Undefeated New Orleans Catholic Conference rivals Jesuit and Archbishop Rummel faced off in a 12 noon Saturday matchup with the Blue Jays blasting the Raiders 42-21. I attended last week's Jesuit/Brother Martin game at Tad Gormley Stadium in which the Blue Jays won 41-3 and was very impressed with Jesuit's scrambling Quarterback Cameron Dobbins who also shined yesterday with 205 yards rushing in addition to linebacker Deon Jones who has committed to Nebraska. Here is Andrew Lopez's report on the game from Nola.Com.
Jesuit quarterback Cameron Dobbins came up with big plays when his team needed them as the Blue Jays came away with at least a share of the 16th district championship in school history Saturday.
Dobbins finished with 205 yards rushing and three scores as Jesuit topped Rummel 42-21 at Joe Yenni Stadium. The win kept the Blue Jays undefeated at 9-0 and 3-0 in district and guaranteed a share of the 9-5A title.
For full article: http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/article/4196440943288666154/jesuit-remains-undefeated-clinches-at-least-share-of-district-9-5a-title/
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
OCEAN SPRINGS DEFENSE ENFORCES NO RUNNING ALLOWED RULE ON GULFPORT GROUND GAME
Damn those Ocean Springs Greyhounds can play some smash mouth football! The fluid, pass-happy Greyhounds have definitely added an element of toughness to their game and on a chilly, blisterfully Gulf Coast night it was definitely needed. The Greyhounds seemed more like Pit Bulls as they went into Milner Stadium against the #1 ranked Gulfport Admirals (Sun Herald Poll) and just physically whipped them 27-7. The Admirals, who were coming off of a five game winning streak by steamrolling over opponents, got a taste taste of their own medicine. The punishing ground game that they rely so heavy on to wear down opponents could rarely find any running room as the holes would quickly collapse as the Admiral running backs would hit the line of scrimmage. The defensive front four of Tyrin Spencer, Kenneth Cole, David Howell and Romario Cobb just ate up space as if was an all you can eat seafood buffet, and when the Admirals did decide to throw quarterback Chandler Malley usually found himself with Greyhound defenders all over him. Only a late touchdown from Malley on a quarterback sneak late in the game prevented a shutout.
The Greyhound offense also performed well. Talented Junior quarterback Wes Windham was a highly effective field general throwing touchdown strikes of 44 and 25 yards to wideouts Donovan Smith and Ismel Morrow. Smith also played quarterback for several series and scored the Greyounds first touchdown on a three yard run from a direct shotgun snap with 6:34 remaining in the first quarter. Morrow, who just looks like a true speedster out on the field, showed off some impressive play making ability picking up additional yardage after each catch. I may be getting ahead of myself, but I assume he is the younger brother of former Ocean Springs wide receiver and current Mississippi State Bulldog Joe Morrow. Both Morrow and Windham should rank high among Mississippi's top recruits for the Class of 2013.
Kicker Mickey Alizzo also earned special kudos. Alizzo booted a 50 Yard Field Goal with 3:25 remaining in the second quarter to give the Greyhounds a 17-0 halftime lead. He then later kicked a 23 yard field goal early in the 4th quarter increasing the lead to 27-0. Alizzo's kickoffs after each Greyhound score also continually went out of the end zone to help Ocean Springs win the field position battle as well.
Next week both teams close out the regular season with big rival games. Gulfport visits the red hot Biloxi Indians next week while things should be a little easier for Ocean Springs who finish against George County. However, with all of the upsets that have occurred during this cut-throat season along the Mississippi Coast, a Rebel victory would not be far-fetched.
- Win
- Win
The Greyhound offense also performed well. Talented Junior quarterback Wes Windham was a highly effective field general throwing touchdown strikes of 44 and 25 yards to wideouts Donovan Smith and Ismel Morrow. Smith also played quarterback for several series and scored the Greyounds first touchdown on a three yard run from a direct shotgun snap with 6:34 remaining in the first quarter. Morrow, who just looks like a true speedster out on the field, showed off some impressive play making ability picking up additional yardage after each catch. I may be getting ahead of myself, but I assume he is the younger brother of former Ocean Springs wide receiver and current Mississippi State Bulldog Joe Morrow. Both Morrow and Windham should rank high among Mississippi's top recruits for the Class of 2013.
Kicker Mickey Alizzo also earned special kudos. Alizzo booted a 50 Yard Field Goal with 3:25 remaining in the second quarter to give the Greyhounds a 17-0 halftime lead. He then later kicked a 23 yard field goal early in the 4th quarter increasing the lead to 27-0. Alizzo's kickoffs after each Greyhound score also continually went out of the end zone to help Ocean Springs win the field position battle as well.
