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4C SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 2003 HlGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL North Caddo rolls to victory downs at the half to stake the visitors a 284) lead. The second half was a mirror of the first as North Caddo continued to control every facet of the game and continued to roll on the scoreboard, going up 42-0 in the third period. On the ensuing kickoff, Rebels kicker Barron Barr kicked an 11- yard onside kick that was recovered by North Caddo to add insult to injury. "We did not call an onsides kick on that play," said Rebel head coach Jerry Byrd.

"We aren't really able to "We were not attempting to run up a score at that point." Jerry Byrd, North Caddo coach on his team recovering an onside kick touchdown rumble of the night and a quarterback sneak by Rebels signal caller Dexter Ii)ng that broke the plane for the sixth Rebel touchdown. M(xre refused to call the game a tune-up for the upcoming district schedule that is just around die comer for the undefeated squad from Vivian. "You can't take anything away from Plain Dealing," said Moore. "We had practiced all week doing exactly what we did tonight and that was run the ball. Our offensive line did a great job, but we have a lot of work in front of us when we start our district schedule." Hie Rebels face 1A powerhouse I-ogansport next week while Plain Dealing stays outside their classification when taking on Red River.

Byrd kick the ball down-field very well, and we haven't covered what kicks have made it past that point. It is our way to keep the ball on the ground and that is all we were trying to do on that play. We were not attempting to run up a score at that point." The North Caddo third period scores came on Thomas' second Mm HuMMV Tlw limes Bossier's Eugene Taylor (60) misses the tackle on Southwood's QB Frankie Gatson (1) during the second quarter Friday night at Bossier High School. BASTROP 14, HUNTINGTON 6 Rebels too much for Plain Dealing in 42-0 win, stay unbeaten. By Teddy Turtnan Special to The Times I'lAIN DEAIJNG The North Caddo Rebels were supiosed to come to I 'lain Dealing on Friday ni'lit and take an easy win back home to preserve their unbeaten record on the young season.

The Rebels did just that as they juinjk'd on their hosts early and often in manhandling the Lions 42-0. Junior running back Jeremy Moore scored the first two touchdowns for the Rebels in the o)ening period on rushes of 2 and 42 yards, while amassing 1 18 yards in the first half and 15) for the game. Cedrik Thomas added another touchdown on the ground in the second period, and quarterback Dexter Iing found Travis Black in the back of the end zone on a 1-yard toss that extended the lead by four touch- Benton throttles N. DeSoto By Jimmy Watson The Times If a fully loaded tanker truck had overturned in the middle of the North DeSoto football field Friday night, it wouldn't have been has hazardous to the Griffins as the Benton football team. The mighty Tigers capitalized on numerous North DeSoto mistakes and used their stout defense to rout the Griffins 4W).

Junior halfback Ijemond Wheatley scored three first half touchdowns on long runs, as the visitors built a halftime lead and cruised to the victory. Wheatley scored on runs of 28. 15 and 19 yards to give Benton (4-0) all the scoring it needed. "North DeSoto is young and we knew coming in we were a better football team, so we just tried to stay focused and get better. Hopefully we did that." Benton coach Mitch Downey said.

"We would like to have thrown the ball better, but we're glad to get the victory." North DeSoto's Jeremy Thomas fumbled four times and Orlando White added anoth Byrd pastes Fair Park Yellow Jackets win in oldest rivalry in city. By Pesky Hill Special to The Times Tezeray Jefferson shredded Fair Park's defense and got plenty of help from a host of teammates Friday night as Byrd whipped the outmanned Indians 42-14 in Shreveport's oldest high school football rivalry at Lee Hedges Stadium. The Yellow Jackets amassed 303 yards on the ground with Jefferson getting 102 and fullback Ben Jett adding 69. Byrd's victory, its eighth straight in a series that dates back to 1932, improved the Jackets to 2-2 while Fair Park dropped to 1-3. The Class 5A Jackets own a 38-29-3 overall record against the Class 4A Indians.

