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Arrest Reports 10-5-18

Fri, 10/05/2018 - 9:40am

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Scott Anslum reported the following arrests:
Tracy Vidos III, 39, of 405 Candi St., Patterson, was arrested Monday at 6:45 a.m. on two warrants for failure to appear on charges of criminal neglect of family, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, operating a vehicle with an expired driver’s license and failure to stop at a stop sign.
A corrections deputy at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center made contact with Vidos when Vidos turned himself in on active warrants for his arrest. Vidos was arrested on said warrants and incarcerated. Bail was set at $10,500.
Bryanshekia Harris, 30, of 507 Orange St., Morgan City, was arrested Monday at 9:24 a.m. on the charge of theft.
A deputy patrolling Bayou Vista was dispatched to a local business in reference to a theft complaint. Upon arrival at the business, the deputy made contact with store personnel who had witnessed Harris taking several items off the shelf and placing them into her purse. The deputy made contact with Harris and arrested her. Harris was released on a summons.
Terry Bonin Jr., 25, of 803 Guidroz St., Franklin, was arrested Monday at 1:26 p.m. on a warrant for the charge of failure to register as a sex offender, and a warrant for the charge of duty of offender to notify law enforcement of change of address.
A deputy learned of active warrants for Bonin’s arrest and made contact with him at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse in Franklin. Bonin was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. No bail was set.
Jules Druilhet Jr., 44, of 1441 Mitchell St., Franklin, was arrested Monday at 6:27 p.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on charges of domestic abuse battery by strangulation, aggravated battery with a knife and false imprisonment.
A deputy patrolling the area of Baldwin was dispatched to a location on Railroad Avenue in Baldwin in reference to a warrant. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with Druilhet and informed him of an active warrant for his arrest. Druilhet was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. No bail was set.
Johnothon Brown, 25, of 115 D Landry Drive, Bayou Vista, was arrested Tuesday at 12:35 a.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of felony theft.
A deputy patrolling the area of Morgan City was provided with information of the whereabouts of a subject with an active warrant and proceeded to a local business. The deputy made contact with Brown and verified the warrant through the NCIC system. Brown was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Brown is being held for another agency.
James Smith Jr., 34, of 2901 Wlm Side Street, Houston, Texas, was arrested Tuesday at 9:53 a.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of possession of marijuana.
A transportation deputy transported Smith from another agency to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking on an active warrant. No bail was set.
Dorian Kennedy, 37, of 1412 James St., Morgan City, was arrested Tuesday at 12:38 p.m. on two warrants for failure to appear on charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance law in a drug-free zone and domestic abuse battery-strangulation.
A transportation deputy transported Kennedy from another agency to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking on an active warrant. No bail was set.
Renaldo Toussaint Sr., 41, of 211 Batiste St., Baldwin, was arrested Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of criminal neglect of family.
A corrections deputy made contact with Toussaint when he turned himself in at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on an active warrant for his arrest. Toussaint was booked on said warrant. Bail was set at $11,550.
Huey Comeaux III, 31, of 190 Beadle St., Amelia, was arrested Tuesday at 2:35 p.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of simple battery.
A deputy patrolling Amelia went to a residence on Beadle Street in an attempt to make contact with Comeaux due to having an active warrant for his arrest. The deputy made contact with Comeaux and advised him of the active warrant. Comeaux was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Comeaux was released on a $2,500 bond.
Dylan Reeves, 24, of 202 East Dale St., New Iberia, was arrested Tuesday at 7:42 p.m. on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A deputy patrolling the area of Baldwin observed a vehicle parked in the woods. The deputy made contact with the driver of the vehicle, Reeves. Throughout the investigation, Reeves gave consent to search and the deputy found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. Reeves was arrested and released on a summons.
