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TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES Sept. 24-26
SATURDAY Amarillo Tascosa 28, Wolfforth Frenship 27 Brownsville Jubilee def. Victoria Home School, forfeit CC Incarnate Word 33, Woodsboro 6 Converse Judson 56, SA Wagner 27 D'Hanis 56, Center Point 21 Fort Bend Travis 12, Fort Bend Austin 7 Houston Emery/Weiner School 58, Richland Springs 12 Houston Northbrook def.
Friday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Abilene 31, Lubbock 7 Abilene Christian 86, May 74 Abilene Cooper 49, Wichita Falls Memorial 28 Abilene Texas Leadership 46, Chico 14 Ackerly Sands 59, Whitharral 12 Aldine Davis 49, Aldine MacArthur 20 Alice 55, Edinburg North 13 Alief Hastings 56, Houston Westside 0 Allen 65, Princeton 7 Alvarado 24, Godley 21 Amarillo 59, Frenship Memorial 21 Amarillo Highland Park 25, Amarillo River Road 24 Amarillo Palo Duro 50, Wichita Falls Legacy 9 Anahuac 64, Cleveland Tarkington 26...
2026 Louisiana Preseason Rewind: Max Fastball Velocity
Now that we've wrapped up our 2026 preseason event schedule, the Prep Baseball Louisiana staff decided to compile all of the numbers and data from our event schedule this December and January to compile a series of leaderboards to highlight the top statistical performers.
Trackman Files (Pitching): 2026 Baton Rouge Rising Stars I.D.
Zachary, LA - On Sunday, January 11, 2026, the Prep Baseball Louisiana staff traveled the Zachary Youth Park to host our third rising stars event of the new year with our Baton Rouge Rising Stars ID, which featured players from the state's 2030-2031 classes. Each participant went through a pro-style workout that consisted of running a laser-timed 60 yard dash using Vald Performance, defensive evaluations, and batting practice using Trackman Baseball.
Stats Story: 2026 Baton Rouge Rising Stars I.D.
Stats Story: 2026 Baton Rouge Rising Stars I.D. January 13, 2026 Alex Armand Louisiana Scouting Director Zachary, LA - On Sunday, January 11, 2026, the Prep Baseball Louisiana staff traveled the Zachary Youth Park to host our final rising stars event of the preseason with our Baton Rouge Rising ID, which featured players in the state's 2030-2031 classes.
Southeastern edges Nicholls in first half shootout to win 2025 River Bell Classic
HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) – The River Bell Classic has been a back-and-forth affair for most of the past decade. The road team has won the rivalry game in each of the seven past matchups, including the spring and fall 2021 seasons, and although Southeastern (8-3) has had a more successful season entering the contest, Nicholls (4-7) turned the football game into a track meet. The Lions and Colonels exchanged touchdowns for most of the first half.
FNF Week 8: St. James posts impressive 51-7 victory over Donaldsonville
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FNF Week 8: Hahnville dominates East St. John, 42-7
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FNF Week 7: Amite gifts coach Powell a 20-6 win over Pine for his birthday
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FNF Week 5: Jesuit outlasts rival Holy Cross 20-12
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FNF Southern Quality Ford Dealers Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Patrick Taylor’s Anthony Scandurro
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FNF Week 2: Holy Cross tops De La Salle 20-0
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Former Nicholls running back Marquese Albert is now a full-time chef. His first client? Ja'Marr Chase.
During former John Curtis and Nicholls running back Marquese Albert’s senior season with the Colonels, he was balancing football and culinary school. After his final year on the gridiron, Albert realized he had to fast-track his plans of becoming a chef. “I found out I had a son, and everything just went forward after that,” Albert said. His son is now five months old. He’s juggled that and multiple clients. His top one is former Catholic League foe and LSU standout Ja’Marr Chase.
Caddo Parish students kick off Greater Shreveport Youth Leadership Program Original
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – 46 high school juniors and seniors from Caddo Parish Public Schools (CPPS) headed to the Greater Shreveport Chamber (GSC) on Wednesday, September 3, to commence the 2025 Greater Shreveport Youth Leadership Program. The students participated in a full-day retreat at the GSC building, which included exercises in team building and cooperation in partnership with Simulated Society (SimSoc).
Event Preview: 2025 Louisiana Senior Games
Eunice, LA - On Saturday, September 13, 2025, the Prep Baseball Louisiana staff will travel to LSU-Eunice, to host our annual Senior Games event. Over the last four years, this event has become our marquee event each calendar year for uncommitted senior prospects. Last year, we had 53 total players from the Senior Games commit to play at the next level. Below, we breakdown everything you need to know about the 2025 Louisiana Senior Games.
