2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Episcopal School of Baton Rouge

Episcopal Knights By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Travis Bourgeois (29th year) 2022 Record: 10-2 Class & District: Class 2A (District 6) 2022 Playoffs: 1st Round Bye, Defeated Loyola Prep 10-7 in the 2nd Round, Lost to Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals of the Division III (Select) Playoffs “It all starts with replacing (quarterback) Lewis Ward,” Episcopal head coach…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Live Oak High School (Denham Springs)

Live Oak Eagles By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Hutch Gonzales (1st year) 2022 Record: 3-7 Class & District: Class 5A (District 5) Live Oak High School hired Hutch Gonzales to be the new head coach. Gonzales was the offensive coordinator for Central (Baton Rouge) last season. Before he was at Central. Gonzales was the head coach…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Ascension Christian School (Gonzales)

Ascension Christian Lions Head Coach: Rohan Davey (1st Year) 2022 Record: 0-10 Class & District: Class 1A (District 8) Ascension Christian School hired former LSU QB and 2002 Sugar Bowl MVP Rohan Davey to be its head coach during the offseason. Davey led the Tigers to an SEC title, which was its first in 13 years up to that point,…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Central Private School (Central)

Central Private Redhawks By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Cole Holden (1st year) 2022 Record: 4-7 Class & District: Class 1A  (District 9) 2022 Playoffs: Lost to Catholic (Pointe Coupee) 50-6 in 1st Round of Division IV (Select) Playoffs “We need to have expectations, with our players and coaches, to have them grow every year as this…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Broadmoor High School (Baton Rouge)

Broadmoor Buccaneers By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Yasin Sarah (2nd year) 2022 Record: 1-9 Class & District: Class 4A (District 6) “We are looking to build with a young team after only losing 5 seniors,” Broadmoor head coach Yasin Sarah said. “We snapped a 26-game losing streak last season, but we’re hungry for more in…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Zachary High School

Zachary Broncos By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: David Brewerton (10th year) 2022 Record: 10-3 2022 Class & District: Class 5A (District 4) 2022 Playoffs: Defeated St. Amant 42-7 in 1st Round, Defeated West Monroe 20-10 in 2nd Round, Defeated Southside 48-37 in Quarterfinals, Lost to Ruston 37-22 in Semifinals of Division I (Select) Playoffs  Zachary…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: University Lab School (Baton Rouge)

University Lab Cubs By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Andy Martin (5th year) 2022 Record: 9-4 (State Semifinalists) Class & District: Class 3A (District 6) 2022 Playoffs: 1st Round Bye, Defeated Country Day 43-0 in 2nd Round, Defeated Isidore Newman 49-13 in Quarterfinals, Lost to Dunham 35-28 in Semifinals of Division III (Select) Playoffs The University…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Catholic HS (Baton Rouge)

Catholic Bears  By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Hudson Fuller (1st year) 2022 Record: 11-2 (District Champions, State Semifinalists) Class & District: Class 5A (District 4) 2022 Playoffs: Defeated Edna Karr in Quarterfinals, Lost to John Curtis Christian in Semifinals of Division I (Select) Playoffs After former Catholic head coach David Simoneaux sent shockwaves statewide after…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: White Castle HS

White Castle Bulldogs By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Marc Brown (4th year) 2022 Record: 8-3 Class & District: Class 1A (District 8) 2022 playoffs: Defeated Delcambre 44-21 in 1st ROund, Lost to Arcadia 18-12 in 2nd Round of the Division IV (Non-Select) Playoffs One player from White Castle’s 2023 class signed with a college team…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Slaughter Community Charter School (Slaughter)

Slaughter Community Knights By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Patrick Clarkston (2nd Year) 2022 Record: 7-4 Class & District: Class 1A (District 9) 2022 Playoffs: Lost to Cedar Creek 30-0 in 1st Round of Division IV (Select) Playoffs “We lost 10 seniors from 2022 and that’s a big group for us to replace in one year,…