Bayou crushes Cougars
By Kristy Kitchings
The trip across the Mississippi River bridge ended in a win for the Bayou Academy Colts as they travelled to Marianna, Ark. to take on district opponent, Lee Academy. Bayou cruised into Cougar territory and handed the winless team another loss on their homecoming 39-11.
Bayou received the ball to start the game and kept the ball on the ground the first possession and use much of the clock for the first quarter. After several big drives, Caleb Pilgrim would find the end zone for the first six points of the night and the PAT from Weber Herbison was good, 7-0 Bayou. The Cougars used their possession to put points on the board, but the Colts defense held Lee to a field goal and the first quarter would come to an end, 7-3 Bayou.
Ty Holder would get his first touchdown on the night to kick off the second quarter and the PAT from Herbison was good and the Colts lead 15-3. After back and forth possessions in the second quarter, the Cougars would be forced to punt on one possession and senior Hunter Kovac would get the block and sophomore William Hood takes it to the end zone for six points and the two-point conversion is no good and the Bayou lead is now 21-3. The Cougar would have one last drive before halftime to put points on the board but Holder would intercept the pass to the Cougar receiver at the 9-yard line and end the first half with a 21-3 lead.
Lee received to start the second half but after three and out, were forced to punt. A solid ground game by the Colts moved the ball down field and Holder would find the end zone for the second time on the evening and the two-point conversion was not good but Bayou extends their lead 27-3 to end the third quarter.
The fourth quarter was big for the Bayou defense as Davis Dalton and Holder both recovered a fumble and returned possession back over the offense. Bayou would reward the defense and score on both possessions. Kovac would bob and weave around defenders for a 31-yard touchdown and Tyler Kitchings would take it in on the quarterback sneak from the 1-yard line to close out the win 39-11.
Senior Caleb PIlgrim led the offense with five carries for 47 yards, 2-3 passing for 64 yards, and one touchdown, followed by Ty Holder with eight carries for 74 yards and two touchdowns, Hunter Kovac with 10 carries for 106 yards, Davis Dalton with 11 carries for 112 yards, and Weber Herbison with one reception for 50 yards. Bayou kept the ball on the ground for 339 yard of rushing offense and end the night with 403 yards of total offense.
Defensively the Colts were lead by seniors Hunter Kovac with 7 solo tackles and 2 assist and a blocked punt and Ty Holder with nine solo tackles, one assist and a fumble recovery.
“Our young men played great Friday night. The coaching staff of coach Scott, coach Reed, coach Blount and coach Hitt did a great job of following through with our game plan and the kids executed on the field,” said head coach Terry King.
Up next for the Colts ( 5-3 overall and 3-2 district ) is a home game against opponent, Tunica Academy.
The trip across the Mississippi River bridge ended in a win for the Bayou Academy Colts as they travelled to Marianna, Ark. to take on district opponent, Lee Academy. Bayou cruised into Cougar territory and handed the winless team another loss on their homecoming 39-11.
Bayou received the ball to start the game and kept the ball on the ground the first possession and use much of the clock for the first quarter. After several big drives, Caleb Pilgrim would find the end zone for the first six points of the night and the PAT from Weber Herbison was good, 7-0 Bayou. The Cougars used their possession to put points on the board, but the Colts defense held Lee to a field goal and the first quarter would come to an end, 7-3 Bayou.
Ty Holder would get his first touchdown on the night to kick off the second quarter and the PAT from Herbison was good and the Colts lead 15-3. After back and forth possessions in the second quarter, the Cougars would be forced to punt on one possession and senior Hunter Kovac would get the block and sophomore William Hood takes it to the end zone for six points and the two-point conversion is no good and the Bayou lead is now 21-3. The Cougar would have one last drive before halftime to put points on the board but Holder would intercept the pass to the Cougar receiver at the 9-yard line and end the first half with a 21-3 lead.
Lee received to start the second half but after three and out, were forced to punt. A solid ground game by the Colts moved the ball down field and Holder would find the end zone for the second time on the evening and the two-point conversion was not good but Bayou extends their lead 27-3 to end the third quarter.
The fourth quarter was big for the Bayou defense as Davis Dalton and Holder both recovered a fumble and returned possession back over the offense. Bayou would reward the defense and score on both possessions. Kovac would bob and weave around defenders for a 31-yard touchdown and Tyler Kitchings would take it in on the quarterback sneak from the 1-yard line to close out the win 39-11.
Senior Caleb PIlgrim led the offense with five carries for 47 yards, 2-3 passing for 64 yards, and one touchdown, followed by Ty Holder with eight carries for 74 yards and two touchdowns, Hunter Kovac with 10 carries for 106 yards, Davis Dalton with 11 carries for 112 yards, and Weber Herbison with one reception for 50 yards. Bayou kept the ball on the ground for 339 yard of rushing offense and end the night with 403 yards of total offense.
Defensively the Colts were lead by seniors Hunter Kovac with 7 solo tackles and 2 assist and a blocked punt and Ty Holder with nine solo tackles, one assist and a fumble recovery.
“Our young men played great Friday night. The coaching staff of coach Scott, coach Reed, coach Blount and coach Hitt did a great job of following through with our game plan and the kids executed on the field,” said head coach Terry King.
Up next for the Colts ( 5-3 overall and 3-2 district ) is a home game against opponent, Tunica Academy.
