4th), and a whopping on-off rating of +32.5 per-100 possessions (1st). The Magic clearly havent been great, but Cole has hardly been the cause. Rather, hes been the closest thing the team has to a dependable star.

Its one thing to notice that a player is making more shots but another to understand why that might be the case. For Anthony, much of it comes from the combination of a recalibrated shot profile and the re-emergence of his shooting stroke.

More important than having simply increased his shot attempts each night is the fact that the second-year guard has committed to stretching opposing defenses out, with almost half of all of his looks this season coming from beyond the arc (109 of 219). Considering the almost 6% increase in accuracy from deep this has been a real boon to his efficiency, and a welcome sight for a team long-starved of long-range threats. Catch-and-shoot triples now make up 28.8% of his overall shot diet (17.2% last season), while pull-up attempts account for a healthy 20.7% (up from 13.0%). Hes also getting way more of them with what NBA tracking categorizes as either open or wide-open defensive attention, with 43.5% of his total attempts each night coming from deep with the nearest defender at least four feet away (compared to just 27.5% last season).

Anthony is also getting up significantly more long range attempts off the bounce, testament to his developing feel for the rhythms of the professional game. Last year he took only 1.5 three point shots per-game after one or more dribbles, a rate he has more than doubled in his second season with 3.2 long-range launches each night coming off the back of a bouncing ball. Its important to note that Anthony has always been more accurate when his shooting motion involves a dribble gather, as opposed to the feet-set mechanics of catch-and-shoot attempts; its a trend that has continued this season, with Cole shooting no less than 40.0% on attempts that are preceded by anywhere from one to seven-plus dribbles. Hes noticeably comfortable hunting for his own shot with the ball in hand, particularly on hard-left drives and feints that create a little separation between him and his defender.

Speaking of his dribbling, its also clear that Anthony is a more assured ball handler in just his second year. Hes always had an impressive set of heels, but hes making much more effective use of angles, opportunities and tempo variation this season. Hell frequently use a burst of speed to get his direct opponent back-pedaling, before slamming on the breaks and settling into a balanced pull-up jumper on the perimeter or in the extended mid-range. Hes active in hunting out switches, with a demonstrated ability to roast any slow-footed bigs who happen to find themselves temporarily adrift from their preferred assignment. And now that his three-pointer is falling theres an uncertainty as to what hell pull from the bag of tricks next, gifting him the opportunity to simply select the right option when the opponent commits too far in one direction.

During the seasons early stages Anthony has also been significantly better at finishing in the areas around the hoop. He has connected on 60.0% of his attempts at the rim, as well as an enormously improved 41.9% of shots in the 3 to 10 foot range; the eye test screams of a floater game that is more effective this year, with the crafty use of his body to create space and soft banks off glass now peppering his resume. Last season, particularly early, Cole appeared to only really be looking to attack seams at speed, a straight line drive that was frequently stymied in the painted area by aware help rotations. This years version of the young point guard is a little less predictable and, as a result, a whole lot more impactful.

Some of this extra juice is a result of the effective two-man game that is emerging between Anthony and Wendell Carter Jr. There were flashes of this post-trade last season, but across the first 14 games this duo is emerging as the teams primary cog on offense. There is no one on the side that Cole dishes the ball too more frequently than WCJ, with 12.9 passes per game, or 21.4% of all Anthony passes, going to the big man; likewise, Carter Jr. puts the ball directly in Anthonys hands 19.5 times each night, a whopping 28.0% of all passes that are directed towards Anthony. When these guys share the court, the offense is essentially funneled through the pair.

Interestingly, the passes that come from WCJ result in 3.3 shots each night for the young point guard, attempts on which Anthony is currently shooting 48.8% from the floor, including 51.4% on those within the arc. It speaks to the burgeoning effectiveness of their pick-and-roll game, with Cole benefiting from the solid contact his teammate is routinely able to establish on screens; space and separation creates opportunity, and Anthony is finding ways to exploit this for shots, assists, and give-and-go chances. Hes currently generating 0.92 points per possession as the ball-handler in pick-and-roll situations, a figure that places him in the 65th percentile league-wide. WCJ, by comparison, is at 1.10 points as the roll man, a 44th percentile mark that isnt great but that paces the Magic bigs by a country mile (for reference, Bamba currently ranks in the shield your eyes! 2nd percentile). These individual figures arent exclusive to the pair as a duo, but they certainly are each others most frequent dance partner.