Jerry Forbes, 18, of 632 Terrebonne St., Morgan City, was arrested Tuesday at 11:16 p.m. on two warrants for failure to appear on charges of seat belt violation and driver must be licensed.
A deputy patrolling the area of Morgan City was dispatched to a residence on Aucoin Street to located Forbes and arrest him on the two active warrants. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with Forbes and arrested him on said warrants. Forbes was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Forbes was incarcerated and was being held for another agency.
David Bergeaux, 59, of 632 Terrebonne St., Morgan City, was arrested Wednesday at 12:21 a.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charge of violation of a protective order.
Deputies patrolling Amelia were dispatched to a local business to make contact with Bergeaux. Upon arrival, the deputies made contact with Bergeaux and advised him of an active warrant for his arrest. Bergeaux was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bergeaux was incarcerated and was being held for another agency.
James Alfred, 40, of 2649 Fifth St., Berwick, was arrested Tuesday at 6:49 p.m. on charges of possession of Schedule II methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance law in a drug-free zone housing authority.
Detectives went to a residence in Berwick to investigate a narcotics complaint. Upon arrival at the residence, the detectives made contact with Alfred who admitted to possessing drugs and paraphernalia at the residence, and turned them over to the detectives. Alfred was transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking. No bond was set.
Aaron Coe, 27, of 200 Summer Bridge Way, St. Augustine, Fla., was arrested Wednesday at 12:38 p.m. on charges of improper lane usage, criminal damage to property and driving while intoxicated.
Deputies patrolling the Morgan City area were dispatched to a residence on Lakeview Drive in reference to a vehicle crash. Upon arrival at the scene, the deputies observed a vehicle that had left the road and come to stop in the front yard. The deputies made contact with the driver of the vehicle, Coe, and smelled an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his person. The deputies conducted field sobriety in which Coe performed poorly. Coe was transported to the Morgan City Police Department for chemical testing which resulted in a blood alcohol content of .135g%. Coe was transported to the St. Mary Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bail was set at $5,000.
Trey Simoneaux, 35, of 308 Red Cypress Road, Patterson, was arrested Wednesday at 1:18 p.m. on five warrants for failure to appear on charges of criminal neglect of family, two counts of possession of marijuana, operating a vehicle while license is suspended, no seat belt, domestic abuse battery, resisting an officer and possession of methamphetamine.
A transportation deputy transported Simoneaux from another agency to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center for booking on the active warrants. No bail was set.
Kyle Bellard, 19, of 207 Mercury Road, Morgan City, was arrested Wednesday at 1:18 p.m. on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of theft and criminal trespass.
A corrections deputy made contact with Bellard when he turned himself in at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center. Bellard was arrested on said warrant and released on a $1,100 bond.
Franklin Police Chief Tina Thibodeaux reported the following arrests:
Ashly Bennett, 31, of Tall Timbers Street, Patterson, was arrested Thursday at 9:00 a.m. on the charge of theft by shoplifting.
Bennett was additionally arrested on a warrant for Patterson City Court for failure to appear on charges of stop sign violation and no driver’s license.
Bennett was booked, processed, and released on a $1,500 bond.
Michael Blouin, 57, of Plantation Drive, Franklin, was arrested Thursday at 9:18 a.m. on a warrant for the charge of aggravated battery.
Blouin was booked, processed, and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
Jules Druilhet Jr., 44, of Mitchell Street, Franklin, while incarcerated at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center, was arrested Thursday at 5:14 p.m. on warrants for charges of domestic abuse battery by strangulation, aggravated battery with a knife and false imprisonment.
Druilhet was booked, processed, and remains incarcerated at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.
Marcus Ledet, 44, of Willow Street, Franklin, was arrested Frdiay at 3:11 a.m. on warrants for Third Ward City Court for failure to appear on charges of vicious animals and disturbing the peace by fighting. Ledet was booked, processed, and held on a $1,268 bond.

