East of the Cut, it was a tough week for prep football

Staff Report
Stormy weather shut down Berwick and Central Catholic on Thursday night, but lightning didn’t strike twice for Morgan City on Friday.
Jeanerette scored on a Morgan City fumble in its own zone and ran an interception back 100 yards in the fourth quarter to claim a 24-7 win Friday.
Also Friday, Bunkie blanked Patterson 27-0.
On Thursday, Kaplan outran Berwick 38-19 and Abbeville downed Central Catholic 20-7 in games halted in the third quarter as a precaution against lightning.
Teams west of the Calumet Cut generally fared better. On Friday, Centerville went to 2-0 by defeating Haynes Academy 20-0, and Franklin, 1-1, beat Haynes Charter 24-6. On Saturday, Hanson Memorial put 40 points on the board for the second time, downing Delcambre 49-14.
This week, Morgan City’s homecoming game will be against Covenant Christian. The Tigers are 1-1.
Berwick, 1-1, will be at home against Franklin, and Patterson, 1-1, will be at home against Ascension Episcopal.
Also Friday, Central Catholic, 1-1, will be on the road to Riverside.
Jeanerette 24,
Morgan City 7
In this game and the last-second win over Berwick on Sept. 1, Morgan City’s offense has taken shape: speed and misdirection in the backfield with a quartet of receivers for quarterback Thomas Mancuso to employ.
Those elements worked at times Friday, but not enough to overcome self-inflicted wounds.
After Mancuso scored on a 7-yard run with 5:47 left in the first half, bringing Morgan City to within 8-7, the Tigers ran seven series and reached Jeanerette territory on five of them.
But Morgan City fumbled away the ball on one possession and sent a shotgun snap over Mancuso’s head into the end zone on another. Jeanerette’s Javonte Williams recovered that miscue for a TD and, with Desean Tolbert’s 2-point run, a 16-7 lead.
Two series later, Jeanerette’s Zyre Colar intercepted a Morgan City pass in the end zone and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. The 2-point pass rounded out the 24-7 final.
Antonio Cojoe led Morgan City rushers with a 13-for-59 night, followed by Leonard Torres with 12 carries for 54 yards. Anthony Bourgeois rushed eight times for 45 yards.
Mancuso was 8-for-28 passing for 51 yards and two interceptions. Kyron Dugas caught three for 29 yards, and Bourgeois brought down three for 17. Jamyre Bias caught two passes for 5 yards.
Morgan City’s defense held Jeanerette’s offense to one score, the Tolbert TD. He was Jeanerette’s strength on the ground, rushing 16 times for 77 yards. Zyon Colar was 7-for-18 passing with a Robert Blanchard interception.
Kaplan 38,
Berwick 19
When Evan Crappell hit Carter Whipple with a 45-yard touchdown pass with 9:19 left in the first half, Berwick trailed only 14-13.
But Kaplan’s wing-T offense struck back quickly. Two plays after the Berwick score, Kaplan running back Daylon Landry broke a 65-yard touchdown run that, with the 2-point run by Carter Petry, put the home team on top 22-13.
Landry would ramble for 202 yards on 12 carries. Fullback Jed Devotz rushed eight times for 64 yards before leaving with an injury.
After Landry’s TD, Kaplan’s Bradyn Bearb scored on a 1-yard plunge, followed by a Petry 2-pointer. Then Kaplan recovered its own onside kick and, five plays later, Petry ran 1 yard into the end zone. Landry did the 2-point duties, and Kaplan was up 38-13.
Berwick back Cole Morris led the way on the ensuing drive, which covered 56 yards on seven plays. The last was a 3-yard TD run by Morris, but that was it. The officials suspended the game because of nearby lightning.
Morris finished with 48 yards on 12 carries. Namon Bennett ran 10 times for 57 yards and Berwick’s first touchdown, a 3-yarder on Berwick’s first series.
Crappell was 3-for-10 passing for 69 yards. Whipple had the 45-yard reception, and Gage Toups caught a pass for 19 yards.
Abbeville 20,
Central Catholic 7
In Thursday’s other weather-shortened game, Central Catholic’s Tate Fontenot rushed for the Eagles’ lone touchdown, and Benjamin Case hit on 8 of 16 passes. Landon Ramagos caught three passes for 47 yards and Fontenot grabbed two for 23.
Tylon Hollins caught two passes for a -7 yards. Baker had one reception for 7.
Cash Baker led Central Catholic rushers with 46 yards on eight trips. Fontenot rushed for 10 yards on six carries.