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Neville’s DeMaine Riley (25) runs against the Assumption defense during last week’s game.

Neville vs. Carencro: what to watch ADAM HUNSUCKER AHUNSUCKER@THENEWSSTAR.COM

No. 1 Neville (11-0) at No. 9 Carencro (10-2) Kickoff: 7 p.m., Carencro High School Radio: KMVX 101.9 FM (Neville) How we got here: Neville opened the Class 4A playoffs by steamrolling 32ndseeded Woodlawn-Baton Rouge 44-7 on Nov. 11. No. 16 Assumption came to Bill Ruple Stadium last week and left with a 24-0 loss. The Tigers defense made up for an off-night from their offensive counterparts by holding the Mustangs to just 53 total yards in their first shutout of the season.

Carencro upset No. 8 Loranger 28-7 last week to advance to the quarterfinals and earn a home game. The Bears finished behind St. Thomas More and Teurlings Catholic in District 4-4A and have wins over Acadiana and Breaux Bridge on the ledger this season.

Recent history: Carencro stunned Neville by taking an early 12-0 lead in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs last season. The Tigers regrouped quickly and used rushing touchdowns from Josh Diarse and Jaiden Cole to take a 1412 lead at the half. Neville came out like a team possessed in the second half and rolled to a 38-12 win. Donald Jenkins effectively put the game out of reach with rushing touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters.

Players to watch Neville: DL Phidarian Mathis: The four-star prospect has been unblockable so far in the playoffs and added another sack to his 2016 total of 3.5. Mathis’ presence has opened things up along a lethal defensive line for teammates Anthony Freeman, Tavion Byrd and Gerrico Goldman.

RB Josh Diarse: Neville’s third-leading rusher, Diarse set up touchdowns for

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Carencro: OL Kenneth Mouton: Carencro’s massive 350-pound left tackle anchors the Bear offensive line. Mouton most likely find himself matched up with Freeman, who leads Neville with 4.5 sacks.

LB Rashaad Harding: The 6-foot-1, 210-pound outside linebacker is one of the top players and leaders on the Carencro defense. The three-star prospect is committed to ULM, making him the second Warhawk verbal pledge to line up against Neville in the playoffs alongside Woodlawn running back Javin Myers.

Did you know: Louisiana Sports Hall of Famer and former LSU and New England Patriot running back Kevin Faulk is the offensive coordinator at Carencro, his alma mater.

Neville schedule Sept. 2 at Ruston W 30-14 Sept. 9 Evangel W 35-16 (Shreveport) Sept. 16 Ouachita W 26-14 Sept. 23 at Carroll W 40-14 Sept. 30 OPEN Oct. 7 Bastrop W 48-18 Oct. 14 Grant W 56-14 Oct. 21 at Tioga W 41-3 Oct. 28 West Ouachita W 45-7 Nov. 4 Franklin Parish W 58-14 Nov. 11 Woodlawn-BR W 44-7* Nov. 18 Assumption W 24-0* Nov. 25 at Carencro * Playoffs

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Neville defense dominant in win ADAM HUNSUCKER

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Top-ranked Neville took a different approach on Friday night when No. 16 Assumption showed up at Bill Ruple Stadium in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs.

Instead of relying on its traditional high-scoring offense, the Tigers (11-0) opted for defensive blunt force trauma in a 24-0 win over the Mustangs (7-5).

Jaiden Cole only attempted seven passes — completing two of them for 43 yards — while Neville’s wrecking crew of a defense held Assumption to less than 100 yards of offense and forced seven punts.

Neville was the first on the board per its usual after Cole barreled into the end zone from the 1-yard line, a touchdown that was set up by the running of Josh Diarse.

Diarse pulled off a similar feat later on in the second quarter by ripping off a 35-yard run that put DeMaine Riley in position to finish the drive and make the score 17-0 Tigers. Lincoln Sanders added a 22yard field goal on the series prior.

Assumption’s best chance to score in the first half came by blocking a Ryan Jones punt that resulted from a bad snap.

The Mustangs took over at the Neville 17, but were swallowed up by Phidarian Mathis and the rest of the Tigers front seven on four consecutive plays.

Turning point: Neville took over following the stop with 2:45 until the half at its 27 and proceeded to methodically march down the field. The Coleto-Bobby Newton connection was on display for a 35-yard gain. Cole crossed the goal line for the second time in the first half and gave Neville a 24-0 lead with 10 seconds to spare until halftime.

