Colts gets first win in AA football

Bayou defeats Carroll 25-0

By Kristy Kitchings

Friday night marked a new adventure for the Bayou Academy Colts as they traveled to Carrollton for their first regular season road game against the Carroll Academy Raiders in AA football action.

The 26-man roster posted 25 points on offense and held the Carroll Academy Raiders scoreless in the matchup.

The Colts defense set the tone of the game with a Cole Hutchinson fumble recovery on the Raiders first possession to give the ball back to Bayou but the Colts could not capitalize and get any points on the board. The Colts first score came at the 8:10 mark of the first quarter when senior quarterback Tyler Kitchings connected with sophomore John Thomas Davis for a touchdown pass to give the Colts the 6-0 lead.  Weber Herbison’s point after was good and the Colts lead 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Davis Dalton started the second quarter off with a midfield interception but once again the Colts failed to capitalize and convert the turnover into points. Possession switched back and forth between the Colts and Rebels until the end of the first half and the Colts retired to the locker room with 7-0 lead.

Bayou returned to the field in the third quarter ready to put more points on the board. At the 4:10 mark in the third, Kitchings scored on a quarterback keeper but the point after was no good and the Colts extended their lead 13-0.  On the Rebels next possession, Herbison intercepted a Rebel pass to give the ball back to Bayou. Kitchings connected with senior Chantz Arbuckle for a touchdown pass and Herbison’s point after was blocked but the Colts tacked on six more points to extend their lead 19-0 to close out the third quarter.

The final quarter of play kicked off with a touchdown pass from Kitchings to Herbison for six points.  The point after was no good and the Colts pull away from the Rebels 25-0. Another defensive fumble recovery from Davis Dalton gave the Colts another offensive opportunity to add points but the Colts could not take advantage and ended the game with a final victory, 25-0.

“We came out and established some physical presence early in the game. Our defense played well all night and our offense did some really good things. Carroll has some pretty big guys and I was extremely proud of our effort,” Hicks said. “

Kitchings led the Colts up and down the field on offense completing 9-15 passes for 128 yards and three touchdowns including one rushing touchdown.

The Colts were led on defense by juniors William Hood and Dalton and sophomore Turner Davis and Ashton Ouzts.  Also contributing on defense were Jordan Coopwood, Josh Duraj, and Andrew Rodgers.

The Colts start their season off with 1-0 record and will be at home Friday night to play host to DeSoto Academy. Kick off is set for 7 pm.