Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Life is moving fast on and off the field for Phoenix high school quarterback Daniel Bridge-Gadd. Bridge-Gadd received an offer from the Washington Huskies on Oct. 3 and after a weekend visit to Seattle verbally committed to the Huskies on Monday. Bridge-Gadd is a star quarterback for Paradise Valley High School in Arizona. The […]
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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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Written by Charlie Beuttel In 2014 the Cecilia Bulldogs went through a rough 4-7 campaign. In 2015, the Bulldogs have rebounded and are off to a 3-1 start in the young season. One of the big reasons for Cecilia’s success is the great play of senior star running back Raymond Calais. Calais had a monster junior season in 2014 when he […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Archbishop Rummel is off to a 3-0 start and is widely considered one of the top high school football teams in the nation. The Raiders have wins over University Lab (24-7), Covington (48-0), and scored a big 27-16 national TV win over Wayne County (MS) last week. Rummel is stocked full of talent in […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel In 2014, the Lafayette Lions finished 4-6 and fell one game short of making the playoffs. Going into the 2015 season expectations were higher surrounding the team as the Lions returned the majority of the team including offense weapon Jaelyn Price. Lafayette has started off the 2015 season 2-0 after winning at Peabody, 39-21, and then […]
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Written by Ryan Wright There are a few states across the U.S. that give automatic credence to a player’s on the field abilities at the high school level, especially playing the game at the higher classifications. Those states where credibility is instantly won includes Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. When sophomore linebacker Shahid Reece took the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright A small town located between Monroe, Louisiana and the southern Arkansas border has a living tourist attraction running up and down the sidelines every Friday night. Throughout the past two high school football seasons fans have come to see the attraction bobbing and weaving, hustling and grinding, and out working others on his way to local […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Antonio Kanonu is a man on the move both on and off the field. When I first sat down to speak with Antonio he was getting geared up for the 2015 season at Arkansas Baptist Junior College. Within days of the initial interview he sent a message letting me know he was taking his cover skills […]
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Written by Ryan Wright While it takes 11 guys on offense to execute a play, at least in theory, for Brophy College Preparatory three players stood out at the end of a 10-4 campaign last season, wide receiver Isaiah Oliver, running back Ryan Velez, and quarterback Cade Knox. Unfortunately for the Broncos Oliver is off taking his skill set to […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel North DeSoto High School located in Stonewall is not known to many outside of northwest Louisiana. However the Griffins have won 25 games in the past three years and made the 4A playoffs every year in that span. In 2014, North DeSoto had a 9-3 record and made it to the second round of the playoffs. One […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Speed, moxie, and determination are all things Arkansas Baptist cornerback Antonio Kanonu has always possessed but did not always necessarily funnel in the right direction, until now. The former Louisiana recruit from who essentially missed out on his entire prep career at Northside High School for off the field issues is now a rising star […]
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Ivory Spratley is set to have a breakout senior season at Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. The 6’0”, 240 pound, workhorse is already catching the eye of college coaches from all around the nation including Baylor, Brown, and Holy Cross among others. Spratley is working hard during the offseason to get bigger, stronger, and to maintain his footwork. The […]
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Playing college football is a dream for thousands of high school athletes all over the country. However there are not many who are willing to work as hard at multiple positions as Ivory Spratley to make that dream a reality. Spratley is 6’0”, 240 pounds, and just finished his junior year at Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. The soon […]
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Teurlings Catholic High School’s Cole Kelley truly stands out in a crowd, both on and off the gridiron. The 6’7”, 245 pound, quarterback is a rarity in more ways than one. Not only does his height give him a slight advantage while in the pocket but despite his towering size, especially for a quarterback, he can get down the field […]
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