(A side note and something worth monitoring: Franz Wagner is currently posting an absurd 1.10 points per-possession when asked to handle the ball in the pick-and-roll. Its something hes done only 26 times so far, but that rate places him in the 89th percentile league-wide. As David Steele might ask, is this anything?)

In terms of Anthonys scoring theres one other interesting observation to note at this early juncture. Hes currently producing 1.06 points per possession when attacking out of isolation, a strong figure that sits just outside the top 25 league-wide (when you isolate the numbers for those with a decent volume of attempts). Its currently being buoyed by a sky-high free throw rate in such circumstances 19.0%, ninth behind foul-drawing savants like James Harden and Joel Embiid among the 88 players who have generated at least 10 such play types this season. However, its worth noting that Coles field goal percentage in such instances isnt as comparatively strong, with 41.7% shooting from the field combining with his three-point proclivities for a 50.0% effective field goal percentage in isolation sequences. Interestingly, that does still rank thirty-sixth among the qualified players, a decent result for what is a difficult shot type.

Now, these isolation figures are being drawn from an obviously volatile small sample size. But Anthonys early success suggests that its an arrow in his quiver that he could be well-served by unknocking more frequently. As it stands, Cole is only averaging 1.2 isolation plays per night, a number that accounts for just 6.2% of all his shooting possessions. This is a rate that ranks 82nd among the 88 qualified players, behind others like Cade Cunningham, Dennis Schroder, Anthony Edwards, and Jrue Holiday, each of whom have been woefully inefficient by comparison. Maybe theres something to be said for the Magic letting Cole cook a little more often.

If the obvious area of improvement to Anthonys offensive game is his scoring punch, its his passing chops that are developing in a slightly more subtle manner. The sophomores reputation is definitely as a score-first point guard, but there has been some growth evident in his play that suggests this definition is a bit too narrow.

Across the seasons first 14 contests Anthony has raised his nightly assist numbers to 5.6 per game, up from 4.1 as a rookie. He has bumped his assist rate up to 26.7% this year (from 24.1%), while nudging his turnover rate down ever so slightly (from 14.8% to 14.6%). Some of this improvement is simply equal parts court time and increased responsibilities, as evidenced by the relatively static figures achieved per-36 minutes (5.5 assists this year compared to 5.4 as a rookie) and per-100 possessions stats (7.4 assists compared to 7.3). However, theres a developing nuance to his quarterbacking skills evident when watching him play that simply wasnt there as a rookie.

Anthonys feel for the professional game is rightfully improving as he gains experience, and its resulting in more assured and incisive play as a point guard. In the same way that a growing ability to read the floor has aided his scoring, so too has it started to unlock him as a passer; nowhere is this more evident than in his drive-and-kick game. Cole has shown a knack in knowing when to accelerate towards the paint in a way that forces the help defender to commit, at which point he can simply swing the ball to a waiting and willing shooter on the wing picture Franz Wagner lurking below the break and youve got it.

According to Basketball Reference, Anthonys 67 assists on the season thus far have generated 176 points for the Magic, a clip of 2.63 points per successful helper that highlights his increasing ability to find this exact type of shot for his teammates. By way of comparison, the 192 assists he totaled last year generated 457 points for Orlando, a number which equates to just 2.38 points per dime. One might be able to argue that Cole is primarily tallying more assists because the ball is in his hands more frequently, sure, but a deeper dive into the numbers suggests that his assists are simply more valuable so far this season.

There are other elements to Anthonys passing game that indicate hes headed in the right direction. Hes averaging fewer seconds per possession (5.13 to 6.00), taking less dribbles per touch (4.58 to 5.67), and simply moving the ball more frequently than he did last season (60.5 passes each night compared to 42.8). None of these are necessarily indicators of an effective passing game, but they certainly speak to a player who is both a more willing facilitator and a more decisive decision maker with the ball in hand. Its an approach to the game that stands to benefit any young point guard.

So what exactly have the Magic got in Cole Anthony?

Is he a scoring-oriented combo guard destined for a career of providing offensive punch off the bench? Or is he the type of dynamic playmaker that could be one of the key cogs on a serious playoff contender?

