Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook It’s playoff time in Louisiana with 32 teams in Class 4A punching their ticket to the postseason. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has already knocked out the No. 32 seed Woodlawn-Shreveport which gives No. 1 Carencro a first-round bye hosting the winner of the No. 16 seed DeRidder vs. No. 17 Lakeshore game in […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Max Hunter is a rising prospect in the state of Louisiana. The junior sensation spent the last two seasons at West Monroe High School but after his sophomore season has transferred to Neville High School, located in Monroe, Louisiana. The 5’11”, 162-pound, has spent time at running back, returner and slot receiver. The young star uses […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It was an exciting Friday night in 4A playoff action as eight teams punched their ticket to the quarterfinals while eight other teams finished their season in agony of defeat. Two top seeds that were upset in the second round included No. 6 Leesville who lost No. 11 Rayne and undefeated No. 3 seed Benton […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Alabama staff did not hurt their recruiting status on Tuesday when they accepted a verbal commitment from four-star Louisiana defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis. Mathis worked his way into four-star status with Neville High School helping the Tigers to a 13-1 record with state runner-up finish losing in the championship game 34-21 to powerhouse […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Just four days before Christmas, the Louisiana Tech coaching staff got a nice early gift when do-everything athlete Jaiden Cole narrowed down his list of 18 offers to just the Bulldogs. What they are receiving in Cole is a true playmaker on both sides of the ball who is ready for next level action. […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 We have reached the quarterfinals in the 2016 Louisiana High School 4A Playoffs as the eight teams remaining know they are just two victories away from playing for a state championship. Tensions are high with four teams advancing four teams heading home when the clock strikes zero. Who will survive and advance to the semifinals? Only […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It was an exciting first round of action in the Louisiana 4A playoffs as the 16 best have punched their tickets to the second round. Some of the wilder games included No. 5 Minden escaping past No. 28 Franklin Parish 36-34 and No. 6 Woodlawn squeaking past No. 27 Cecilia 24-21. Some players that put […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The regular season has ended and now its playoff time for the 32 best 4A teams in Louisiana. It will be exciting to watch all the teams battle for a chance to hoist up that state championship trophy. Last year the Neville Tigers won their second straight title by blowing out Edna Karr 45-26 in […]
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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 It was an exciting weekend of first round action in the Louisiana 4A playoffs with 16 teams reaching the second round. Last Friday there were some exciting games including a couple upsets as No. 25 Loranger defeated No. 8 Lakeshore, 43-30, and No. 18 Livonia defeated No. 15 LaGrange, 28-14. Neville and Bastrop both shutout […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: Mickey McCarty Mascot: Tigers District: 2-4A 2014: 13-1 Location: Monroe, Louisiana Overview Neville suffered a heart-breaking 19-13 loss to Longview (TX) in Week Two of the 2014 season then the Tigers went on an incredible 12-game winning streak which ended with them hoisting up the 4A state championship trophy in New Orleans. In 2015 […]
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