The Live Oak offense churned out more than 500 yards in Friday night's District 5-5A contest at East Ascension, but the story of the game was the Spartans defense.

East Ascension forced six turnovers and sacked Live Oak quarterback Cayden Jones five times as it pulled away in the second half for a 38-21 win.

Senior linebacker Tony Miles was one of the leaders for the Spartans, picking up three sacks and a fumble recovery. Micah Levy had two interceptions and Carson Landry added two more sacks.

On offense, East Ascension (4-1, 2-0) stung Live Oak with big plays and had no turnovers.

"Our scout team did a great job getting us ready for (Live Oak's) tempo (offense), and our defensive staff put together a great game plan," East Ascension coach Brock Matherne said. "Our kids worked at it. I

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