Vandebilt Catholic pulls away from Central Catholic for 45-16 win

Central Catholic faced a tall order in Thursday’s nondistrict matchup with Class 4A’s Vandebilt Catholic at Tiger Stadium in Morgan City.
The Eagles had the Terriers, ranked No. 7 in the latest Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 4A poll, on their heels early, but Vandebilt Catholic’s size and depth word down Central Catholic for a 45-16 victory.
After a Central Catholic 10-play drive to open the game stalled, Vandebilt scored on a 55-yard pass from standout quarterback Andrew Robison to Ethan Henry at the 5:58 mark of the first quarter for a 7-0 Terrier lead.
Central Catholic (3-4) answered with a 44-yard pass from punter Tyler O’Con to Brooks Thomas on a fake punt and added the two-point conversion on a pass from Taylor Blanchard to Nathan Hebb for an 8-7 lead with 1:48 remaining in the first quarter.
Central Catholic’s momentum was short-lived, however, as Robison capped the Terriers’ next possession with a 2-yard touchdown pass to John Theriot and Vandebilt Catholic regained the lead at 14-8 with 22 seconds left in the first quarter.
Robison was just getting started, adding a 1-yard touchdown run and a 3-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Porche. Robison was 22 of 30 passing for 237 yards with three touchdown passing and a running score. He also had two interceptions.
Vandebilt Catholic scored on four of its five first-half possessions and took a 28-16 halftime lead.
Central Catholic’s second score came on a 1-yard touchdown run by Davidyione Bias at the 5:27 mark of the second quarter. Standout running back Chris Singleton had a 56-yard run to set up the score. Singleton finished the game with 106 yards on 19 carries. Bias had 11 carries for 20 yards and a score.
Central Catholic had 270 total yards (122 rushing and 148 passing). Blanchard was 15 of 19 passing for 104 yards with two interceptions. Brooks Thomas was the team’s leading receiver with six catches for 95 yards and a touchdown.
“The kids played hard, and we did some things that kept us around for a little while,” Central Catholic Coach Tommy Minton said. “But they are a good offensive tea, and their depth and numbers wore us down. They were playing 11 different kids on offense and defense, and whole different crew on special teams. The fast-paced offense also took a toll on us because we have several kids playing both ways. It’s one of those deals, but two weeks ago, we came out against Lafayette Christian starry eyed and a little intimidated, but that wasn’t the case tonight and we will get better from this.”
Vandebilt pulled away in the second half, going to its ground attack. Running back Brennan Rogers scored on touchdown runs of 12 and 54 yards, respectively, to extend the Terriers’ lead to 42-16. Rogers carried 15 times for 142 yards with two touchdowns.
Vandebilt Catholic totaled 411 yards of offense (237 passing and 174 rushing).
Reid Bourg added a 30-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to push the lead to 45-16.
Central Catholic returns to district play Oct. 20, hosting Hanson Memorial for homecoming.
Additional reporting by www.bayoupreps.com.