It may not have always been pretty, but Destrehan was able to fight through numerous turnovers, while taking advantage of some by their opponent, to head back to the state title game with a 21-14 win over Baton Rouge Central.
Central had been a giant killer in the postseason, knocking off No. 4 seed Brother Martin and No. 6 seed Acadiana. And for a while, it looked like they might take down No. 2 seeded Destrehan.
Central’s Ed Cutno gave his team a first quarter lead after scampering 21 yards to paydirt. The score stayed 7-0 all the way through the first, and it wasn’t until Destrehan’s Antonio Parker picked off a Cutno pass in the endzone and returned it 102 yards for the score that the Wildcats got on the board.
Though Destrehan missed the point after, they would take the lead for good in the third after quarterback Wynrick Smothers connected with Brandon Armstrong for a 40-yard strike. The Wildcats would make the two-point conversion and go on top 14-7.
In the fourth, running back Marshall Charles came through with a 14-yard touchdown that proved to be the deciding factor since Central drove all the way down the field and scored again shortly after to cut the Destrehan lead to 21-14.
However, the Destrehan defense came through in the end, preserving the win and sending their team to the Dome to face off against No. 1 seeded West Monroe.
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