‘Nights Out Against Crime’ next week

Fri, 10/05/2018 - 8:16am

Staff Report

Two more Night Out Against Crime events will be held next week in the Tri-City area.

The city of Patterson will host a Night Out Against Crime 6-8 p.m. Monday in the City Hall parking lot.

Officials will assemble at 5:45 p.m. by the water tower near where the Sept. 25 shooting occurred in the area of Taft and Plum streets. Law enforcement and reserve officers will walk from there to City Hall.

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office will host its Night Out Against Crime 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bayou Vista Community Center. The free event will have food, music and kids’ activities. The sheriff’s office is partnering with Chez Hope Family Violence Crisis Center, which will have a display set up to remember victims of domestic violence.

Group hopes to bring animal shelter to Morgan City area

Fri, 10/05/2018 - 8:02am

By ZACHARY FITZGERALD

zfitzgerald@daily-review.com

Bayou Vista, La.

A St. Mary Parish humane society is looking for board members and volunteers to establish a new nonprofit group dedicated to helping animals and eventually bring an animal shelter to the Morgan City area.

The Humane Society of Louisiana and Braylins Pet Haven hosted a meeting Thursday at Bayou Vista Branch Library to discuss animal neglect and pet overpopulation in the area.

Jeff Dorson, director of the Humane Society of Louisiana based in New Orleans, has worked for the past 30 years to coordinate with other organizations to help animals throughout the state.

Davontraye Johnson is founder of Braylins Pet Haven, a St. Mary Parish humane society that he’s in the process of organizing into a nonprofit organization. The group encourages and teaches pet owners to spay and neuter and give their pets a wide range of activities to do, Johnson said.

Johnson’s most immediate priority is to find board members, particularly a president, vice president and treasurer, to be able to start the nonprofit group.

Anyone interested in helping can contact him through the Braylins Pet Haven page on Facebook.

Johnson, 24, said he has a passion for helping animals and hopes to bring a facility to the Morgan City area that would function as a no-kill animal shelter and a pet training, grooming, sitting and boarding facility.

His goal is to reduce the stray pet population, overbreeding and animal abuse in St. Mary Parish. Johnson also wants to have a volunteer program and has nearly 50 people who have indicated their interest in volunteering, he said.

All animals adopted from or coming to the facility would have to be spayed or neutered, he said.

The St. Mary Parish Animal Shelter in Franklin is currently the only shelter in the parish and funded by parish government.

Ivory Francois, director of the St. Mary Parish Animal Shelter, has worked at the shelter since 1982. The shelter holds animals brought to the shelter as long as possible while trying to find homes for them, Francois said.

Though the shelter does have to euthanize some animals, officials don’t euthanize healthy animals, Francois said.

Dorson, who’s known Francois for many years, said Francois “cares as much as you do” about the welfare of animals.

“We need to team up and partner and not look at him like someone who doesn’t care. He does,” Dorson said.

Joy Sanders, president of Animal Advocates of St. Mary, said that the group wants Braylins Pet Haven to succeed in its mission and offered the group’s knowledge, assistance and connections.

Sanders, who’s been rescuing animals since 2010, started the effort in St. Mary Parish in 2012 after realizing the parish didn’t have a coordinated program to rescue animals.

Animal Advocates of St. Mary became a nonprofit organization in 2014 and networks with “established rescue organizations” to find homes for animals brought to the parish shelter in Franklin, she said. Sanders suggested Johnson look for grants and talk to people who have grant writing experience.

“You have impressed me tonight with your knowledge,” Sanders said to Johnson.

Animal Advocates of St. Mary will host its fourth annual fundraiser, Jeepers for the Creatures, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 13 at Lawrence Park in Morgan City and will have music, food and a pet costume contest.

