Hahnville’s unbeaten run to start the season came to an end Friday night at Terrebonne, which moved to 4-0 on the back of a 52-38 victory in a shootout of a game.
The first position brought up when Terrebonne comes up among prep observers this season has been its offensive line, a big, imposing and talented unit that had paved the way for THS to roll up big offensive numbers through the first month of the season.
Quincy Adams rushed for almost 300 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Terrebonne, while Owen Oliver made plays with his arm, connecting with receivers Terrance Diggs and Alvin Celestin throughout the night.
“They were as advertised,” Hahnville head coach Greg Boyne said of the Terrebonne line. “And so is (Adams).”
Boyne said “the better team tonight won” and said it was a physical battle between the teams for four quarters.
“They played better than us tonight. They executed better than us tonight … we gave ourselves a chance to get back in it a couple times in the second half, but we couldn’t get a stop when we needed one. They deserved it – they did a good job. Their run game, that was the difference. (Adams) had an unbelievable game and (Oliver) did a good job keeping them going, running the zone read.”
Terrebonne led 35-24 at halftime of what was a wild back-and-forth game.
Adams kicked off the scoring with a long touchdown run. Hahnville answered on Landen Teague’s 30-yard touchdown pass to Bennett Naquin.
Owen Oliver’s touchdown pass to Terrance Diggs pushed Terrebonne back ahead but Hahnville struck back on Fabian Celestine’s 2-yard touchdown run. Adams’ touchdown number two made it 21-14, then a Teague connection with Kevias Singleton tied the game again.
The longest play of the night came next on Oliver’s second touchdown pass, this one an 80-yarder to Celestin that made it 28-21. A Myles Borey field goal cut into that lead, but Oliver and Diggs struck again just before half on their second touchdown connection.
Adams scored again in the third quarter to make it 42-24, creating some separation. Hahnville kept fighting and a Teague scoring run cut the lead to 14. Hahnville would never get closer, however, as Terrebonne made a critical defensive stop midway through the fourth quarter that all but sealed things.
Boyne said Hahnville will regroup.
“No panic,” Boyne said. “That’s a good football team. There’s a lot of things we have to fix. It’s always better to lose early, Coach (Stephen) Robicheaux used to say, because it opens your eyes to those things you might have otherwise looked past.”
BEYOND THE GAME: Terrebonne honored Hahnville running back Patrick Jackson Jr. with a prayer and a gift basket at the end of the first quarter of Friday night’s game. Jackson was diagnosed on May 6 with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer that primarily affects children and young adults.
Jackson’s father starred for West St. John in the early 2000s as the Rams’ record-breaking running back; that strong Rams running back lineage also produced Terrebonne head coach Tyler Lewis, who starred for West St. John at the position in the late 2000s.
“Extremely first class by Terrebonne,” Boyne said. “Tey collected all kinds of things the family might need. A huge thanks and appreciation to their school, community and program. They didn’t have to do that, but they chose to honor one of our kids and that means a lot.”
