UPDATED: Patterson downs Central Catholic, 41-18

Staff Report
St. Mary Parish quarterbacks put on displays of firepower on the ground and in the air in last week’s games.
Patterson’s Caylon Davis threw for two long touchdowns and ran for two more TDs in Patterson’s 41-18 victory at Central Catholic on Thursday.
Also Thursday, Franklin’s Zylan Perry set up his own running touchdown with a 42-yard pass and then threw a 73-yard TD in a 20-7 win over Berwick.
Morgan City, mired in a long losing streak last year, now has a two-game winning streak after downing Covenant Christian 34-22 Friday.
Patterson 41,
Central Catholic 18
Davis, a junior, and his Lumberjack teammates broke open a game that was scoreless deep into the second quarter.
Central Catholic’s Caleb O’Con, another junior, drew first blood after two Eagle red zone trips failed. O’Con broke the string with a 16-yard touchdown run for a 6-0 Central Catholic lead.
Patterson struck back when Davis heaved a 51-yard TD pass to Howard Kinchen. Jasper Russell’s kick made in 7-6.
Central Catholic recaptured the lead when Damondrick Blackburn took a wildcat snap 3 yards to the end zone. After the two-point try failed, the Eagles were ahead 12-7 with 3:24 left in the half.
But 16 seconds later, Kyler Paul scored on a 60-yard pass and run from Davis. The extra point was blocked, but Patterson was up 13-12 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Davis’ 8-yard TD run and Russell’s kick put the Jacks in front 20-12.
Once more, Central Catholic pulled close when Kye Morgel bulled his way over the goal line from nine yards out to make it 20-18. For the third time, the Eagles’ conversion attempt failed, and the game was all Patterson the rest of the way.
Mark Hilliard scored on an 11-yard run that, with Russell’s kick, put the Jacks on top 27-18. Davis added another 8-yard TD run, and Josiah Jennings returned an interception 53 yards for a TD.
Central Catholic is scheduled to play Ville Platte on Friday. Patterson will take on Amite.

Franklin 20,
Berwick 7
Perry set up Franklin’s first score by hitting Willis Jenkins with a 42-yard pass to Berwick’s 37. Then Perry twisted his way into the line and cut for the sideline to run for the touchdown that made it 6-0. The point-after was blocked.
Berwick’s Cru Bella put Berwick in front with 1:46 left in the first quarter with an 18-yard TD pass to Zack Gonzales, followed by a Jude Vasquez kick that made it 7-6.
But Perry led the Hornets back with a 35-yard interception return, which he capped with a two-point conversion run. A 73-yard TD pass and run from Perry to Jayshaun Johnson accounted for the 20-7 final.
Cohen of New Orleans is next up on Berwick’s schedule.
Franklin will be at home against Loreauvile.