E.D. White played a brutal non-district schedule and took lumps, limping to an 0-3 start to the year.

Now in district and facing schools their own size? Yeah, it’s been a little bit different.

The Cardinals destroyed Morgan City 58-6 on Friday night, dominating in every aspect of the game to cruise to a 3rd-straight win.

The victory gets the Cardinals back to .500 on the season and coach Kyle Lasseigne said he was pleased with the way his team competed even against an outmatched opponent.

“I was very pleased with the way that we played,” Lasseigne said. “I thought we came out and executed and did what we needed to do to continue to progress and continue to get better. We took an early lead, got to play a lot of kids in the game and that’s valuable for us too, you know. A lot of those kids are guys that we really want to see get reps and who we may need to count on at some point, so it was great to see them take the field as well.”

E.D. White dominated in every phase, grabbing an early lead and never looking back.

The Cardinals moved the chains offensively, made big plays defensively and controlled field position on special teams, putting the game away early, sending it into running time in the middle stages and then coasting to a win.

The Cardinals faced state powers the first month of the season, but have since rallied to 3-straight wins to jump atop the district standings.

Lasseigne said that the Cardinals obviously wanted to win the first 3, but got better from it. E.D. White is young up front and is breaking in new starters at multiple positions.

E.D. White will continue their journey next week against Lutcher.

TARPONS FALL TO VANDEBILT

It was one of those nights for South Lafourche on Friday against Vandebilt.

The Tarpons lost 34-20 in a game where the Terriers just made a few more plays than a South Lafourche team that was beat up by injuries and penalties.

A frustrated coach BJ Young said after the game that Vandebilt 100% deserved to win, but said the officiating was the worst he’s seen in his 11-year career, saying that the crew had no control over the game.

“It’s hard to deal with that type of adversity as a kid when so many of your good plays are called back,” Young said. “Heck, it’s hard for me as an adult. But it is what it is and that’s how it went for us tonight.”

The Tarpons and Terriers traded early blows with both teams scoring on their opening drives to make the game 14-all.

In the final minutes of the opening half, Vandebilt grabbed control, using a short field for a score, then getting a turnover and adding another to take a 28-14 halftime lead.

Ethan Heney commanded the Terriers’ offense masterfully throughout the game, distributing the ball to the right places and keeping the chains moving.

The Terriers went up 34-14 in the fourth when things got chippy with both teams being called for multiple penalties in a flag fest that officials struggled to control.

The Tarpons scored on the final play from scrimmage on a pass from Josh Mack to Terrance Pitre — one of 3 touchdown hookups for the potent duo.

The Tarpons will face Assumption on Friday. They are 3-3 on the season.

TROJANS FALL FLAT AT EAST ST. JOHN

Sitting outside of the Top 28 in Division I Non-Select Power Rating projections, coach Shelly Vedros said he knew Friday’s game with East St. John was pretty close to a must-win.

It didn’t go the Trojans’ way, giving the team a critical loss that damaged their playoff positioning.

The Wildcats beat Central Lafourche 32-14 on Friday, getting their first win, while dropping the Trojans to 2-4. East St. John dominated up front, getting mounds of pressure on Trojans’ quarterback Jeremy Cleveland and disrupting the game.

The loss hurts badly because by losing to a previously 0-win team, the Trojans get next to nothing in power points from the game. The team catapulted from No. 29 in the rankings to the mid-30s, meaning they will have to close the season strong to find a way in.

The Trojans fell behind early and were never able to claw back on Friday with the Wildcats riding some home momentum to the win.

East St. John coach Brandon Brown said his young team fought and he was proud of the improvement they showed in beating the Trojans.

TIGERS SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT AT HAHNVILLE

Thibodaux has tasted its blood for the first time this season.

Hahnville beat Thibodaux 34-20 on Friday, dropping Thibodaux to 5-1 on the season in the home win.

The Tigers played close in the first half with Hahnville and used their dominant defense to create several stops.

But the River Tigers took control of the game over the Bayou Tigers in the third quarter, ballooning out a sizable lead and taking control of the game.

Thibodaux fought hard in the fourth quarter and got a couple scores to get closer, but were never able to get close enough to secure the win.

Coach Lowell Narcisse said he was disappointed in the outcome, but proud of his kids’ fight.

Thibodaux will face H.L. Bourgeois on Friday with a chance to get back into the winner’s circle.