2023 Louisiana Football Preview: Tara High School (Baton Rouge)

Tara Trojans By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Reginald Ware (2nd year) 2022 Record: 0-10 Class & District: Class 4A (District 6) This season, the Tara Trojans are 1-3 so far on the season and have already improved from the season before. The Trojans have a new starting quarterback in Adrian Coleman (5-9, 170) who lettered in 2022.…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Ascension Episcopal School

Ascension Episcopal Blue Gators Head Coach: Stephen Hearen (2nd year) 2022 Record: 6-6 Class & District: Class 2A (District 8) 2022 Playoffs: Defeated Patrick Taylor 43-0 in 1st Round, Lost to St. Charles Catholic 49-17 in 2nd Round of Division III (Select) Playoffs Ascension Episcopal is led by first-year head coach Stephen Hearen who was the Blue Gators’ Defensive Coordinator in…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Buckeye High School

Buckeye Panthers By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Ben Laughlin (2nd year) 2022 Record: 3-7 Class & District: Class 3A (District 2) The Panthers have started the 2023 season 2-1 and they will have a big home game against the 3-0 Vidalia High School on Friday. The program will lean on several two-way starters to keep the program moving forward…

2023 Louisiana Prep Preview: Lake Arthur High School

Lake Arthur Tigers By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Tarius Davis(4th year) 2022 Record: 4-6 Class & District: Class 2A & District 5 2022 Playoffs: 1st Round lost to Arcadia High School. “I like our group. We will have a young team as we only have 3 seniors on the team. However, we have a large…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: East Jefferson High School (Metairie)

East Jefferson Warriors By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Brian Glover (1st year) 2022 Record: 5-5 Class & District: Class 5A (District 8) 2022 Playoffs: Lost to Scotlandville 43-8 in 1st Round of Division I (Select) Playoffs   First-year East Jefferson Head Coach Brian Glover is a graduate of Pointe Coupee High School (Class of 1995).…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Homer High School

Homer Pelicans By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Richie Casey (9th year) 2022 Record: 11-3 Class & District: Class 1A (District 1) 2022 Playoffs: 1st Round Bye, Defeated Delhi 52-6 in 2nd Round, Defeated Logansport 47-6 in Quarterfianls, Defeated Mangham 38-18 in Semifinals, Lost to Oak Grove 17-0 in Division IV (Non-Select) State Championship The Pelicans hope to make…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: DeQuincy High School

DeQuincy Tigers By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Tate Woodard (1st year) 2022 Record: 2-8 Class & District: Class 2A (District 5)   “We have about 297 kids at DeQuincy,” new head coach Tate Woodward said. “Everybody almost going both sides of the ball as starters. We lost the entire offensive line from last year.” The key skill players…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Franklin Academy (Winnfield)

Franklin Academy Cougars By Lee Brecheen All photos courtesy of Kerri Grayson Head Coach: Marvin Ferrington (3rd year) 2022 Record: 5-5 Class & District: Class 1A in MAIS League (8-Man Football) 2022 Playoffs: 1st Round We are looking forward to this year. A lot of kids have played the last 2 to 3 years in the program. We…

2023 Louisiana Prep Football Preview: Plain Dealing High School

Plain Dealing Lions By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Clint Walker (2nd year) 2022 Record: 0-10 Class & District: Class 1A (District 1) Head coach Clint Walker came back to coach the Plain Dealing program so they could keep football around and be there for the kids. I have a lot of respect for that move from Coach…

2023 Louisiana Football Preview: Washington-Marion High School (Lake Charles)

Washington-Marion Indians By Lee Brecheen Head Coach: Jules Sullen (3rd year) 2022 Record: 0-9 Class & District: Class 4A (District 3) Washington-Marion head coach Jules Sullen is a dedicated, hard-working coach. Wherever he has coached, his teams find a way to win and build. Jules did a great job for years at LaGrange High School…