Bulldogs stifle Northside for 41-21 road win
Lafayette – The Cecilia High Bulldogs shut down Northside High’s Vikings for most of the night on Thursday and exploded for six straight touchdowns after falling behind 7-0 to earn a 41-21 road win, the first win of head coach Cody Champagne’s tenure.
The Vikings, who went into the game with a 2-0 record, got on the scoreboard first with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Kaleb Joseph to Jai Joseph to cap a 63-yard, five play drive, then recovered the ensuing kickoff at the Bulldogs’ 33.
But Cecilia’s defense shut Northside out for the next three quarters while the offense put together six scoring drives to take command of the game.
Quarterback Collin Dore threw the first of two touchdown passes to even the score up, a 12-yard toss to Jermain Davis Jr. in the first quarter.
The two hooked up again for a 14-yard touchdown to open the second quarter scoring, and Braylon Calais extended Cecilia’s lead with a one-yard touchdown run later in the quarter. Dore then scored on an eightyard keeper to push the Bulldogs’ lead to 27-7 at halftime.
Calais added a threeyard TD run in the third quarter and then caught a 20-yard scoring pass from Dore to push Cecilia’s lead to 41-7 after three periods.
Dore completed six of 17 pass attempts for 92 yards with three touchdowns and rushed for a TD.
Calais had a teamhigh 75 yards and two touchdowns on 15 runs and added two catches for 41 yards and a TD. Davis had four receptions for 63 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 20 yards on three runs.
Northside got two short scoring runs in the fourth quarter, a one-yard carry by Javante Broussard and a 2-yard tote by Kamron Celestine.
Celestine led the Vikings with 45 yards and a TD on the ground. Kaleb Joseph completed 16 of 31 pass attempts for 215 yards and a touchdown but was held to 11 yards on eight carries. Broussard had 83 yards on four catches and scored on his only carry of the game.
The Bulldogs take on unbeaten Central of Baton Rouge at 7 p.m. Friday night at Cecilia High School.
