Exciting week 1 high school football openers

There were a number of excellent season opening high school football games Friday night as local
teams attempted to make a statement early on. 
Mandeville's Skippers were the feature game Friday night, hosting the Dekaney Wildcats from
Houston, Texas broadcast on The Lake.
MHS opened the season strong earning a 20-7 victory over the Wildcats, who won a Texas state
championship in 2011 going 14-2.
Skippers' senior quarerback Glenn Cuiellette helped lead his club to victory passing for 201
yards with two touchdown passes.
Cuiellette scored on a 10-yard run in the second quarter and Drew Graham tacked on the extra
point to give the Skippers a 7-0 halftime advantage.
Dekaney senior running back Demarcus Felton, who finished with 205 yards on 19 carries, scored on
an 80-yard run in the third quarter and the extra point tied things up 7-7.
Cuiellette started to find a rhythm in the second half, finding Parker Orgeron on a 35-yard
score and Zach Barrient for a 36-yard strike.
Barrient, who finished with four catches for  79 yards, was named the Fellowship Of Christian
Athletes Skippers' offensive player, while senior linebacker Mason Lemieux, who made two
touchdown saving tackles, was tabbed as the defensive player of the game.
Senior James Treuting gained 30 yards rushing and caught four passes for 45 yards. He also had
two long kickoff returns that he almost broke for scores before being tripped up. 
Mandeville hosts Catholic of Baton Rouge this Friday at Sidney Theriot Stadium.   
Slidell High presented head coach Larry Favre with his first regular season coaching victory
in his return to the sidelines as the Tigers held off the Chalmette Owls 10-9 in the Parish.
Montelle Williams tallied the Tigers' lone touchdown and placekicker Austin Wills booted
the extra point. Wills also clicked on a 22-yard field goal. Slidell survived a Chalmette 37-yard
field goal attempt with seven seconds left, which drifted wide sending the Tigers home
victorious.
Elsewhere, Northshore gave interim head coach Mike LaBourdette a win as the Panthers made a
late goal line defensive stand earning a 24-22 victory over Helen Cox at home. Northshore's
Brandon Ballard made the game saving stop on a fourth-and-goal play, preserving the Northshore
win. Bryce Perez scored two touchdowns for the Tigers and rushed for 140 yards.
In a scoring onslaught, the Lakeshore Titans outlasted Miller-McCoy Academy 55-54 sparked by
quarterback Dylan Fields, who rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one. Fields carried
the ball 27 times, gaining 171 yards, while passing for another 178 yards, hitting on 10-of-18 attempts.
Archbishop Hannan senior quarterback Korey Zeigler turned in a strong game leading the
Hawks to a 38-27 home victory over Riverdale. Zeigler, who made an official visit to Tulsa
University on Saturday, rushed for four scores and gained 120 yards on the ground. Zeigler also
hit Bruce DiMartino on a one-yard pass and Michael Froeba scored from 15-yards out for the
Hawks.
Northlake Christian School recorded an impressive 42-0 win over Clark at home spearheaded by senior QB Josh O'Rear, who passed for three TDs,totaling 143 yards through the air. Wolverines' running back Taylor Mussachia gained 94 yards and scored on a 24-yard jaunt.