Erath drops wild game against Crowley

ERATH - The Erath Bobcats lost a high-scoring game at home on Friday night against the Crowley Gents in a District 5-3A match.
The game ended with a score of 47-46 in favor of Crowley, who scored the final touchdown.
The two teams played an exciting game with a total of 14 touchdowns and 913 yards of combined offense.
Crowley quarterback Omar Butler was the standout performer, rushing for over 200 yards and passing for 218 yards. His performance made the difference in the game. The Gents piled up a total of 538 yards of offense in the game.
Erath started the game strongly and took a 12-0 lead, which they extended to 18-6 in the second quarter.
The Bobcats played well, using both their passing and running abilities to trouble the Gents’ defense.
The Bobcats took the lead in the first quarter when sophomore quarterback Jacob Landry threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Christian Pillette, who made a spectacular leaping catch in the endzone.
The Bobcats successfully executed a two-point play to take an early 8-0 lead.
However, the Gents responded quickly with a touchdown via the air and tied the score at 8-8 by the end of the first quarter.
In the second half, the Bobcats’ offense started to perform exceptionally well and extended their lead to 21-8.
Pillette managed to break a couple of tackles on a 41-yard touchdown run, following which Landry threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Lynkon Romero, who had to play as a tight end due to a shoulder injury.
Unfortunately, the Bobcats missed both of their extra-point kicks, which proved to be costly.
Nevertheless, with a score of 21-14, EHS running back Mason Hebert scored a touchdown from the 1-yard line.
Hebert had an outstanding game running the ball, rushing for 170 yards on 13 carries, and scoring two touchdowns.
His longest run of the night was a 33-yarder.
The Gents managed to score a touchdown late in the second quarter, narrowing the score to 27-21 in favor of Erath. However, the Bobcats came out strong in the third period, scoring two touchdowns and putting them ahead 40-21.
Jack Landry ran for a 20-yard touchdown run and Mason Hebert scored from 15 yards out.
The Bobcats also learned that no lead is safe when playing the Crowley Gents.
Crowley scored three straight rushing touchdowns and tied the game 40-40 early in the fourth quarter.
With four minutes left in the game, Erath retook the lead, 47-40, when Jack Landry threw a 10-yard pass to Cameron Soirez.
But behind the legs of Butler, the Gents found a way to win.
Butler had a 78-yard touchdown run late in the game, and the Gents nailed the extra point that put them ahead 47-46.
Other ball carriers for EHS were Brayden Landry (6-20), Pillette (2-50, 1 TD), Landon Lamaire (4-19), and Jack Landry (2-14, 1 TD).
Pillette had three catches for 60 yards.
Lemaire (1-20), Romero (1-11, 1 TD), and Soirez (1-10, 1 TD) had the other catches.
Erath is at home Friday to play Donaldsonville in a non-district game.