Jones runs for 400-plus yards, 4 TDs in Berwick upset

Thu, 10/04/2018 - 6:30pm

GEOFF STOUTE

gstoute@daily-review.com

YOUNGSVILLE

Berwick High School running back Josh Jones said after Friday’s game that he didn’t see anything unique on film study to predict the career night that he would have Friday.
After rushing 30 times for 417 yards and four scores in a 38-24 upset of Class 2A No. 10-ranked Ascension Blue Gators (4-1), he said a lot of it had to do with trust.
“I just watched film, and then I trusted God that he’s going to help me find the right holes and trust the O-Line and just let me rely on my God-given talents,” Jones said.
The talented Jones spearheaded Berwick’s offensive attack, which totaled 594 yards of offense (463 rushing and 131 passing).
To put the night of Jones in perspective, he had a hand in 467 of the Panthers’ total yards as he also caught two passes for 50 yards. He had a fifth touchdown, this one on a screen pass, called back due to a holding penalty.
Berwick Coach Mike Walker said that the game plan all week was to run the ball right at Ascension Episcopal.
“We didn’t think that they could matchup with us up front, physically, and it showed,” Walker said. “Josh had a hell of a game running the football, but our offensive line did a great job of opening up some gaping holes. I mean it was home run, home run, home run, home run, so kudos to Josh and kudos to our offensive line. They did an outstanding job.”
While Berwick (2-3) surrendered plenty of yards on defense, the Panthers made some key stops, too.
According to Berwick High stats, the squad was led by middle linebacker, senior Rustin Ratcliff, who had 15 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass break up.
“We’re far from perfect,” Walker said of his defense. “There were times where we bent, but we didn’t break. (We) made them kick some field goals, which they missed a couple of field goals. When we’re in the rhythm like we were tonight, it’s hard to match us touchdown for touchdown, so (if) we can make people kick field goals and end drives in kicks, whether it be a punt of a field goal, I think we we’ll have a chance to be successful.”
Ascension Episcopal’s offense was spearheaded by running back Jhalen Brown, who rushed 29 times for 187 yards and three score.
Ascension Episcopal totaled 445 yards of offense (255 rushing and 190 passing).
Quarterback Cole Simon completed 10 of 28 passes for 190 yards.
While the game was tied once at 7-all, Berwick never trailed.
The Panthers took a 7-0 with 4:40 left in the first quarter on quarterback Mitchell Sanford’s 26-yard pass to Barrett Hover. Seth Canty, who was 5-for-5 on point-after attempts and 1-for-3 on field goals, made his first point-after attempt of the night.
Ascension Episcopal responded in the second quarter when Brown crossed the goal line on a 5-yard run with 8:15 remaining in the first half. Drake Lee tied the game at 7 with the point-after attempt.
Berwick needed just two offensive plays to respond as Jones broke a 72-yard scoring run on the second play from scrimmage with 7:19 left in the half for a 14-7 lead.
Ascension Episcopal responded with a 27-yard field goal by Lee to cut the Blue Gators’ deficit to 14-10 at the 5:12 mark, while Canty followed with a 21-yard field goal for Berwick with 1:45 remaining in the second quarter for a 17-10 Berwick lead.
Ascension Episcopal’s onside kick attempt to start the second half was successful, but the Blue Gators got no points out of the drive as Lee’s 36-yard field goal attempt was no good.
Berwick, however, did score on its first drive as Jones rushed for a 74-yard touchdown on the second play of the Panthers’ first offensive drive of the third quarter for a 24-10 lead with 9:07 remaining in the third quarter.
Ascension Episcopal responded with a 1-yard touchdown run by Brown on its next drive to cut its deficit to 24-17 with 6:50 remaining, but Jones was up to the task of responding, this time on a 78-yard run with 5:54 to extend Berwick’s lead to 31-17.
Ascension Episcopal scored its final touchdown on a 22-yard run by Brown with 2:58 remaining in the third quarter to cut its deficit to 31-24.
Berwick closed the night’s scoring with one more touchdown with 2 minutes remaining on a 46-yard run by Jones, which put him over the 400-yard rushing mark.
“I thought our coaching staff did a great job at halftime making some key adjustments, defensively, (to) kind of limit what they did running the football, but man, huge win for our program, getting ready to move into district play (to) get in the right side of the win column for the first time in three weeks,” Walker said. “I think it’s huge for our kids’ confidence. I think we’re a dangerous team in our district when we start playing well.”
Sanford completed 8 of 13 passes for 131 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed eight times for 46 yards.
Hover led Berwick’s receivers with four catches for 44 yards and a score, while Hunter Landry had two receptions for 40 yards.
Berwick will start district play Friday when it hosts Erath at 7 p.m.