Next week both teams close out the regular season with big rival games. Gulfport visits the red hot Biloxi Indians next week while things should be a little easier for Ocean Springs who finish against George County. However, with all of the upsets that have occurred during this cut-throat season along the Mississippi Coast, a Rebel victory would not be far-fetched.
- Win
- Win
Panhandle Rivals Milton And Pace Meet Tonight With Playoffs At Stake
By Brady Aymond of the Pensacola News Journal
No matter the circumstances, the Milton-Pace football game always is a momentous occasion.
It's just one of those rivalries that stands out — one which doesn't need any added motivation to make it exciting.
But during those moments when there's a playoff spot riding on the outcome, it takes on a whole new meaning.
"There's definitely a buzz in the community during the Pace week," Milton coach Chafan Marsh said. "There's always a buzz when Milton and Pace play. But this is the first time in a while that it's had playoff implications.
Read more: http://saxo.highschoolsports.net/article/20111028/SPORTS10/110280335/Tonight-s-Pace-Milton-football-game-buzz-worthy-matchup?Avis=DP
No matter the circumstances, the Milton-Pace football game always is a momentous occasion.
It's just one of those rivalries that stands out — one which doesn't need any added motivation to make it exciting.
But during those moments when there's a playoff spot riding on the outcome, it takes on a whole new meaning.
"There's definitely a buzz in the community during the Pace week," Milton coach Chafan Marsh said. "There's always a buzz when Milton and Pace play. But this is the first time in a while that it's had playoff implications.
Read more: http://saxo.highschoolsports.net/article/20111028/SPORTS10/110280335/Tonight-s-Pace-Milton-football-game-buzz-worthy-matchup?Avis=DP
J.T. Curtis Wins 500th Game
The outcome was never in doubt.
Before the game started, the celebration had already begun. Bag of Donuts played at a party on the East Jefferson baseball field. Fans were already in victory mode. Of course, that is the way it typically is prior to John Curtis games. After all, the Patriots win approximately 90 percent of their football games.
Clark was the proverbial lamb led to the slaughter. Mercifully, the man of the moment spared the slaughter.
John Curtis scored 26 points in the first 7:13, pulled starters and coasted to an easy 49-6 victory over Clark at Joe Yenni Stadium Thursday night.
Read more: http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/prep-sports/blogs/curtis-cruises-past-clark-secures-coachs-500th-win.html
Before the game started, the celebration had already begun. Bag of Donuts played at a party on the East Jefferson baseball field. Fans were already in victory mode. Of course, that is the way it typically is prior to John Curtis games. After all, the Patriots win approximately 90 percent of their football games.
Clark was the proverbial lamb led to the slaughter. Mercifully, the man of the moment spared the slaughter.
John Curtis scored 26 points in the first 7:13, pulled starters and coasted to an easy 49-6 victory over Clark at Joe Yenni Stadium Thursday night.
Read more: http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/prep-sports/blogs/curtis-cruises-past-clark-secures-coachs-500th-win.html
Friday, October 21, 2011
High Profile Prep Games Abound Across The Gulf Coast This Weekend
There is no shortage of big time high school football matchups this weekend across southern Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, as region rivals get set to clash and jockey for playoff position in what appears to be the Friday Night Lights version of Showdown Saturday.
The best game I believe will take place in Mobile, as the undefeated and defending state champion Daphne Trojans make their way back across the Eastern Shore and visit the undefeated McGill-Toolen Yellow Jackets, who like Daphne enter the contest at 8-0. Daphne, loaded with Division I college prospects, has to be considered the favorite, but look for the Yellow Jackets to give them their strongest challenge this season.
It's been cut-throat this year over on the Mississippi Coast. No team has been unable to go through the season without any blemishes on their record. Tonight's menu of games featurs a rare #1 vs #2 matchup with the #1 ranked 7-1 D'Iberville Warriors hosting the #2 ranked 6-2 Gulfport Admirals. As an added treat, this game also features two Mississippi coaching legends going against each other in D'Iberville's Buddy Singleton and Gulfport's Mike Justice.
Saturday night at Tad Gormely Stadium New Orleans Catholic Conference rivals Jesuit and Brother Martin will square off. 7-0 Jesuit is ranked #5 in The Times Picayune's statewide poll while 6-1 Brother Martin comes in at #10. This game will feature a couple of college prospects in Nebraska committ LB Deion Jones of Jesuit while Brother Martin Defensive End Julien Obioha has committed to new SEC member Texas A&M.
Prime time matchups are taking place in Cajun Country as well. Saint Thomas Moore of Lafayette, the #1 ranked 4A team by The Times Picayune, visits #5 Breaux Bridge. And in 5A action, #3 ranked Carencro (7-0) visits defending state champion #8 Acadiana (5-2).
