Football Recap: Ouachita Parish Takes Down Destrehan in a Playoff Battle

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Previous 3 Games

11/21/25 vs Destrehan	21-19
11/14/25 vs St. Amant	24-21
11/06/25 vs Pineville	56-0

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Ouachita Parish walked away with it. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 21-19 victory over the Destrehan Wildcats on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on three straight.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ouachita Parish to victory, but perhaps none more so than Macario Dade Jr, who rushed for 138 yards and one score, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Dade Jr's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 104 rushing yards. Montrell Conner was another key signal caller, throwing for 133 yards and one TD.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Ouachita Parish was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

Ouachita Parish's record is now 8-4. As for Destrehan, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3.

Looking ahead, Ouachita Parish will challenge Parkway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Conner and Kb Williams. Destrehan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.