Westgate Tigers defeat Patterson Lumberjacks 47-22

Thu, 10/04/2018 - 6:24pm

CORWIN MURRAY

Patterson’s second-half woes continued in Friday’s 47-22 loss to Westgate in the Lumberjack’s last nondistrict game of the season.
Patterson (1-4) trailed Westgate 14-6 at halftime but the Tigers opened the third quarter with an eight-play, 80-yard all-run drive that pushed the lead to 21-6 at 9:11.
“Same song, second verse, we looked like a million bucks early and then we self-destructed,” Patterson Coach Don Jones said. “We played a tough early schedule against some bigger schools that overpowered us on the offensive and defensive lines. And that’s not an excuse. They beat us, but district starts this week and it’s a new season.”
But Patterson standout Dajon Richard was on his way to a big night on the ground. Richard answered the Westgate score with an 80-yard touchdown run on the first-play of the PHS possession. Patterson added a two-point conversion pass to close within seven points, 21-14 at 8:57.
Richard rushed 25 times for 265 yards and three touchdowns Friday. The senior has carried 89 times for 784 yards with 12 touchdowns. Richard averages 156.8 yards per game on the ground.
Westgate kept coming however scoring on its next possession. The Tigers’ capped a 10-play, 60-yard drive with a 15-yard scoring pass from quarterback Mar’keyvrick Eddie to Makholven Sonn to extend the lead to 27-14 with 5:43 remaining in the third quarter. The turnover bug struck again when James Butler fumbled and Westgate recovered. Westgate’s Kayshon Boutte, an LSU verbal commit, capped the drive with a 20-yard touchdown run to grab momentum. Westgate went ahead 34-14 at 3:29.
Richard answered again with an 8-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion run to close to 34-22 with 9:16 left in the game.
Patterson’s defense held Westgate’s offense on a fourth down at 5:45 but after a Richard sack, his pass was intercepted by the Tigers’ Keith Lopez who raced 47-yards for a touchdown. Westgate led 41-22 at 5:57. Lopez, a 6-foot, 5-inch, 190-pound defensive back, was also offered a scholarship by Jackson State before the game according to recruiting guru Mike Coppage.
“Turnovers and mental mistakes again,” Jones said. “I don’t think the teams here the last couple years had much discipline,” Jones said. “We have to do what we can to clean up those things, because it’s hard to win with those things but it’s a new season now.”
Patterson travels to North Vermilion Friday to open District 8-3A play.

