Tyler Cain ran for two touchdowns and West Monroe's defense produced the first shutout in the Class 5A state championship as the Rebels defeated Rummel 30-0 in the Superdome Saturday night.
The second-seeded Rebels (15-0), champions of District 1, won their seventh state title since 1993.
The top-seeded Raiders (14-1), champions of District 10, fell short in the first title-game appearance in the program's 47-year history.
West Monroe took a 6-0 lead when Cain ran one yard for a touchdown with 4:45 left in the second quarter. The Rebels extended the lead to 9-0 when Cody Hollis kicked a 25-yard field goal with one second left in the second quarter.
West Monroe defensive end Jordan Allen intercepted a pass from Damian Williams and returned the ball 4 yards to the Rummel 1-yard line. Four plays later, Cain ran 8 yards for a touchdown that gave the Rebels a 16-0 lead with 1:40 left in the third quarter.
West Monroe completed the scoring when quarterback Paul Turner ran 86 yards for a touchdown with 11:22 left in the game, and backup quarterback Connor Osborne threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ivan Manning with 1:59 left.
Turner finished with 18 carries for 154 yards and a touchdown, and he completed 8 of 12 passes for 63 yards.
The fewest points scored in a title game since Class 5A was formed in 1991 had been the three points scored by West Monroe in losing to Destrehan in last year's final.
The last time a shutout occurred in the highest-classification title game was in 1982, when Ruston defeated Neville in the Class 4A final, 8-0.
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