Erath wins first outright district title since 1962

ERATH - Outright football district titles only come around sometimes at Erath High School.
It has been 62 years since a Bobcat football team won an outright district title.
That drought has finally ended.
The Bobcats beat the Abbeville Wildcats 48-28 on Friday, giving Erath the title.
The Bobcats achieved a 2-0 record in the district, securing victories against Kaplan (17-14) and Abbeville. The scheduled district game against St. Martinville was canceled due to a shooting incident prior to the game.
It is also Erath’s first district title since 2019. The school has won six district championships in its history.
“The district title was motivational all week leading up to the game,” said EHS head coach Eric LeBlanc. 
LeBlanc has been the head coach at EHS for seven years. At that time, he won an outright district title and was co-champs in 2019.
The Bobcats are also ranked higher than ever in the Non-Select Division III Power rankings.   According to GeauxPrep.com, Erath enters the playoffs as the No. 2 ranked team. The top four ranked teams get a bye in the first round.
Whenever the playoff brackets are released, and Erath is ranked No. 2, the Bobcats could play the winner of the No. 15 Loreauville (4-6) and No. 18 Marksville (5-5) game in the second round. 
On Friday, the Abbeville Wildcats (0-10) gave the Bobcats (8-1) all it could handle in the first half. 
With seven minutes remaining in the first half, the two teams were tied at 14-14.
The Bobcats, however, scored 14 points in the final seven minutes of the first half to head into the locker room ahead 28-14.
Erath defender Jahlil Charles fell on an Abbeville fumble in the end zone for six points and a few minutes  
later, Erath marched downfield, and Mason Hebert scored a touchdown on a three-yard run to make 28-14.
After the fumble recovery in the end zone, the Bobcats scored three straight touchdowns to seal the victory. 
“I thought we did many good things in the game,” said LeBlanc. “What we were afraid of happening happened. Abbeville’s quarterback (Kody Vital) is a good athlete. I thought we put a lot of pressure on him. When we got to him, we did not break down. We could have ended many drives but did not finish the tackles.”
In the game, Hebert had touchdown runs of 5 yards, one yard and three yards. He finished with 13 carries for 58 yards and 3 TDs. 
Aiden Bourque had 10 carries for 56 yards and one score.
Passing, Jack Landry completed nine out of 11 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown.
Johnathan Goodrich had four catches for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Cameron Soirez had two for 54 yards.