Most people
this time of year go to Gueydan with duck stamps in hand for a guided hunt at
Doug’s Hunting Lodge. The Trojans of Sacred Heart; however, went into town with
something bigger in mind. They went into town looking for their first W of the
2014 campaign… which is exactly what they got.
Coach Gary
Adkins credited the win to how the Trojans responded from the loss at Opelousas
Catholic. He said, “The kids were there (at school) Saturday morning at 10:00
ready to go.” He continued to say, “We had a real good week of weight lifting,
we had a real good week of conditioning, and we had a real good week of
practice.”
Sacred
Heart showed the work paid off with 31 rushing attempts netting 201-yards and
133-yards receiving on 5 passing attempts. Garrick Fontenot rushed for
96-yards, and Josh LaHaye completed 133-yards to Caleb Soileau. The Trojans
held the opposition to 235 yards of offense which were gained only on rushing
attempts.
The Trojans got the scoring
started on its opening possession. Connor Fontenot carried the opening kickoff
across the midfield stripe to the 47-yard line. Josh LaHaye completed a 37-yard
pass to Caleb Soileau, and Dylan Scully followed it up with a carry into the
end zone. Sacred Heart was up 6-points with 11:28 to go in the 1st
Quarter.
Bevan Dupre
intercepted Cade Sonnier’s pass on 3rd-and-7 setting up 1st-and-goal
for the Trojans on the 6-yard line. Garrick Fontenot on the next play carried
the ball into the end zone. The Trojans then went for a 2-point conversion
which was successful on the part of a completion to Seth Shipp increasing the
lead to 14-points with 9:42 remaining in the 1st Quarter.
The Bears
looked like they would respond on their next possession. However, Wacen
Fontenot accompanied with other defensemen brought up a turnover on downs deep
inside Trojan territory. The Trojans ended the 1st Quarter with a
few stutter steps, but began the 2nd Quarter with a bang. Garrick
Fontenot carried the football all the way to the Gueydan 28-yard line for a
gain of 54-yards. A Caleb Soileau run was followed up with a Dylan Scully run
to the right side for another Trojan touchdown bringing the lead to 21-points
with 10:21 remaining before intermission.
The Bears
again looked like they were going to respond on the ensuing possession. The
drive was aided and abetted by Trojan penalties and Bear conversions on 4th
down. Gueydan drove down the field into the red zone, but the Trojan defense
proved it was up to the test again forcing a turnover on downs. Three plays
later Josh LaHaye again connected to Caleb Soileau for a touchdown reception.
This time it was good for 95-yards. The half concluded with Sacred Heart up
28-0.
The Bears
were forced to punt on the opening drive of the 2nd half, but then
recovered a Trojan fumble in Trojan territory. Cade Sonnier ran a quarterback
keeper to the Sacred Heart 34-yard line. A few snaps later, Malik Criner rushed
into the end zone. The 2-point conversion was unsuccessful making the score
28-6 with 6:23 left in the 3rd quarter.
Garrick
Fontenot began and ended the next drive. He carried the kickoff to the Trojan
35-yard line. The Trojans then convert for a 1st down on the Gueydan
40-yard line. Caleb Soileau and Mikey Laughlin combined to set up 1st-and-goal.
Fontenot then carried the ball for a 9-yard touchdown run increasing the score
to 35-6 with 3:07 remaining in the 3rd Quarter.
Tanner
Dupre and Seth Shipp each had big tackles to start the ensuing possession on
which the Bears looked like they would be forced to punt. The drive was kept
alive on a big unsportsmanlike penalty against Sacred Heart to end the 3rd
Quarter. A Tanner Breaux pick up of a 1st down and subsequent Trojan
penalties set up 1st-and-goal for the Bears. The Trojan defense
again stood tall causing them to take over on downs at the 2-yard line. The
Bears would eventually find the end zone for a second time bringing the score
to 35-12.
Gary Adkins
after the game commented, “We started out fast tonight... we scored really,
really quick.” He went on to say, “A win and a victory is always a good thing.
It makes things a lot better. I’m just really happy for (the players) that we
got the victory.”
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