Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 C.E. Byrd Yellow Jackets 49, Parkway Panthers 34 In a record setting performance senior Jalin Thomas put up the third most rushing yards in a single game in Yellow Jackets history by burning Parkway for 342 yards and three touchdowns. Charlie Barham and Sam Miletello combined for four more Byrd touchdowns as the Yellow […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Parkway High School, located in Bossier City (LA), started off their season by dropping three of their first four games. The Panthers also lost their starting quarterback, four-star TCU commit Justin Rogers, for the season and their best wide receiver, five-star Terrace Marshall Jr., for most of the year. One of the leaders of the team […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Parkway Panthers 49, Captain Shreve Gators 29 In one of the biggest individual performances in Week six in the state, Eric “EJ” Williams ran through the Gators defense for 225 yards and four touchdowns. Junior quarterback Amani Larry completed 5-of-6 passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns. The Panthers defense also came to play as David […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Week 6 Highlighted Matchups Evangel Christian Academy Eagles (3-1) at Airline Vikings (3-2) Last week, Evangel destroyed Haughton 31-3 while Airline lost a heartbreaker to Parkway 42-35. The Eagle’s defense is giving up on average nine points a game and has let only one opponent score over 10 points against them. In their game against […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Woodlawn Knights 50, North DeSoto Griffins 7 In one of the most impressive individual performances thus far in Woodlawn’s senior star running back Trivensky Mosley’s career, he ran rough shot over the Griffins defense for 200 yards and five touchdowns. Another Woodlawn touchdown came on a 43-yard punt return by Larry Moton. It was […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Week 5 Highlighted Match-Ups Captain Shreve Gators (3-1) at C.E. Byrd Yellow Jackets (2-2) In one of the oldest rivalries in Shreveport, Captain Shreve will battle their arch nemesis C.E. Byrd at Lee Hedges Stadium in south Shreveport. Both teams are looking to grab their first district win as Byrd fell to district foe […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Highlighted Week Four Matchups Evangel Christian Academy Eagles 52, Parkway Panthers 0 Before the season started this was penciled in as a “must-see” matchup between two of the better teams in the Shreveport/Bossier area. However, due to the injury bug striking the Panthers, Parkway was manhandled by the Eagles 52-0. Evangel was led to […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Highlighted Week 4 Matchups C.E. Byrd Yellow Jackets (2-1) at Haughton Buccaneers (2-1) Last week Byrd suffered a 22-9 road loss at Sulphur while Haughton lost a 32-24 heart-breaker to Woodlawn. This will be the district opener for both squads with both teams wanting to start district play with a victory. The Yellow Jackets […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Week Three Highlighted Games Green Oaks Giants 28, Booker T. Washington Lions 14 Green Oaks controlled all facets of the game during the annual Soul Bowl rivalry game between the two schools on Friday night. The Giants scored touchdowns in all three phases of the game getting an interception returned for a touchdown by […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Week Three Highlighted Match-Ups Booker T. Washington Lions (0-2) at Green Oaks Giants (0-2) It’s time for the annual Soul Bowl at Independence Stadium as another chapter in the rivalry between Green Oaks and Booker T. Washington will be written on Friday night. Last week, BTW lost 42-6 to Haughton while Green Oaks lost […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It is only the second week of the 2017 high school football season and we have already had a ton of exciting games and performances put on by the talented young athletes in Louisiana. This past weekend there were quite a few thrilling finishes and close games then went down to the wire around the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It was an incredible opening weekend of high school football in Louisiana. Fans saw thrilling victories and tough losses, but the biggest news came out of Bossier City with the heartbreaking injury to Parkway senior star quarterback Justin Rogers. Rogers, a TCU commit and Elite 11 Finalist, dislocated his right knee in his team’s opening game […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 One of the biggest weekends in high school football is just around the corner as the annual Battle on the Border event will held this weekend at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Teams from six different states will come together to play 10 games and showcase their talents in front of thousands of fans […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It was an action-packed opening weekend of high school football in Louisiana as fans all over the state were finally able to see their team in action. It was a night full of epic victories, heart-breaking losses and big plays. Unfortunately, the biggest news coming out of Week 1 was one of heartbreak as Justin […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When it comes to postseason honors in Louisiana 4A high school football in 2017, safe to say that there will be hundreds of receivers competing for two open spots with the third spot already taken before the first snap of the season. All receivers will be playing second- or third fiddle to Benton High […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It