La Porte would receive the opening kick and start at their own 28. Five consecutive running plays including big runs from Junior Jonathan Lewis, Senior Keith Whitely and Sophomore Britt Grant moved the ball inside the Bruins' 30. However the drive stalled and the Bulldogs faced a 4th down and 6. The Bulldogs elected to go for it and the move paid off as Junior Quarterback Jordan Jackson found Sophomore Receiver David Terrebonne in the back of the end zone for the touchdown. It was a great throw and an even more impressive catch from Terrebonne with a defender draped all over him. The early lead would only increase quickly.
After the ensuing kickoff the Bruins would get some help from Bulldogs penalties to move to midfield, however three offensive plays and it was time for West Brook to punt. La Porte took over at their own 20 and again gashed the Bruins run defense. Lewis ran for 13 yards, followed by Whitely going 42 yards on the next two carries. Lewis then capped it off with a 25 yard run up the middle in which he made a great cut to shred the West Brook D. La Porte was up 14-0 quickly with 7:12 left in the 1st quarter.
La Porte's Darkside defense again caused havoc in the Bruin's backfield, getting another three and out with West Brook going negative three yards in those three plays. The La Porte offense was forced to punt, but the D again held West Brook to negative yardage on the next drive.
La Porte took over at the Bruin 26 to start the 2nd quarter. One play was all that was needed as Jackson found Senior Receiver Jahvey Mark for a 26 yard score on a beautiful pitch and catch over the Bruin secondary. The Bulldogs lead 21-0 with 11:44 left in the 2nd quarter.
West Brook Senior standout receiver Ladarious Spearman would get a 30 yard catch on the ensuing drive, but the Bulldog defense would again force a punt. La Porte would make their first mistake with a fumble on their next possession, but the defense would pick up the slack with Whitely getting a interception inside West Brook territory.
La Porte would again give up a fumble and again the defense, this time Junior Safety Victor Holmes would get an interception. The Bulldogs got the ball with 3:05 left in the half. Whitely's running and a big pass again to Mark would get the ball inside the 10 yard line. Jackson dropped back and found Junior Hoza Scott in the back corner of the end zone on the fade rout for a four yard touchdown pass. La Porte went into halftime with a 28-0 lead.
The second half looked a lot like the first half. The Bruins would hold the ball a little longer thanks to a fake punt. Eventually the Bulldog defense forced a punt and Whitely would go to work again. A 62 yard run on first down where he looked like he had a rocket strapped to his back down to the nine yard line. Whitely would then take it in from nine yards out and a 35-0 Bulldog lead.
The Bulldogs forced a turnover on downs and Jackson again would hook up with Mark, this time for a 49 yard score in which Mark made a brilliant one handed catch behind the defense. 42-0 with 5:52 left in the 3rd.
Another Bulldog interception, this time for Senior Safety Garrett Green. The La Porte offense stalled out around the West Brook 40 yard line. However with a little wind behind them, Senior Kicker Eric Medina lined up for a 57 yard field goal attempt. Medina nailed a 55 yarder last year for the school record. He would break it again this time as he drilled it with a few yards to spare. Congratulations to him for his hard work paying off.
Lewis would score again later on a two yard plunge that made it 52-0 Bulldogs. West Brook was able to capitalize on the La Porte second team D and get a short touchdown run with little time left.
Shout out to the La Porte offensive and defensive lines who left no doubt about this one. The boys played as a team and dominated their opponent. Whitely ended up with 193 yards on 16 carries. Jackson had 141 yards passing and four touchdowns. Mark had 96 yards receiving and two scores.
La Porte will be off this weekend before coming home next week to face Deer Park in the annual grudge match of all grudge matches. Rest up this week, because next week is time to turn it up boys!
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