The best game I believe will take place in Mobile, as the undefeated and defending state champion Daphne Trojans make their way back across the Eastern Shore and visit the undefeated McGill-Toolen Yellow Jackets, who like Daphne enter the contest at 8-0. Daphne, loaded with Division I college prospects, has to be considered the favorite, but look for the Yellow Jackets to give them their strongest challenge this season.
It's been cut-throat this year over on the Mississippi Coast. No team has been unable to go through the season without any blemishes on their record. Tonight's menu of games featurs a rare #1 vs #2 matchup with the #1 ranked 7-1 D'Iberville Warriors hosting the #2 ranked 6-2 Gulfport Admirals. As an added treat, this game also features two Mississippi coaching legends going against each other in D'Iberville's Buddy Singleton and Gulfport's Mike Justice.
Saturday night at Tad Gormely Stadium New Orleans Catholic Conference rivals Jesuit and Brother Martin will square off. 7-0 Jesuit is ranked #5 in The Times Picayune's statewide poll while 6-1 Brother Martin comes in at #10. This game will feature a couple of college prospects in Nebraska committ LB Deion Jones of Jesuit while Brother Martin Defensive End Julien Obioha has committed to new SEC member Texas A&M.
Prime time matchups are taking place in Cajun Country as well. Saint Thomas Moore of Lafayette, the #1 ranked 4A team by The Times Picayune, visits #5 Breaux Bridge. And in 5A action, #3 ranked Carencro (7-0) visits defending state champion #8 Acadiana (5-2).
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Reflections On Coaching Legend J.T. Curtis
New Orleans coaching legend J.T. Curtis of the John Curtis Christian Patriots will be going for his 500th win on October 28th following a bye week. In his blog on http://www.sportsnola.com/, Bill Bumgarner recently sat down with Curtis's sons, Johnny and Jeff, who serve as his assistants to get some extra insight on their father's coaching style and personality.
The 499th took place Friday night, Oct. 14, against Newman by a final score of 41-0, thus setting the stage for a likely 500th victory against Clark on Thursday, Oct. 28 following a bye week.
For full story: http://www.sportsnola.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576287&Itemid=578
Sons of a Legend: Johnny and Jeff Curtis reflect on father J.T.'s coaching career
The first one took place in 1970, on the heels of 11 consecutive losses, in the second game of his second season, with a 14-0 decision on the road at Buras against Delta Heritage -- one of eight schools among those first 12 opponents that no longer exists.The 499th took place Friday night, Oct. 14, against Newman by a final score of 41-0, thus setting the stage for a likely 500th victory against Clark on Thursday, Oct. 28 following a bye week.
For full story: http://www.sportsnola.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576287&Itemid=578
Friday, October 14, 2011
Auburn Commit TJ Yeldon Runs For 363 Yards In 45-24 Daphne Win Over Fairhope
My football watching career began in the fall of 1979 when I was in the second grade. It was a monumental year and I can recite the record of every SEC team, although I won't do it. But to prove my point, Mississippi State finished with a 3-8 record while Ole Miss finished at 4-7, with Ole Miss beating State in the Egg Bowl 14-9.
Don't believe me? Go ahead and look it up. I'm sure it is on the internet somewhere, and as you and I both know everything on the internet is true. Sorry, its Friday and I couldn't resist from engaging in a little football nerd smack talk, and what a better way to do that than recite scores and records from losing teams 32 years ago.
I make the point of mentioning my interest in football coinciding with second grade because it actually established a long term academic significance. My obsession with football didn't end with just watching it on tv, or in person when I got the opportunity to see State or Ole Miss play in person at Memorial Stadium, located only a mile away from where we lived. It also continued with the daily reading of the Clarion Ledger sports page to see the scores from the day before and the teams' records and standings, within their conferences and divisions. One observation that stood out to me in both college football and the NFL was how all the conferences and divisions were divided up geographically. This actually led to a curiousity about where the teams I was following so closey were actually located, whicch I would look up in the Rand-McNally Map booklet. Geography then became relevant to me in school even though it was never taught as a subject on its own, but usually as a part of History or Social Studies. It was really the only subject I was ever genuinely good at because I had done so much homework on my own from reading the sports page each day and watching football on TV.
I mean what kid really cares about what X is or what the Periodic Table of Elements are? And even later on when I became introduced to the concept of Pie Squared, I never could break my mind free of two slices of Lemon Meringue. When I watched SEC Football however, I really wanted to know why Florida and Georgia played in Jacksonville each year instead of Gainesville and Athens, even though I was a fan of neither. Knowing that Jacksonville was on the border of Florida and Georgia was something that related to actual life for me.
Despite my deep interest in football and the connections that the teams have to cultures of the fan bases in which they were located, one team that confused me early on was Auburn. Until I got to 4th Grade, I actually thought Auburn was another state. A few year later after I realized Auburn was not the 51st State, I gained some clarity that Auburn was Alabama's version of Mississppi State. Except it would have been like if Mississippi State was named Starkville University instead.
