Hi, I'm Rachel Whitaker, sportswriter at the late Charles American Press, coming to
you from the American Press headquarters with our prep football roundup of week three.
The game I covered last night was between Sam Houston and Westlake. Sam Houston quarterback
Cliff Reed really put on a show last night as the sophomore scored four out of the Broncos
five offensive touchdowns, including a 66-yard burst to open the scoring last night. Sam
Houston was up 19-nothing at halftime, but Westlake stormed back in the second half to
score 20 unanswered points. The touchdown Westlake scored to take the lead was courtesy
of running back Javante Landry, which was actually set up by a fumble by Reed, but he engineered
a five-minute possession and culminated the drive with a four-yard touchdown run to put
Sam Houston back on top for good. I talked to Cliff Reed after the game, and he simply
told me it's amazing to be a starting quarterback, it's just a sophomore. And when I asked him
how he kept his composure on that final drive, including converting a fourth and two pass
that kept the drive alive, he said, I have no idea. Another game in our area last night
was between St. Louis and Jennings. St. Louis jumped out to a seven-nothing lead on a touchdown
run by Cameron Victorian, but after that the Jennings running game just took over. Dylan
Laverne and Trey Richardson combined for 265 yards and five touchdowns between them, and
Laverne also had an 83-yard punt return for a score that helped propel the Bulldogs to
a 34-14 win against St. Louis. And with the Saints loss, Coach Mike Johns is still in
search of career win number 150. He's been coaching for 45 years. And Sulphur was unable
to build on its first win of the year in week two against LaGrange, as Dutch Town's Landon
Collins was just too much for the Sulphur defense to handle. He ran for two touchdowns
and also returned a punt for another score. Washington Marion suffered its second straight
loss of the year last night to Crowley. The charging Indians offense turned the ball over
six times, and the defense was unable to contain Crowley running back to Vonte Burke, an LSU
commitment. And now here's a look at some other scores from around the area.
Tune in next Thursday for a preview of week four when district play kicks off in the area.
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