was another successful season for Benton High School in 2016, as the Tigers finished 10-3 reaching the state quarterfinals. Benton opened the season on five-game winning streak by blowing out Green Oaks, Natchitoches Central, Southwood, Huntington, and North DeSoto to close out September. On Oct. 7, the Tigers suffered their first loss falling 42-28 to […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Calvary Baptist Academy, located in Shreveport (LA), had an up and down season in 2016 finishing 8-4 advancing to the second round of the playoffs. The Cavaliers opened the year 3-3 with wins coming over Peabody (44-40), C.E. Byrd (34-14), and then a 54-27 destruction of North Caddo. Calvary Baptist then finished with four blow out […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Experienced gain, games won, and lumps taken during the 2016 season for Airline High School has placed high hopes on the Vikings for the upcoming season. Much like last season, navigating a 5A-District 1 conference schedule with Byrd, Captain Shreve, Evangel Christian, Haughton, Southwood, and Parkway will not be easy but the grizzled Vikings […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The 2016 season did not go the way that Green Oaks Giants had envisioned. Green Oaks High School, located in Shreveport, were coming off a playoff appearance in 2015 with high hopes for the new season. Unfortunately, in their first two games of 2016 Green Oaks was outscored 81-8 with their losses coming against Benton and […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Yellow Jackets 2017 Overview The Yellow Jackets of C.E. Byrd High School have a long and rich history of high school football dating back to 1925. Over the near century of gridiron action, a great tradition has been built with unforgettable moments including winning seven state championships, the last one being in 1949, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Some people are just more physically gifted and talented than the rest of us. Where the gifts become something truly special is when said player does not take the blessings for granted showing dedication and commitment to one’s craft. When the crossroads of talent, desire, and hard work intersect on the gridiron, fans of […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The Panthers of Parkway High School, located in Bossier City across the Red River from Shreveport, had another fantastic season in 2016 finishing 11-2. Unfortunately, a 5A quarterfinal showdown against eventual state champion Landry-Walker (61-21) put a finish their season. The defeat was shocking for Panther fans, Parkway’s only regular season loss came at home against […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 In 2016, Captain Shreve High School had a young team full of talented juniors and sophomores. However, the Gators still finished 5-5 but that was a two-win improvement from 2015 helping clinch a spot in the Louisiana 5A state playoffs. Unfortunately, Captain Shreve was knocked out by their district rival, Parkway, in the first weekend […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Any true football fans loves watching different players work their magic at various positions on the field. Fans of the running game can admire a bruising power back, a hybrid speed/power runner who can mix it up, and/or a scat-back type of runner who routinely makes defenders miss with his quick-shifty moves looking like […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG *Audio is disrupted halfway through the interview by wind – 1:20 – 1:34; all apologies Justin Rogers Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-4, 205 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 4-Star High School: Parkway – Bossier City, Louisiana – 5A 2016 Braves Record: 11-2 2016 Stats: 167-of-254, 3,021 yards passing, 31 touchdowns; 709 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One lucky college football program is going to have a very tough decision during fall camp in 2018 – where do we line John “JJ” Stephens Jr. up and let him do his thing? Stephens had a breakthrough season in 2016 punishing opposing Louisiana offenses and defenses helping guide Logansport High School to a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Watching Kentwood High School take the field during the 2016 season, it did not take long to find Kendall Wilkerson out on the field. The 6-5, 260 pound, defensive lineman was a terror against opposing Louisiana squads helping his team to a 9-5 record with a playoff run to the semifinals. Watching Wilkerson impose […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When college coaches scour the U.S. landscape looking for top talents to fit their scheme year after year, the physical characteristics have to be in line with and accompany the dominating play on the field. When the Bruins came across Louisiana Class of 2018 talent AJ Carter, the running back fit the mold in […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 After a 1-9 finish in the 2016 season, Green Oaks High School, located in Shreveport, decided it was time for a coaching change. Following the season, the Giants relieved head coach Curtis Evans of his duties and hired Terrence Isaac Sr. formerly of A Plus Academy in Dallas (TX) to become the new head coach […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Israel Mukuamu had a great first three years of his high school career at Berkeley High School in South Carolina. In 2016, Mukuamu had an incredible 63 total tackles and broke up seven passes while helped lead the Stags to a 9-3 record which included an eight-game winning streak from Sept. 9 to Nov. 25 […]
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