Vermilion Catholic gets road win in Gueydan

GUEYDAN - The  Vermilion Catholic Eagles jumped out to a 42-0 first-quarter lead and cruised to a 56-0 district win against the Gueydan Bears on Friday. 
The win improves the Eagles’ record to 9-0. With one more game to play, they are ranked No.1 in the Division IV Select PowerPoint standings.
Catholic Point Coupee (9-0) is No. 2, while Ascension Catholic (7-1) is No. 3.
VC entertains Westminster Christian -Lafayette (7-2) on Friday.
In Gueydan, the Eagles were on the scoreboard two minutes into the game.
VC quarterback Jonathan Dartez connected with Hudson Hebert on a five-yard TD reception.  Luke McLain kicked the first of his eight extra points for the Eagles.
VC was back in the end zone on Dartez’s 68-yard touchdown run.  Dartez had only three carries in the game but finished with 68 yards rushing.
Caleb Guidry led VC in rushing with six carries for 68 yards, scoring twice: a four-yard TD run and a 33-yard TD run.
Luke McLain had one carry for a 50-yard touchdown run.
Ty Leblanc had three carries for 21 yards for VC.
Throwing the football, Dartez was a perfect 7-for-7 for 101 yards and three touchdowns. 
Hudson Hebert led VC with three catches for 65 yards and a touchdown.
Will Simon had two catches for 16 yards. Other Eagles with catches were Allen McLain III (1-20, TD), and Wyatt Bertrand (1-2) 
Slade Broussard led Gueydan with three carries for nine yards.