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Belle Chasse High School defeated parish rival South Plaquemines High School in their annual “Battle of the Boot” football game by a score of 20 to 6. _e highly anticipated matchup drew a crowd of over 2,300 people. Even though Belle Chasse High School has won 9 of the last 10 meetings between the schools, this is always a highly contested game; bringing the best out of both school’s eorts. _is year’s game was no dierent. South Plaq scored _rst on a one-yard run by quarterback Rod Parker to make the score 6-0, after a blocked extra point eort. _e team’s then traded possessions battling for _eld position, until Belle Chasse’s senior kicker Trey Furey converted a school record 42-yard _eld goal attempt to make the score 6-3, going into the half. After halftime the Cardinals came out with a determined intensity and complied a 6 play 75 yard drive that was capped by a 8 yard touchdown run from senior Jacob Black to push the Cardinals ahead 10-6.