Warren Easton waited a year for the chance to walk off the field as winners against Kennedy.

“We got our lick back from last year,” Easton coach Jerry Phillips said after his team avenged last year’s loss by beating Kennedy 31-7 on Saturday at Tad Gormley Stadium.

Thomas Vaughn scored two touchdowns — one rushing and one receiving on a pass from Carl Reed, who also ran for a score. Terrell Surtain also ran for a touchdown.

Freshman Rekye Gibson opened the scoring when he returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown late in the first quarter.

Defensive lineman Juelz Haley forced and recovered a fumble on the next play from scrimmage, and that set up Surtain to score his touchdown on a 27-yard run and a 13-0 lead.

Easton (2-0) will play next against Slidell in a nondistrict game before

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