Are his numbers through fourteen games this year the result of his playing a massive role for a bad team? Or should they rightfully catapult him into the discussion for the Most Improved Player award?

Moving forward, is he a nice complementary piece to have around or an essential part of Orlandos long-term foundation?

As is so often the case in the NBA, no one can know for certain and we wont find out for a while anyway. Still, with the offensive ascension Anthony has been able to demonstrate already, it feels like theres a real chance that his star shines brightly for this franchise long into the future.

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Ascension Living Villa Franciscan Place, a skilled nursing facility located at 210 North Springfield Avenue in Joliet, has been named by U.S. News and World Report as one of Americas Best Short-term Rehabilitation Centers. U.S. News and World Report identified the Best Nursing Homes for 2020-21 after evaluating more than 15,000 sites nationwide, in every state and nearly 100 major metropolitan areas.

This designation is a testament to the dedication, personalized care and service provided by every member of the Ascension Living Villa Franciscan Place team who are driven by a commitment to delivering quality care and living out our mission, said Danny Stricker, president, Ascension Living. It truly is an honor to have Villa Franciscan Place as one of the 13 of our communities nationally recognized by this leading publication.

The 12th edition of the U.S. News Best Nursing Homes merges extensive information about care, COVID-19 vaccination requirements for residents and staff, flu and pneumonia vaccination rates, and infection control performance. This years methodology includes an emphasis on skilled nursing facilities meeting certain standards of resident safety. These standards include a minimum threshold for the staff COVID-19 vaccination rate, appropriate use of antipsychotic drugs and visits to the emergency department, among other criteria.

U.S. News takes pride in providing relevant, up-to-date information when making any sort of healthcare decision, said Zach Adams, health data engineer at U.S. News. Profiles now include resident and staff COVID-19 vaccination rates alongside information on how to pay for a facility. This important information can help families, residents and caregivers make a decision that keeps safety and accessibility at the highest priority.

To learn more about Ascension Living Villa Franciscan Place, visit ascensionliving.org/villafranciscan.

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The Favonius Warbow is a 4-star weapon, a part of the Favonius Series of weapons that benefit support characters. The Favonius Warbow is a strong option for any support character who wields a bow, allowing a character to generate massive amounts of energy particles after dealing critical damage. This allows any sub-DPS or support character to funnel energy to any character.

As a 4-star weapon, the Favonius Warbow is obtainable from the Standard Banner, the Featured Banner, and the Weapon Banner. You can get this weapon at any time from all three banners, making this an attractive option for free-to-play or low-spending players. Occasionally, this weapon will have a rate-up on the weapons banner, so keep your eyes peeled if you need this weapon.

The Favonius Warbow is a solid option for a support character who wields a bow. Unfortunately, the Favonius Warbow is rarely the best-in-slot for any character but acts as a suitable backup weapon for characters like Diona.

You can funnel energy into your main DPS character through the weapons passive. After landing a Critical Hit with the character holding this weapon, swap immediately to your main DPS character. This gives that character a ton of energy towards their Elemental Burst.

Put this weapon on a Diona, Kujou Sara, or support Amber if you dont have enough Bow weapons. This weapon will also likely work well with the upcoming Gorou, who will likely have lots of Energy Recharge issues.

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The fire prevention teams of the St. Amant and Fifth Ward Volunteer fire departments were recently honored for their outstanding efforts in their communities, said Chief Officer James E. LeBlanc.

"These two teams are holding the standard for fire prevention, and we cannot thank them enough for their strong dedicated efforts," said LeBlanc.

The teams visited local day care centers, churches, nursing homes and Ascension Parish schools in their districts, teaching fire prevention to the youth of Ascension Parish, LeBlanc said.

Our audience has included residents from 3-years-old to the residents of our local nursing homes," LeBlanc said.

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Provided fire safety training for more than 1,200 children in their districts

Conducted field preplans of all the businesses in both districts

Assisted with the testing of fire hydrants in both districts

Assisted with several fire drills at local day care centers and schools

"Im so proud to recognize this group as a premier fire prevention team. They are all respected and admired by their peers and our local communities as the most diverse, and innovative and efficient public safety providers for the St. Amant and Darrow communities," LeBlanc said.

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HYDERABAD:As soon as P Venkata Rami Reddys name emerged as TRS MLC candidate, Congress leaders lost no time in approaching the Chief Secretary urging him to reject Reddys resignation as Siddipet Collector.

