Regardless of record, ranking or seeding, John Curtis is never a team an opponent wants to see in the playoffs.

The seventh-seeded Patriots, who have won more state titles than any program in Louisiana, scored touchdowns in the final minute of the first and second quarters, then added a third TD from quarterback London Padgett to end No. 2 Teurlings Catholic's perfect season by a 21-7 score in a Division I select quarterfinal playoff game on Friday in Lafayette.

"Our defense played great," Patriots coach Jeff Curtis said. "We basically shut them out when they were averaging over 40 points per game."

Rebels QB Alex Munoz, who had thrown only one interception all year, was picked off by Curtis defenders Jewellz Tapp, Prentice Mackyeon and Craig Connor. Lane Lecron had a fumble recovery an

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