JENNINGS — The Lake Arthur Tigers had no intention of letting the Jennings Bulldogs take the victory in the first meeting between the schools, but in the end, the Bulldogs came out victorious 68-56 Thursday night.

The Bulldogs led 34-20 at halftime before the Tigers got their first lead with 5:31 remaining 56-54 on a 1-yard run by Trace Broussard and a successful 2-point conversion.

The Bulldogs answered 40 seconds later when Travis Etienne scored on a 3-yard run for a 60-56 lead.

Jennings sophomore Gavin McNeal forced a fumble on the ensuing Lake Arthur drive, which would set up a 4-yard touchdown run by Kendrick LeJeune, who also punched it in for the 2-point run to seal the victory.

The Tigers attempted to march the ball back down the field with less than a 1 1/2 minutes remaining, but a Bryce Anthony interception ended any attempt at a comeback.

Hargrave finished with 302 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries.

Etienne finished with 232 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries.

Jacob Soileau added 108 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulldogs.

LeJeune completed 6 of 11 passes for 148 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He added three touchdowns on the ground.

Trace Broussard had 57 yards and one score on the ground for the Tigers and returned a kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown. He also threw a 35 yard touchdown to Nathan Hibbits. 

Michael Ware scored one touchdown on 86 rushing yards for Lake Arthur.