"We were able to get a couple of quick scores and 1 j- -i 1 1 few that got us going," Byrd coach Mike Suggs said. "Offensively, we were good in the first half. We were steadily alternating our backs." While Jefferson 1 er to make Benton's job easier. leading the Tigers' defense with recoveries were Aaron Myers, MylesHemdon.Jon Looptr. Josh Simon, Jerrell White and Josh Elliott.

Benton's defense Jefferson and Jett were work Downey Slun Bevel The Times 1 Huntington's Sirderrick Dotson (left) sheds Bastrop's Darius Cooper during the first half at Independence Stadium on Friday night. Defensive battle goes to undefeated Rams thanks to pair of turnovers horses in the first half, it was a 75-yard punt return by Brent Smith that highlighted the scoring. Smith took a handoff from Pat Williams and used his speed to give Byrd six points and a 14-0 lead with 7:07 left in the first quarter. Keith Brown's 7-yard TD run capied a 67-yard, seven-play drive on Byrd's first offensive series. Jackets quarterback Jeremy Wilburn, who completed 4-of-6 passes for 70 yards, got in on the scoring in the opening quarter when he found Delton Chandler on a 6-yard TD toss.

Fair Park closed the gap to 21-7 when quarterback Justin Marshall hit Robert Davis with a 44-yard score. Obviously, Byrd had a mixup on coverage because Davis didn't have a defender within 20 yards of him. The Indians added another touchdown in the second quarter on a 20-yard burst by DeAndre Williams. But Byrd just had too much thanks to some hard running by Jett, who had TD rumbles of 7 and 2 yards. Jefferson also raced 56 yards for a score.

"We played hard but we got some bad breaks earry," Fair Park Coach Husher Calhoun lamented. "Byrd did a good job of coming back from last week. We thought we could recover but we'll just go back and work harder." "We were able to get a couple of quick scores and that got us going." Mike Suggs, Byrd coach they scored on some turnovers." Both of Bastrop's touchdowns came as a result of Huntington turnovers. With the game scoreless, Sirderrick Dotson fumbled the second-half kick- was so stout the Griffins (1-3) could manage just one first down in the first half and that came with less than three minutes remaining when quarterback Jonathan Creech hit Demarcus Clark for an 11-yard gain. The Griffins managed only 34 yards of total offense in the first half.

"We got to play a lot of people tonight, which should help us down the line," Downey said. Benton also benefited from a safety when the GrifDns centered the ball over the head of punter Gray McGee, who kicked the ball out of the end zone. One of the bright spots for North DeSoto was a pair of pass interceptions by McGee and Ryan Burford. The Griffins also got a fumble recovery by Shelton Dowden, but couldn't capitalize on any of the turnovers. Thomas bolted for a 98-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter but the play was called back due to an illegal block in the back.

The Tigers scored on their first offensive possession when they moved 49 yards in seven plays with Wheatley capping the drive with a 28-yard scamper around left end. Wheatley scored again from 15 yards out one series later for a 1M Benton lead. Thomas fumbled at his own 20-yard-line on North DeSoto's first play of the second quarter and it took just three plays for Tigers' quarterback Curtis Byrd to score from one yard out After holding the Griffins to three plays, Benton built it's lead to 2bM) when fullback Eddie Conway scored from 19 yards out. In the second half, Benton added touchdown runs by Byrd (2 yards) and Aaron Adams (1 5 yards) off before Rams junior Dominique Williams scooped it up and scampered 20 yards for the score. "It was huge," said Bastrop By Roy Lang III The Times The loss of three starters on the offensive line took its toll on the Huntington Raiders on Friday night.

