By Jake McCoy

The Grand Lake Hornets earned a huge road victory last week at DeQuincy to start the regular season 1-0.

The Hornets jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to a couple of DeQuincy turnovers. However the Tigers would quickly respond and take a 14-13 lead going in at halftime. That score would remain the same going into the fourth quarter but the Hornets made some adjustments and regained the lead. However on DeQuincy’s next drive, they would tie things up 20 all. Mason Babineaux would return the ensuing kickoff 82 yards for the score and with the extra point following as Grand Lake regained the lead 27-20.

DeQuincy’s next drive resulted in a punt and Grand Lake took full advantage of their final drive which resulted in a 44 yard sprint to the end zone by Zac Manuel to seal the 34-20 victory!

Scoring Summary

GL: Ryder Shields 18 yard run (pass failed)

GL: Mason Babineaux 9 yard run (Silas Pearce kick)

DQ: Killian Denton 6 yard pass from Sley Gardner (run failed)

DQ Anyja Roy 1 yard run (Landon Joyce run)

GL: Mason Babineaux 12 yard run (Silas Pearce kick)

DQ: Landon Joyce 53 yard run (kick failed)

GL: Mason Babineaux 82 yard kickoff return (Bransyn Mudd run)

GL: Zac Manuel 44 yard run (kick failed)

Stats

Rushing: Zac Manuel 25-119, Mason Babineaux 6-19k.

Passing: Bransyn Mudd 1-3-0 26 yards.

Receiving: Noah Broussard 1-26 yards.

Final Score: Grand Lake 34, DeQuincy 20