NAPOLEONVILLE – South Terrebonne amassed more than 300 yards of total offense and cruised to a 59-21 victory over Assumption Friday night at Mustang Stadium in District 7-5A play.

The Gators (4-4 overall, 4-2 district) used a 42-point second half to pull away from the Mustangs (0-9, 0-6), who ended their season winless.

As lopsided as the victory was, the game was evenly played through the first half with South Terrebonne taking a 17-14 lead into halftime.

The Gators drew first blood with a 1-yard touchdown run by Demetrius Boyd with 8:56 remaining in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead. A 25-yard touchdown run by Assumption tailback De’Ray Lucien with 2:50 to play in the first quarter tied the game at 7-7.

Gators quarterback Quinton Lirette then found Kiley Louviere for a 10-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-7 with 8:47 left in the second quarter. Justin Pitre later connected on a 27-yard field goal to put the Gators ahead, 17-7, with five minutes left in the first half.

But the Mustangs answered on Lucien’s second touchdown run of the night, a 7-yard score with 1:05 left in the first half, making it a three-point game.

In the second half, the Gators took over. South Terrebonne tailback B.J. Dardar ran in from 12 yards out to make it 24-14 with 6:10 remaining in the third quarter. After Louviere blocked an Assumption punt on the Mustangs’ next possession, setting South Terrebonne up at the 15-yard-line, Lirette had an 8-yard touchdown run to make it 31-14.

The Mustangs appeared to strike back on their next drive, only to have a would-be 72-yard touchdown pass negated by a penalty for having an illegal receiver down field.

After the Gators’ defense forced an interception early in the fourth quarter, Boyd added a 10-yard touchdown run to make it 38-14 with 8:47 left in the game. After that score, the Gators successfully attempted an onside kick, and two plays later, Dardar scored on a 29-yard run to bring it to 45-14 with 8:05 left.

South Terrebonne added two more touchdowns. After Brock Hebert intercepted a pass that gave the Gators a first-and-goal at the Mustangs’ 3-yard line, Boyd scored on a touchdown with 7:05 left to make it 52-14.

The Gators later capped their scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run by Bobby Lirette to make it 59-14 with 5:09 remaining in the game.

Gators coach Richard Curlin called Friday’s game a statement game.

“We made a statement (Friday night),” Curlin said. “We took advantage of little turnovers and scored. Their power running game bent us, but didn’t break us.”

Dardar had 12 carries for 146 yards and two touchdowns in the victory, while Boyd carried 15 times for 62 yards and scored three touchdowns. Lirette passed for 109 yards and a score, and Gators receiver Mike Barba hauled in three catches for 65 yards.

Assumption’s Chris Johnson had a 12-yard touchdown run, accounting for the Mustangs’ final score with 2:14 remaining in the game, making it 59-21.

Mustangs coach Shawn Preston said the third quarter ended up being the turning point in the game for his team, much as it has been all year.

“In the third quarter, defensively we haven’t been good all year,” Preston said. “We had the touchdown called back and that could have changed the momentum. But after that, we fell part.”

Charles stopped South Terrebonne quarterback Quinton Lirette 2 yards shy on the end zone on a fourth-and-goal play with just over a minute left to preserve a 41-36 District 7-5A victory for the Tigers at South Terrebonne Memorial Stadium.

The win means Terrebonne (6-1 overall, 5-0 in district) will face Thibodaux (7-0, 5-0 in district) at home next Friday night for the outright District 7-5A title.

Lirette ran a bootleg to the left side of his offense on fourth-and-goal from the Terrebonne 7, but Charles read the play and made the tackle along with safety Jordan Anderson around the 2-yard line.

"It was the whole defense," Charles said. "It took the whole defense to stop them. We stepped up and made it happen. I was kind of lost on the play at first, but I slow played it and saw him scrapping down the line. When I saw him tuck it, I went for him. It was as simple as that."

Terrebonne took over on downs and kneeled the ball to run out the clock.

"We just kept fighting and scrapping," Terrebonne coach Gary Hill said. "They made us find a way to win, but we are playing for the district championship. Thibodaux is a great team. They are undefeated. They have a great defense and their offense woke up this week. Nobody expected us to be here. Nobody gave us a chance. These guys earned this opportunity."

Terrebonne got 158 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns from running back Darrious Neville.

Many of his yards came on a play that sent him through the middle of the South Terrebonne defense and allowed

him to use his vision and cut back skills to gain big yardage.

His 6-yard run gave Terrebonne an early 7-0 lead.

"We didn’t have an answer for that little counter-zone play," South Terrebonne coach Richard Curlin said. "We said all week we had to keep them under 40 points. It didn’t happen, but our defense forced that stop at the end and gave us a chance."

South Terrebonne made it 7-7 with 1:54 left in the first quarter after B.J. Dardar ran in from 24 yards out with 1:54 left.

