A lot of teams would have been deflated after allowing a punt return for a touchdown with 19 seconds to play in the first half. Many more would have quit after giving up a long touchdown drive on the first possession of the second half to lose the lead.

Not the Skippers.

Where many high school teams would have laid down and given up, Mandeville fought back. And not only did it fight back, it turned what could have been a demoralizing, steamroll loss into a runaway 35-19 nondistrict win over Northshore at Sidney Theriot Stadium on Oct. 2.

No matter what Northshore threw at them, the Skippers' defense never let up. By game’s end, Mandeville recorded a blocked punt, a blocked extra point, two turnover on downs — including one inside the 5-yard line — an interception and, the blue and white

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