Ruston (LA) vs. Ouachita Parish (LA): Live updates, score of Louisiana LHSAA Prep Classic Division I Non-Select championship game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Getting down to the Caesars Superdome has become routine for Ruston in recent years.
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This will be the fourth straight season the Bearcats have made it to the “Big Easy” for the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s Prep Classic. They’re hoping to bring back their second state title in that span while ending a miracle playoff run for Ouachita Parish in Saturday afternoon’s Division I Non-Select championship game.
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The Bearcats have played in the last three Division I Non-Select title contests, winning the second one in 2023. That was their first championship since 1990, and overall, Ruston has won nine state titles.
Saturday, the Bearcats (11-2) seek title number 10. They came into the playoffs as the top seed, and have done their part. Ruston won all three of its playoff games at home, including a 21-17 decision against Zachary in last week’s semifinal round.
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Now, the Bearcats have a rematch with their District 2-5A rival, which has taken a very unconventional route.
Ouachita Parish (10-4) started the season 5-0 before dropping four straight games, including a 21-14 decision to Ruston on Oct. 10. The Lions came into the playoffs as the No. 14 seed, but have won three straight postseason games on the road, including a quarterfinal win against No. 3 seed Destrehan and a 14-7 win last week at Neville, the No. 2 seed.
Now, Ouachita Parish is in its first Prep Classic since 1994 and determined to win its first title since the Lions claimed their lone championship in 1989.
Follow The Sporting News correspondent Buck Ringgold (@Bucks_Ballpark) for all of the live updates and scoring from New Orleans.
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RUSTON 7, OUACHITA PARISH 0 1ST QTR.
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FIRST QUARTER
– Ouachita faces a fourth down near midfield and goes for it, but a pass attempt falls incomplete. Ruston takes over at the 50, the same spot the Bearcats started on their last drive, which resulted in a TD.
– TOUCHDOWN RUSTON. Bearcats go 50 yards in nine plays for the game’s first score, as QB Sam Hartwell runs a naked bootleg around the left side and in from 4 yards out. Joaquin Ramos adds the PAT. (Ruston, 7-0 | 5:55, 1st)
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– Ruston tailback Kohl Gray rips off a 28-yard run, and the Bearcats are in the red zone, down to the Ouachita 19.
– Ruston will take over right at the Saints’ logo at midfield following the punt.
– Not a good start for Ouachita. Lions go three-and-out, with a bad snap on third down, recovered by the quarterback. Ouachita will punt it away.
– A short kickoff, fielded near the Ouachita 25 and returned to the Lions’ 30, where they will start.
PREGAME
– Ruston wins the toss and defers to the second half. Ouachita Parish will take the ball to start things off.
– Both teams have hit the field and we’re about to get started here in the Dome.
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– Live from the Caesars Superdome, it’s the opening game of the final day of the LHSAA Prep Classic. The No. 1 seeded Bearcats of Ruston take on the No. 14 seed, the Lions of Ouachita Parish, who are looking to cap off a miraculous run to the Division I Non-Select championship.
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