VIDALIA —Vidalia coach Dee Faircloth hit a new milestone in his 41st year of coaching the Vikings.

But allowing 40 points in the first half of a 46-0 rout by Mangham High is not a record he wants to commemorate.

“That was the worst my teams have ever played, this game right here. We didn’t tackle, we didn’t block,” Faircloth said. “That was embarrassing, to give up 40 points in a half like that. We have never done that since I’ve been here.”

But there’s a first time for everything, as the Vikings demonstrated by earning just 89 total yards against the Dragons.

Caleb Vines completed 2-of-14 passes and threw two interceptions, including one that went back for a score in the second quarter by Shaquille Ausberry.

The Dragons recorded 241 yards on the ground behind Edward Blount (17 carries for 102 yards) and Ausberry, who ran for 112 yards on 11 carries.

“Edward Blount, he’s actually our backup running back,” said Mangham coach Bo Meeks. “Our starter got hurt last week. He came in last week and did a great job. We’re really proud of the way he’s come in and taken up some of the slack. The offensive line is doing a great job of blocking.”

Mangham also recorded 152 yards in the air on 8-of-15 from Josh Wilson and 1-3 from Spencer Nobles.

Faircloth said he was disappointed in his team, especially after its rivalry win in Ferriday the previous week.

“We left it on the field last Friday against Ferriday, and it was like, ‘Oh, gosh, we don’t have to do nothing now,’” he said. “Last week I was so proud of these kids, then we turn around and go 180 (degrees). When we walked off that field at Ferriday, our team stayed there. We were just hollow.”

Vidalia had seven punts to Mangham’s two, and lost two fumbles, while the Dragons never lost the ball.

The pain began quickly as Wilson ran three yards for a score at 8:27, and Kyle King’s kick put up an early 7-0.

Wilson then passed to Jonathan Harris in the end zone halfway through the quarter, but King’s kick was blocked by Mason Ozburn.

Wilson threw a long pass 62 yards to Montel Hardman with three minutes left in the first to make the score 20-0. The Vikings saw another glimmer of light when the Dragons’ two-point conversion failed after Edward Blount ran 16 yards for a score to start of the second quarter.

But they never could garner much offense, recording just eight first downs to Mangham’s 18. They had 70 yards rushing in the first half but lost 17 in the second.

“The guys played strong from the first whistle,” Meeks said. “We talked all week about playing 48 minutes, and they came out and gave that to us. We’re really proud of how our guys played, especially against a Coach Faircloth team that plays disciplined and plays hard.”

Faircloth said as hard as the first half was on his team, attempting to come back in the second was even tougher.

“They did a little better the second half, but we just made so many freaking mistakes,” he said. “Fumbled the ball from the center and throwing interceptions, you just cant do that and play somebody like that. We had no momentum.”

Faircloth now has to look ahead to a Jena team that lost 15-12 to Ferriday on Friday, and he said his team had better be ready for a tough week in practice.

“We’ve got to regroup, get over these injuries and other stuff and get back to work,” he said. “One of my old players (Bernie Cooley) is coaching against me, so I can’t lose that one. We might try to tackle. That’s the No. 1 priority.”