John Ehret’s Travis Mumphrey’s 20-yard touchdown connection with Jacoby Windmon with 2:03 remaining was one of five touchdowns the senior quarterback accounted for and it proved the game-winner in a 37-35 victory over Destrehan Friday night at Hoss Memtsas Stadium.
Destrehan’s last chance to answer fizzled out when DHS quarterback J.R. Blood was sacked with 20 seconds left on fourth down and 5 at the Ehret 41.
While Destrehan coach Stephen Robicheaux was surely disappointed as he walked to his huddled players following the Wildcats’ loss, he couldn’t help showing a bit of pride in his former defensive coordinator, Marcus Scott, who led the Patriots to its first win in several years over the Wildcats, who have beaten Ehret four times since 2015 — a few of those with Scott’s help.
“The biggest thing is the guy they hired over there on that sideline,” Robicheaux said of Scott, in his first years as Ehret head coach. “That’s a completely different team. He’s got them playing hard and got them playing disciplined. They made a hellava hire. And this was a great high school football matchup and it delivered.”
Mumphrey has long been the centerpiece of Ehret’s offense, and has now accounted for eight touchdowns over the past two weeks in wins over both St. Charles Parish high schools, Friday’s win coming on the heels of a 26-0 win over Hahnville.
“Mumphrey was phenomenal,” Robicheaux said, also adding he wouldn’t be surprised at all to see Ehret (2-1) again in the postseason. “He was unbelievable tonight. That’s one of the top teams in the area, their only loss came at West Monroe. I like the talent on that football team.”
The action never seemed to let up in a game featuring several major collegiate prospects.
Destrehan (2-1) trailed 31-20 early in the fourth quarter before snapping off two quick touchdowns to take the lead, the first on an offensive fumble recovery in Ehret’s endzone that was set up by a long John Emery reception, then the next on a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Blood that put DHS ahead 35-31.
But Mumphrey put together his finest drive of the night from there. He completed five straight passes, the last to Windmon on a jump ball in the endzone.
Scott said he knew this was a chance to nail down a signature victory.
“It was a possible program changing win for us … it’s an unbelievable win against an unbelievable program. (Robicheaux) is a friend and a mentor,” Scott said. “The credit goes to my kids and our assistant coaches. Our kids gave us everything.”
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