East Ascension pounds Patterson, 42-27

Patterson dug itself a big hole for the second week in a row en route to a 42-27 loss to East Ascension Friday.
Patterson (0-2) also fell behind another Class 5A foe, Brother Martin, early in its Week 1 loss.
“Our kids competed and we knew they would,” Patterson head coach Chad Blanchard said after Friday’s game. “They know we play a tough pre-district schedule. We try to schedule some teams that we know are going to be good, and in the long run, it’s only going to make us better.”
Patterson also started last season with losses to Brother Martin and East Ascension before making a run deep into the Class 3A playoffs.
East Ascension (1-1) used big plays to grab a 21-0 second quarter lead. Spartans’ quarterback Kyran Irvin threw for two scores and ran for another to put Patterson on the ropes.
East Ascension running back standout Joshua Walker had more than 200 all-purpose yards and three scores, including a 52-yard catch, a 92-yard kickoff return and 39-yard run.
“We made some careless mistakes tonight and it put us under the gun early, but we did a good job of fighting to come back,” Blanchard said. “We have some things to straighten out, and we need for some guys to step up for us.”
East Ascension still had a three-score lead with 8:50 left in the first half before Patterson standout receiver and Alabama commitment Daylon Charlot caught fire.
Lumberjacks’ quarterback Sirbatian Charles found Charlot for a 27-yard score with 5:19 remaining in the half. The drive, eight plays and 65-yards, gave Patterson some much needed momentum.
The ’Jacks’ defense responded by stripping Irvin of the football.
Charles went right back to Charlot, who raced past everyone, catching a bomb over his shoulder and racing 71-yards for the score. Christian Soria’s extra-point kick got Patterson back into the game, trailing 21-14 with 2:51 left in the half.
Charlot had four catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns. The senior has six catches for 234 yards and three scores in two games.
Charles was 11-of-28 passing for 210 yards and three touchdowns Friday. The junior has completed 19-of-48 passes for 344 yards and four touchdowns in two games.
Despite Patterson’s first-half rally Friday, Walker’s heroics took the wind out of Patterson’s sail, darting 92-yards for a touchdown with ensuing kickoff following Charlot’s second score. East Ascension led 28-14 at the half.
“We had a couple blown assignments and gave up that big kickoff return, and that shouldn’t happen,” Blanchard said. “I don’t care who we’re playing.”
The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter.
The Spartans got a short scoring run from Joshua Bates, and the ’Jacks closed out the quarter with 10-yard circus catch by Shay Ragas. East Ascension took a 35-21 lead into the fourth quarter.
East Ascension capped its scoring with Walker’s 39-yard touchdown run with 7:37 to play.
The Spartans have outscored the ’Jacks 108 to 59 in two games.
The Spartans have outscored the ’Jacks 108 to 59 in two games.
East Ascension only punted once Friday.
“We had a good week of practice, and we played much better tonight after losing a tough one last week,” East Ascension head coach Paul Bourgeois said. “We thought we were better than we are, but they’re back down to Earth now.”
East Ascension travels to St Charles Catholic (2-0) Friday, while Patterson visits Catholic-High New Iberia (2-0).

Patterson Boxscore
PHS EA
First downs: 15 20
Rushing yards: 146 170
Passing yards: 210 209
Total yards: 356 379
A-C-HI: 28-13-0 18-13-1
Penalty yards: 7-60 8-53
Fumbles-lost: 2-1 2-2

Score By Quarters
PHS 0 14 7 6 27
EA 14 14 7 7 42

Scoring Summary
First Quarter
EA: Joshua Walker 52-yard pass from Kyran Irvin (Patrick McGinn kick) 11:05.

EA: Irvin 14-yard run (kick good) 4:58.
Second Quarter
EA: Malik Van Diver 31-yard pass from Irvin (kick good) 8:50

PHS: Daylon Charlot 27-yard pass from Sirbatian Charles (Christian
Soria Kick) 5:19

PHS: Charlot 71-yard pass from Charles (kick good) 2:51

EA: Walker 92-yard kickoff return (kick good) 2:39

Third Quarter
EA: Joshua Bates 3-yard run (kick good) 4:36.

PHS: Shay Ragas 10-yard pass from Charles (kick good) 1:48

Fourth Quarter
EA: Walker 39-yard run (kick good) 7:37

PHS: Tristen Ausama 6-yard run (kick failed) 4:37

PHS stats
Passing
Sirbatian Charles 11-of-28 for 210 yds, 3TDs.

Receiving
Daylon Charlot 4-139 yds, 2 TDs; D.J. Jones 1-7 yds, Tristen Ausama 3-9 yds, K’hyri Harris 1-8 yds, Mykel Jones 3-37 yds, Shay Ragas 1-10 yds, TD.

Rushing
Tristen Ausama 11-45 yds, TD; Charles 15-64 yds, John Davis 4-13 yds, Mykel Jones 1-5 yds, Nehemiah Augustus 1-19 yds.