After allowing an early touchdown to Sicily Island High School, the Ouachita Christian School Eagles scored 36 consecutive points in the first half and cruised to a 54-28 win in the LHSAA District 2-1A opener for both teams Friday night.

Sicily Island jumped out to an 8-0 lead at the 9:03 mark of the first quarter, but two touchdowns midway through the quarter by Ouachita Christian allowed the Eagles, ranked No. 5 in the Division IV power ratings, to take the lead for good at 14-8.

The Eagles then scored 22 straight points to go ahead 36-8 with 2:06 to go in the second quarter. The Tigers, the No. 12 team in the Class 1A power ratings, scored a touchdown in the waning seconds of the first half to go into halftime down 36-14.

Ouachita Christian (3-1, 1-0) was up 48-14 before Sicily Island scored a touchdown and two-point conversion with 2:00 remaining to try the make the final score more respectable at 48-22. Instead of running out the clock, the Eagles scored again to make it a 54-22 game with 1:31 left.

The Tigers returned the favor with a touchdown of their own with 29 seconds to go.

Sicily Island (2-2, 0-1) plays at Delta Charter School at 7 p.m. next Friday.