Erath beats North Vermilion in overtime

LEROY—After losing to the North Vermilion Patriots in three overtimes last year, the Erath Bobcats beat the Patriots in only one overtime, 21-15, and improved to 2-0 on Saturday.
Not since 2010 has the Bobcats started 2-0.
The Erath win did come with some dramatics.
Erath head coach Eric LeBlanc decided to give the game to a tight end who has yet to catch a pass this year.
In overtime, each team gets the ball at the 10 yard line and has four plays to score. The Patriots got the ball first in OT but could not score.
So, then it was Erath’s turn. Coach LeBlanc dialed up a play for quarterback Jack Landry to throw to tight end Coty Broussard, who rolled left in the corner of the end zone.
Landry threw it, and Broussard dove for it and came down with the ball in the endzone to give the Bobcats the triumph.
“I was the tight end on the left side, and I would run a corner route, hoping I would be by myself,” said Broussard.  “When I saw it in the air, I knew it would be a good throw. I just had to go get it. I was excited to catch it.”
Erath quarterback Jack Landry said, “When I saw the catch, it was one of the greatest feelings of my life.”
Landry threw 19 passes in regulation, but none to Broussard. 
Coach Leblanc said he was confident about throwing the ball to Broussard.
“The quarterback made a great throw, and Coty made a great catch in the end zone,” Coach LeBlanc said. “I trust the guys we put in the game. I went crazy when I saw him catch it.”
Landry had a good night throwing the pigskin. He completed 15 out of 21 for 135 yards. His longest throw of the game was a 30-yard completion to Luke Etie.
The  Bobcats ran for less than 50 yards.
The Patriots had a chance to win the game as the fourth quarter ended. 
The Patriots had a first and 10 on the Bobcats’ 35-yard line with 34 seconds to play.
The Patriots ran seven plays and moved the ball down to the 23-yard line with only four seconds remaining.
NV head coach Roderick Moy sent his kicker, Logan Blanchard, to attempt a 40-yard game-winning field goal.
Right when Blanchard kicked it, Erath’s 5-foot-5 Torrien Alfred came flying in and blocked Blanchard’s kick to force it into overtime.
 After the game, Coach Moy said the outcome was determined by the team that made the fewest mistakes.
“It was a good football game,” said Moy. “With the hurricane coming and the lack of practices, we knew the team that made the least mistakes would win. We will not make any excuses because they had the same off days we did.  That isn’t good about going through the middle of the week and not practicing.  We missed two practices, so it will not be a clean game. We were not sharp.”
The Patriots mixed up the offense by running and throwing the ball. 
Grant Wise led NV with 10 carries for 61 yards. Preston Bagwell had 10 carries for 50 yards.