Burrow's big game leads No. 5 LSU past Ole Miss

Thu, 10/04/2018 - 6:19pm

BRETT MARTEL, AP Sports Writer

BATON ROUGE —

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow buried Mississippi with a breakout performance through the air and on the ground.
Burrow passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns, rushed for 96 yards and another score, and No. 5 LSU routed the Rebels 45-16 on Saturday night.
It was an encouraging sight for the Tigers as the toughest part of their schedule nears.
"LSU used to be a running offense," said receiver Justin Jefferson, who had five catches for 99 yards and two touchdowns, and was one of nine Tigers with a reception. "Spreading the ball around like we do now is a very good feeling for this offense, especially the receivers."
Burrow had his best game by far for LSU (5-0, 2-0 SEC) since arriving this year as a graduate transfer from Ohio State, completing 18 of 25 passes. His touchdown run went for 35 yards and his 388 yards of total offense were fourth-most in a single game in LSU history.
"I'm excited about the play of Joe Burrow," said LSU coach Ed Orgeron, whose team will play No. 2 Georgia on Oct. 13 and No. 1 Alabama on Nov. 3. "Joe can make the throws. I know he can make the decisions and I know he can scramble.
"Joe would be a good dual-threat quarterback," Orgeron added, but cautioned that he doesn't want to expose Burrow to too many hits because there is only one other scholarship QB on the roster.
Jefferson's touchdowns went for 65 yards on a crossing route and 5 yards on a perfectly placed fade to the left corner of the end zone.
Ja'Marr Chase scored LSU's first touchdown with a difficult leaping grab of a 21-yard timing pass along the right sideline.
"When this offense is running smoothly, we have a lot of different playmakers that get to touch the ball," Burrow said. "What you look for in an offense is balance and we did that pretty well."
Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Nick Brossette each had short TDs rushing and LSU finished with 281 yards on the ground for 573 yards of total offense.
LSU dominated much of the game, but two turnovers let the Rebels (3-2, 0-2) hang around until late in the third quarter.
The Tigers led 28-3 when Burrow lost a fumble on the Ole Miss 9. Brossette lost a fumble inside the Mississippi 15 with the Tigers leading 28-6 lead.
The Rebels then drove for their only TD of the game on Scottie Phillips' 1-yard run, which trimmed LSU's lead to 28-13 late in the third quarter. Phillips finished with 96 yards rushing.
The Tigers responded decisively, however, driving 67 yards on just five plays to begin pulling away again on Jefferson's second TD catch. Terrace Marshall Jr. had a 52-yard reception to the Rebels 10 during the series.
Ole Miss QB Jordan Ta'amu was sacked just once on a blitz by safety Grant Delpit, but often threw under duress, finishing 19 of 38 for 178 yards and one interception.
"They did a good job with pressuring us a lot and we weren't able to capitalize," Rebels coach Matt Luke said. "We were beaten soundly in all three phases and we've got to find a way to get better."
Berwick High alum and LSU freshman Kenan Jones received playing time Saturday.
THE TAKEAWAY
Mississippi: After taking a 3-0 lead, the Rebels' defense got increasingly exposed. The Ole Miss offense, which has been explosive in victories over nonconference teams, again struggled against an elite SEC defense as it did in a 62-7 loss to Alabama. The Rebels also committed 17 penalties for 167 yards, including two penalties on fourth down that extended LSU drives. Luke said his team's rash of penalties was "probably what I'm most disappointed in."
LSU: The Tigers looked as potent offensively as they have all season and might have eclipsed 50 points if not for two lost fumbles deep in Rebels territory. Meanwhile, Delpit's second interception of the season increased Tiger takeaways to 10 on seven interceptions and three fumble recoveries.
IN MEMORIAM
LSU honored slain basketball player Wayde Sims with a moment of silence before the marching band's playing of the university's alma mater and the national anthem. Hardly a sound could be heard in 102,000-seat Tiger Stadium for about 15 seconds as images of the 20-year-old Sims were shown on the video board. Sims, a Baton Rouge native whose father also played basketball for LSU, was killed by gunfire early Friday. An arrest was made Saturday.
UP NEXT
Mississippi hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.
LSU travels to play the Florida Gators on Saturday.

