The Eagle Times

This week the Eagles play host to Livonia High School. This will be the first game of district play for the St John Eagles. The Eagles are looking to sweep the district once more, just like they did last year by going 4-0 is district play. The Eagles have finished at the top of every district they have been in over the years. So, I’m looking for them to first sweep the distict and sweep the playoff games as well.

The St. John Eagles are coming off a big win over Kentwood last Thursday night. They really impressed a lot of people by securing a win over Kentwood. This was not an easy task, but they played hard and came out with a victory. They are hoping for a lot more of victories this season and hope to start earning respect from around the State. By defeating the Kentwood Kangaroos last week the Eagles showed the State that they can play with the best of them and beat them as well.

I think the Eagles are coming around as a team after they beat Kentwood. I believe the Kentwood game was the turning point of their season as a team. There were alot of people that were expecting the eagles to do bad this year, but they are proven wrong week after week. The writers are now saying that the St. John eagle are for real and they feel like the Eagles can compete for a State Title, just like they did last year. I’m looking forward to see how far the Eagles can go in the Playoff this year.

All right Eagles fans, the game this week is at Plaquemine High School at 7p.m., and the Eagles are looking forward to seeing you there. The Eagles are trying to push their record to 6-1, and get higher in the State Ranking this week. This game will play a key role in how far the Eagles go in the Playoffs. So come out and support your Eagles and have a good time at the game. Go Eagles!!!!!

By Jacobi Poche

Last Thursday night, the St. John Eagles faced the Kentwood Kangaroos in week six of the regular season. If you would have asked many St. John fans if they thought the Eagles would even have a chance against the Kangaroos, after week one, they would probably tell you that you were crazy for proposing that question. As the weeks went on, the Eagles showed more and more improvement. When the Eagles made the trip down to Riverside in week five and handled the Rebels without a problem, I knew that the following week six game against the Kangaroos would be an excellent game.
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            Seth Thomas Moore is this weeks Player of the Week. He is the first cross country runner to grace the Eagle Times. This is Seth’s only year of ever doing anything with his school. Seth is slightly handicapped with a lazy right eye. It would be a problem for it if it was any other sport.

            Moore is one of seven members of the Cross Country team, which means more focus on fewer players. When asked what Moore thought of the “sport” he said, “It isn’t easy running all those miles, but at least I am not getting hit. Getting hit scares me…..a lot”. The team runs two miles for practice and three miles for meets. There has only been two meets, which Moore’s best three mile run was a 24 minute run. That is more than what this reporter could ever do.

            There is honestly not that much positive feeling about the team. An unnamed runner said that she doesn’t think the team can compete at all. Moore doesn’t agree. Moore has nothing but positive energy towards his fellow runners and classmates. “I think we have a good chance to good”, said Moore. We could use a little Moore spirit.

            With all the love and support of family and friends, how can this young man not be successful? He is running for more than his team. He is running for pride, to have something to be remembered by for the rest of his life. He is determined to win and let nothing stop him. We will support him and all runners in there up coming season. GOOOOOOOOOOO EAGLES!!!!!!!!

Last Friday night, the St. John Eagles traveled to Reserve, Louisiana to the Riverside Academy Rebels. The Rebels are a traditionally great football program and started the season off to a undefeated record of 4-0. Going into the game the Eagles were held a 3-1 record with only one defeat coming from the Braves of H.L. Bourgeois, a class 5-A team out of Houma, Louisiana. The game against the undefeated Rebels proved to be no test to the Eagles as they got back on track of the winning tradition at St. John High School. The Eagles played their best game of the season, cleaning house against the Rebels, winning 47-26.          The Eagles went into the game with an entirely new offense. Now running the spread offense led by quarterback Galen Johnson, the Eagles looked to throw the ball more to help them have a better chance at winning ball games, which proved to be the correct solution. Johnson, Rodarrick Jones, and Shelby Hemenway are key starters for the Eagle offense who haven’t seen much playing time on offense in the past three games. The starting roles were repossessed and it proved to be a difference maker. Trent Willis, a key wide receiver for Johnson, also had a fantastic game against the Rebels and proved to be a difference maker for the Eagle offense with his sixty plus yard touchdown reception.

The Eagle defense did a great job defending the Rebels, allowing Johnson’s spread offense to blow the game out of reach for the Rebels. The defensive lineman did a great job getting off the ball and into the Rebel backfield preventing them from closing in on the Eagle lead. James Barker, the Eagle punter, also played a key role in the game, giving the Rebel offense bad field position when the Eagle offense was unsuccessful.

Overall the Eagles put on a terrific performance and showed the town of Plaquemine what they were made of.

by Clint Ourso

        Tonight the St. John Eagles play the Kentwood Kangaroos. The Kangaroos are number one in single-A football. The Eagles just got back in the Top Ten from last week’s victory over Riverside Academy. The Eagles will be coming into tonight’s game on a four game winning streak, so they are not planning on losing tonight.

        This game is a rematch of the 1998 Superdome game.  It looks like history is repeating itself.  We were too young to remember what happened at that game. The Eagles will be playing for the town tonight, and for the 1998 St. John Football Team. The Eagles really feel like they have Kentwood’s number this year, and is ready to play them. This will be great revenge if the Eagles can pull off the victory.

