The Destrehan Wildcats destroyed Pineville 54-0 on Friday night to cruise past the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.
Destrehan’s superiority was on display early when running back Will Matthews scored on a 96-yard run on his team’s first offensive play of the game.
On Destrehan’s next series, quarterback Marquise Darensbourg marched the Wildcats down the field with passes to Alfred Smith, John Williams and Tramaine Armstrong – all of which went for first downs. Darensbourg capped the scoring drive with a 6-yard pass to Smith to put Destrehan up 14-0 in the first quarter.
The Wildcats found the end zone again on their fourth possession of the game when Kirk Merritt ran a counter and weaved his way through defenders for an 82-yard touchdown.
On the ensuing kickoff, Destrehan’s Isaiah Sterling recovered a fumble at the 31. Williams carried out of the wildcat formation for a first down, and Darensbourg ran through the middle for a 6-yard score to put Destrehan up 27-0.
Pineville couldn’t get anything going on their next possession and turned the ball over on downs at the Destrehan 42. The Wildcats wasted little time getting back on the scoreboard, with Williams turning a short pass into a 27-yard score.
It didn’t get much better for Pineville in the second half, with Smith returning the opening kickoff 95 yards to give the Wildcats a 41-0 lead.
Destrehan played a majority of the second half with their backups on the field, and after scoring two more touchdowns in the third, ran the clock out in the fourth quarter.
Destrehan travel to East St. John on Friday to take on their district rivals in the second round. Last week, the Wildcats beat East St. John 28-14.
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