by Taylor Williams
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September 2, 2010 - Louisiana’s North Shore is loaded with talent, from Mandeville to Franklinton to Slidell. Football is as competitive there as any region in Louisiana, and this year is no exception. But even with all the big-name size, speed, and talent the North Shore boasts, there’s still room for sleepers to begin asserting themselves, as illustrated by the Archbishop Hannan Hawks. Hannan, a 1A school in Covington recently relocated to the North Shore from Merraux, has already shown flashes of talent in victorious scrimmages against False River and Ascension Episcopal.
The boys from Hannan are used to the less-than-stellar depictions the local media often gives them, usually to the tune of “too small and too young to contend.” Upon entering the Hawks’ locker room, players and coaches are immediately drawn to the team’s media board, which holds every piece of obtainable negative press from local newspapers. For the Hawks, a team that thrives on being underestimated, the board is the biggest source of motivation.
