Jenkins continues to soar past opposing defenses
September 16, 2019
CCA football overcoming youth, rounding into form
September 16, 2019
The E.D. White defense is mean and stingy — a salty group that’s earning the trust of their first-year coach.
Never have they been more salty than on Friday night in a big-time win over a Class 5A opponent.
The Cardinals beat H.L. Bourgeois 28-7 on Friday, improving to 2-0 on the season with both wins coming away from home.
First-year coach Kyle Lasseigne said he was proud of the way the Cardinals’ defense played in the win, adding that the group has been a huge spark in the early stages of the season while a young offense finds its way.
“They’ve been just excellent,” Lasseigne said. “They’ve done everything we’ve asked of them and more. Our offense is getting there. We have a few injuries and we’re moving a few guys around in a couple of different positions. But it just makes it so much easier when you know that you have a defense you can fall back on that’s going to just be able to keep giving you the ball back in positions to succeed.”
The Cardinals got off the bus hot.
E.D. White did almost all of its damage in the first quarter on Friday, rolling to an early lead they’d never relinquish.
Both teams turned over the ball on their opening possession — each fumbling it to the other.
But on E.D. White’s second crack at possession, they started to showcase a multi-faceted power running game that Lasseigne said was pleasing to see.
The Cardinals struck first when Branton Vicknair turned the corner and rushed 33 yards for a touchdown to make the game 7-0.
Vicknair was huge in the win, as was Hunter Becnel. Both kept the chains moving and the Cardinals in possession of the ball.
The Cardinals also hit their second score of the game through the air when quarterback Dominic Archila connected with Grand Blouin to put E.D. White up 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Lasseigne said the Cardinals are finding themselves offensively, and they should get better when Devin DeSandro returns. DeSandro has been out with an ankle injury. He’s expected to also play a lot of quarterback for the Cardinals later in the year.
“He’s a guy who’s played a lot of high-pressure baseball and football games, so we like him in those tense moments,” Lasseigne said. “But we’re developing a lot of guys who are wanting to touch the football and make good things happen. We were very pleased with the way we ran the ball in the game and we were pleased with the way we played at the line of scrimmage.”
In the second quarter, E.D. White marched again, getting down to the goal line before Patrick Schonacher punched it in from a yard away to go up 21-0.
Before halftime, the Braves punted to Vicknair and he made them pay, jutting through the defense and taking it to the house to make the score 28-0 in the second quarter.
Then the defense took over.
E.D. White’s offense cooled after the early onslaught, but the Braves never threatened.
They had several possessions and chances to make a game of it, but never could because they were pushed back by the Cardinals’ defense.
H.L. Bourgeois got deep in Cardinals’ territory before halftime, but threw an interception, which kept the score 28-0 at halftime.
In the second half, the Braves had one scoring attempt crushed by a fumble, which sent the game to the fourth quarter still with the same 28-0 score.
Finally, the water broke late when William Babin scored a late touchdown to send the game to its final margin.
Lasseigne said he’s proud of his team for the 2-0 start, but knows they have to clean up some things, too.
All three of E.D. White’s next opponents are currently undefeated.
“We have to just keep working and getting better,” Lasseigne said. “We’re happy to be where we are. We’re proud of the kids. But we know we’re still also a long way away from where we want to be.”
GATORS CHUG PAST BERWICK; VCHS FALLS TO WESTGATE
Colby Chelette just keeps on chugging along and the South Terrebonne offense just keeps putting the ball in the end zone.
The Gators crushed Berwick 53-28 on Friday, thanks to 200+ yards and four scores from the powerful junior back.
The Gators’ win was actually sprung by a second-half rally.
Berwick led South Terrebonne 21-20 after the Gators put the ball on the turf in the first 24 minutes.
But after stabilizing themselves at halftime, South Terrebonne cruised, dominating the line of scrimmage in the win, improving to 2-0 on the season.
Over at Vandebilt Catholic, there was some good news and some bad news on Friday.
The bad news was that the Terriers lost soundly to Westgate, falling 53-13.
But the good news is that the culprit doing most of the damage was an LSU commitment, receiver Kayshon Boutte. He showed every bit of why he is so highly touted, receiving for more than 200 yards and multiple scores in the lopsided win.
The Terriers are now 0-2 on the season.
CLASS 4A/DIVISION II SCOREBOARD
Thibodaux 12, South Lafourche 3
E.D. White 28, H.L. Bourgeois 7
Assumption 34, Patterson 0
Terrebonne 60, Ellender 0
White Castle 44, Morgan City 6
South Terrebonne 53, Berwick 28
Westgate 53, Vandebilt 13
