Kathryn Gautreaux
September 24, 2007September 26
September 26, 2007
There wasn’t any rain at The Swamp Thursday night, but there was plenty of “Thunder.”
The owner of the nickname, Jereme Lagarde, collected 257 yards and three touchdowns on 27 rushes to lead the Braves to a convincing 40-14 victory over Ellender Thursday.
“The Braves are back, and we’re on the war path,” said H.L. Bourgeois coach Randy Boquet after the win.
Lagarde’s performance broke the school’s single-game rushing record. But he was also the player who jumpstarted the Braves offense when he scored on a 3-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
Patriots signal caller Hosea Chatman answered right back with a 1-yard QB sneak.
On the ensuing kickoff, however, Caleb Williams took the ball back 85-yards for the touchdown, giving the Braves momentum that would stay with them throughout most of the game.
Then, with 1:23 left in the first quarter, Christian Williams ran 7-yards to score his only touchdown of the game.
Christian Williams later finished with 121 yards on 13 carries.
Lagarde added another touchdown from a 14-yard run at the 9:32 mark of the second quarter.
“I felt pretty good,” Lagarde said. “I still hurt – I’m at about 85 percent. But next week look out because I should be at 100 percent.”
The “three-headed monster” of Christian Williams, Jereme Lagarde and Caleb Williams combined for 430 out of the team’s 501 rushing yards.
“It’s such a breath of fresh air to just concentrate on football and not on any other distraction,” said H.L. Bourgeois coach Randy Boquet. “I’m very proud of these young men on the way they handled themselves.”
The Braves (2-2 overall) travel back to The Swamp Friday to face South Terrebonne.
Ellender hosts Bogalusa Thursday at The Swamp.
Central Lafourche 41, Terrebonne 6
Quarterback Neal Foret rushed for 102 and three touchdowns in a commanding win.
Central Lafourche (1-3, 1-0 district) hosts Assumption Friday.
The Tigers (1-3, 0-1) host Vandebilt Friday.
S. Terrebonne 30, S. Lafourche 12
The Tarpons’ 203 second-half yards were too little too late against a South Terrebonne team that seemed to always have the big play.
Zack Fillinich completed 17-of-35 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns in South Lafourche’s loss.
South Terrebonne’s Kody Breaux rushed for 64 yards on 14 attempts, but it was his 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown that killed the Tarpons’ momentum.
The Gators (3-1, 1-0 district) hosts H.L. Bourgeois Friday at The Swamp.
South Lafourche travels to Thibodaux Friday.
Thibodaux 21, Assumption 14
Brandon Duncan’s two-yard touchdown run with 28 seconds left in regulation gave the Tigers (1-3, 1-0 district) the win.
Duncan finished with 61 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
Three turnovers and six penalties also hurt the Mustangs (1-3, 0-1).
Thibodaux hosts South Lafourche Friday, and Assumption travels to Central Lafourche.
Vandebilt 42, Holy Cross 14
The Terriers got a boost from quarterback Evan Mistich (160 yards, three touchdowns) in a big win over Holy Cross at Buddy Marcelo Stadium Friday.
Curtis Welch added 186 yards and a touchdown and Dexter Smith chipped in 97 yards and a touchdown.
Vandebilt (4-0) travels to Terrebonne Friday.
Redemptorist 22, E.D. White 7
After trailing early, the Wolves scored all 22 of their points in the second quarter to defeat the Cardinals.
Chase Clement scored the lone touchdown for E.D. White (2-2) when he pulled down a 25-yard pass from quarterback Tyler Duplantis, who was sidelined in the second quarter with a separated shoulder.
The Cardinals host Belle Chasse Friday.
Jesse Turner (left) eludes an oncoming tackle from H.L. Bourgeois safety Kerry Guidry. Turner finished with 111 yards and a touchdown, but it was the legs of Jereme Lagarde that stole the show in the Braves 40-14 victory. (Photo CHRIS SCARNATI
- Tri-Parish Times)
