The Extra Point: Prep Football Week 7 In Review
by Hunter Bower, GeauxPreps.com Owner
FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | POWER RATINGS | DISTRICT STANDINGS
To The House! Merryville Student-Athlete With Special Needs Encourages Entire Community With Touchdown Run
Merryville head football coach Bart Coody made a young man’s dream come true during Friday night’s contest against Gueydan.
Clayton McGee, a 16-year old special needs student, earned the opportunity of a lifetime when his number was called upon to enter the game at tailback. Coach Coody called in the play and what happened next changed the youngster’s life forever.
On the next play, the quarterback handed the ball off to Clayton who rushed right up the middle, cheered on by players from both sides as well as the crowd, and scored a touchdown for the Panthers.
His expression following the play told all as he was embraced with smiles, cheers, and encouragement.
Clayton, we are so proud of you! Congrats on your touchdown run and we hope you score many more in the future!
West Monroe District Win Streak Reaches 100
With a 25-0 shutout win over West Ouachita on Friday night, the West Monroe Rebels nabbed their 100th consecutive district victory.
The last district loss for the Rebels came in 2002 against C.E. Byrd. Head coach Jerry Arledge is now 39-0 against district opponents.
L.B. Landry’s Darius Green Kicks 53-Yard Field Goal
The Bucs are fortunate to have such a talented student-athlete to lead its special teams unit each Friday night.
Darius Green did not disappoint in a 25-0 win over Glen Oaks where he was 2 of 2 on point-after attempts, three kickoffs resulting in a touchback and one punt landed inside the 20.
However, what was most impressive was his three field goals converted during the game, highlighted by a 53-yard conversion from the middle of the field. Green also kicked and made a 38-yard and 45-yard field goal during the game.
Week 7 Overtime Thrillers
The seventh week of the LHSAA football regular season saw more than its fair share of exciting contests. Four of those contests were so electric that they needed just one more period for teams to settle the score. The highlight of the night was the double-overtime thriller between district foes Ruston and Ouachita Parish.
2OT – Ruston 56, Ouachita Parish 55
OT – St. Thomas More 41, Tuerlings Catholic 35
OT – Belle Chasse 31, Lakeshore 30
OT – St. Thomas Aquinas 35, Riverside 33
Louisiana’s Longest Winning & Losing Streaks
Winning Streak
7 – Captain Shreve
7 – Catholic (BR)
7 – Church Point
7 – General Trass
7 – Iowa
7 – Loreauville
7 – Ouachita Christian
7 – Sterlington
7 – University Lab
7 – Zachary
Losing Streak (10 or more games)
35 – North Central
21 – Elton
16 – Central Lafourche
15 – Ringgold
14 – Southwood
12 – Broadmoor
How The LSWA Football Polls Fared – Week 6
Class 5A
1. Catholic-BR (7-0) beat McKinley 66-6
2. Zachary (7-0) beat Denham Springs 35-3
3. Brother Martin (5-0) beat Archbishop Shaw 47-15
4. Ponchatoula (5-0) beat Slidell 56-14
5. Acadiana (5-2) beat New Iberia 42-0
6. Capt. Shreve (7-0) beat Natchitoches Central 31-20
7. Ruston (6-1) beat Ouachita Parish 56-55 (2OT)
8. John Curtis (2-2) lost to Jesuit 17-13
9. West Monroe (4-2) beat West Ouachita 25-0
