Denham Springs' head football coach Brett Beard puts his players through pre-game warmups before kickoff of Denham's 24-0 loss to Central Friday in Central. PHOTO BY PATRICK DENNIS Southern Lab head coach Darrell Asberry looks to the clock while telling his team to go in the first quarter of the non district game against Liberty on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at A.W.
Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL JOHNSON Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jerry Horne passed for a touchdown and ran for another, leading Denham Springs to a 38-12 nondistrict win over Southern Lab on Friday night at Yellow Jacket Stadium. The game was an intriguing matchup between the reigning Division IV select champion Kittens and a Yellow Jackets squad that missed the playoffs last season.
Sparked by Horne's passing, Denham Springs (4-1) took control early and was never in trouble. The Yellow Jackets led 28-12 at the half, then held the Kittens scoreless in the last two quarters. Horne completed 16 of 29 passes for 214 yards.
Southern Lab (3-1) came into the game averaging better than 50 points, but it was held to 251 total yards. The Kittens got a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Jerry Bottley, who was 12 of 26 for 136 yards. Denham Springs sacked Bottley three times.
He finished with a game-high 80 yards rushing, most of which came in the final minutes after the outcome had been decided. "(Bottley) is scary. He's smooth and a lot of f.