SULPHUR — The start of the Stelly Physical and Occupational Therapy Jamboree game was delayed by almost 2 hours Thursday night, but the Lake Arthur Tigers stayed focused and came up with two huge defensive plays to beat Washington-Marion 8-6.

A severe thunderstorm moved through the area forcing the game that was originally scheduled for 5 p.m. to be pushed back to a 6:50 p.m. start. It was the first of three scheduled games with Grand Lake vs. Westlake and Barbe vs. DeRidder to follow.

The jamboree continues today with four games, starting with Vinton vs. Pickering at 4 p.m.

A 45-yard reception by Markel Senegal from Monte Farmer got the Charging Indians to the Tigers’ 2-yard line. But Lake Arthur forced a fumble on the next play to stop the drive.

W-M got the ball back with just under 6 minutes left in the second half and marched into the Tigers’ red zone. Farmer found Grayson Boullard in the front left corner of the end zone for a 14-yard score on fourth down with 6 seconds left to get W-M within two points. But the Tigers stood tall, stopping running back Joshua Smith inches shy of the goal line on the 2-point conversion.

Lake Arthur’s lone touchdown came on an explosive 75-yard run by senior running back Kenyon Boese with 7:05 left in the first half. Boese finished with 63 yards on four carries and quarterback Ray Levi added 24 yards on four carries.

W-M out gained Lake Arthur 197-88.

Smith led the Charging Indians with 68 yards on six carries, and Ashlone Thomas added 39 yards on nine carries. Farmer completed 2 of 3 passes for 59 yards.

The 10-week high school football regular season kicks off next week.

Westlake 8, Grand Lake 6

SULPHUR — Westlake stopped a second-half two-point conversion on Thursday to edge Grand Lake 8-6 at the SPOT Jamboree.

Down 8-0 at halftime, Grand Lake opened the second half with a 66-yard capped by Brent Hardesty’s 31-yard rumble to the end zone. He plowed a defender at the goal line to cut the Rams’ lead to 8-6, but Westlake stopped the two-point conversion.

Westlake fumbled the ball away on their first drive but fixed the problems on the second. Ryan Allen picked 31 yards on second-and-seven and found the end zone on an 8-yard run with 4:07 left in the first half. Allen led all runners with 81 yards on 14 carries.

Westlake freshman quarterback Brody Anderson ran for 32 yards on four carries and completed 6 of 9 passes for 77 yards. Kevin Rideau made four catches for 77 yards.

Barbe 15, DeRidder 14

Barbe closed the first day of the SPOT Jamboree with a stunning finish to beat DeRidder 15-14.

Down 14-7, the Bucs blocked a punt and Dane Dixon scooped up the ball at the third and scored with 18 seconds left.

Barbe decided to go for the win and backup freshman quarterback Jelandon Gray hit Landon Victorian for the two-point conversion and the lead.

DeRidder missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired.

The Fairley brothers, Semont and Javaughn, provided all the scoring for the Dragons.

Javaughn Fairley scored on a 65-yard pass from Uriah Wade on the Dragons’ first play from scrimmage. Semont Fairley added a six-yard touchdown run in the second half for a 14-7 lead. He finished combined rushing and receiving yards. Javaughn ran for 57 yards on five carries, and Wade completed 4 of 6 passes for 107 yards.

Barbe running back Eric Jones had 122 yards on 10 carries, including a 70-yard touchdown on the final play of the first half to tie the score at 7-7.