VC ends Loreauville's 20-regular season winning streak with 28-0 win

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles ended the Loreauville Tigers’ 20-game regular season winning streak on Friday.
The Class 2A Tigers entered VC, not having lost a regular season game since 2019. In 2020, the Tigers went 8-0 and then 10-0 in 2021. On Friday, Loreauville entered VC stadium 2-0 in 2022.
When the Tigers left the stadium, their winning streak was over, thanks to a 28-0 win.
VC head coach Broc Prejean said the team was aware of the 20-game winning streak.
“We talked about their winning streak,” said Prejean. “Anything to grab their attention. It was worth noting. Loreauville had our attention all week. Part of it was knowing how successful Loreauville has been.”
It was the first time the two teams played one another since the 2018 and 2017 seasons, with VC winning both games.
On Friday, VC took its opening drive and marched 73 yards for a score.
The Eagles mixed up the scoring drive with pass plays and runs. Quarterback Jonathan Dartez connected with tight end Jake Lege on two pass plays that gained 43 yards.
At the 9:31 mark in the first quarter, Travin Moore scooted six yards for VC’s first touchdown. Dane Richoux nailed the first of his four extra points.
In the second quarter, VC cornerback Lewis Briggs had an interception at the VC 40 and ran it back to the LHS 29.
It took VC seven plays to go 28 yards, and Dartez punched it from the 3-yard line with nine minutes to play in the first half.
The Eagles scored again in the second quarter when Dartez found Lege in the middle again. Lege took off and outran the LHS defense for a 52-yard touchdown.
On the night, Lege had a career night with four receptions for 103 yards and one touchdown. The 52-yard catch was his first high school receiving touchdown.
Lege explained why he was wide open on each of his four catches.
“The safety kept shifting over, leaving the middle of the field wide open,” said Lege. “By the second half, they figured it out, and the safety started scooting over to the middle of the field.”
Moore scored another touchdown in the fourth period on a 14-yard scamper. He finished the game with 14 carries for 70 yards and two TDs.
Dartez had a season-low 49 yards rushing, but he did throw for 253 yards (15 out of 20 completions).
Dane Richoux led VC with five catches for 90 yards, while EthanLandry had 2 for 22 yards.
The Eagles are on the road Friday to battle district rival 2-1 Erath Bobcats.