Teurlings Catholic erases 12-point deficit, rallies to knock off St. Charles Catholic
Teurlings Catholic pitched what felt like its 10th stop of the night on fourth down to get its offense the ball back.
With 3:26 remaining and nursing a 2-point lead inside Teurlings Stadium on Friday night, questions why St. Charles Catholic would go for it on fourth-and-1 from its own 32 will linger for a while.
Six plays after the turnover on downs, Teurlings senior running back Tanner Brinkman barreled his way into the end zone with 1:42 to play. Teurlings fought off a late drive from St. Charles to hold on, 28-22, and snapped the state's longest win streak at 13 games for SCC.
"That truck," Rebels senior wide receiver Kentrell Prejean said of Brinkman after the game. "I love that dude."
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Teurlings (3-0) trailed 19-7 at the half and held the Comets (2-1), ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, to only a field goal in the second half. It scored 21 points of its own, jumpstarted by a 65-yard touchdown strike from junior quarterback Preston Welch to Prejean.
For the game, Prejean finished with six catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Welch, who had and up-and-down game, ended throwing 19-for-38 for 243 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Through three games, Prejean has 15 receptions for 488 yards and seven touchdowns, numbers among the best of Acadiana at this point in the season. Prejean and Welch worked with each other throughout the offseason, running and throwing routes.
"Our connection is magnificent. I appreciate Preston and I'm happy he gives me chances and I try to make those opportunities the best I can," Prejean said. "We've worked every single day. Sundays, nighttime here, even if you think we're not working, we're working. I'm grateful I've put up those stats but I'm not satisfied."
Prejean currently holds one Division I scholarship offer from Northwestern State. He and his high school coach, Dane Charpentier, know colleges have body types in mind and that 5-foot-10, 160-pound speedsters don't fit the mold.
But to Charpentier, Prejean's size doesn't affect his impact on Teurlings Catholic's football team.
"Kentrell finds ways to make big plays for us. Whenever he gets behind people, I don't think people really realize how fast he is, including college coaches at this point," Teurlings Catholic coach Dane Charpentier said of Prejean. "Somebody is going to get a really football player next year, I don't care how much he is."
"He's not a big body type but he's certainly a helluva football player. I'd like for some of those guys to come watch him in person and see how he separates."
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Teurlings Catholic rallies from down 12, beats St. Charles Catholic