FNF Best Chevrolet Best Player of the Week: Terrebonne running back Quincy Adams
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Photos: C.E. Byrd, Captain Shreve football meet in jamboree
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FNF: St. James’ road to redemption began Thursday with scrimmage against Amite
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Saints have joint practice with regular season opponent on Thursday
IRVINE, Ca. (WGNO) – The New Orleans Saints will be doing something this training camp the team was unable to do last season: Have a joint practice. During the team’s 2024 training camp, the Black and Gold were supposed to have joint practices with San Francisco, prior to their preseason matchup, but the 49ers mountain of injuries caused the NFC West team to back out of the joint sessions.
Drew Brees makes sandwiches with kids at Jimmy John's in New Orleans
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Eastbank’s run ends in the Little League World Series Southwest Regional Championship game Original
WACO, Texas — Eastbank’s first and only loss of the Little League World Series Southwest Regional came in Tuesday’s championship game against Texas East. With the game tied at two in the top of the fifth, bases-loaded miscues would give Texas East multiple scoring opportunities. Joseph Miller scored the go-ahead run on a ground ball to the third baseman. Eastbank elected to throw Miller out at first, which allowed the runner on third to give Texas East a 3-2 advantage.
Jake Retzlaff still loves BYU but expresses faith in his fresh start at Tulane
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jake Retzlaff is embracing some new nicknames. “BYJew” is an endearment of the past. Now, “Kosher Cannon,” “Shabbat Shotgun” and “Bayou Jew” are among the monikers mentioned by the sizeable Jewish community at Retzlaff’s new school, Tulane. It’s a fresh start for Retzlaff, but one the former BYU quarterback wasn’t necessarily seeking until May, when he was named in a since-dismissed civil sexual assault lawsuit.
NOLA Gold Rugby will not take part in 2026 season
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C.E. Byrd is having a party to celebrate 100 years
SHREVEPORT, La. - It's the godfather of all Shreveport high schools. A direct descendent of the very first high school in Shreveport, C.E. Byrd celebrates 100 years this weekend. "We call it the City of Byrd for a reason," said Ainsley Davis, Byrd High School Class of 2025. First opened in 1925, C.E. Byrd had his detractors at the onset.
Greater Shreveport Chamber, Caddo Schools recognize youth leadership graduates
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Greater Shreveport Chamber and Caddo Parish Public Schools recognized 40 high school juniors and seniors on Wednesday for completing the inaugural Greater Shreveport Youth Leadership Program. The year-long program, which began in September, is designed to prepare high school students to become future community and business leaders. A recognition ceremony was held at the Petroleum Club. The Youth Leadership Program is a collaboration between the Chamber and the school district.
Check out first-round scores for the LHSAA golf championships
Division I boys At The Wetlands-Lafayette Par 72 Team Results: 1. C.E. Byrd, 285. 2. Catholic-Baton Rouge, 285. 3. Jesuit, 286. 4. Mandeville, 291. 5. St. Thomas More, 297 Top individuals 1. Duke Nitcher, Jesuit, 34-30—64 2. Maddox Mowad, Neville, 34-32—66 3. Justin Lotz, Northshore, 33-33—66 4. Drew Sliman, Lafayette, 33-34—67 5. Rylan Hess, St. Paul’s, 36-33—69 6. Andres Prieto, Catholic-BR, 35-34—69 7. Kevin Zheng, Catholic-BR, 34-35—69 8. Bradley Wall, Mandeville, 36-34—70 9.
De La Salle takes care of Northlake Christian in first round playoff series
METAIRIE, LA. — No. 16 De La Salle eliminated No. 17 Northlake Christian in the first round of the Division III Select playoffs. The Cavaliers won game one, 2-0, Wednesday afternoon and punched their ticket to round two with a 2-0 victory over the Wolverines Thursday at Mike Miley. Starting pitcher Cam Fisackerly pitched a complete game shutout, with nine strikeouts and only four hits allowed. The Cavaliers now look ahead to a second-round series with top-seeded Parkview Baptist.
Wesley Laurendine introduced as Brother Martin head basketball coach Original
Wesley Laurendine was officially introduced as the Brother Martin head basketball coach. Laurendine led the Eagles to the LHSAA state semifinals in the last four seasons, including a Division II State championship this year. Laurendine looks forward to bringing that same mentality and work ethic to the Crusaders. “That takes a while. That’s what I want to make sure everybody understands is that to get that mindset and understand how hard that is, to get there year in and year out”, says Laurendine.
Updated 2025 Louisiana Rankings
Cayden Jones 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB | 2025 LA Kaleb Daniels 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB | 2025 LA Luke Trotti 6'1" | 175 lbs | LB | 2025 LA Zander Hayes 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB | 2025 LA Gavin Solomon 5'10" | 160 lbs | DB | 2025 LA Jukadynn Carter 6'1" | 170 lbs | RB | 2025 LA Jonavon Begnaud 6'2" | 170 lbs | ATH/DB | 2025 LA Curtis Harrison 6'2" | 295 lbs | OL/DL | 2025 LA Davon Thibodeaux 6'2" | 215 lbs | EDGE | 2025 LA Haidyn Boone 5'9" | 170 lbs | DB/WR | 2025 LA Chris Rideau II 6'1" | 285 lbs | OL |...
