Kaplan – An early picksix snuffed out any advantage St. Martinville Senior High had following a surprise onside kick to open its football game Friday at No. 7 Kaplan, and the Pirates scored 34 first-quarter points on the way to a 57-7 win over the Tigers in the District 5-3A opener for both teams.
St. Martinville (2-6, 0-1) caught the Pirates off guard with the opening onside kick and recovered the ball at the 49-yard line, but on the second play of the game Kaplan’s Kane Hebert stepped in front of a pass and returned the interception 65 yards for a touchdown. Quarterback Jayden Hargrave then found Owen Marceaux wide open for the 2-point conversion and an 8-0 Kaplan- lead with 11:48 left in the opening quarter.
“That’s something we worked on,” SMSH coach James Dartez said. “We wanted to go from that. But then the second play of the ballgame we throw a 60-yard pick-six. They’re a well-coached football team. It’s just one of those football plays that you’re thinking could go your way and the football gods have other ideas.”…