Erath looks to correct course

ERATH — After suffering a tough triple-overtime loss to North Vermilion this past Friday, the Erath High football team is looking to be more disciplined when they travel to New Iberia on Friday to play Catholic High.
The Bobcats cut back on their turnovers, with only one interception and no fumbles lost, and had only four penalties for 27 yards against North Vermilion, improvements from the previous week’s six turnovers and eight penalties.
But on a wet field that got progressively muddier after an afternoon of rain and another shower at halftime, Erath also fumbled the ball once, muffed a punt reception and had trouble with a snap on what could have been the game-winning field goal at the end of regulation.
“It was a shame somebody had to lose the other night because that was a great game,” head coach Eric LeBlanc said. “Two of the overtime drives we didn’t score.
“We had a holding penalty that brought us back. It’s the little discipline things that come back to bite you at the end that you don’t realize until it’s too late. I think without those, we had a great chance to get it done. We had an opportunity for a field goal as time expired that didn’t come through. That’s the good thing about a team sport. It’s all about us. I think yesterday was a good day for us, and I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of the same improvements when we get out there today.
“I think all the corrections are more physical than mental.”
LeBlanc said he thought Mason Hebert had a great game on both sides of the ball. The senior is a running back and linebacker.
“He was as big a leader as anybody else out there on Friday,” LeBlanc said.
Catholic High is 1-1 after beating Parkview Baptist 14-10 last week.
“They’ve got some great athletes,” LeBlanc said. “They’re well-coached. You can see that on film.
“They beat a pretty good Parkview Baptist team on Friday. I’m sure they’re going to be out for revenge because we beat them last year. I expect them to give us a great game.”
The coach said his players are still giving a great effort.
“That hasn’t been an issue,” he said.
“We’ve got a lot of guys playing both ways. We’re just looking to clean up some of those mistakes, because I think everybody’s going to give us their best game each week.