Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 On Jan. 14, linebacker Dylan Moses, who played his first three high school seasons at University Lab in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, announced that he was transferring to finish out high school career at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The announcement came via the star player’s Twitter account, “Today I made the toughest decision […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU’s 2016 recruiting class added a key missing piece on Friday with the addition of running back/linebacker Devin White. The North Webster (Louisiana) High School talent has been a two-way superstar since his sophomore season rushing for 1,094 yards with 20 scores and coming up with 99 tackles. White entrenched himself into a recruiting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Recruiting rankings are a finicky sort with each site/publication looking to differentiate themselves slightly from the other creating a separation of thought. No matter how one adds up LSU’s 2016 recruiting class, the group is wildly impressive, and with more left to be added. The class is rated No. 1 by 247Sports featuring one […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There has been a blur streaking down the sidelines for Bastrop High School the last three seasons. That blur racing past opposing Louisiana defenders straight towards the collegiate level has been Isaiah Graham. Graham turned in a solid sophomore season pulling in 38 passes for 689 yards with 10 touchdowns and then had a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU’s lack of a passing game over the last two seasons have not slowed the Tigers down on the recruiting trail. In fact one could argue that it has not hurt at all with 3-star Damonte Coxie and 4-star Dee Anderson already committed. The Tigers picked up another big 2016 recruit on Saturday reeling […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 LSU has had a roller coaster of a season in 2015 as the Tigers won their first seven games then lost three straight games against Alabama, Arkansas, and Ole Miss. Fortunately, the Tigers won their final game of the regular season against Texas A&M saving the season and a lot of other things in the victory. LSU […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU’s 2016 recruiting class, from the outside in, seems like it is in a freefall of sorts lately with a couple of key deflections. The loss of quarterback Feleipe Franks, who committed to the Florida Gators, can be explained away to some degree but on Wednesday, the de-commitment by John Ehret linebacker Michael Divinity […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 In 2014, the Denham Springs Yellow Jackets in Denham Springs, Louisiana, finished with a 7-5 record and reached the second round of the playoffs. Going into the 2015 season expectations were high as the team was returning senior quarterback Torez Kinchen who had been the starter since halfway through his sophomore season. Kinchen led Denham […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA McDonogh 35 High School made a drastic improvement on the field in 2015. The Roneagles jumped from a 4-8 team a year ago to 11-3 in 2015 making a run into the third round of the Louisiana high school playoffs before falling 27-26 to Easton. The Roneagles are loaded with talent like defensive tackle […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In a true team sport where the game does not allow one player to carry a respective team to win after win without the contributions of teammates, it becomes difficult to place the importance of a standout player that does a little bit of everything for a high achieving squad against the rest of […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 We have reached the quarterfinals in the Louisiana 4A playoffs as eight teams have punched their ticket continuing great seasons with a chance for a state championship. The second round provided fans with some great action as there were several upsets and exciting games including No. 13 McDonogh 35 blowing out No. 4 Benton […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The quarterfinals are here as eight teams clinched their ticket on Friday night to advance. In the second round, there were several upsets and exciting games including the No. 1 seed West Monroe Rebels falling to No. 17 Ponchatoula 28-21. The other two upsets were when No. 12 Mandeville took down No. 5 Scotlandville, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Any college football team wishing to have a successful program, especially in the Deep South, must recruit the state of Louisiana, or at least attempt the difficult task. For good reason, LSU has routinely signed a great majority of the top talent in-state pulling six of the Top 10 players out of the 2015 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Ten private school football teams were selected to the Division I playoff bracket after standout seasons in 2015. The top six teams received a first round bye leaving just two first round games in Week 1 of the playoffs, No. 8 Jesuit routed No. 9 Archbishop Shaw 35-21 and No. 7 Holy Cross squeaked […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It was a thrilling weekend of first round action in the Louisiana 5A playoffs as there were several exciting games and a few upsets. The upsets included No. 25 Live Oak defeating No. 8 Ouachita Parish 33-28 and No. 18 Dutchtown dominating No. 15 Ruston 31-17. One of the most exciting games on Friday was […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Its playoff time in Louisiana as the 32 best 4A schools are set to battle it out for a chance to play for the state championship in New Orleans on December 12. The first round starts Friday all over the state and every team has their eye on winning on the ultimate prize. Last year, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It’s playoff time in Louisiana as the LHSAA have released the playoff brackets. The 5A playoffs kickoff this Friday as the 32 best teams are battling for a spot to play for the state championship on December 12 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Acadiana won their second straight 5A state title last year […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana has a reputation of producing great football stars including former NFL running back Jacob Hester and current Louisiana Tech wide receiver Trent Taylor. One of the next big stars to come out of this great football program is junior wide receiver Johnathan Jones. Jones is one of the weapons of the Eagles offense […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Parkway Panthers (9-1, 5-1) 28, Airline Vikings (7-3, 3-3) 0 With the victory, Parkway is tied with Byrd and Evangel as co-District 1-5A champions. Airline suffered their third straight defeat to close out the regular season. Both teams will be in the 5A playoffs that start next week but only the Panthers are guaranteed a home […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Parkway Panthers (8-1, 4-1) @ Airline Vikings (7-2, 3-2) These two teams will playing for higher playoff seeds as the regular season wraps up in Louisiana. Parkway could finish as high as tied for first in District 1-5A while Airline could finish as high as tied for second in district. Both teams have explosive offenses which […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Last year the Airline Vikings finished a disappointing 4-7 season and lost in the first round of the playoffs. As the 2015 season was approaching the expectations around this team were rising as the Vikings returned a big group of talented and experienced seniors. When the season started Airline proved they were no fluke as they opened […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel During homecoming week at Bastrop High School in Bastrop, Louisiana, their 4-star wide receiver Isaiah Graham announced on Friday that he will further his football career at TCU next year. After making his announcement Graham said, “I feel like I can go there in December put in the work necessary and contribute early and my whole […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Evangel Eagles (7-1, 4-0) at Haughton Buccaneers (5-3, 1-3) In their first season in 5A since 2004, Evangel has taken the district by storm. The Eagles look to remain undefeated in district play when they travel to Haughton to take on the Buccaneers in Week 9. Evangel is led by junior quarterback Connor Curry who […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Evangel Eagles 37, Airline Vikings 7 Evangel used their talented defense and explosive offense to hand Airline their first loss of the year and are now the frontrunners in District 1-5A as the Eagles now stand at 4-0 in district and 7-1 overall. Airline falls to 7-1 overall and 3-1 in district play. The Eagles […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana is off to a great start in 2015. The Eagles lost their first game of the season but have rattled off six straight wins and now sit atop the District 1-5A standings tied with Airline. One key to their success this season is their high-scoring offense that is scoring 39 points […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel The Evangel Eagles are off to a 5-1 start in 2015 after finishing 8-4 in 2014. Evangel has won five straight games after losing in Week 1 to nationally ranked St Joseph Prep (PA) 14-0. The Eagles are full of talented players competing in Louisiana 5A classification for the first time since 2004. One of leaders of […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Loyola College Prep has a rich history of football in Shreveport, Louisiana as the Flyers have been playing since 1920. In 2015, Loyola started 2-1 but unfortunately have lost three straight games. The Flyers still have plans to win their district and will look to win at North Webster this Friday. One of the leaders of the team […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana is off to great start in 2015 as the Eagles have won five straight games after dropping their opening game to St. Joseph Prep (PA), 14-0. Evangel has a reputation of producing great football players including former NFL players John David Booty and Jacob Hester along with current NFL player Keyunta […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Cecilia is off to a great start in 2015 as they are 5-1 through their first six games of the season. One of the leaders of the Bulldogs is senior running back Raymond Calais Jr. The senior workhorse has 1,081 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns through the first six games of the season and has set goals […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Progress on the field for Class of 2017 linebacker Shahid Reece is coming along quickly. The junior is already a second-year starter playing against some of the top competition in the state of Louisiana for one of the top ranked teams in the state, Archbishop Rummel. The 6’0”, 215 pound, linebacker had 70 tackles, […]
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