<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3A4o3x_0wF66RqZ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3A4o3x_0wF66RqZ00" width="773" height="434" >North Iberville had one of Louisiana’s few unbeaten records as they headed into Week 7, but White Castle brought the streak to halt.NIHS led the Bulldogs until the final two minutes, when White Castle nailed a 15-yard Shadrack Allen TD that led to a 44-43 win in a classic District 8-1A showdown Oct. 18 in Rosedale. It marked the first loss of the season for the Bears, who dropped to 7-1, while the Bulldogs went to 3-5.A Dylan Robinson interception stopped a North Iberville comeback and gave the win to the Bulldogs, who took the lead only in the last two minutes of the game. “I was extremely proud of how we handled adversity, and we were able to overcome some calls,” White Castle head coach Marc Brown said. “I was proud of how we fought and kept playing.“The way we scored at the end and had just kept playing really helped us,” he said. “The way we stopped them in the end made us a lot better… this one was a classic.”The Bears marched deep into White Castle territory inside the Bulldog 20 when WCHS intercepted a pass that squashed the comeback attempt. A Javon Woods 45-yard touchdown run gave White Castle the opening lead, but a Jaylen Mims 5-yard TD pass to Justice Roy and Roy’s conversion run put the Bears ahead 8-6. The Bulldogs reached midfield on their next possession but lost the ball on downs at their own 45, which opened the gate for Mekell Touissant Jr. to punch in the next North Iberville TD on a 10-yard sprint, followed by a Bra’John Melancon point-kick that put the Bears ahead 15-6. Melancon grabbed a 5-yard Roy pass for a TD that stretched the Bear advantage to 21-6.The Bulldogs then intercepted a NIHS 32 that set up a 21-yard TD past that trimmed to Bear lead to 21-14 two minutes before the half.The Roy-Melancon combination delivered again for North Iberville, this time on an 8-yard scoring pass less than a minute before halftime. A Touissant two-point conversion sent the Bears to intermission with a 29-14 lead. The Bulldogs wasted no time cutting into their deficit when they scored on a Woods touchdown pass to Shadrack Allen less than two minutes into the second half.Once more, Roy and Melancon stretched the lead, this time on a 15-yard run with eight minutes left in the third. Keeping in pace, the Bulldogs scored once more to stay within reach of the Bears, this time on s 39-yard scamper that put WCHS within a touchdown of North Iberville.It was not enough to stifle the Bears, who extended their lead off a Jeremy Favorite 60-yard sprint with 11 minutes remaining. The Bulldogs cut into the 43-30 North Iberville advantage off an Allen run after a drive that took three minutes off the clock. “White Castle made a great play against our best receiver, and our guys took that one pretty rough,” North Iberville head coach Josh Gast said. “I told them they can take it one of two ways – they can shut down or use it as motivation going forward.”The painful type of motivation could help the Bears, who face the dauting task of stopping Class 1A juggernaut Ascension Catholic in action Thursday, Oct. 24 at Floyd Boutte Memorial Stadium in Donaldsonville. Kickoff is 7 p.m.White Castle also faces an Ascension-based squad in Week 8 action when they host Ascension Christian 7 p.m. Friday at Rocky Ourso Memorial Stadium. </div></body>

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White Castle takes lead in last two minutes to deal North Iberville first loss of season

North Iberville had one of Louisiana’s few unbeaten records as they headed into Week 7, but White Castle brought the streak to halt. NIHS led the Bulldogs until the final two minutes, when White Castle nailed a 15-yard Shadrack Allen TD that led to a 44-43 win in a classic District 8-1A showdown Oct. 18 in Rosedale. It marked the first loss of the season for the Bears, who dropped to 7-1, while the Bulldogs went to 3-5.