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Erath's Christian Pillette (4) scores one of his three touchdowns. (photo by Shana Bernard LeBlanc)

Erath rallies to beat Donaldsonville

The Erath Bobcats found themselves down 26-10 in the third period against Donaldsonville but somehow managed to win 38-36.
The win may have given the Bobcats (7-3) a first-round playoff game. Erath is expected to be No. 14 in the final power ranking, which will be officially announced today by the LHSAA.
In the first half, Erath was down 20-0. Then a 31-yard field goal by Dylan Duhon put the Bobcats on the board at the end of the first half.
The third quarter belonged to Erath. They scored three touchdowns.
Christian Pillette had a 34-yard TD reception and Chase Broussard had a 4-yard TD run.
When the third period was over, the Bobcats were only down 26-22.
The Bobcats stormed back and cut the lead again to 34-30 in the fourth period. However, Pillette caught a 33-yard TD pass from Lynkon Romero to close the lead to only four points.
The play of the game would be a Christian Pillette 45-yard interception return in the fourth quarter.
His touchdown gave Erath its first and only lead of the game.
EHS quarterback Lynkon Romero completed 15 out of 24 passes for 224 yards and two TDs.
Pillette had five catches for 121 yards and two scores.
Blake Daureuil led EHS in rushing with 11 carries for 39 yards.

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