As the usually efficient St. Michael offense struggled in the first half against a stout Istrouma defense, the Warriors defense and special teams made big plays to turn the game around and spark a 16-14 win in a District 6-4A game Friday night at Istrouma.

St. Michael (3-0, 2-0) recovered a fumbled punt and had two interceptions in the final 6:33 of the first half to turn an 8-0 deficit into a 16-8 halftime lead.

The second half was dominated by the defenses.

Istrouma (2-1, 1-1) scored the only points on an 8-yard touchdown run by quarterback Isaac Jackson with 4:22 remaining to cut the Warriors lead to 16-14, but St. Michael stuffed Indians running back Carmello Daigre well short of the goal line on the two-point conversion try to preserve the lead.

St. Michael answered with a drive t

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