MCHS Tigers will travel to Lafayette to face Teurlings

The No. 30 Morgan City Tigers have weathered the storm and now they will get a shot at the postseason when they face No. 3 Teurlings Catholic Thursday in Lafayette.
The Tigers’ season, which featured a coaching change before the season started with coach Jimmy Agent having to step down due to health reasons and getting a late start with a new set of coaches in Tim Hymel, Kenny Alfred and Gayle Robinson along with Tim Vidos, have managed to come around and finish the season with a 13-14 record, including a 6-6 mark in district.
Alfred, who said he, along with Hymel and Vidos, finished the season as the Tigers’ coaches, said a lot of teaching had to be done.
“When you got three seniors and four juniors and the rest freshmen and sophomores, that kind of puts you in a bind because there’s a whole lot of teaching that needs to be done,” Alfred said.
However, slowly but surely, the Tigers put things together and battled what Alfred called a “horrendous” schedule to advance to the playoffs. The schedule featured several teams who finished with solid seasons, including E.D. White, Central Catholic, Belle Chasse, Patterson and Berwick. Livonia was ranked No. 10 in Class 3A until they were forced to forfeit 18 games.
“We had a lot of tough teams on our schedule,” Alfred said. “We really didn’t have any breaks.”
The Tigers finished 6-6 in district and while Alfred said everyone was about even behind Assumption, he said he felt the Tigers could compete with Assumption at the end.
Alfred said in the last two weeks of the season, the Tigers started to put all the pieces together.
“I think we got a pretty good little ball club right now,” he said.
However, the Tigers did lose a key piece of their lineup in senior Nick Spinella, who was injured, and Alfred isn’t sure how long he will be out.
As for Teurlings Catholic (24-7), Alfred said they have learned the Rebels are a solid squad.
“They battle for every little run, bunting, squeezing, whatever they got to get,” Alfred said. “They play small ball.”
However, Alfred said the Tigers like the fact that Teurlings plays small ball because the Tigers play small ball, too.
“We know they’re going to be solid,” Alfred said. “We know they’re going to have a great team, but it’s one of those deals where every dog has its day and we feel pretty confident.”
Thursday’s game will begin at 4 p.m. at Teurlings Catholic. Admission is $6.