Cecilia – The Cecilia High football team put the bully in Bulldogs Friday night, handing Beau Chene its first loss of the season with a 61-14 win over the Gators to help CHS celebrate homecoming.
The Dawgs scored four first-quarter touchdowns and added three touchdowns and a field goal in the second quarter on the way to a 52-14 halftime lead. With a running clock in the second half, the Bulldogs still added a touchdown and a safety in the third quarter to win by 47 points.
Running back Deondre Briscoe tallied 194 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 carries and added a 10-yard TD catch.
Quarterback Layne Champagne completed nine of 17 pass attempts for 99 yards with three TDs, two to Ashton Ruffin. Champagne spread the ball to five different receivers.
Ruffin had 19 yards on two receptions and Braylon Calais added 65 yards on two catches with three rushes for 30 yards and a TD.
Briscoe scored two rushing touchdowns in the first period and Champagne added touchdown throws of 10 yards to Briscoe and 14 yards to Ruffin.
The Bulldogs added a 25-yard Briscoe TD run, a field goal from Aiden Landry, a five-yard TD from Champagne to Ruffin and a six-yard scoring run by Calais in the second period.
Beau Chene scored on a three-yard run by Chris Wheeler in the first quarter and a 72-yard run by receiver Tyrese Henry in the second period.
A Beau Chene punt kicked out of the end zone in the third quarter gave the Bulldogs a safety and Cane Stelly added a fouryard touchdown run in the
period.
Cecilia plays at Opelousas (5-2, 1-1) on Thursday in a District 5-4A game.
PASSING GAME — Cecilia quarterback Layne Champagne (15) throws a pass during Friday’s 61-14 homecoming win over Beau Chene. Champagne completed nine of 17 attempts for 99 yards with three touchdowns. (Meagan Andrepont)
SURE TACKLE — Cecilia’s Broderick Patt Jr. (10) goes low to bring down a Beau Chene ballcarrier on Friday. The Bulldogs won 61-14. (Meagan Andrepont)