Huntington upsets top-seeded John Curtis in the girl’s Division I Select semi-final round Original
HAMMOND, La. — No. 4 Huntington defeated No. 1 John Curtis, 61-59 in the girl’s basketball Division I Select semi-final round Thursday at Southeastern Louisiana University. Imani Daniel led the Patriots with 21 points and fouled out with three minutes left in regulation. Carley Hamilton led the Raiders with a game-high 27 points. Kyndal Graham added 16 including the two free throws that gave Huntington the upset win.
Southern University men’s basketball wins share of SWAC title
BATON ROUGE, La. (LouisianaFirstNews) – The Southern University men’s basketball team wins a share of the SWAC regular season championship after a victory Monday night against Florida A&M University. The Jaguars defeated the Rattlers 73-70 in Tallahassee. Jordan Johnson led the Jaguars in scoring with 17 points. In Monday’s game, FAMU outrebounded Southern 35-30. Southern is now 19-10 overall, and 14-2 in SWAC conference play.
Three local soccer teams heading to LHSAA State Championships
Local soccer teams heading to LHSAA State Championships by: Taylor Nettle Posted: Feb 15, 2025 / 08:53 PM CST Updated: Feb 15, 2025 / 08:59 PM CST SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Three local soccer teams are heading to the LHSAA State Soccer Championship that will be played at Strawberry Stadium on Southeastern Louisiana University’s campus. Below you will find which girls’ and boys’ soccer teams will be making the trip down to Hammond to play for a state title.
Shreveport girls' soccer teams in the LHSAA semifinals
Eryn Flowers scored twice in Benton’s playoff win over West Monroe by: Taylor Nettle Posted: Feb 12, 2025 / 09:58 PM CST Updated: Feb 12, 2025 / 09:58 PM CST SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Below is a list of local teams set to play in the LHSAA girls’ soccer state semifinals. Area teams are listed in bold; each seed is listed in parenthesis. To view each bracket in its entirety, click on the classification. The story will be updated with final scores as they happen.
Shreveport area girl's soccer teams in the LHSAA state quarterfinals
by: Tim Owens Posted: Feb 6, 2025 / 09:55 PM CST Updated: Feb 6, 2025 / 09:55 PM CST SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Below is a list of local teams set to play in the LHSAA girl’s soccer state quarterfinals. Area teams are listed in bold; each seed is listed in parenthesis. To view each bracket in its entirety, click on the classification. The story will be updated with final scores as they happen.
Shreveport-Bossier National Signing Day Rundown Original
by: Tim Owens, Taylor Nettle Posted: Feb 5, 2025 / 06:05 PM CST Updated: Feb 5, 2025 / 06:05 PM CST SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Dozens of athletes put pen to paper on Wednesday during National Signing Day ceremonies to continue playing their sports on the college level.
Shreveport-Bossier girls' soccer teams in second round of playoffs Original
by: Taylor Nettle Posted: Feb 2, 2025 / 09:53 PM CST Updated: Feb 2, 2025 / 09:53 PM CST SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Below is a list of local teams set to play in the second round of the LHSAA girls’ soccer playoffs. Area teams are listed in bold; each seed is listed in parenthesis. To view each bracket in its entirety, click on the classification. The story will be updated with final scores as they happen.
Area teams in first round of LHSAA Girls' Soccer Playoffs Original
Benton girls’ soccer shuts out Evangel in 8-0 win by: Taylor Nettle Posted: Jan 30, 2025 / 06:31 PM CST Updated: Jan 30, 2025 / 06:31 PM CST SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Below is a list of local teams set to play in the first round of the LHSAA girls’ soccer playoffs. Area teams are listed in bold; each seed is listed in parenthesis. To view each bracket in its entirety, click on the classification. The story will be updated with final scores as they happen.
Full Court Press (1/17/25) Original
NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) – Week six of high school basketball continued across Northeast Kansas on Friday night. Here are some scores: GIRLS MANHATTAN 47 HAYDEN 54 EMPORIA 24 WASHBURN RURAL 55 JUNCTION CITY 33 TOPEKA HIGH 80 ST. MARYS 51 ROYAL VALLEY 37 MARYSVILLE 30 WAMEGO 45 ROSSVILLE 53 PERRY-LECOMPTON 44 KC TURNER 37 TOPEKA WEST 67 HIGHLAND PARK 61 JC HARMON 10 HOLTON 20 NEMAHA CENTRAL 42 BOYS MANHATTAN 45 HAYDEN 42 EMPORIA 28 WASHBURN RURAL 42 JUNCTION CITY 69 TOPEKA HIGH 46 ST.
