Defense holds strong, Pats advance to second round by Matt Reynolds - posted Monday, November 5th, 2012 @ 10:37 pm  E-mail Story |  Print Story  Franklin Parish sophomore DeAndre McCarthy intercepted a Cameron Blame pass with less than half a minute left on the clock, halting a ferocious last-minute comeback effort by No. 24 Assumption Friday night at Patriot Stadium. The Patriots, hosting their first opening-round playoff game in school history on Friday, ran out the remaining seconds to celebrate a physically-challenging 19-14 win over the Mustangs. No. 9 Franklin Parish (9-2) will travel to Houma in round two to tangle with No. 8 Vandebilt Catholic, who easily made waste of No. 25 Huntington, 38-6, on Friday. ..... For the full story, subscribe to the The Franklin Sun's NEW E-Edition!