The Haughton Bucs fell to the Captain Shreve Gators 65-44 Thursday night at Lee Hedges Stadium.
Haughton dropped to 1-8 overall and finished district play 1-7. Captain Shreve, which ended a three-game slide, improved to 5-4 and 5-2.
Haughton’s offensive players continued to put up impressive numbers.
Junior Brandon Craig accounted for 309 yards total offense.
He rushed for 209 yards on 31 carries and scored two touchdowns. He also caught five passes for 100 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Craig has rushed for 1,165 yards on 191 carries and scored 16 touchdowns. He has caught 29 passes for 685 yards and seven touchdowns.
Junior quarterback Taylor Weathersby completed 17-of-27 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns. For the season he has completed 164-of-272 passes for 2,693 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Junior Ethan Johnson had eight catches for 81 yards. For the season he has 93 for 1,332.
Senior DeCarlos Johns had two receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown. Senior Jayden Lackey caught an 8-yard pass for a touchdown.
The Bucs trailed 16-8 after the first quarter. They got within two early in the second on Westhersby’s pass to Lackey.
The Gators answered with two straight touchdowns. A 7-yard run by Craig followed by a two-point conversion got Haughton within 32-22.
The Bucs got the ball back but came up just short on a fourth-and-4. Shreve then scored with 17 seconds left and led 38-22 at the half.
The Gators extended the lead to 58-22 with three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter.
The Bucs scored three TDs in the fourth on passes of 42 and 40 yards and a 19-yard run.
Haughton closes the season next Friday in Lake Charles against St. Louis Catholic. The Saints (2-7) lost to Jennings 34-27 Thursday night.