It was over when: Neville’s defense continued to control the pace of the game as neither team could muster a single point in the second half.

Assumption managed just six first downs on the night with three of them coming on the ground.

Defensive end Anthony Freeman added a sack for the Tigers while safety Johnny Cascio picked off one of Tijah Parker’s passes with 5:05 to play.

Defensive tackle Tavion Byrd hurried an opposing quarterback into an intentional grounding penalty for the second straight game.

Finally a goose egg: It took 12 weeks, but Neville finally posted its first shutout of the year. Assumption managed just 53 yards of offense and failed to score for the first time all season.

A Friday night rarity: Neville opened up the bag of tricks with a double reverse pass on the first play of the game that ended with Cole’s first interception of the season. Assumption’s pass rush prevented Cole from stepping into the throw and the pass sailed into the hands of a Mustang defender.

Assumption was able to get a second interception off of Cole on Neville’s first drive of the second half.

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Neville quarterback Jaiden Cole avoids being tackled against Assumption during the second round of playoffs Friday.

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Neville Tigers’ Luke Cagle runs as Assumption fumbles during the second round of the playoffs at Bill Ruple Stadium in Monroe on Friday.

Neville’s defense rules Ruple in Class 4A second-round shutout ADAM HUNSUCKER AHUNSUCKER@THENEWSSTAR.COM

It was bound to happen at some point right?

Jaiden Cole can’t be Superman every week. Nor could Neville’s mauling offensive line continue to open holes for Josh Diarse and other Tiger runners without one slip up.

Based on the law of averages alone, Neville was going to have one Friday night where it didn’t play up to its accustomed level of domination. The only question was how it would respond.

That’s where the other side of the ball comes in.

The top-ranked Tigers (11-0) turned to their defense while the offense sputtered and left Bill Ruple Stadium with a 24-0 win over No. 16 Assumption in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs.

Defensive coordinator Benjy Lewis’ unit told the Mustangs (7-5) through a four-quarter browbeating that they were done after getting to just 53 total

yards. Neville left the field without yielding a point for the first time since shutting out Beau Chene in the first round of last year’s postseason.

“All week long we’ve been talking about getting a shutout. Really all year actually,” safety Hershel Carter said.

“We came into this thing knowing they had a pretty good stable of running backs, but we made some good adjustments.

“At the end of the day the scoreboard tells you everything.”

Neville held Assumption’s trio of quarterback Tijah Parker and running backs Ernest Adams and Melvin Young to 31 yards rushing on 35 carries and just six total first downs.

Defensive linemen Phidarian Mathis and Anthony Freeman each came up with sacks, while safety John Cascio ended any hope Assumption had of scoring with an interception in the fourth quarter.

The Tigers were able to put together a dominant performance despite the

absence of linebacker Robert “Pokey” Williams, who missed the game due to an illness.

“Really the bright spot tonight was our defense keeping that goose egg on the board and that’s what you have to do in the playoffs,” Neville head coach Mickey McCarty said.

“I’m very proud of that effort putting that zero on the board and we did it with great team defense.”

Neville’s offensive production was capped by Assumption at two Cole rushing touchdowns, another from DeMaine Riley and a 22-yard Lincoln Sanders field goal in the first half.

Cole led the Tigers with 20 carries for 105 yards, but threw two interceptions; the first time he’d turned it over all season.

Diarse ran 16 times for 98 yards and set up two Neville touchdowns with his efforts on the ground.

“That was a real physical team and they came in here and played us hard,” Diarse said. “Our defense has always

been good and they came through for us again tonight when we needed them.”

Assumption managed a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since Week 3 against Ouachita by keeping Neville’s starters in the game past the midway point of the third quarter.

The Tigers ended the night with 259 total yards — 216 rushing, 53 passing — and will travel to No. 9 Carencro next week in the Class 4A quarterfinals.

The Bears (10-2) beat No. 8 Loranger to advance and held a lead over Neville throughout the first half before falling 38-12 in the second round of last year’s playoffs.

“Tonight was one of the sloppiest games we’ve played all year on offense, but credit them for loading the box and moving around a lot,” McCarty said.

“We didn’t handle it very well and we’ve got to get better by it or our season will end next week if we don’t.”

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