Panthers earn first victory of season

PINE PRAIRIE -- Pearl River with a record of 2­-0 meandered from the banks of the river bearing the samename, to the banks of Bayou Nezpique for a matchup against the 0­-2 Panthers.
“We came out and played a good first half,” said head coach Yves Prince of his Pine Prairie team against Beau Chene. “And if we can put two halves together and be successful, thenwe have a great chance of winning the ballgame (tonight). We got Douglas Fontenot back tonight,and we got a chance to move the ball with Douglas and Dylan (Doucet) tonight.”
Prince got exactly what he was looking for and more as his team picked up its first win ofthe season by a score of 32-­31.
The Panther offense was sparked by the thunder and lightning duo of Douglas Fontenot and Dylan Doucet.
Fontenot in the first half collected 103 yards rushing and 141 yards on kick returns. He finished the night with 180 yards rushing and 166 yards on kick returns. Doucet at quarterback added 84 rushing yards on the night.
With Pine Prairie down 31­-26 with 7:55 remaining on the clock in the game, Pearl River took over at the 43 yard line.
The Panther defense stiffened forcing the Rebels to punt.The punt went out of bounds as the Panthers took over at their own 42 yard line.
Runs by Doucet and Josua Fontenot brought the ball down to the Rebel 16-yard line.
On second down from the 15, Doucet jetted down the near sideline for the touchdown. After a failed two-point conversion, the Panther led 32-31 with :59 left in the game.
Devin Leggett forced a turnover for the Panthers, and they went into victory formation with 31 seconds remaining onthe clock to preseve the victory.
]Douglas Fontenot on a re-kick after a penalty, returned it 65 yards to the Rebel 15 yard line for 1st and 10 putting the wheels in motion to set up the tying score as Doucet kept the football himself.
Douglas Fontenot began the second quarter with another kickoff return for 79 yards down to the Rebel 13 yard line. Josh Fontenot then would pick up a 1st down at the 1­yard line for 1st and goal.
Pine Prairie scored another touchdown on a quarterback keeper this time from one-yard out. The two point conversion went incomplete so the scoreboard read 14-­12 with 9:43 before halftime.
Douglas Fontenot found a couple seams a few possessions later for a touchdown carry of 78 yards as the first half clock expired. Pearl River lead 21-­20 at the half.
Dylan Doucet found some seams of his own in the third quarter for a 54 ­yard touchdown run, but a holding penalty negated the score.
Following a Rebel field goal from 31 yards out to make the score 31­-20, the Panthers began at the 50 yard line.
Doucet’s pass appeared to be complete to Joshua Fontenot for a Panther 1st down, but it was ruled incomplete as the pass hit the ground on the reception.
Douglas Fontenot again found the endzone after a gain of 45 yards.