The District 7-5A championship wrapped up, Destrehan heads to Thibodaux this Friday nonetheless with several milestones on the line.
Destrehan can seal a third consecutive unbeaten regular season with a victory. A win would also earn Destrehan its 24th consecutive victory, and potentially could mean a bye week for the Wildcats who entered the week ranked No. 6 in power points – the top 4 earn opening round byes.
The Wildcats secured the 7-5A outright crown with its 23-13 win over East St. John last week coupled with Terrebonne’s loss at Thibodaux. While Destrehan’s ultimate goal of a second consecutive state crown is still to be settled, Wildcats head coach Marcus Scott said Destrehan’s run of four consecutive district championships is a testament to a hard-working group of players and coaches.
“You don’t take it for granted,” Scott said. “That’s for sure. To have that chance to make it four in a row, it’s a special thing for sure.”
The victory over East St. John last week saw Destrehan hold ESJ to just three points in the second half. That came after a tight first half battle between the teams and continued a trend of Destrehan answering the bell with fury in such cases – the Wildcats have turned its most challenging games this season into double-digit victory margins on the back on dominating second half performances.
“That’s a tribute to our staff,” Scott said. “They’re not only making adjustments, but they’re doing it quickly. A lot of that comes down to the work done during the week leading up … understanding if the opponent does this, we can counter with that.”
Thibodaux enters with a 4-4 record, but is playing its best football of the season. It’s won three games in a row, with victories over H.L. Bourgeois Central Lafourche and most recently Terrebonne – the latter likely the team’s most important win to date, coming over a local rival that entered with just one loss.
Thibodaux is in its first season under head coach Drey Trosclair, and THS has run a very aggressive defense under his watch, led by linebacker Rashaad Jackson.
The defensive front as a whole makes Thibodaux dangerous, said Scott.
“That front makes them go,” said Scott. “They’re good across the board … they can make things happen because they have a lot of quickness and explosion.”
Brayden Becnel leads the offense at quarterback. Thibodaux brings a balanced attack between the run and the pass.’
“They also will go to the RPOs off of their run game as well, which we’ll have to be ready for,” Scott said. “They have a good group of receivers and two capable running backs.”
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