Every time quarterback Bud Bogan dropped back to pass or sprinted out to start the option, it was as if the Bastrop defense was there waiting. The Rams pressured Bogan all night, holding him to three completions, 22 yards rushing and a crucial fumble in the fourth quarter as Class 4A Bastrop (4-0) clipped the 5A Raiders 14-6 at Independence Stadium on Friday. "Against a great team like Bastrop, our lack of depth really showed," Huntington coach John Piazza said. "We didn't expect that we expected our young guys to step up. I thought we played as well as they did, but One play after the Raiders executed a fake punt from their own 17-yard line, Bogan fumbled as he rolled left, and Bastrop took possession on the Huntington 30.

Nine plays later, on fourth-and-goal from the 4, Rams quarterback Derek Oueilette found Joseph Smith over the middle to help put Bastrop up 14-6. The Raiders' final chance came with the ball on Bastrop's 30 yard line with under a minute to go in the game. Facing fourth-and-15, Bogan heaved a pass to the end zone but it fell harmlessly to the ground after a well-covered John Williams couldn't reel it in. "With the team we had on the field, we probably played as well as we could play," Piazza said. Oueilette finished the game 7 of 18 passing for 107 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

The Raiders were led by Fobbs, who carried the ball 13 times for 100 yards. While Oueilette moved the Rams down the field in the first half, the Raiders' defense never gave in. Huntington twice sent the Rams away without points inside the 10 yard line. Alimod Lewis broke up a pass in the end zone on a fourth-and-goal from the 4. The Raiders stood strong on the next possession, recovering a fumble on their own 10.

"Their defense is a hell of a lot better than I thought it was," Bradshaw said. outstanding running to the ball, they are well coached and we're very fortunate to come out of here with a victory." Huntington return to Independence Stadium on Thursday to face Fair Park while Bastrop will enjoy a week off before playing host to the Indians. J. Fobbs coach Brad Bradshaw. That's just one of the things that happens in football, sometimes it bounces that way for our team." After Huntington (2-2) closed the gap to 7-6 late in the third thanks to a Jamarkus Fobbs 39-yard touchdown, the Rams again took advantage of a Huntington miscue.

LHSAA to hold hearing on Lake Charles brawl reveport Coverage online Click on Prep Football each week for scores and more images from the games. High School Extra Look in Monday's Times for high school football news, notes and rankings. a process that also has caused controversy. Orleans Civil Sheriff Paul Valteau said he has received complaints that Lake Charles and Calcasieu Parish authorities drew weapons as they ordered Kennedy supporters out of the area. Valteau cited those complaints in announcing he would assign escorts for Orleans Parish high school teams playing football games in Calcasieu Parish.

That is slated to happen again when Landry visits Washington-Marion on Oct. 24. ports. On Friday, Henry said he was scheduling a hearing for Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Baton Rouge.

The LHSAA technically cannot fire or suspend coaches, but can put whole school teams on probation, under postseason bans or ban a team from playing an LHSAA-sanc-tioned game with a certain coach present on the sidelines. The Orleans Parish School Board already has suspended two assistant coaches Ron Alvarez and Dervis Harris with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. Alvarez was booked with second-degree battery after allegedly punching Barbe High assistant Paul Demarie. But Alvarez who admits running on the field out of frustration with the officiating in his team's 19-18 loss has said he was provoked when Demarie uttered a racial slur. The Barbe coaching staff denies making racist remarks.

Band members and fans also were seen scuffling until authorities took control of the scene and began directing people out of the stadium, Calcasieu Parish and Lake Charles officials have said they received no complaints about their law enforcement officers' behavior at the game and have seen nothing that indicated the complaints Valteau received were genuine. Many of these issues are expected to be hashed out at Wednesday's hearing, which will be attended by officials and coaches from both schools, as well as witnesses to the events in question. The hearing, to be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, will be open to the public. The Associated Press BATON ROUGE Louisiana high school sports officials have called a healing to decide whether to sanction one or both of the schools involved in a melee including coaches, fans and band members after a football game on Sept 19 in Lake Charles. Ii)uisiana High School Athletic Association Commissioner Tommy Henry had ordered Barbe and Kennedy high schools to investigate the alleged brawl and submit their re.