JENNINGS — Jennings didn’t need long to put up big numbers against Lake Arthur in its 56-28 victory against the Tigers on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs (5-0) scored on three of their first offensive plays from scrimmage and lead 28-14 at halftime despite having possession for less than 5 minutes.
Jennings had four drives in which in needed just one play to score, and all but one drive ended in a touchdown. They Bulldogs let time expire on their final drive.
“We haven’t had that all year long,” said Jennings head coach Rusty Phelps. “It kind of reminded me of last year. We ran four plays and had 21 points. I’m proud of our coaching staff and proud of our football team.”
After forcing Lake Arthur (3-2) to turn the ball over on downs in the opening drive, Jennings quarterback Kendrick LeJeune took a carry 51 yards to set up a 2-yard Tyrik Sonnier touchdown run.
Lake Arthur responded with a long, lumbering touchdown drive capped off by a 6-yard touchdown run by running back Trey Hargrave.
But the tie did not last long as Travis Etienne maneuvered, then sped his way past the Lake Arthur defense for a 51-yard touchdown score.
After forcing another turnover on downs, Jennings extended its lead with another one-play touchdown drive when LeJeune took a keeper 78-yards to the house.
Lake Arthur closed the gap with an 8-yard touchdown run from Jayren McZeal, but Jennings took a 28-14 lead into the halftime break after another Etienne touchdown, this one from 8 yards out.
The Bulldogs needed 12 plays and more than 4 minutes to garner 228 yards and four touchdowns in the first half.
Jennings blew it open with on the opening play of the second half when LeJeune found Etienne for a 49-yard touchdown pass.
Less than 3 minutes later, Jennings regained possession on an interception and LeJeune once again ran one into the end zone from 41 yards out to give Jennings a 42-14 lead that allowed the Bulldogs to coast to their fifth consecutive win.
Etienne finished with eight carries for 147 yards, and LeJeune ran for 191 yards on six carries.
Hargrave led the Tigers with 47 carries for 205 yards. The performance but him over 1,100 yards for the season.
Jennings will kick off its District 4-3A schedule next Thursday when it hosts Iota.
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