Thibodaux played hard in its first three games but came up short and were 0-3 heading into its 7-AAAAA district opener at New Iberia. Like L.W. Higgins, Zachary and Assumption before them, the Yellowjackets were too much for the Tigers as the home team got the W, 31-14, sending Thibodaux to its first 0-4 start since 2000.
The Tigers returned home to face an H.L. Bourgeois team that had lost to another winless team, Central Lafourche, the previous week in Mathews. Thibodaux would get its first win and even its district record at 1-1 heading into the second half of the 2011 season. And it wasn't even a contest as the Tigers led, 33-0, at the half and cruised to a 40-20 win over the Braves. Three straight losses at home would follow (only one of them competitive) as the Tigers were outmanned down the stretch under first year coach Chris Dugas. They had a fourth quarter lead against Terrebonne in week #7, but lost it late; with one more win coming in week #9 on the road against a weak Central Lafourche team. The 2-8 record in 2011 was the Tigers' worst since 2000.
Game #1 | Thursday, Sept. 1 | Thibodaux |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Final |
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L.W. Higgins Hurricanes (0-0) |
22 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
34 |
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Thibodaux Tigers (0-0) |
6 |
14 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
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| The Tigers ended the night with a slight edge in total yards (318-278) with both teams rushing for right at 200 apiece | ||||||||
Game #2 | Friday, Sept. 9 | Zachary |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
Thibodaux Tigers (0-1) |
0 |
14 |
6 |
6 |
26 |
Zachary Broncos (1-0) |
10 |
3 |
14 |
14 |
41 |
| The teams combined for more than 600 yards of total offense, 357 of it by the home team | |||||
Zachary had 242 yds. rushing, 115 passing; Thibodaux ran for 121 with 144 yds. passing |
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Game #3 | Friday, Sept. 16 | Thibodaux |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
Assumption Mustangs (2-0) |
7 |
16 |
13 |
7 |
43 |
Thibodaux Tigers (0-2) |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
26 |
| Mustangs pulled away late for their first win versus the Tigers since 2002; total offense: AHS 393, THS 336 | |||||
Game #4 | Friday, Sept. 23 | New Iberia |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
Thibodaux Tigers (0-3) |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
New Iberia Yellowjackets (2-1) |
13 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
31 |
| The home team jumped out to a 24-7 lead; Thibodaux cut it to 24-14, but was held scoreless in the second half | |||||
Game #5 | Friday, Sept. 30 | Thibodaux |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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H.L. Bourgeois Braves (2-2, 0-1) |
0 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
20 |
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Thibodaux Tigers (0-4, 0-1 in 7-AAAAA) |
20 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
40 |
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| Tigers' dominance over the Braves extended to a fourth straight year as THS rolled to its first win of 2011 | ||||||
Thibodaux scored five first-half TDs and added another in the third quarter, leading 40-0 with 4:45 left in the 3Q |
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THS rushed for 257 yds. (7+ per) while the Tiger D limited Braves rushers to just three yards per carry (18-56) |
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Game #6 | Friday, Oct. 7 | Thibodaux |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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Archbishop Rummel Raiders (4-0) |
7 |
21 |
14 |
0 |
42 |
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Thibodaux Tigers (1-4) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| This was the second time Rummel blanked THS at Thibodaux's Tiger Stadium (29-0 in 1984); Tigers' last shutout in '06 | ||||||
Thibodaux lost QB Aaron Thomas to an ankle injury in the 2Q, a week after LB Trey Granier tore his MCL in his left knee |
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Game #7 | Friday, Oct. 14 | Thibodaux |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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Terrebonne Tigers (2-4, 1-2) |
7 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
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Thibodaux Tigers (1-5, 1-1) |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
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| Terrebonne's game-winning drive ended with a 10-yard TD run with 2:23 left, ending Thibodaux playoff hopes as well | ||||||
Game #8 | Friday, Oct. 21 | Thibodaux |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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Westgate Tigers (4-3, 4-0) |
7 |
28 |
28 |
0 |
63 |
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Thibodaux Tigers (1-6, 1-2) |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
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| An early Thibodaux lead was erased almost single-handedly by WHS's Jamal Sam who rushed for 175 yds. and five TDs | ||||||
Game #9 | Friday, Oct. 28 | Mathews |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
Thibodaux Tigers (1-7, 1-3) |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
28 |
Central Lafourche Trojans (1-7, 1-3) |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Tiger RB Donta Johnson ran for 202 yards on 22 carries, capping the scoring with a 16-yard TD run in the 4Q | |||||
Coach Chris Dugas on Johnson: "We relied on him to put the game away and he did that. He's a workhorse for us." |
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Game #10 | Friday, Nov. 4 | Galliano |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
Thibodaux Tigers (2-7, 2-3) |
6 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
South Lafourche Tarpons (4-5, 3-2) |
7 |
15 |
6 |
21 |
49 |
| Tarpons came out from the halftime break and completely dominated the Tigers in the third straight SL win over THS | |||||