        This game is the talk of the town.  The entire Plaquemine community will probably be at the game. Senior Linebacker Rodarrick Jones stated, “I’m feeling good about the game tonight and I’m hoping for a win, so that the whole 2-A class in the state of Louisiana will start respecting the St. John Eagle Football Team.”  

        This is a game everybody will be talking about for a long time. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Eagles upset the Kangaroos tonight, and then everybody in the State will know that the Eagles are for real.  Whatever your plans are for the evening, be sure to include going to see the Eagles play.   Be there when the Eagles bring home the victory.  Eagles, your fans are behind you 100%.  Go Eagles!!

By Jacobi Poche

Last Friday night, the St. John Eagles traveled to Reserve, Louisiana to the Riverside Academy Rebels. The Rebels are a traditionally great football program and started the season off to a undefeated record of 4-0. Going into the game the Eagles were held a 3-1 record with only one defeat coming from the Braves of H.L. Bourgeois, a class 5-A team out of Houma, Louisiana. The game against the undefeated Rebels proved to be no test to the Eagles as they got back on track of the winning tradition at St. John High School. The Eagles played their best game of the season, cleaning house against the Rebels, winning 47-26.

The Eagles went into the game with an entirely new offense. Now running the spread offense led by quarterback Galen Johnson, the Eagles looked to throw the ball more to help them have a better chance at winning ball games, which proved to be the correct solution. Johnson, Rodarrick Jones, and Shelby Hemingway are key starters for the Eagle offense who haven’t seen much playing time on offense in the past three games. The starting role were repossessed and it proved to be a difference maker. Trent Willis, a key wide receiver for Johnson, also had a fantastic game against the Rebels and proved to be a difference maker for the Eagle offense with his sixty plus yard touchdown reception.

The Eagle defense did a great job defending the Rebels, allowing Johnson’s spread offense to blow the game out of reach for the Rebels. The defensive lineman did a great job getting off the ball and into the Rebel backfield preventing them from closing in on the Eagle lead. James Barker, the Eagle punter, also played a key role in the game, giving the Rebel offense bad field position when the Eagle offense was unsuccessful.

Overall the Eagles put on a terrific performance and showed the town of Plaquemine what they were made of.

By Clint Ourso

          Last Thursday evening, the St. John Eagle football team came away with the win in a very tight match up. After raining all day in Plaquemine, playing the game was questionable. Though the game would be hard to play under the rainy weather conditions, the decision was to play the game at the scheduled time. The relentless rain, as well as a relentless U-High football club would give the fans a great game to checkout. One big play from a key playmaker on offense and a violent Eagle defense proved to be enough to hold off the U-High Cubs.

St. John senior RB/DB/LB Rodarrick Jones who hasn’t seen a whole lot of offensive playing time during the beginning of this season, made the difference in the game against the Cubs. Jones got the call on offense, made a move, and jetted down the sidelines for a 64 yard touchdown run. Jones’ score would be the one and only score of the game.

The Eagle defense stepped up to the Cub’s challenge and played an excellent football game for four quarters. The Cubs were able to move the ball occasionally on the Eagle defense, but wet grounds and turnovers seemed to be too much for the opposing Cubs. U-High’s first scoring threat came in the first half, but was ended when senior Trent Willis intercepted a pass in the end zone to give the Eagles the ball.     Another big play on defense came from sophomore Ryan Suarez in the second half when he intercepted a pass and killed another drive for the Cubs. The Cubs threatened to win the game one last time with an attempted pass into the end zone with the clock winding down under three minutes left in the game. The pass was tipped and fell incomplete in the end zone to give St. John the ball back and their second victory of the year by a score of 6-0.

The St. John football team took on rival Brusly High School Panthers this past Sunday. The game was schedule for last Friday, but with rain and lightning in the area they were unable to play. The game was postponed until Sunday evening at 4:00p.m. The game was a big one for the Eagles. They needed a win to get the season going and that is what they got. The Eagles dominated the Panthers in every aspect of the game.

The Eagles only allowed the Panthers to score one time in their 41-6 route. On the first drive the Panthers were unable to stop St. John’s running game, though they were running the same play over and over again. After scoring, the Eagles went on defense and held the Panthers easily. On fourth down the Panthers attempted to punt, but it was blocked and St. John started their second offensive drive of the game in great field position. After blocking the punt, the Eagles, again, moved the ball easily and scored for the second time. The Eagles scored five more times throughout the course of the game, while only allowing the Panthers one successful drive that led to a touchdown.

The Eagle offense did better than expected without key starters Rodarrick Jones, Galen Johnson, and Guy Morgan on offense. Many blockers did a great job of opening holes for the Eagle running backs. These blockers don’t get much recognition, but Jude Barker deserves some recognition in last week’s game. He was lined up at fullback and did an excellent job of blocking for the other two running backs in the backfield.

It was a good win for the Eagles after being beat badly in week one by 5A H.L. Bourgeois. Hopefully the Eagles can use this win to help them continue to be successful for the rest of the season.

By Clint Ourso