10. Destrehan (4-0) beat Terrebonne 41-14
Others receiving votes: Alexandria (6-1) beat Pineville 42-7, Natchitoches Central (6-1) lost to Captain Shreve 31-20, Byrd (6-1) beat Benton 45-17, Benton (4-3) lost to Byrd 45-17, Rummel (3-2) lost to Holy Cross 28-21, Jesuit (4-1) beat John Curtis 17-13
Class 4A
1. Karr (4-0) beat John F. Kennedy 62-0
2. Neville (6-1) beat Minden 30-0
3. Westgate (5-2) lost to St. Augustine 27-14
4. Carencro (5-2) beat Northside 36-14
5. Warren Easton (3-2) beat Carver 23-12
6. Northwood-Shreve. (5-2) beat Evangel 26-0
7. Liberty (6-0) beat Tara 48-0
8. Carver (4-1) lost to Warren Easton 23-12
9. Teurlings Catholic (5-2) lost to St. Thomas More 41-35 (OT)
10. Cecilia (5-2) beat Beau Chene 40-20
Others receiving votes: St. Thomas More (3-4) beat Teurlings Catholic 41-35 (OT), Huntington (6-1) beat Woodlawn-Shreve. 44-6, Leesville (5-2) beat DeRidder 49-41, Assumption (4-2) beat Morgan City 51-0, Vandebilt Catholic (3-2) beat South Terrebonne 49-14, Istrouma (2-3) lost to Belaire 17
Class 3A
1. University (7-0) beat Madison Prep 37-29
2. Madison Prep (6-1) lost to University 37-29
3. Sterlington (7-0) beat Wossman 45-14
4. De La Salle (3-2) lost to Hahnville 14-13
5. E.D. White (5-0) beat Patterson 21-0
6. Church Point (7-0) beat Northwest 54-6
7. Iowa (7-0) beat Jennings 56-19
8. Lutcher (5-0) beat Berwick 48-0
9. St. James (4-2) beat Donaldsonville 24-22
10. Lake Charles Prep (4-3) beat St. Louis Catholic 34-20
Others receiving votes: Union Parish (4-3) beat Richwood 42-8, Jena (6-1) beat Grant 31-0, St. Martinville (5-2) beat Kaplan 44-12, Brusly (6-1) beat Baker 54-6, Donaldsonville (4-2) lost to St. James 24-22, Abbeville (6-1) beat Crowley 46-14, Erath (6-1) beat Loranger 28-27
Class 2A
1. Many (6-1) beat Avoyelles 34-30
2. Lafayette Christian (6-1) beat Notre Dame 27-10
3. Newman (4-1) lost to St. Charles 12-7
4. Amite (5-0) beat St. Helena 31-24
5. Mangham (6-1) beat Madison 42-8
6. Loreauville (7-0) beat Delcambre 42-13
7. St. Charles (5-0) beat Newman 12-7
8. Notre Dame (5-2) lost to Lafayette Christian 27-10
9. General Trass (7-0) beat Ferriday 60-0
10. North Caddo (6-1) beat Ringgold via forfeit
Others receiving votes: Avoyelles (6-1) lost to Many 34-30, Ascension Episcopal (5-2) lost to Southern Lab 33-31, Rosepine (6-1) beat Vinton 47-19, Episcopal-BR (6-0) beat Dunham 44-40, Dunham (4-3) lost to Episcopal-BR 44-40, Jonesboro-Hodge (6-1) beat Cedar Creek 28-26
Class 1A
1. Ouachita Christian (7-0) beat Delta Charter 56-8
2. Calvary (6-1) beat Magnolia Charter 73-6
3. Grand Lake (6-1) lost to Hamilton Christian 24-21
4. Southern Lab (4-2) beat Ascension Episcopal 33-31
5. Oak Grove (4-3) beat River Oaks 56-0
6. Homer (5-2) beat Lincoln Prep 60-13
7. Ascension Catholic (3-1) beat St. Michael 28-24
8. St. Mary’s (6-1) beat Block 41-6
9. Westminster Christian (6-1) lost to Sacred Heart 68-35
10. St. Frederick (5-2) beat Sicily Island 43-0
Others receiving votes: Vermilion Catholic (4-3) beat Highland Baptist 40-0, Haynesville (5-2) beat Arcadia 53-14, Opelousas Catholic (6-1) beat Catholic-Pointe Coupee 27-8, St. Edmund (5-2) beat North Central 56-24, Cedar Creek (3-3) lost to Jonesboro-Hodge 28-26, Country Day (3-2) beat West St. John 37-0, Glenbrook (5-2) beat Plain Dealing 42-8, Logansport (3-4) beat LaSalle 50-7