But Terrebonne came right back and answered with an 18-yard score by Neville for a 14-7 lead on the first play of the second quarter.

South Terrebonne (404 yards, 214 rushing yards, 13 first downs) tied it at 14 when Scotty St. Julien went 95 yards for a score on the ensuing kickoff.

Mike Barba (six catches, 178 yards) gave South Terrebonne a 20-14 lead around the four minute mark of the second quarter with a one-handed, 20-yard touchdown catch, but the point after failed, and the Gators held a six-point halftime advantage.

Terrebonne took the opening kickoff of the second half, and after a 30-yard return by Dominique "Little Reggie" Matthews and 15-yard personal foul on the Gators, scored on a 15-yard run by Mark Lawson to take a 21-20 lead with 11:19 left in the third quarter.

After a South Terrebonne punt, the Tigers (346 yards, 289 yards rushing, 14 first downs) went 67 yards on seven plays and scored when Neville sliced through the Gators defense for a 37-yard score.

The Matt Adams point after gave Terrebonne a 28-20 lead with 6:40 to play, then came another huge play.

Terrebonne hit an onsides kick that it recovered, and four plays later, quarterback Neil Robertson (5-of-9, 58 yards, TD, INT) hit Darion Jones (three catches, 42 yards) for a 28-yard touchdown. The point after was blocked and Terrebonne led, 34-20.

"That was a huge play for us," Hill said of the onsides kick. "It allowed us to keep the momentum. We could be a little more relaxed and kept the clock running. We knew this would be tough because they were fighting for their playoff lives."

A 45-yard catch and run by Barba on fourth down then led to a 30-yard field goal by South Terrebonne’s Justin Pitre that cut Terrebonne’s lead to 34-23 with 2:47 to go in the third quarter.

A Brock Hebert interception for the Gators then later setup a 3-yard touchdown run by Lirette (7-of-16, 190 yards, TD, INT), but the two-point conversion failed and South Terrebonne trailed 34-29 with 11:19 to play.

Again, Terrebonne answered when Robertson scored on a 10-yard run that pushed Terrebonne’s lead to 41-29 with 9:18 left.

The Gators then went on a 14-play drive that covered 58 yards and ended with a 3-yard touchdown run by Dardar that cut the Terrebonne lead to 41-36 with 4:22 left.

The South Terrebonne defense then forced Terrebonne to punt, and the Gators got a 42-yard pass play to Barba that setup a first-and-goal from the Terrebonne 4 with just under 2 minutes to go.

"(Barba) kept us in it," Curlin said. "He gave us a shot at the end."

After a fumble on first down, South Terrebonne picked up short yardage on second down and threw incomplete on third down, before Charles made the stop on Lirette on fourth down.

"Both teams played hard," Curlin said. "You have to give their kids and coaches credit. They did a good job. We knew we had to keep them under 40 points, and we didn’t do it."

MATHEWS -- Earlier in the week, South Terrebonne coach Richard Curlin said he hoped his team could get off to a quick start against Central Lafourche.

And, while there was a little help from the Trojans, South Terrebonne did just that, taking a 34-point halftime lead before coasting to a 41-21 win in Friday night’s District 7-5A game.

The Gators led 41-7 at halftime, scoring on every first-half possession and taking advantage of four Central Lafourche turnovers.

Including muffed kickoffs, the Trojans fumbled eight times in the first half.

"They hadn’t been doing what they did in that first half all year long," Curlin said of the turnovers. "What we did, is we did a good job of just taking advantage of every turnover in that first half. It was just one of those kinds of games. They were coughing it up, we were taking advantage of it and it just gets out of hand."

After Central Lafourche (4-2 overall, 3-2 district) scored on the game’s opening possession -- an 80-yard drive capped by Jordan LeBoeuf’s 1-yard run -- things immediately turned sour for the Trojans.

South Terrebonne (3-3, 3-1) first answered with an 11-play, 73-yard drive, scoring on quarterback Quinton Lirette’s 6-yard run. Justin Pitre’s extra point failed, leaving Central Lafourche ahead, 7-6, with 2:54 left in the first quarter

After a Trojans’ three-and-out, South Terrebonne quickly increased its lead.

Kiley Louviere (10 carries, 69 rushing yards) started the drive with a 37-yard run to the Trojans’ 18. Mike Barba ended the drive with an 18-yard catch from Lirette (8-of-10, 116 yards, two touchdowns). The extra point made it 13-7 with 18 seconds left in the first quarter.

Then the turnovers started.

Central Lafourche fumbled away its next three possessions, along with a lost fumble on a South Terrebonne kickoff.

The Gators took advantage, scoring 28 points off the four turnovers.

"I think coming into the game, if we had one (lost fumble), then that’s all we had all year," Trojans coach Chad Callais said. "I think we made it all up tonight. You can’t give anybody four turnovers and expect to win the game. That’s the tale right there. Four turnovers."

