Brookhaven thumped the Wildcats from Clinton, La 56-20 in the season opener for both schools and extended its win streak to 16 games. Silliman, which ended last season with a 34-14 playoff loss to the Cougars, fell to Brookhaven for the second time in as many games.
(Above) Brookhaven wide-out Bubba Keene (#5)
The Cougars wasted little time in getting things going offensively. On their second series, it took just three plays to find the end zone as Chandler Rogers connected with Bubba Keene on a 22 yard strike with 8:14 left in the first quarter. Tyler Trout added the first of his 7 extra points on the night, giving the visitors a 7-0 lead.
Less than three minutes later, Jennings Mills found pay dirt for the Cougars on a 2 yard run, pushing the lead to 14-0 with 5:24 left in the first.
From that point on, the Cougars scored at will. Mills scored on runs of 5, 13, and 61 yards before the intermission and Rogers connected with Jeff Rushing on a 12 yard strike and Sidney Chaffin on a 34 yard bomb to push the Cougar lead to 49-14 at the half. 
(Above) Brookhaven tailback Jennings Mills (#10)
Jason Palermo connected with J.Q. Austin on passes of 43 and 20 yards to give the Wildcats their only scores of the half.
Davis took advantage of the cushion and played reserves for the remainder of the game. The only other points of the game came in the fourth quarter as Gage Posey scored on a 10 yard run. Bubba Keene added the extra point for a 56-14 Brookhaven lead with 10:38 left in the game.
Silliman's final score came on the last play of the game as Palermo scored on a two yard run.
“It was good to get our subs in and get them some experience early in the season.” said Davis. “Hopefully it will help give us some depth as the season goes on. But at the same time, we need to get our starters more time in game situations before they start to develop bad habits. Not every game we play is going to be like this so we have to be able to execute and score in tougher situations.”
Mills led the Brookhaven offense with 13 carries for 161 yards and four touchdowns. Rogers completed 3 of his 6 pass attempts for 68 yards and three scores. Will Lucas was the leading receiver, with 2 catches for 39 yards.
On defense, Mark Rushing led the Cougars with 7 tackles and an interception. C.J. Duckworth followed with 6 stops. Bailey Hodge, Jeff Rushing, and Alan Michael Allred each made five stops a piece. Connor Briarfield recovered a fumble.
Jason Palermo led the Silliman offense, completing 12 of his 29 pass attempts for 170 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted once. J.Q. Austin was the leading receiver with 2 catches for 63 yards and two scores.
Brookhaven returns home to host Copiah Academy Friday night in a non-district match up. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at R.M. “Red” Stuard” Field.
Game Stats
BA.......SI
First Downs 16..13
Rushes-Yards 33-260 26-(-12)
Passing Yards 109..170
Total Offense 369..158
Passing
Comp/Att/Int 6-13-0..12-29-1
Fumbles-Lost 1-0..3-1
Punts-AVG 3-47..7-29
Penalties-Yards 12-101..8-79
Score by Quarters
BA 21 28 0 7 56
SI...0 .14 0 6 20
