Erath falls to Catholic High

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NEW IBERIA - The Erath Bobcats have now lost three straight after falling to Catholic High of New Iberia, 25-23 on Friday.
Catholic High (2-1) outgained Erath, 372 yards of offense to Erath’s 225 yards.
Catholic High ran for 177 yards and threw for 195 yards.
Erath jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first quarter.
EHS quarterback Lynkon Romero scored on a 7-yard run, and then Brayden Landry converted the two-point play for an 8-0 lead.
In the second quarter, Payton Pickens kicked a 32-yard field goal that lifted EHS to an 11-0 lead.
Catholic High chipped away at Erath’s lead.
At halftime, the Panthers led 12-11. They extended the lead to 18-11 in the third quarter.
Erath’s Landon Lemaire scored on a two-yard run in the third period, but the extra point was missed.
The Bobcats were only down 18-17 when the third period ended.
The Panthers extended the lead to 25-17, but back came Erath.
The Bobcats scored the game’s final touchdown on a Romero two-yard run.
Erath went for two points and was stopped.
Erath had 12 penalties compared to Catholic High, with only two.
Romero led EHS in rushing with 44 yards on 12 carries.
Landry had five carries for 16 yards.
Romero completed 12 out of 24 passes for 164 yards, and he also threw two interceptions.
Treyvan Williams had three catches for 69 yards for EHS.
Landry had two catches for 16 yards, and Luke Etie had two catches for 12 yards.
The Bobcats converted on 20 percent (2 out of 10) third downs but were 4-for-4 on fourth down attempts.
Erath (0-3) is on the road Friday to battle the 3-0 VC Eagles.