PCC chief A Revanth Reddy who has been alleging that Rami Reddys company was a beneficiary in the Kokapet land e-auction, referred to his complaint made to the CBI in September. The fraud, corruption and involvement of MSTC, bureaucrats and top political heads of the TS resulted in undue favour to the Rajapushpa Group, owned by the IAS officers family. Days after my complaint to CBI, the official portal of the HMDA was hacked and data was deleted, which indicates the conspiracy, he pointed out in the letter to CS, besides other corruption charges.

Later, speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan, the Congress leader recalled how the official worked against the interests of Telangana while closing ranks with former CM N Kiran Kumar Reddy on a water project in Chittoor. Both KCR and his nephew T Harish Rao created a furore about Rami Reddys proximity to Kiran Kumar Reddy prior to bifurcation. Interestingly, the same official is now close to KCR like a blend of whiskey and soda, Revanth said.

Shabbir Ali recalled the way how the same official had embarrassed the bureaucratic world by bowing to KCR. The rules clearly state that, Every member of the Service shall maintain Political Neutrality. On September 7, Shabbir Ali had written to President Ram Nath Kovind about the conduct of Collectors of Kamareddy (Dr A Sharath) and Siddipet (Venkata Rami Reddy) who had violated the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1986.

The Congress leader said that if the CS did not reject the resignation of the corrupt official, it would send a wrong message to honest bureaucrats. The Congress is planning legal steps on the matter, he said.

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In the wake of COVID-19, the long-standing demand for healthcare workers in our state has intensified. In 2021, there have been over 25,000 healthcare job openings in Marion County alone.

Even with a soft job market because of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare has not been able to find enough qualified workers to fill these critical positions.

We must address the need for talent in healthcare both in the short-term and over the next decade, as the demand for nurses, medical assistants and other healthcare workers is projected to grow. Other high-demand Indiana industries such as financial services, information technology, logistics and advanced manufacturing will also feel the pressure to find job-ready workers with the right training and skills as the economy starts to grow post-pandemic.

Meeting all of these talent demands requires creative new approaches to cultivating next-generation employees. That is why, at Ascension St. Vincent, we are excited to be among the founding cohort of 16 Central Indiana employers hiring high school students for youth apprenticeships, offering two to three years of paid, on-the-job training and advanced education. This initiative, called Modern Apprenticeship (MAP), was launched by Marion Countys workforce development board EmployIndy and talent and workforce development initiative Ascend Indiana. The program reflects a promising new approach for how Ascension St. Vincent, and other employers, can address immediate workforce development and staffing demands, advance our commitments to organizational equity and diversity, and build the next-generation workforce.

Through the program, companies onboard capable candidates in their junior year of high school. For their first two years, apprentices spend up to 24 hours per week in their jobs roles that are carefully crafted with technical assistance support to ensure youth add value to the employer while continuing their classroom learning. In the year following high school graduation, they focus primarily on their position within the company.

After completing the program, apprentices earn a high school diploma, college credits and a nationally recognized credential. They emerge equipped to enter directly into the workforce, earn additional credentials or pursue a postsecondary degree. The value proposition for students is clear: Modern Apprenticeship provides them with in-demand skills that will help them build a strong foundation for success.

Along with the clear talent development benefits, youth apprenticeship programs also hold the power to bring more racially and ethnically diverse candidates into organizations, which is critically important to all of us.

That is why we have hired four apprentices to be part of our first cohort of Modern Apprenticeship, and we encourage our fellow healthcare providers to join as well. Employers can benefit from the mutual support their peer organizations provide as well as robust backing from EmployIndy and Ascend. This includes creating training plans for apprentices, supporting candidate recruitment, and providing ongoing training for apprentices once they are on the job.

COVID-19 has exacerbated the need for new approaches to recruiting and training talent in healthcare as well as other high-demand professions. Modern Apprenticeship offers a promising path to meet todays workforce needs and position Central Indiana employers with the talent they need to thrive in the future.

Adams is Chief Nursing Officer at Ascension St. Vincent and a member of the Ascend Indiana Board of Directors. Mitchell is the Manager of Workforce Development at Ascension St. Vincent.

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Holly Meidl has been promoted to senior vice president and chief risk officer at faith-based healthcare organisation Ascension, the largest not-for-profit health system in the US.

