Bulldogs at Church Point

When last we saw Church Point play a team from Evangeline Parish, it was Week 7 of the season as the Bears were running rampant through Pine Prairie propelled by big plays en route to a 41-13 win. This week in Week 10 the Bears were matched up against another team from the parish as the Ville Platte Bulldogs travelled to Church Point trying to spoil Senior Night.
The Church Point area was hit by bad weather throughout the week leaving behind not the best in field conditions. The field between the hash marks and between the 20-yard line and the 40-yard line on both sides of the field looked more like a mud track than a football field. Players' jerseys on both teams were covered in mud from wallowing in the slick turf as they tried to tackle the opposition and tried to elude tackles. The home team did a better job of adjusting to the field conditions and again like against Pine Prairie used the big play to take down the visiting Bulldogs 34-6.
The first quarter did not have much offense as both teams were slowed by the conditions on the field. Church Point turned the ball over on downs on the first possession of the game, and the Ville Platte was then forced to punt. Breelyn Jones picked up the punt and returned it to the Bulldog 37. The Bulldog defense stops the run to force 4th down. Breshonski Jones and Tahj Jack stepped up big for Ville Platte to force another turnover on downs. The Bulldog offense again failed to capitalize on the defensive stop and were forced top punt.
The Bears following the punt and took over at their own 35. On 2nd-and-5 Fred Williams burst through the Bulldog line and sprinted toward the end zone before getting wrapped up by Ronderkus Ben just shy of the goal line, but on the next play Church Point took it in for six points. The opening quarter ended by the same 6-0 score.

Williams on the next Bear possession again with his mud tread tires sprinted for a 12 yard gain down the near side toward end zone but was wrapped up by Terez Alfred at the Bulldog 15. Troy Matte then handed off to Eron Walker for another six points on the board from 15 yards out. The two-point conversion attempt was good putting the Bears up by 14-0.
The Bulldog offense looked like it made the necessary adjustments to deal with the slick conditions. Alfred on 1st-and-15 kept the ball himself and ran down the far side picking up a nice chunck of real estate for 2nd-and-5. The offensive converted for a first down but again was held in check bringing up another punt. The punter was tackled at the Bulldog 15 where the Bears took over. This sequence of events resulted in one of two passing touchdowns for either team as the Bears went up 21-0.
The other passing touchdown on the night came with about two minutes remaining on the third quarter and came on 4th-and-20. Matte threw a pass to Trey Babineaux for a 22-yard pass completion for a score.
The lone score on the night for the Bulldogs came between the Bear aerial attacks. Ville Platte started the second half with Martin Jason fielding the kick and returning it to the 40 yard line. Moments later Alfred scampered all the way down the far side of the field for a 57 yard touchdown run.
The Bears ranked number five in the power rankings prevailed over the Bulldogs on a slick field and with the win are guaranteed to host the opening game of the Class 3-A playoffs which will begin next week. The road to the Super Dome will pass through Church Point.