J. EDMUND BARNES

EDGARD – Despite their misgivings against playing what they felt was a team that lacked any competitive challenge, the Louisiana Hurricanes again faced the Louisiana Voodoo Dogs at West St. John High School Stadium Saturday night. Their disappointment at the lack of a challenging team was realized, as the Hurricanes again dominated the Voodoo Dogs, winning a lopsided 40-0 victory amidst rain showers and persistent mosquitos. But the most disappointing aspect of the game for the Hurricanes was the penalty situation. The team gave up a grand total of 19 penalties for 145 yards. This included eight illegal motion penalties on the offense in the first half. It was these penalties that gave the long suffering Voodoo Dogs their greatest chances to score in the game and earn some consolation points. But the Hurricanes’ defense held firm and limited the Voodoo Dog offense to a total of seven first downs in the game. The Dogs were again forced to suffer a shutout, albeit have held the Hurricanes to only 40 points this time. The Dogs also were able to play a complete game, whereas the last time the two teams met the game had to be called in the third quarter as one of the Dogs was partially paralyzed. The Hurricanes were also short their two main offensive guns, as quarterback Corey Buie missed the game to visit a sick family member and wide receiver David Johnson sat out the game with a broken wrist. The Hurricanes scored two touchdowns in the first quarter. The first came from a four-yard Cedric Allen run. The Voodoo Dogs fumbled on their own 21 yard line, and the Hurricanes recovered. Two plays later and the Dogs were already in the hole. The second touchdown came from a 28-yard pass from Derrick Jones to Ashley Moore. The kick by Scott Pepperman was good, and the Hurricanes were up 14-0. The second quarter saw Darrin Jarreau score two rushing touchdowns. On both occasions, the Hurricanes had closed inside of the Voodoo five-yard line. Jarreau was given the ball and pounded it straight up the middle. Jarreau ended the night having rushed for 114 yards on 14 runs. His touchdown runs were for three yards and two yards, respectively. But the score could have been a lot closer – both extra points were called back initially because of penalties. But both Pepper and Manor split the cross bars on the second attempts. When the halftime gun sounded the score was 28-0. The Voodoo dogs had managed only one first down in the entire half. The third score saw the Voodoo Dogs do their best to control the bleeding and succeed in a way – that way being the Hurricanes did not have another 28-point half. The Hurricanes touchdown in the third quarter was on a 35-yard pass to Moore for his second touchdown of the night. In three receptions Moore earned 82 yards and two touchdowns. The extra point attempt failed for the first time in the evening, leaving the score 34-0 in the Hurricanes favor. The final score of the game came on an 11-yard touchdown run by Miguel Padilla. The two-point conversion failed, and it was all over but the shouting. The game ended with the score Hurricanes 40, Voodoo Dogs, Nil. The league-leading defense allowed only seven first downs. Defensive lineman Johnny Williams had two tackles, one sack, and one assist. Linebacker Danny Be-shears had one sack, five tackles, one assist, and forced one pass while tipping another. Defensive back Herman Brown had one interception and one assisted tackle. Despite the lopsided score, Hurricanes head coach Joseph Riley was not satisfied with his team’s performance. “We had too many missed opportunities, on both sides of the ball,” said Riley. “We were living and dying on defense.” “(The Voodoo Dogs) improved, but we played down to them as opposed to them playing up to us. It was hard to get a rhythm against the Voodoo Dogs.” But coach Riley was hopeful for his team. “Its going to get better than this. The Panhandle will bee the first real test.” The Louisiana Hurricanes are scheduled to play the Panhandle Tigers Saturday at 7 p.m. in Panama City, Fla.