St. Aloysius’ two keys to victory Friday night were to contain Pelahatchie’s star running back Darryan Ragsdale, and limit the Chiefs’ big plays.

St. Al did a good job with the first one. The second, not so much.

Ragsdale rushed for 193 yards — 85 of them on a third-quarter touchdown jaunt — and Labrandon Hill threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Laryan Fletcher just before halftime as Pelahatchie opened the season with a 14-0 victory over St. Al.

“You can’t stop that kid. He’s the real deal,” St. Al coach B.J. Smithhart said of Ragsdale, who ran for more than 1,900 yards and 20 touchdowns last season. “We tried to limit the big plays. He gashed us up the middle and there was no looking back.”