A former Sedgwick SVP and managing director for Marshs US healthcare practice, Meidl has been with Accession for over three years. Prior to the promotion, she was its vice president for risk services, responsible for its risk financing and clinical risk management functions.

Immediately before that, she was a senior vice president for Bermuda re/insurance group Allied World, responsible for its North American healthcare business.

Ascension uses self-insurance trusts and captives to achieve a risk-financing model that it says is more cost-effective than commercial insurance. It achieves cost savings in professional general liability (PGL) and workers compensation programs by collaborating with Ascension Care Excellence and risk management, occupational health and safety colleagues to promote patient and associate safety.

In addition to healthcare delivery, its subsidiaries provide a variety of services and solutions, including clinical and network services, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, risk management, and contracting through Ascensions own group purchasing organisation.

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The Ascension Catholic Bulldogs had a year to think about their surprising opening-round playoff loss to Cedar Creek last season, it certainly has fueled them for the 2021 season.

The Bulldogs will move on to face top-seeded Ouachita Christian in Monroe on Friday after advancing with a 41-36 win over Central Catholic of Morgan City on the road. The Bulldogs moved to 8-1 on the season.

The kids certainly did not want to end their season like last year, they were locked in, and we knew it would be a tough game against a good program, coach Chris Schexnayder said.

The teams were tied at 20 at the half, as neither team had much success stopping the other team. Central Catholic scored on their first play from scrimmage as running back Damondrick Blackburn went untouched for 70 yards and a 6-0 lead.

We didnt blink as a team after the score, you could see that we were determined to match the score and intensity, Schexnayder said.

ACHS went on a nice drive ending with a 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bryce Leonard to slotback Calvin Delone for a 7-6 lead. The Bulldogs did get a stop on the next possession by CCMC as defensive back Layton Melancon picked off a Caleb OCon pass and returned into Eagle territory.

ACHS wasted no time to score as Leonard hooked up with his brother, Brooks, for a 38-yard touchdown. The play was a fake reverse and Leonard got behind the secondary for one of the most exciting plays of the night.

Leonard added a 13-yard touchdown run before the half. The third quarter went very fast as both teams forced punts on consecutive possessions. The fourth quarter was full of fireworks as the Bulldogs and Eagles combined for 37 points. ACHS took a 34-20 lead with back-to-back touchdown passes from Leonard to Delone.

Delone finished the night with six catches for 168 yards and four touchdowns. CCMC rallied with passing touchdowns from OCon to Drew Rock to get within six points. CCMC attempted an onside kick, and it was recovered by the Bulldogs, they took a knee and advanced to the quarter-final round.

Bryce Leonard finished with 276 yards passing and 5 touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown. Linebacker Landon Szubinski had 16 tackles for ACHS and defensive linemen, Jacques Husers had 10 tackles and a sack. Linebacker Patrick Cancienne had 13 tackles, followed by Noah Robichaux with 10 and Travis Cedatol with 9 tackles. Lex Melancon had 6 tackles and was 5/6 on extra points. Brooks Leonard had five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown. It was a total team effort by the Bulldogs on the road.

Several guys had big nights including Bryce (Leonard), Brooks (Leonard) and Calvin (Delone), our offensive and defensive lines played well, our linebackers were active, and the secondary made some plays. We are excited about moving on, Schexnayder said.

ACHS will face a team in Ouachita Christian that is a regular in the D4 finals, something the Bulldogs are aware of. We fully respect our opponent, they are a really good team that is well-coached, they will be at home, it will be a long road trip for us, but with all that being said, I am confident our guys will prepare hard this week and be ready to play, we look forward to having our fans support us,, said. Schexnayder.

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5A

East Ascension 42-26 beat Southside and will play top-seeded East Ascension in the next round of playoffs.

Dutchtown lost to Acadiana 14-43.

St. Amant toppled H.L. Bourgeois 27-13 and will travel to play Acadiana High.

3A

Donaldsonville defeated Patterson 48-14 and will host Church Point.

Division 4

Ascension Catholic won over Central Catholic of Morgan City 41-36 and will travel to face Ouachita Christian.

Volleyball

The Dutchtown Lady Griffins ended a successful season with a 3-1 quarterfinal loss to Southside at the State tournament in Lafayette. The Lady Griffins won 30 games this season.

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