Eagles open district with a victory

After a bruising nondistrict schedule, Central Catholic broke a four-game winless streak by beating Hanson Memorial 42-18 Thursday in the 7-1A opener.
Elsewhere in St. Mary, Friday was a tough night.
E.D. White hammered Morgan City High 65-6, and Berwick fell 67-26 to Covenant Christian (see related story). Patterson put 40 on the board for the second time in three weeks, but remained winless by falling to Kaplan 51-42.
Jeanerette downed Centerville 56-12; Catholic-New Iberia upended Franklin 49-8; and West St. Mary went to 5-1 with a 30-0 victory over Houma Christian.
This Friday, Morgan City goes to South Terrebonne; Central Catholic will be at Centerville; Berwick hosts Erath; Belle Chasse comes to Patterson; West St. Mary is at Franklin; and Covenant Christian plays at Hanson.
Central Catholic 42,
Hanson 18
Xailen Hebert rushed 11 times for 102 yards and two touchdowns for Central Catholic.
The Eagles threw only one pass Thursday, but it was a 54-yard TD from Khyler Willis to Landon Ramagos.
Central Catholic didn’t need much help through the air. The Eagles rolled up 341 rushing yards.
Hayden Walker rushed eight times for 78 yards and a TD. Ramagos rushed only twice but had a 55-yard rushing TD to go with his touchdown reception. He finished with 68 rushing yards.
James Sanders ran six times for 75 yards, including a 43-yarder, and a touchdown.
Jerius Bias rushed for 12 yards and Drew Irwin for 7.
In all, the Eagles had five plays that went for at least 40 yards.
Central Catholic is now 2-4.
E.D White 65,
Morgan City 6
Overwhelmed by 8-4A rival E.D. White, Morgan City scored its only touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
On a second-and-goal from the 5, Devin Campbell took handoff from JP McCleary and scooted around left end for the score.
Morgan City is now 1-5 after winning its opener against Berwick.