Destrehan’s ‘next guy up’ at quarterback is facing a big test in Week 2 against St. Augustine

Destrehan junior quarterback A’Ushai Smith is familiar with high-pressure situations on the football field after playing as a freshman in place of an injured starter. Smith won two out of four freshman year starts, keeping Destrehan in contention until starter Jackson Fields returned. After learning under Fields, now at Incarnate Word, Smith is now in command of the Wildcats offense as the full-time starting quarterback. Destrehan coach Marcus Scott compared Smith to Fields and Jai Eugene Jr., who’s now a defensive back at Syracuse. As Destrehan’s quarterback, Eugene led the Wildcats to an undefeated state championship-winning season in 2022. “A’Ushai…