Replay: Slidell stays hot with 37-20 victory over Ponchatoula

PONCHATOULA – The beat goes on for the Slidell Tigers.

The Tigers turned a fortuitous bounce into a halftime lead and carried that momentum into the second half en route to their sixth straight victory, a 37-20 decision over Ponchatoula Thursday night.

The game was streamed live by Crescent City Sports.

In the waning moments of the first half, Slidell (6-1, 4-0) trailed 13-8 and faced a fourth-and-goal from the 5-yard line when Luke Guidry’s pass was tipped by a Ponchatoula defender into the hands of Colin Williams for a touchdown with 17 seconds left in the half.

Guidry’s pass to Austin Bates for the two-point conversion gave the Tigers a 16-13 lead at halftime.

“It was big,” said Slidell coach Malter Scobel of the score before the half. “Our offense won the game tonight. This is the best performance we’ve had by far.”

In the third quarter, Slidell turned an interception into an 8-yard touchdown pass from Guidry to Jahyde Williams, and Kendall Carter scored his second and third touchdowns of the night in the final quarter to put the game away.

Guidry passed for 263 yards and a pair of scores, with Williams catching nine passes for 155 yards and a TD. Carter finished with 80 yards on the grounds as Slidell had 379 total yards.

Ponchatoula (3-4, 1-3) led 7-0 after an interception set up a 10-yard touchdown run by Nolan Tribble midway through the first quarter. Carter’s first TD and a two-point conversion off the swinging gate gave Slidell an 8-7 lead with 8:21 left in the second quarter, but that was short-lived as a 14-yard burst by Andrew Cangelosi put the Green Wave back ahead 13-8 with 5:54 to play in the half.

Ponchatoula’s other score came on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Tribble to CJ Braziel in the final quarter.

Up next for Slidell is a first-place showdown in District 6-5A next Friday against Covington.

“We’re going to prepare like every week,” Scobel said. “Every week, we’re 0-0 and trying to win one game.”

Louisiana Prep Football Scores from Thursday, October 13
Airline 55, Haughton 42
Booker T. Washington (SH) 34, Bossier 32
Calvary Baptist 51, Green Oaks 14
Carencro 56, Comeaux 6
Dunham 42, Episcopal 0
East Feliciana 58, Capitol 20
Erath 37, Kaplan 22
Ellender 38, Assumption 37 (OT)
Huntington 50, Woodlawn (SH) 28
John F. Kennedy 49, Livingston Collegiate 0
Mandeville 50, Fontainebleau 7
McKinley 40, St. Michael 15
Merryville 38, Hamilton Christian 26
Neville 55, Grant 0
Opelousas Catholic 30, Catholic (PC) 8
Ouachita Christian 48, River Oaks 0
Richwood 44, Wossman 8
Slidell 37, Ponchatoula 20
Sophie B. Wright 21, Patrick Taylor 14
South Terrebonne 16, Vandebilt Catholic 14
Southern Lab 68, Thrive Academy 0
St. John 39, Ascension Christian 7
Teurlings Catholic 21, Lafayette Christian 17
Thomas Jefferson 28, Jefferson Rise 6
Union Parish 29, Sterlington 21
Warren Easton 56, Douglass 0
Westminster Christian 35, North Central 32
Westgate 39, North Vermilion 7