Mandeville scored to cut the Slidell lead to just six points midway through the third quarter. It was a moment that could have tipped the game in the Skippers’ favor, but Slidell had other ideas.

The Tigers didn’t blink as senior Carlos Flemings hauled in his second long TD pass just over a minute later as Slidell earned an emotional 28-14 nondistrict victory at L.V. McGinty Sr. Stadium on Friday.

“That gave us a lot of momentum,” Flemings said about his 77-yard TD catch to push the Tigers’ lead to 21-7. “After that, we knew we had it in the bag. Once we get rolling, there is no stopping us. As long as we’re up, we’re up.”

Flemings also had a 49-yard TD catch in the final minute of the first half. Junior quarterback Ricky Williams was 10-of-18 passing for 232 yards with three TDs. Junio

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