LCA routs CCHS 48-0

Thu, 10/04/2018 - 6:16pm

ZACHARY FITZGERALD

zfitzgerald@daily-review.com

LAFAYETTE —

The No. 2 team in Class 1A proved too much for Central Catholic to handle Friday as the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights cruised to a 48-0 District 7-1A win against the Eagles.
Central Catholic had minus 3 total yards of offense — all on the ground — as the Eagles did not complete a pass. Lafayette Christian had 359 yards of total offense, 227 yards rushing and 132 yards passing.
The Knights, the second-ranked team in last week's Louisiana Sportswriters Association Class 1A poll, improved to 5-0 and haven't allowed any points this season. Central Catholic fell to 2-3 with the loss.
"In the first half, the kids battled hard, but we could not get anything going on offense," Central Catholic Coach Tommy Minton said. "They crowded the line of scrimmage. We didn't block them."
The Knights didn't have a fast start on offense, punting on their first three possessions.
But they then took advantage of good field position after a 39-yard punt return set up a 7-yard touchdown run by quarterback Zachary Clement with 2:08 remaining in the first quarter. Central Catholic blocked the extra point attempt.
Lafayette Christian recorded a safety with 29 seconds left in the first quarter to take an 8-0 lead.
The Knights wasted no time scoring again just four seconds into the second quarter on a Logan Gabriel one-yard run. The touchdown was set up by two Central Catholic penalties, and the score extended the lead to 15-0.
The Knights' Victor Dupre caught a 20-yard pass from Clement to give Lafayette Christian a 21-0 advantage after another blocked extra point with 8:21 to play until halftime.
Clement capped the first-half scoring after faking a handoff and running 67 yards to the end zone to give Lafayette Christian a 28-0 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, the Knights scored twice, once on a 23-yard pass from Clement to Errol Rogers Jr. and another on a Gabriel one-yard run.
Lafayette Christian led 41-0 going into the final quarter.
The Knights scored their final touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
The Eagles had too many three-and-outs on offense and kept putting the defense back on the field, Minton said. Central Catholic made some stops on defense, though.
Central Catholic has to improve while preparing for the second half of the season and not dwell on Friday's lopsided loss, Minton said.
Lafayette Christian, the defending Division IV state champion, is coached by Trev Faulk, a former LSU and NFL linebacker.
"It took us a little while to get going offensively," Faulk said.
Lafayette Christian started Friday's game going three-and-out on its first three possessions.
"The good thing for us is defensively, we were also going three-and-out on our side, so it was kind of a field position battle at the beginning until we were kind of able to break through and get the first score," Faulk said.
Despite Lafayette Christian's dominating season so far, the team still has "a lot of room for improvement," Faulk said.
The Knights had "way too many penalties" Friday and also missed tackles and missed some catches in the passing game, Faulk said.

