Patrick Taylor stays unbeaten; Fisher, Sarah Reed post second wins Saturday

It was a good day for three area teams in Saturday prep football action.

Patrick Taylor remained unbeaten Saturday evening, shutting out Cohen 26-0 at Pan American Stadium.

Quarterback Ethan Tran ran for one score and passed for two more touchdowns.

On the first possession of the game, Tran ran for a 1-yard touchdown on a quarterback sneak. to give the Tigers a 6-0 lead with 10:41 to play in the opening quarter following a missed extra point. The lead grew to 12-0 with 42 seconds left in the first quarter on a 21-yard touchdown run by Harrison Pfister. The two-point conversion attempt failed.

In the second quarter, Tran connected with tight end Owen Clakely on a 38-yard touchdown pass to give the Tigers an 18-0 lead with 6:51 to play in the first half after an unsuccessful 2-point conversion attempt.

The only score in the second half was a touchdown pass from Tran to Pfister covering 37 yards. This time, the 2-point conversion attempt was successful and it was 26-0 with 6:13 to play in the third quarter. The Tigers made the lead stand up with an outstanding defensive effort.

“I was happy with the kids,” Patrick Taylor coach Kenny Bourgeois said. “They played hard, played physical and battled to the end. Our defense played phenomenal. We had a lot of stops for loss. Pfister and Ethan were good offensively.”

Patrick Taylor (3-0) puts its unbeaten record on the line next Friday at Kenner Discovery at Muss Bertolino Stadium.

“It is nice to be 3-0,” Bourgeois said. “Kenner Discovery will be a good team. Coach P.J. Sprunk does a good job. The goal is to be 1-0 this week.”

On Saturday morning, Fisher won its second straight game, beating Northeast 26-13.

Nickson Thibodeaux ran for two touchdowns and passed for a third score to pace the Gators. Lane Creppel returned an interception for a score and Jaiven Lewis sealed the victory with an interception in the fourth quarter.

“This is a huge time for us,” Fisher coach Tevyn Cagins said. “It is the first time we have been over .500 in maybe 10 years. All the credit goes to the players, the coaching staff and the parents.”

The Gators (2-1) will host Albany next Friday at 7 p.m.

Northeast (0-3) travels to Central Private next Friday.

The Green Hornets (1-2) are off next week and will next host Crescent City Christian on Oct. 6.

Sarah Reed shut out Crescent City Christian 40-0 at Joe Brown Stadium for its second straight win.

Dontroy Gordon scored twice, Kurt Riley threw three touchdowns, including one each to Brandon Scott, Dodge Jackson and Jamal Matthews. Courtney Jeffries Matthews, Scott and Troy Dontroy each had an interception and Tavon Williams returned a fumble recovery for a touchdown.

Sarah Reed coach Ethridge Foster was pleased with his team’s effort.

“It’s good moving into the meat of the schedule to get a second straight win, fine tuning everything and covering all our bases,” Foster said. “It feels good to have that momentum going. It was nice to get a shutout and to score on both sides of the ball.”

The Olympians (2-1) will host South Plaquemines next Friday night while the Pioneers (0-3) will play at St. Edmund next Friday night.

“We have a tough task with South Plaquemines next week,” Foster said. “I think our boys are up to the challenge.”

Louisiana Prep Football Results from Saturday, Sept. 16
Booker T. Washington (SH) 12, Green Oaks 6
Fisher 26, Northeast 13
Patrick Taylor 26, Cohen 0
Sarah Reed 40, Crescent City Christian 0