Terrebonne runs past Patterson for 60-27 victory

The Terrebonne High School Tigers ran past the Patterson High School Lumberjacks 60-27 Friday in nondistrict action.
In all, the Class 5A school rushed for 393 yards and collected 502 yards in total offense in what became a second-half rout.
Already ahead 30-19 at halftime, Terrebonne outscored Patterson 30-8 in the second half.
Despite the dominant victory, Terrebonne Coach Gary Hill wasn’t as pleased as one might expect.
Hill said he thought the squad didn’t play disciplined the entire night, didn’t like that the Tigers were their own worst enemy on some first-half drives and then they gave up three big plays to Patterson’s Dajon Richard, who accounted for all four of Patterson’s touchdowns.
“Right now we’re 4-0, but we’re going into district, so we hadn’t gotten any of our goals accomplished yet, so we need to swallow some of our pride and keep working for success,’ Hill said.
While it was far from a perfect game in their coach’s eyes, it was plenty enough to dispose of the Lumberjacks.
Chaz Ward had nine carries for 131 yards and three touchdowns, while quarterback Ja’khi Douglas added six carries for 126 yards and a score and completed 4 of 12 passes for 104 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Keshawn James added 12 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns, while he caught three passes for 60 yards and a score.
“We can run the ball well,” Hill said. “We got some mismatches against them, and our kids do play hard. When we execute, we’re not a bad football team.”
Patterson High School Coach Ryan Stewart said that the loss was simply on the Lumberjacks.
“It wasn’t nothing that Terrebonne did to just whip us,” he said. “We just didn’t play well. We lacked focus from the start of Friday until kickoff. We had a good week of practice, and then Friday, the focus was just not there for whatever reason, and it showed on Friday. We didn’t do what we had to do. We didn’t block well up front, we didn’t tackle on defense, so we got to get back to basics and find a way to win.”
Stewart did give Terrebonne some credit.
“They were tough to block, and that little quarterback and running back, they’re pretty shifty back there, but we definitely got to be better,” Stewart said.
The game seriously began to turn in Terrebonne’s favor just before halftime. Already ahead 27-19, Mauro Ramirez nailed a 29-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining in the half for a 30-19 Terrebonne lead.
Terrebonne received the ball to start the second half, but Patterson (2-0) held them on fourth-and-one from the Patterson 2.
However, the Tigers got points two plays later when their defense dropped Patterson running back Dontre Nicholas for a safety with 8:33 remaining in the third period.
Terrebonne scored one more touchdown in the third period on a Douglas 35-yard run with 1:50 remaining for a 46-19 lead.
While Patterson (2-2) cut its deficit to 46-27 with 10:24 left on a Richard 7-yard run and Richard two-point conversion, Terrebonne countered on its next drive with a 19-yard touchdown run by Kwan Allen with 7:40 remaining and added a 37-yard interception return by Sebastian Beck on Patterson’s ensuing drive for the final margin.
Richard led Patterson with an all-around performance with 12 carries for 139 yards and two scores, four receptions for 97 yards and two touchdowns, and he completed 3 of 4 passes for 43 yards with one pick.
Terrebonne took a 7-0 lead on its first drive, a six-play, 57-yard march down the field that concluded with a 32-yard touchdown run by Ward and Ramirez’s extra point with 6:53 remaining.
Patterson needed little time to respond as Randy Paul Jr. connected with Richard on a pass, and the standout turned up field for an eventual 77-yard touchdown reception with 5:22 remaining in the first quarter. Bryce Daigle’s point-after attempt tied the game at 7.
Terrebonne responded with two more touchdowns on its next three consecutive drives as James scored from 3-yards out with 1:20 left in the first period, and Ward reached the end zone on a 13-yard run with 10:07 remaining in the first half for a 20-7 lead. Terrebonne missed the point-after attempt on the first score.
The second touchdown was set up after Terrebonne blocked a punt, and it was recovered at the Patterson 13.
Patterson responded with consecutive Richard touchdowns. The first came on a busted play on a punt attempt when he picked up a snap that sailed over his head, cut to the Patterson sideline and darted 38 yards for a score with 6:45 remaining.
The second score came after Patterson’s defense recovered a Terrebonne fumble on the first play of its ensuing drive at the Terrebonne 22.
Six plays later, Paul connected with Richard for a 17-yard touchdown pass, but Patterson still trailed 20-19 after missing its second consecutive extra point.
Terrebonne extended its lead on its ensuing drive, capped by Ward’s 3-yard run and a point-after attempt for a 27-19 lead with 3:12 left in the first half.
In addition to Richard, Paul competed 7 of 10 passes for 107 yards with two touchdowns.
Nicholas was held to 37 yards on 15 carries.
While the lopsided loss is hard to take, Stewart agreed that playing a 5A school does benefit the Lumberjacks.
“We play Westgate this week, who’s real similar to Terrebonne, so we’re going to get almost another shot at the same type of team, but it’s definitely a tough pill to swallow,” Stewart said. “I think it would have been better if we would have gotten beaten and we played well other than I feel like we just kind of gave it away. For whatever reason, we didn’t do what we had to do.”
Patterson will return to action Friday when it travels to face Westgate.