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Story Archives: OCS travels after win over West St. John


OCS travels after win over West St. John
by Cody Futrell - posted Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 @ 11:55 pmE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
OCS Moves Past West St. John, Travels in Third Round
By Cody Futrell

The OCS Eagles will hit the road in the quarter-final round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class 1A playoffs to face Christian Life after thumping West St. John 53-21 on Friday night.
Eagle Stadium was rocking as OCS rolled 429 yards of offense compared to 221 yards for West St. John.
OCS quarterback Jacob Davis scored on a five-yard run to start the scoring on the first drive of the game for the Eagles. Taylor Dawson hit the first of six consecutive PAT kicks to give OCS the early 7-0 advantage.
After OCS stalled the next WSJ drive, Davis again drove the Eagles down the field and closed the drive with a three-yard jaunt and a 14-0 OCS lead.
Davis ran for 77 yards and two touchdwons on 12 carries. He completed 5-of-12 passes for 101 yards and one touchdown compared to three interceptions.
West St. John's Dray Joseph closed the first quarter by getting his team on the scoreboard on a three-yard touchdown run to cut the OCS lead to 14-7 after the first quarter.
OCS wasted little time on their first possession of the second quarter when Dustin Andrews found a seam and ran in the touchdown from four-yards out to give OCS a commanding 21-7 lead.
Andrews led the way in rushing yards for OCS (11-1) with an 82-yard performance on 12 carries with touchdown runs in the second quarter and fourth quarter. Andrews' first score gave OCS a 27-15 lead at halftime.
The two squads traded big passing touchdowns to close out the third quarter after Davis found Glen Marshall for a 20-yard score. West St. John answered on the next possession with a 55-yard bomb from Joseph to Terrance Nathan.
Hayden Robinson was the most proficient rusher for OCS as he picked up a whopping 59 yards on just two carries.
Matt Kennedy also ran well for OCS in the second half with touchdown runs of six yards and five yards for the Eagles.
A 74-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by West St. John's Devin Brown to cut the lead to 46-21.
OCS sophomore Shawn Key closed the scoring with a one-yard touchdown, his third of the season, to give OCS the 53-21 advantage in the end.
OCS now moves on to a third-round road trip to Baton Rouge as they battle Christian Life Academy.
CLA came to Monroe last week and beat St. Frederick 48-29 in a blow-out win against a strong OCS rival.
Christian Life rolled up 376 yards rushing and went just 0-for-4 passing. Running back Shane Andrus ran for 224 yards and five touchdowns on 30 carries.
Fullback Kevin Wright ran for 89 yards and a third-quarter touchdown to give Christian Life a one-two punch in the backfield for OCS to contend with.
Christian Life has reeled off eight straight victories after beginning district play with a 32-19 loss to Kentwood.
Christian Life has scored 41 points per game in their two playoff games, including a 34-6 win over Montgomery in the opening round of the 1A playoffs.
KHLL 100.9 FM will broadcast the game with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.
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