Four months ago, Ferriday High’s football team went down to Vinton High and suprised the district champions with a first round upset win before falling to Many in the second round.

Last week, the Trojan basketball team went to Opelousas Catholic as a wild card from District 3-2A and upset the Vikings.

Ferriday hosts Newman today in a contest which will be played at Vidalia High because the Ferriday gym floor sweats from the humidity at times.

&uot;Nobody expected us to do well,&uot; said Trojan forward Lawrence Washington, who also played football. &uot;I feel like we can go all the way to Lafayette (Top 24 Tournament).

Ferriday forward Aron Thomas was a quarterback on the football team.

&uot;We competed in one of the toughest districts in 2A,&uot;&160;Thomas said. &uot;We went up against top teams like McCall and Vidalia, and that helped get us ready.&uot;

Junior forward Jason Scott is the Trojans’ leading scorer.

&uot;The last two years we went out in the first round,&uot; Scott said. &uot;We beat everybody during the season. But this year we had to work hard and took a lot of hard losses. We knew we had to play and I think some people took us lightly.&uot;

Scott said the Trojans’ slogan has been &uot;Shock the World.&uot;

&uot;And we’re still shocking people,&uot; he said.

Senior James Campbell knows about Ferriday tradition, such as state titles in 1988 and ’89 .

&uot;We hear about it all the time,&uot; Campbell said. &uot;This is my first time to get past the first round and it feel great..&uot;

Ferriday freshman LaKendrick Nix said he believes the Trojans can keep surprising.

&uot;We have to keep doing the things that got us this far and keep playing tough,&uot; he said.

Ferriday junior Derrick Williams said he is happy to still be playing basketball.

&uot;It feels good to be in the second round,&uot; &uot;We’ve surprised everybody

Ferriday forward Johnny Brooks said the Trojans need to keep their intensity high.

&uot;It’s going to take our best effort each time out now,&uot; Brooks said. &uot;It’s important we are ready to play. But it sure feels good to be playing in March.&uot;