Central Catholic rushes past White Castle

Xailen Hebert and Dominic Lipari, who had only 14 rushes between them, each scored two touchdowns Thursday to lead Central Catholic over White Castle 35-0.

The season opener in Morgan City was all about the ground game for Central Catholic.

Hebert attempted only four passes, completing two for 31 yards with an interception. One of the completions was a 21-yarder to James Sanders. Parker Gros had the other reception for 10 yards.

On the rushing side, lots of Eagles played a role, combining big plays with hard yards.

Hayden Walker led the way with 88 yards on 10 carries, including a 60-yard gain.

Hebert finished with 26 yards on eight carries, including one rush for 19 yards and the two TDs. Lipari rushed six times for 50 yards, including a 42-yard run and his two scores.

The fifth Eagle touchdown belonged to Gros, who ran seven times for 47 yards.

Landon Ramagos rushed twice for 14 yards, and Sanders ran four times for 16 yards.

In all, Central Catholic put up 241 rushing yards, an average of 6.5 yards on each of 37 carries.

Central Catholic, 1-0, will host Catholic-New Iberia next Friday. White Castle will be at Liberty.

In this week's Friday games, Berwick will be at Morgan City High, and Patterson will be at Jeanerette.

Franklin will host Lafayette High, Centerville is at Delcambre, Berchman's Academy is at West St. Mary, and Hanson is at St. John.