ASH falls to Ferriday in battle of Trojans
LaMar Gafford
FERRIDAY 37, ASH 27
at The Reservation, Tioga, Saturday (Sept. 2), non-district game
Records: Ferriday 1-0; ASH 0-1
HOW THE GAME WAS WON
Ferriday took advantage of a down day by Alexandria Senior High as it earned a big win against a Class 5A opponent. LSU commit Dantrieze Scott caught a pair of touchdown passes, while outside runs by Jerrius Scott gashed the ASH defense.
ASH had little to no answer for Ferriday’s athleticism, despite getting a few breaks such as returning two muffed punts, getting a touchdown on defense and benefiting from multiple penalties from Ferriday.
GAME NOTES
- Originally set for 7 p.m. Friday at J.L. “Butch” Stoker Field, the game was moved to Tioga with an 11:30 a.m. kickoff time on Saturday.
- Fouls, but not much harm: Ferriday had 18 penalties for 179 yards, but managed to keep ASH at bay. In the first half, the Ferriday defense held ASH to 79 yards of offense, despite mounting 14 penalties for 132 yards.
- LSU commit and Ferriday senior lineman Dare Rosenthal was ejected in the second quarter for a targeting penalty with 10 minutes left in the second quarter. Even though ASH was awarded 45 penalty yards — a personal foul on Rosenthal and two unsportsmanlike penalties on Ferriday — ASH turned the ball over on downs when a touchdown reception by Jorien Vallien was ruled incomplete.
- Special teams were special as there were three muffed punts that were recovered by the kicking team.
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LINE SCORE
Ferriday 7 14 8 8 – 37
Alexandria 7 7 13 0 – 27
FIRST QUARTER
F—Jerrius Scott 8 run (Johntez Curry kick)
A—Jorien Vallien 3 pass from Ben Hesni (Clay Landry kick)
SECOND QUARTER
F—Lewis Matthews III 27 pass from Kobe Dillion (kick fail)
A—Bud Clark 15 interception return (Landry kick)
F—Dantrieze Scott 19 pass from Dillion (J.Scott run)
THIRD QUARTER
A—Vallien 11 pass from Hesni (Landry kick)
F—Jamien Green 19 pass from Dillion (J.Scott run)
A—Vallien 7 pass from Hesni (pass fail)
FOURTH QUARTER
F—D.Scott 11 pass from Dillion (J.Scott run)
STANDOUTS
Ferriday – Dantrieze Scott (3 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD); Jerrius Scott (27 carries, 153 yards, TD)
Pineville – Jorien Vallien (5 receptions, 63 yards, 3 TD); Bud Clark (interception returned for TD)
QUOTABLES
Ferriday coach Stanley Smith: “It was a great game, our kids showed some heart. We had to battle through some adversity, but we came out and we prepared.”
Ferriday RB Jerrius Scott on beating a 5A school: “It feels good, because of how small we are. Some of us played both ways.”
Ferriday DE/TE on the victory: “It’s an important win, but we can’t live on it for the rest of our lives. It’s on to the next team.”
ON DECK
ASH will try to right the ship Sept. 8 when it hosts Benton and standout senior duo Garrett Hable and Doyle Adams, while Ferriday hosts Franklin Parish.