Updated 2026 Louisiana Rankings
Donovan Jones 6'5" | 300 lbs | OL | 2026 LA Cardarrian Devers 5'11" | 160 lbs | WR | 2026 LA Emanual Collins 5'10" | 155 lbs | DB | 2026 LA Vaughn Blanchard 6'2" | 245 lbs | DL | 2026 LA Ben Hendricks 5'10" | 170 lbs | QB | 2026 LA Steven Hanlon 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB | 2026 LA Jarrison Reese 5'9" | 150 lbs | DB/WR | 2026 LA Reginald Lavergne 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR | 2026 LA Cohen Higginbotham 5'9" | 165 lbs | EDGE | 2026 LA Jayden Michael 6'3" | 300 lbs | OL | 2026 LA Jude Morrison 6'2" | 185 lbs...
Updated 2025 Louisiana Rankings
Kaleb Daniels 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB | 2025 LA Luke Trotti 6'1" | 175 lbs | LB | 2025 LA Zander Hayes 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB | 2025 LA Gavin Solomon 5'10" | 160 lbs | DB | 2025 LA Jukadynn Carter 6'1" | 170 lbs | RB | 2025 LA Jonavon Begnaud 6'2" | 170 lbs | ATH/DB | 2025 LA Curtis Harrison 6'2" | 295 lbs | OL/DL | 2025 LA Davon Thibodeaux 6'2" | 215 lbs | EDGE | 2025 LA Haidyn Boone 5'9" | 170 lbs | DB/WR | 2025 LA Chris Rideau II 6'1" | 285 lbs | OL | 2025 LA Sebastian Miller 5'10" | 160 lbs | WR...
"Love Hurts:" QB injury statuses take focus ahead of Packers/Eagles Wildcard matchup
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (WFRV) – As the #7 seeded Green Bay Packers and the #2 seeded Philadelphia Eagles prepare for their Wildcard matchup on Sunday, much of the focus ahead of the game has been on the health of both starting quarterbacks. The Green Bay Packers will enter Sunday’s game finishing with an 11-6 overall record and a surprising 1-5 division record following a stunning 24-22 loss to the Chicago Bears, a game in which Jordan Love exited early with an apparent elbow injury.
2024 Louisiana Rewind: Average Bat Speed
As we begin to wrap up 2024 and gear up for the new year, our staff has decided to dive into all of the numbers and data from the last twelve months to compile a series of leaderboards.
2024 Louisiana Rewind: Max Curveball Spin Rate
As we begin to wrap up 2024 and gear up for the new year, our staff has decided to dive into all of the numbers and data from the last twelve months to compile a series of leaderboards.
2024 Louisiana Rewind: 60-Yard Dash
As we begin to wrap up 2024 and gear up for the new year, our staff has decided to dive into all of the numbers and data from the last twelve months to compile a series of leaderboards.
2024 Louisiana Rewind: Max Exit Velocity
As we begin to wrap up 2024 and gear up for the new year, our staff has decided to dive into all of the numbers and data from the last twelve months to compile a series of leaderboards.
FNF Southern Quality Ford Dealers Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Archbishop Shaw’s Gavin Richard Original
MARRERO, La. — Hank Tierney has coached three generations of the same family at Archbishop Shaw. Scott Richard, his son Chad Richard, and his grandson Gavin Richard who is currently a senior on the Eagles football team. “Yeah, it tells you how old I am, number one, but it’s great. I was an assistant with his grandfather who was a very good outside linebacker. A real tough guy. Then his dad was also a linebacker who played on some really good Shaw teams in the late nineties.
High School Football Playoffs: Quarterfinals
(KALB) - View the final scores for our Cenla teams below: Division I Away Home C.E. Byrd 32 ASH 43 Division II Away Home Booker T. Washington 12 Leesville 50 Division III Away Home Loreauville 14 Jena 18 Bunkie 14 Jewel Sumner 12 Click here to report a typo. Please provide the title of the article in your email. Copyright 2024 KALB. All rights reserved.
FNF Postseason: John Curtis posts upset win over Acadiana Friday night
SCOTT, La. — No. 19 John Curtis traveled to Lafayette Parish tonight to face No. 3 Acadiana in the second round of the Division I Select playoffs. John Curtis defeated Acadiana, 28-27. Here are the highlights featured on WGNO’s Friday Night Football, presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The show starts Friday nights at 11 p.m. on Nola 38 the CW. It replays at midnight on WGNO.
Live: High school football scores for the Shreveport-Bossier City area for Week 9
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The Jesuit Blue Jays put together two late touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pick up the 17-10 victory over John Curtis.
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