The Franklinton Demons football team demolished the Fontainebleu Bulldogs last Friday, 41-0 on the road. This gives the Demons their first win of this season, moving their record to 1-2.
Franklinton head coach Guy Lecompte was proud of his team but still sees room for more improvement. "We took a step forward and I'm proud of their effort; however, there are things that we need to clean up. We had too many penalties, which is something that could cost us in closer games. There's a standard of performance that we are looking to attain."
The Demons opened the scoring on their first drive after holding the Bulldogs on the opening possession of the game. Quarterback Zion Anders hit Micah Hart in stride for a 42 yard pass play to the Bulldogs four yard line. Hart ran it in on the next play to put the Demons up 6-0 early.
After forcing another Bulldog punt the Demons scored on a 14 yard run by Rayshone Manuel with 1:49 left in the first for a 12-0 lead.
The teams traded punts until Anders scored from two yards out with 2:27 left in the first half for an 18-0 lead. The two point conversion was good but was called back by a holding call. The extra point was then missed.
In the second half Kade Lavigne nailed a 30 yard field goal on the Demons opening possession for a 21-0 lead. The Bulldogs had their best opportunity on the ensuing drive as they moved to the Demons 25 but a 42 yard field goal attempt was too low.
The Demons upped the score to 27-0 when Micah Hard caught a five yard touchdown with :53 left in the third. The Demons added to that on the next drive when freshman Jacob Crain found Kelly Daniels for a 59 yard touchdown pass with 6:19 left in the game. The extra point was good and the score was 34-0.
On the Bulldogs next possession Christiun Martin intercepted a pass and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was good and the Demons were up 41-0. The Bulldogs had the ball still in their own end of the field as time expired.
Senior quarterback Zion Anders had a good night for the Demons statistically, passing for 135 yards and a touchdown, completing 8 of 10 passes while rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown on 7 carries. Rayshone Manuel rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown on 7 carries, Micah Hart rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown on 8 carries and Senqualon Conerly rushed six times for 25 yards.
Kelly Daniels had 4 receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown, Micah Hart had 47 yards and a touchdown on 2 receptions, Daniel Bryant had 58 yards on 2 receptions and Conner Magee had one catch for 11 yards. Freshman quarterback Jacob Crain passed once completing it for a 59 yard touchdown.
The Demons will host the Denham Springs Yellow Jackets this Thursday in Demon Stadium. The Yellow Jackets are 3-0 on the season and defeated Liberty 31-0 last week. Denham Springs got by the Demons last year 33-23 in a hard fought contest.
