Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook After years of scouting and watching film, there are certain positive things that instinctively jump out when breaking down tape on a player. When watching Class of 2021 do-it all defender Caleb Spann, he looks like a college player going against high school kids who is so far mentally ahead of […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 John Curtis is one of the best high school programs not only in the state of Louisiana but also in the country. The 27-time state champions also produce great student-athletes who excel not only on the football field but also in the classroom. One of the next stars who will make the leap from […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 John Curtis is one of the most storied high school football programs in the nation as the Patriots have captured 27 state championships, a Louisiana state record. Their 27th title came last season as John Curtis destroyed Catholic-Baton Rouge 49-7. This season, the Patriots are returning the majority of their 2018 team and are once […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In the highly competitive Louisiana Division I classification, a proverbial dogfight took place in the semifinal rounds seeing No. 4 seed Catholic-Baton Rouge upend No. 1 Evangel Christian Academy 14-6 and No. 2 John Curtis (11-1) get past No. 3 Scotlandville (9-2) 29-8. The final is set up to be an explosive gridiron showdown […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 This past Friday we had three very close games and one convincing win in the Division I quarterfinals. The only team to win by more than one touchdown was John Curtis, defeating St. Paul’s, 35-21. There were no upsets as the top four seeds, Evangel, John Curtis, Scotlandville and Catholic-Baton Rouge have all advanced to the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It was a wild night in Division I action last week with the field of eight quarterfinal teams dwindled down to the four semifinalists. Now these final four teams will square off this Friday night to find out who will battle for the Division I State Championship in the Superdome in New Orleans on Dec. […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Its quarterfinal time in the Louisiana Division I playoffs with eight teams clinching their spot in the four quarterfinal matchups for Friday night. In the first round, several teams put up some great performances including No. 6 seed Brother Martin as they shut out No. 11 McKinley 42-0 and No. 5 Evangel Christian destroying No. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Horned Frogs added another versatile piece to their 2017 class on Monday when Louisiana talent Garret Wallow committed to TCU. Gallow helped John Curtis to an 8-3 mark against 5A talent in 2015 with 72 tackles, 61 solo, six tackles for a loss, one sack, and five passes defended. The 6-2, 207 pound, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Recruiting rankings are not the end all be all or a 100 percent telltale sign that a program is headed for a national championship in a couple of years, but the rankings do serve some purpose gauging incoming talent. With that thought in mind, the gauge of talent headed to Baton Rouge in the […]
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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 Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport has a reputation of being a football powerhouse in northwest Louisiana. The Eagles have won 13 state titles and was the 1999 National High School Champions. In fact in the past 11 seasons Evangel has won five state titles. In 2014, the Eagles went 8-4 and advanced to the second round of the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: J.T. Curtis Mascot: Patriots District: 9-5A 2014: 12-2 Location: River Ridge, Louisiana Overview John Curtis had a successful season in 2014 with the Patriots making it all the way to the Division One championship. Unfortunately John Curtis suffered a nail-biting 17-14 loss to Jesuit. Going into 2015, there is an apparent hole […]
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