The extra point attempt failed, making it 13-7.ĭestrehan marched down the field to begin the second half, with Eugene punching in his second rushing score of the night with 9:58 left in the third quarter, making it 19-7 (two-point attempt failed). But one play later, the DHS defense surged into the backfield and forced a fumble of its own when Kolaj Cobbins blew the play up, setting up what became a Brandon Freeman 20-yard touchdown run. Jai Eugene found Daniel Blood for a 28-yard gain down to the Woodlawn 4 to set up the first points for the Wildcats, coming on a 1-yard Eugene touchdown run to tie the game.Ī near disaster seemed to take place on Destrehan’s next possession when Woodlawn forced and recovered a fumble at the Woodlawn 40. Woodlawn stopped Destrehan on a fourth down play in the first half, setting up an eventual Jayveon Hayes touchdown run to give WHS a 7-0 lead.ĭestrehan answered back, however, rattling off the next 22 points of the night. Destrehan kept pounding the ball on the ground until Lee found the seam he needed – racing through, past and finally away from the Woodlawn defense to put the game away. Jai Eugene began the ensuing drive with a 17-yard keeper up the gut. “We knew we had to protect the ball and close the game.” “I didn’t know what was going to happen,” said Lee. Collins led Woodlawn down to the Destrehan 1, where he punched it in himself to make it 22-20 with 4:21 remaining.īut on the game-tying attempt for two, a pass to Henry was first ruled complete, but then overruled as a drop by the officiating crew, the ball falling incomplete in tight coverage by the Wildcats’ defense. Momentum shifted hard in Woodlawn’s favor when the Panthers’ defense stood tall to stop Lee short on a fourth-and-one.
Such was the case on Jones’ 19-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter to make it a 22-14 Destrehan lead.
His quick release began to pay dividends and receivers Kyle Jones and Jaylon Henry began to gain chunks of yardage, making tough grabs even in tight coverage. Late in the game, Collins began to find a groove – and that’s when things got interesting. “And you saw some of the throws he made … we had him in third and long, he threw off his back foot and put it right in a receiver’s chest. “Rickie Collins is well-schooled … if you sit all night in zone, he’ll kill you,” Scott said. Shane and LeBranch … whenever we have a chance to put the game away, we’re gonna put it in his hands and try to move some people off the ball.”Īll night long, Destrehan’s defense blitzed Woodlawn quarterback and Purdue committed junior Rickie Collins, and for much of the game that relentless pressure kept the Panthers’ offense grounded. “We have four kids who can play,” said Scott. It’s kept the group healthy and fresh for this postseason – and in the fourth quarter, a fresh Lee was a very, very dangerous runner. You know Coach Randle’s gonna have them ready.”Īll season, Destrehan has rode a four-headed monster of a running back stable, with Lee, Brandon Freeman, Trey Nixon and Patrick LeBranch all shining. We knew what we saw on tape was a special team. “We had a couple situations where we really were up against the wall there, and the kids were able to rise to the occasion,” said Destrehan head coach Marcus Scott. Ruston defeated Benton, 56-16, to advance. 5 Ruston next week in the Class 5A quarterfinals. So, when they called on me, I just did what I had to do.” “(Woodlawn) is a good team and we had to finish the job. “I knew we had to put the game away,” Lee said. Lee’s 40-yard touchdown run cemented a dramatic Destrehan win in the final minutes, 29-20, over a 13th seeded Panthers team that pushed Destrehan to its limit. Once Shane Lee broke loose late in the fourth quarter, the answer was clear.
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