Pine Prairie finishes with loss to Eunice

By: JOHN BURSON
LSN Editor

EUNICE -- The Eunice High Bobcats closed out their regular season Friday night at Bobcat Stadium with a 54-6 District 5-3A victory over the Pine Prairie Panthers.
The Cats wasted no time in getting their offense in gear. After a six-yard run by Zack Joubert, quarterback Jaden Brasseaux went to the air with 15-yard completions to Dashawn Vigers and Avery Lee.
Lee then ran for nine yards before Brasseaux connected with Vigers on a 29-yard completion.
Two plays later, Trevin Ceasar scored on a six-yard run to cap the 80-yard drvie. Austin Phillips kicked the PAT to give the Cats a 7-0 lead with 3:55 left in the first quarter.
Brasseaux went to the air on first down, hitting Vigers for five yards before teaming with Lee on a 21-yard pass play. Georrein Dupre cap the scoring drive with a 16-yard run and Phillips kicked the PAT to put the Cats on top 14-0 with 10:17 left in the first half.
After each team lost a fumble and the Panthers punted to pin the Cats at their own 30, Lee broke free up the middle and outran everyone to score on a 70-yard run with 6:26 left in the half.
After forcing a punt from the Panthers, Brasseaux went back to the air on first down, finding Jordan Ledet down the left sideline for a 57-yard touchdown play and a 28-0 lead following Phillips’ PAT kick.
The Cats would add another touchdown with 1:05 left in the half on a 35-yard run by Dupre. The PAT kick by Phillips gave the Cats a 35-0 lead at the half.
The second half scoring for Eunice started with a Jay Pitre touchdown run. Harold Fontenot kicked the PAT to put the Cats on top by a 42-0 margin.
The Panthers would get on the scoreboard with a 55-yard drive that was capped by Ahmad Fontenot’s 11-yard touchdown run. The PAT failed and the score remained 48-6 with 6:16 left in the game.
Richardson would add his second touchdown of the night for the Cats with 4:39 remaining as he raced 37 yards for a touchdown to make it a 54-6 final score.
Pine Prairie finishes the season at 3-7.