Kinder rolls Mamou 63-7

MAMOU -- Mamou knew going in it would be a challenge Thursday night as they hosted the defending State Champion Kinder Yellow Jackets. The challenge proved insurmountable for the Demons as they fell 63-7.
Defensive lineman Kade Chatelain was out which made the game more challenging.
“It hurt us as for as his experience because he’s been playing for us for three years now,” stated Mamou head coach Brian Brumfield.
Brumfield thought for the most part that his team played decently.
“It’s just that we got to be able to play a whole football game,” Brumfield said. “We came out, and I thought we played well. We were able to have a few plays. They had a good defensive stand or defensive series against us, but we were able to get a few plays and get into the end zone.”
Mamou’s lone scoring drive came with Brumfield’s team down 28-0 in the second quarter. Shawn Malveaux gained six yards to begin the drive and then received a pass from Levi Fontenot short of the first down marker.
Mamou was forced to punt for the fourth time, but a 15- yard penalty for roughing the kicker resulted in a first down for the Mamou offense on the 26-yard line.
On second-and-nine, Fontenot completed a pass to Joab Perron who rushed down the left side of the field for a Demon touchdown. Ahmad Guillian’s kick was up and good cutting the Kinder lead to 28-7 with 4:32 before the half.
On the other side of the ball, Brumfield said they also played decently.
“We slowed them down enough to where we gave ourselves a chance to be in the football game,” he stated. “But when we came out in the second half, we can’t have the three big plays back-to-back-to-back.”
Kinder opened the second half on a 65-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Leonard Williams to go up 35-7.
On the next series Kinder recovered a Mamou fumble and had a first-and-goal situation from the nine yard line. The Yellow Jackets were able to punch it in for another score
Mamou turned the ball over on downs on its next possession, giving Kinder the ball on the 45-yard line. The Yellow Jacket quarterback ran a keeper down to the two-yard line. On the next play Kinder’s Taylor Johnson took it the rest of the way for the score.
Brumfield commented on his team’s mistakes.
“That’s something we cannot do,” said Brumfield. “I think that was the turning point, and from that point on our kids kind of lost a little faith. They kept playing hard, but they lost a little faith and a little hope.”
Next week Mamou squares off against Welsh. Mamou then closes out the season with games on the road against DeQuincy and Vinton.