BOUTTE — Hahnville trailed for most of the night, but two seniors came through when it counted. Fabian Celestine broke loose for a 48-yard touchdown run with 2:51 left, and Brayden Fontenot picked off a pass in the final minute as the No. 7 Tigers held off No. 26 Sam Houston 21-14 Friday in the first round of the Division I Non-Select playoffs.
Sam Houston controlled the opening quarter with an 11-and-a-half-minute drive that ended in a 1-yard quarterback keeper by Brody Anderson. The Broncos threatened again before sophomore Jerod Grant made a diving interception in the end zone, and Sam Houston took a 7-0 lead into halftime.
Quarterback Landen Teague tied the game early in the third quarter with a 27-yard run. The Broncos answered on Markeithon Simon’s 47-yard touchdown run, but Teague scored again late in the third after a long play-action completion to Jackson Porter set up the drive.
Celestine’s run on the right edge, through several missed tackles, put Hahnville ahead for good. Sam Houston’s last chance ended near midfield when Fontenot intercepted Anderson’s deep throw.
Hahnville improves to 8-3, and Sam Houston finishes 4-7. Next week, the Tigers host No. 10 Thibodaux in a rematch of Hahnville’s 24-20 win on Oct. 30.
