Central Catholic's season ends with loss to Covenant Christian

And then there was one.
Franklin Senior High is the lone survivor among St. Mary prep football teams in the LHSAA playoffs after Covenant Christian rolled off 21 straight points Friday to beat Central Catholic 41-13 at Nicholls State’s Guidry Stadium.
Franklin, seeded 19th, edged DeQuincy 22-19 to advance to Friday’s Non-Select Division IV quarterfinals at sixth-seeded Logansport. Covenant Christian, unbeaten in 2024 and seeded third in Selection Division IV, will host 11th-seeded Ouachita Christian on Friday in the Select Division IV quarterfinals.
Central Catholic finishes its season at 6-5.
The Eagles had ended its regular season with a 25-7 loss to Covenant Christian at home and had hopes of staying closer to the Lions. For a while, they did, with some big-play magic from running back Tate Fontenot.
After Covenant quarterback Owen Trosclair hit Jaden Carter with a 53-yard TD pass on the game’s fourth play, Fontenot returned the kickoff 99 yards. Central Catholic quarterback Benjamin Case rushed for the 1-yard score. Kicks by Covenant’s Carsen Hebert and Eagle Justin Pickens made it 7-7.
The hosts struck back with a 58-yard, 11-play drive topped by a 5-yard touchdown catch by Peyton Trosclair. A little more than 4 minutes later, in the second quarter, Hebert broke loose a 32-yard scoring run.
He was 1-for-2 on extra point kicks, so Covenant led 20-7 — for 78 seconds.
Case hit Fontenot with a 74-yard scoring pass that made it 20-13.
But Covenant brought a lot of balance to the table and seemed to excel at every phase of the game.
About 2 minutes after Fontenot’s long TD reception, Trosclair hit Carter for a 40-yard score, Hebert broke free for a 43-yard scoring run just before halftime, and Covenant’s Steven Mosely returned an interception 21 yards.
Hebert’s 2-point run rounded out the scoring.
Central Catholic finished with just 57 net rushing yards, led by Cash Baker’s 54.
Case was chased all over the field by Covenant’s defensive line, led by sophomore defensive tackle Jayden Burrell, who finished with two sacks. Central Catholic’s passing amounted to eight completions on 17 tries for 116 yards, the Fontenot TD and two interceptions.
Fontenot led the receivers with four receptions for 89 yards. Landon Ramagos had two catches for 17 yards and Rock had two for 10.
For Covenant Christian, Trosclair completed five of 12 passes for 110 yards, three touchdowns and an interception by Fontenot.
Carter had four of the catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns.
Connor Lalley led the way on the ground with 17 carries for 92 yards. Hebert had eight trips for 86 yards and a touchdown.