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CROWLEY — The Jennings Bulldogs made the short trek over to Crowley Thursday night to take on the No. 2-ranked Notre Dame Pios in a big non-district tilt at Gardner Memorial Stadium. The Pios used a big first half, where they scored 21 points to build a 21-0 lead in the first two frames and ultimately claimed a 28-12 win over the Bulldogs. Jennings fought back ferociously in the second half, cutting the lead to 21-12 at one point, but a late score by the Pios put the game away. With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 5-3 on the season, while the Pios upped their mark to 6-2 overall. Jennings will return to league action this coming Thursday when they hit the road to Westlake to take on the St. Louis Saints in a District 3-3A clash.

South Beauregard Game

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers are coming off a disappointing loss to the Richwood Rams a week ago on the road and will look to turn their attention to a good district opponent in the Lafayette Renaissance Tigers tonight. Lake Arthur comes into the contest with a 5-2 overall mark and 0-1 in league play after a loss to Notre Dame earlier in the year. The Tigers had a good showing a week ago against the Rams, leading throughout three quarters of football until the wheels fell off in the fourth frame. The Rams countered with a pair of TDs late in the game to secure a 28-14 win over the Tigers.

WELSH — The Greyhounds are coming off a lopsided loss to Lafayette Renaissance last week, and the road gets even tougher tonight when they host Lafayette Christian in the Homecoming game for the Hounds.

MONROE — The Lake Arthur Tigers made the long trip up north last Friday to take on the Richwood Rams in a nondistrict affair. The Tigers got up early on the Rams, but a late fourth quarter comeback gave the hosts a 28-14 win in a tight battle. The Tigers led 14-13 going into the fourth quarter, but the Rams rallied for 16 unanswered points in the fourth to ultimately claim the win and pick up their second victory of the season. With the loss, Lake Arthur fell to 5-2 overall and will return to district play this Friday night when they travel to face a good Lafayette Renaissance Charter High School team. The Tiger offense churned out right at 280 yards of total offense on the ground against the Rams, but threw three costly interceptions in the contest. Junior running back Jaydon Prudhomme had another big game in the rushing category by spitting out 167 stripes on 25 carr i e s and a TD, w h i l e senior quarterback Cam Bonin threw the pigskin for 113 yards and a score. Three Tigers recorded catches during the contest, including Breyon McZeal, who had four for 53 yards, Gabe Turner, who had four for 38 stripes and Kandon Simon had two for nine yards and a score. The Tiger defense gave up 371 yards of total offense to the Rams Friday night, 196 coming on the ground and 175 by way of pass.

The Jennings Bulldogs played arguably their best football game of the season last Friday night on Homecoming when they blasted the South Beauregard Golden Knights by a final of 55-14. The Dogs scored early and often in the first half and held a 42-7 lead before the Homecoming festivities even kicked off at halftime. Jennings had a huge night from quarterback Chris Ned and running back Gerald Watson, as the two combined to score six TDs in the win. Ned had four rushing TDs for over 200 yards on the ground, while Watson picked up a pair of big scores and over 150 stripes. Sophomore running backs Liam Leblanc and Marquell Gordon also had TD runs in the contest to close out the scoring for the Bulldogs on Homecoming. No.9-ranked Jennings improved to 5-2 on the season, 1-1 in district 3-3A play. South Beauregard fell to 2-5 overall, 0-2 in league play.

LAFAYETTE — After a close first quarter, the Lafayette Renaissance Tigers used tremendous team speed on both sides of the football to claim a runaway 52-7 win over the Welsh Greyhounds in District 6-2A action. The Tigers threw for 247 yards and four touchdown passes in the win.

LAKE CHARLES — The Elton Indians made the trip over to Lake Charles Friday night to play their toughest contest of the season so far by tangling with the undefeated Hamilton Christian Warriors in a key district 4-1A battle. The Warriors, who came into the contest heavily favored, took all they wanted and then some from the feisty Indians but ultimately came away with a 28-21 victory to remain unblemished on the season. The game was a matchup between two of the most high-profile players in all of Southwest Louisiana going head-to-head. Makelin Lemoine of Elton is the top rusher in the area, while Hamilton Christian’s Javon Vital is considered to be a four-star athlete with several collegiate offers on the table. The Indians led the game 14-7 at halftime, but a strong third quarter saw the Warriors outscore Elton 14-0 in that frame and ultimately led to a 28-21 win for Hamilton Christian. The win allowed Hamilton to move to 7-0 overall, 2-0 in league play, while the Indians dropped to 5-2 overall, 1-1 in district action.