E.D. White shuts out Morgan City 41-0

Thu, 10/04/2018 - 6:12pm

STEVE HOLLEY

THIBODAUX

While E.D. White and Morgan City played to a scoreless first quarter, things soon got better for E.D. White, but they worsened for Morgan City in Friday’s District 7-4A game at Yockey Bernard Field at Harvey Peltier Memorial Stadium.
A second-quarter tsunami that resulted in 28 points gave the Cardinals a four-touchdown lead at halftime en route to a 41-0 shutout victory against the Tigers in Morgan City’s district opener.
Michael Clement got the scoring started with a one-yard touchdown rush at the 8:45 mark of the quarter, and 28 seconds later, E.D. White reached the end zone again after Peyton Amedee intercepted Devonta Grogan’s pass to give the Cardinals prime real estate at the Morgan City 42-yard line.
On the drive’s first play, Cardinals quarterback Devin DeSandro found a wide-open Brandon Legendre for a 42-yard touchdown completion to push the lead to 14-0.
Then, two special teams’ mistakes by Morgan City (2-3 overall, 0-1 district) led to the game getting out of hand.
A blocked punt and a recovery by E.D. White’s Brandon Boudreaux set the Cardinals up at the Morgan City 20-yard line following the Tigers’ next possession. That led to a first-and-goal situation and Legendre rushing in from 6 yards to pad the lead to 21-0 with almost five minutes remaining in the half.
On their next drive, the Tigers’ punt team woes worsened when a snap sailed over Morgan City punter Noah Sierra’s head and rolled into the end zone. E.D. White’s Andrew LeBlanc recovered the ball to push the lead to 28-0 at the 2:25 mark of the period.
“Our defense was playing well for 16 minutes, and then once we had the momentum swing, we kind of put our heads down because most of the kids I have on defense I also have on punt team,” Morgan City Coach Chris Stroud said. “They put their heads down a little bit, and we’ve got to learn to overcome that. We didn’t do that last week against Donaldsonville, and we didn’t do it this week. I’ve got to do a better job of coaching special teams, and we’re going to try and get that done next week.”
For E.D. White, winning the special teams battle was something that wasn’t lost on Cardinals coach Chris Bergeron.
“Special teams is the first thing we work on in practice every day,” Bergeron said. “We feel like we have to prepare, and that’s an edge for us.”
Not much was an edge for Morgan City Friday.
Grogan, a dual-threat quarterback, showed signs of promise, even flashing electric breakaway moves while carrying the ball, but Morgan City came well short of finding the end zone. The Tigers were held to 135 yards of offense and six first downs. Grogan finished the game with 10 carries for 48 yards.
Kerwin Francois had eight carries for 31 yards for Morgan City, and Dylan Tingle had four rushes for another 26 yards. All told, the Tigers had nine players carry the ball, but none had a breakout performance in large part because the Tigers were being dominated at the line of scrimmage.
“That’s a concern, but it’s more of a concern in the weight room and where we’re at right now in our program,” Stroud said. “Those kids in the trenches have got to spend some years in the weight room, and we’ve got some that came out at the last minute. Thank God because we wouldn’t have had enough linemen, but they don’t have the time in the weight room yet, and that’s where you win the battle.
“It’s not a matter of effort or them not trying,” Stroud added. “They’re doing a great job of trying. They’re just not there in the weight room and just aren’t ready. We’ve got to change that.”
After getting out to such a big lead, E.D. White was on auto pilot for the second half. It tacked on two more scores when Legendre found Thomas McGoey for a 19-yard touchdown strike just two minutes into the third period, pushing the lead to 35-0.
A five-yard touchdown rush by Branton Vicknair late in the game capped the scoring.
E.D. White had eight different ball-carriers in Friday’s game that combined to rush for 145 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries. The Cardinals also threw for a combined 115 yards between Legendre, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette commit, and DeSandro, despite just three total completions.
“We feel like we’re pretty a balanced team,” Bergeron said. “We didn’t get into any situation where we felt we really had to throw the ball tonight. We threw it well when we needed to, but we felt really good about running the ball.”
E.D. White (3-2 overall, 1-1 district) finished with 260 yards of offense and eight first downs.

Morgan City sweeps Lutcher

Thu, 10/04/2018 - 6:08pm

Staff Report

The Morgan City Lady Tigers defeated the Lutcher High School in Morgan City 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-23) Thursday.
Sh’Diamond Holly led Morgan City with 15 kills, five solo blocks, one block assist, three assists and 12 digs. Other top Morgan City contributors were Jolee Nini, one kill, 34 assists and eight digs; Karmen Peterson, nine kills, one solo block, two assists and four digs; Jamia Francois, 10 kills; McKenzi Smith, two aces, one kill, two assists and 17 digs; Hallie Blanchard, two aces, one kill and five digs; and Nia Lightfoot, one kill, one block assist and five digs.
In junior varsity action, Morgan City won 2-1 (25-20, 20-25, 15-9).
Morgan City (18-5) will return to action Tuesday when it travels to face Catholic High-New Iberia.
Patterson wins
district opener
T h e P a t t e r s o n Lumberjills opened District 6-IV play with a 3-0 (25-4, 25-10, 25-9) victory against West
St. Mary at Patterson.
Gabby Marcel and Briyanna Butler led Patterson. Marcel had five aces, eight kills and eight digs, while Butler recorded five aces, nine kills and one d i g . O t h e r t o p Patterson contributors were Katelyn Larson, four aces, six kills and five digs; Emma Marin, three digs and nine assists; and Deja Dugar, one dig and five assists.
Patterson (8-5) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Westgate.

CCHS volleyball players reach milestones

Thu, 10/04/2018 - 6:01pm

Central Catholic High School recently recognized two volleyball players for reaching statistical milestones.