FERRIDAY, La. &045; Don’t think the Peabody Warhorses do not remember how last season’s classic with Ferriday ended.

With victory nestled in the palm of its hands in the last minute of the game, Peabody watched as Trojan quarterback Tyrrence Taylor hummed a 60-yard bomb to Brennan Smith for the winning score, 18-16.

As documented repeatedly, Taylor and Smith are gone, and, boy, are the 0-3 Trojans missing them.

&uot;They’re the same Peabody team they were last year,&uot; Ferriday head coach James McFarland said of the Warhorses, which are 1-2 on the year. &uot;We had an excellent week of practices. Maybe the best since the start of the season.&uot;

The Trojans were manhandled in a 49-12 loss to No. 5 Northeast in Ferriday last Friday.

McFarland said he and his staff got a lot of teaching done this week, and he believes the winless record has Ferriday focused for the road game that kickoffs at 7 p.m. today.

&uot;We know what our shortcomings have been, and we know we have to play better Friday night,&uot; McFarland said. &uot;I think we’ll be better as a team this week. We’re going into the game to be more consistent, and the rest will take care of itself.&uot;

Warhorse quarterback Latonio Pryear scored Peabody’s lone touchdown on a one-yard sneak in a 33-9 drubbing to Wossman last week.

Wossman dominated Peabody in the second half, particularly on the ground, rushing for 186 of its 226 total yards in the final 24 minutes.

Peabody had two second half drives stopped dead in their tracks by turnovers, in addition to fumbling at the Wossman 7 on its most promising drive after intermission.

The Trojans saw one element of their offensive game begin to click against Northeast,

after being shutout by Block the previous week.

&uot;The passing game is something we’ve always felt confidence in,&uot; McFarland said. &uot;If you give (Scotty Cage or Edward Harris) time they can get the ball down field. We’ve got to do a better job to stay with our blocks a little longer.&uot;

Cage connected with tight end Terrance Hawkins on a 50-yard touchdown strike, while Harris found receiver Chris Sheppard on a 45-yard scoring strike for the only Ferriday points of the night

Caldwell at Block

The Bears look to bounce back after surrendering 30 points in the fourth quarter to drop to 1-2 on the season after Jena gutted out a 36-32 win.

Head coach Chad Harkins has liked this week’s practices, and pledges that last Friday’s defensive disaster is behind his ball club.

&uot;Our defense played well for the first two games against Vidalia and Ferriday,&uot; he said. &uot;We hadn’t given up too many points or yard, and I didn’t think it was a problem. But last Friday it ended up being our downfall.&uot;

Caldwell (3-0) picked up 273 yards on the ground in a 21-7 defeat of Grant.

For the second consecutive week the Bears (1-2) face a district 2-3A opponent in the Spartans.

The first go-round was not very memorable, as Block held a 25-6 lead heading into the fourth quarter last Friday.

Giant receiver Raphael Dangerfield, who caught three balls for 113 yards and a score, locked the victory away with an interception on the game’s final play at the Jena 15.

Block running back Demetrius Duncan totaled 188 yards on 10 carries, scoring three TDs.

&uot;We three the ball about 16 times, and that’s something we’ve never done,&uot; Harkins said. (Quarterback Demetrius Bowie) had close to 200 yards passing and Jeremy (Washington) had over 100 yards receiving. The offense was very productive. It all goes back to when you score that many points, you’re not supposed to lose.&uot;

Vidalia at Rayville

The top five answers are on the board with the stakes at an all-time premium in the Vikings and Hornets version of Family Feud.

No. 9 Rayville (3-0) head coach Bo Barton is the nephew to No. 3 Vikings head man Dee Fairlcoth, and the younger Barton would like nothing more than to hand his mentor’s team their first loss in 14 regular season contests.

Vidalia is coming off a dominating, 38-0, whitewash of Avoyelles last Friday, where the Vikings racked up 353 yards of total offense, including Michael Randall’s 126 yards rushing on 12 carries.

No. 9 Rayville (3-0) defeated Delhi 37-12last Friday.

Since the Louisiana High School Athletic Association restructured its districts after last season this game no longer means something in conference standings.

Rayville is still a part of 3-2A, while Vidalia and Ferriday now belong to 4-2A, which also includes McCall, Lake Providence and Crowville.

However, it means the whole enchilada when deciding power ratings for the playoffs at the end of the year.