Kinder at Mamou

Mamou knew going in it would be a challenge Thursday night as it hosted the defending State Champion Kinder Yellow Jackets. The challenge proved insurmountable for the Demons as they fell 63-7.
Defensive lineman Kade Chatelain was out which made the game more challenging. According to his coach Brian Brumfield, "It hurt us as for as his experience because he's been playing for us for three years now."
Brumfield thought for the most part that his team did OK, but "It's just that we got to be able to play a whole football game." He went on to say, "We came out, and I thought we played well. We were able to have a few plays. They had a good defensive stand or defensive series against us, but we were able to get a few plays and get into the end zone."
Mamou's lone scoring drive came with Brumfield's team down 28-0 in the second quarter. Shawn Malveaux gained six yards to begin the drive and then received a pass from Levi Fontenot short of the first down marker. Mamou was forced to punt for the fourth time, but a 15-yard penalty for Roughing the Kicker resulted in a first down for the Mamou offense on the 26 yard line. Then on second-and-nine, Fontenot completed a pass to Joab Perron who rushed down the left side of the field for a Demon touchdown. Ahmad Guillian's kick was up and good as Kinder led 28-7 with 4:32 before the half.
On the other side of the ball, Brumfield said they also played OK. "We slowed them down enough to where we gave ourselves a chance to be in the football game," he stated. "But when we came out in the second half, we can't have the three big plays back-to-back-to-back."
Kinder opened the second half on a 65 yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Leonard Williams to go up 35-7. Kinder on the next series recovered a Mamou fumble and had a first-and-goal situation from the nine yard line. The series resulted in another Yellow Jacket touchdown. Mamou then turned the ball over on downs on its next possession giving Kinder possession on the 45-yard line to close out the third quarter. The quarterback ran a keeper down to the two yard line from where Taylor Johnson took it the rest of the way for the score.
Brumfield said of the kickoff, the fumble, and the long run, "That's something we cannot do. I think that was the turning point, and from that point on our kids kind of lost a little faith. They kept playing hard, but they lost a little faith and a little hope."
Next week Mamou squares off against Welsh who Brumfield believes is probably just as good as Kinder and is going to be a very tough opponent for his Demon team. Mamou then closes out the season with games on the road against the very athletic DeQuincy and against Vinton. According to Brumfield, "So we got opportunities to win the last three if we come out and play."