The first lost fumble was on a snap, giving South Terrebonne possession at the Trojans’ 23.

Five plays into the drive, Louviere scored on a 3-yard run, and the extra point made it 20-7 with 9:14 left in the half.

The Trojans then drove to the Gators’ 39, but another fumbled snap killed the possession.

The Gators drove 63 yards in 11 plays and scored on Demetrius Boyd’s 10-yard run, making it 27-7.

The ensuing kickoff bounced off the hands of Central Lafourche’s Brandon Smith and South Terrebonne recovered at the Trojans’ 23.

After a 15-yard penalty, Lirette found Barba (four catches, 70 yards, two touchdowns) on a third-and-25, 38-yard touchdown pass to go up 34-7 with 1:31 until halftime.

The Trojans fumbled again two plays into their next possession, and B.J. Dardar (13 carries, 89 yards) scored on the one-play drive on a 10-yard run. The extra point made it 41-7 with 21 seconds left in the half.

South Terrebonne often moved the ball with ease, outgaining Central Lafourche 356-322.

"When you don’t tackle, you’re not going to defend anything," Callais said. "We had them schemed up right, we just didn’t make plays when we needed to."

Central Lafourche added two fourth-quarter touchdowns, a Cobie Savoie (13 carries, 114 yards) 36-yard run, and a Savoie to Byron Thomas 44-yard pass, for the 41-21 final.

With the win, South Terrebonne remained in the district race. Still, at 3-3 overall, another loss could knock the Gators out of the playoff picture.

"This is just one (win)," Curlin said. "We just told them, we’ve got two more to go, and we’ve got a tough one next week (against Terrebonne). If we play like we’re capable of playing, we can do what you saw tonight."

For the Trojans, the loss adds importance to next week’s game at Thibodaux.

"They’re probably the No. 1 team in the district," Callais said. "It’s going to be a great challenge for us, but we’ve got to shake this one off and get ready to go."

HARVEY– It was a defensive struggle and an offensive explosion all in the same game.

After averaging 13 points a game in its first four contests, West Jefferson’s offense exploded in the second half taking a 47-28 nondistrict homecoming victory over South Terrebonne Thursday at Hoss Memtsas Stadium.

After taking a 12-7 first half lead, West Jefferson (2-3) scored on five of six-second half possessions, and the Gators simply could not keep up with the scoring onslaught.

“We’ve been sputtering on offense,” West Jefferson coach Marcus Scott said. “We’ve installed a new offense this year, and it hasn’t been working. We’ve been waiting for it to explode, and it finally did.”

South Terrebonne (2-2), on the other hand, was plagued by critical mistakes and turnovers that both stopped its own drives and helped the Bucs continue theirs.

“Obviously, we were inconsistent in all three phases of the game,” Gators coach Richard Curlin said. “We gave up too many big plays. We’d look great for two plays, then give up a big pass. We couldn’t keep anything going.”

The pattern was set early in the second half. South Terrebonne took the kickoff, and promptly lost the ball when quarterback Quinton Lirette (8-for-17, 74 yards, 2 INTS) was picked off by West Jeff’s Kenneth Proctor, setting the Bucs up on the Gators’ 37. Two plays later, Terrell Marco (12-for-15, 252 yards, 4 TD) hit Kevin Shief on the right side for a 37 yard touchdown, putting West Jeff up 20-7.

Following a Gators punt, South Terrebonne’s defense held the Bucs offense in check, forcing a punt. However, a personal foul penalty on the punt allowed West Jeff to retain possession, leading to a 63-yard touchdown pass from Marco to Glen Coleman and a 26-7 lead.

The Gators struck back on a freak play when Kiley Louviere, after gaining 16 yards on a run up the middle, fumbled into the arms of Mike Barba, who took the ball 40 yards for a Gators touchdown, cutting the deficit to 26-14.

That score stood for 14 seconds as Sheif took the ensuing kickoff 82 yards down the left side, putting West Jefferson up, 33-14.

South Terrebonne answered with its best drive of the night, a 9-play 64-yard march culminating in Lirette’s 1-yard plunge, cutting the deficit to 33-21.

The Bucs, however, answered right back, going 78 yards in seven plays, with Marco hitting Coleman on a 36-yard scoring strike, putting West Jeff up 40-21.

The Gators scored again following their only defensive stop of the second half when Jamal Stewart capped a 7-play drive with a 3-yard sweep into the end zone, making the score 40-28 with two and a half minutes left.

West Jeff put a stake into the heart of any chance of a Gators comeback on its next possession when Shief took a handoff 62 yards for the game’s final score.

“We waited too long to establish the run,” Curlin said. “We didn’t throw well. We could not get into a rhythm.”

When asked if there was anything from the game that he liked, Curlin paused for a few seconds and then said, “No. To be perfectly honest with you, not a thing.”