By Kyle Roberts
After a postponed game last night, Zachary rallied from 15 points down this afternoon to defeat Dutchtown 31-28 in OT.
With nasty weather in south Louisiana, No. 6 Zachary and No. 7 Dutchtown’s semifinal game was postponed last night with 1:38 to go in the third quarter, with the Dutchtown Griffins ahead 28-13.
The game resumed at 3 p.m. today, and Zachary used points from all three sides of the football to get the rally win in overtime.
“Obviously, we know Zachary is a really good football team and has a history of being in state championship games,” Ruston head coach Jerrod Baugh said. “We will need to make sure and get ourselves prepared to play another really good football team. I think they will be excited for an opportunity to get a redo on last years semifinal game.”
The Bearcats defeated the Broncos last season 37-22 at “The Hoss” in their semifinal contest, which saw the Bearcats make the state championship for the first time since 1998.
Ruston and Zachary are scheduled to kickoff Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Caesar’s Superdome for the Non-Select, Division I state championship.
