Vermilion Catholic has big district game on Friday

After a 63-0 homecoming district victory over Highland Baptists this past Friday, the Vermilion Catholic Eagles (2-4) are on the road for a big district rival game this Friday.
The Eagles travel to Youngsville to play the 6-0 Blue Gators in a district contest.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m,
The two teams have faced each other only five times in the past 10 years. The Blue Gators have been in VC’s district for the last two years. Last year, the Eagles defeated Ascension 49-27 in their first meeting in the district.
VC’s four other meetings with Ascension were non-district games.  
VC owns a 3-2 overall record against Ascension, with  VC winning the last three games.
On Friday, the Blue Gators have a chance to be the Vermilion Parish Champion with a win over VC.
Ascension has already beaten four parish teams.
Ascension is coming off a 48-6 win over Gueydan this past Friday.  They have also beaten Abbeville (39-34), North Vermilion (28-3) and Kaplan (41-7).

VC.............63
Highland...0

The very first play of the game set the tone for the next four quarters for Vermilion Catholic.
VC’s quarterback Will Simon threw to an open Matthew Mollere for a 45-yard touchdown pass.   Henry Bertrand kicked the first of his nine point-after attempts to put the Eagles ahead 7-0, and the rout was on.
Caleb Guidry scored the second touchdown of the game on a two-yard run. He finished the game with three carries for 23 yards and a touchdown.
The VC defense came up big, scoring twice on interceptions returned for touchdowns.
Trevin Hebert returned an interception for a 27-yard touchdown.  VC’s Ty LeBlanc also returned an interception for a 30-yard touchdown.
 Brantley Beckett had nine carries for 52 yards, and he scored two TDs. 
Quarterback Will Simon completed 10 out of 12 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown.
With two catches for VC were Michael Moller (2-68-1), Jacob Dubois (2-50), Matthew Mollere (2-45), and Ty LeBlanc (2-19).