Ascension Catholic scored on its first two possessions and kept North Iberville at arm’s length the rest of the way to defeat the Bears 50-28 in a District 8-1A showdown Friday night at Marcus Hill Stadium.

Ascension Catholic (6-2, 3-0) running back Trevin Simon scored on runs of 8 and 6 yards to cap the early scoring drives and give the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead with 2:05 remaining in the first quarter. That also would be the halftime score as the teams traded punts and turnovers for the remainder of the half.

“Credit to our defense,” Ascension Catholic coach Taylor James said. “We knew it was going to be a dogfight. Not always are we going to jump out and score 30 in the first half. We challenged our defense this week and told them they were going to need to win the game because of them. An

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