Even though I may have been unable to grasp the concept of Auburn's statehood status, one thing that was not ambiguous about the War Eagles/Tigers/Plainsmen in my early football fandom career was their strong running back tradition. The first great Auburn running back I remember was James Brooks who later stared in the NFL. In addition, when I started watching football there were already two great NFL running backs who had already done their time at Jordan-Hare in William Andrews of the Atlanta Falcons and Joe Cribbs of the Buffalo Bills. After Brooks this trend of top notch running backs really took off with Lionel "Little Train" James, BO JACKSON, Brent Fullwood, Stephen Davis, Rudy Johnson, Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, Ronnie Brown, current Houston Texan Ben Tate, and even today with sophomore sensation Michael Dyer.
Last night I believe I saw the next great Auburn running back. Fox Sports South did an excellent broadcast of the "War on the Shore" between the Daphne Trojans and Fairhope Pirates. The game between the Eastern Shore rivals featured many Division I college prospects, but the one who shined the brightest was Daphne running back TJ Yeldon who has committed to Auburn. Yeldon proved that his rating as the number #1 running back in Alabama is no hype, as he ran for an amazing 363 yards and 4 touchdowns against a 6-1 Fairhope Pirates team. Yeldon did it all. He ran over, around and past Pirate defenders all night. At 6-2 and 210 lbs, Yeldon is a big back type with speed, power and amazing cutting ability. With his size, I find him very similar to former Auburn great Stephen Davis, who excelled under Terry Bowden's regime.
I eventually not only found Auburn on the map but also got to visit it in person. Four years ago over Labor Day Weekend, I flew from DC to visit my good friends Heather and Hood Harris in Birmingham. Hood is an Auburn Alum and a big fan and took me to their opener against the Warhawks of Louisiana-Monroe (Warhawks vs War Eagle, how ironic). Through a good friend of his, Hood was able to get me in the press box for the first half of the game to sit in the booth with Auburn's radio broadcast team and watch them announce the game. It was quite a treat to see how it all came together.
However, this now brings back most recent memory of Jordan-Hare, which was watching Mississippi State quarterback Chris Relf get tackled just short of the goal line as time expired and my Bulldogs fell 41-34. Better let sleeping dogs lie and sign off now.
Keep your eye on Yeldon though.
Don't believe me? Go ahead and look it up. I'm sure it is on the internet somewhere, and as you and I both know everything on the internet is true. Sorry, its Friday and I couldn't resist from engaging in a little football nerd smack talk, and what a better way to do that than recite scores and records from losing teams 32 years ago.
I make the point of mentioning my interest in football coinciding with second grade because it actually established a long term academic significance. My obsession with football didn't end with just watching it on tv, or in person when I got the opportunity to see State or Ole Miss play in person at Memorial Stadium, located only a mile away from where we lived. It also continued with the daily reading of the Clarion Ledger sports page to see the scores from the day before and the teams' records and standings, within their conferences and divisions. One observation that stood out to me in both college football and the NFL was how all the conferences and divisions were divided up geographically. This actually led to a curiousity about where the teams I was following so closey were actually located, whicch I would look up in the Rand-McNally Map booklet. Geography then became relevant to me in school even though it was never taught as a subject on its own, but usually as a part of History or Social Studies. It was really the only subject I was ever genuinely good at because I had done so much homework on my own from reading the sports page each day and watching football on TV.
I mean what kid really cares about what X is or what the Periodic Table of Elements are? And even later on when I became introduced to the concept of Pie Squared, I never could break my mind free of two slices of Lemon Meringue. When I watched SEC Football however, I really wanted to know why Florida and Georgia played in Jacksonville each year instead of Gainesville and Athens, even though I was a fan of neither. Knowing that Jacksonville was on the border of Florida and Georgia was something that related to actual life for me.
Despite my deep interest in football and the connections that the teams have to cultures of the fan bases in which they were located, one team that confused me early on was Auburn. Until I got to 4th Grade, I actually thought Auburn was another state. A few year later after I realized Auburn was not the 51st State, I gained some clarity that Auburn was Alabama's version of Mississppi State. Except it would have been like if Mississippi State was named Starkville University instead.
Even though I may have been unable to grasp the concept of Auburn's statehood status, one thing that was not ambiguous about the War Eagles/Tigers/Plainsmen in my early football fandom career was their strong running back tradition. The first great Auburn running back I remember was James Brooks who later stared in the NFL. In addition, when I started watching football there were already two great NFL running backs who had already done their time at Jordan-Hare in William Andrews of the Atlanta Falcons and Joe Cribbs of the Buffalo Bills. After Brooks this trend of top notch running backs really took off with Lionel "Little Train" James, BO JACKSON, Brent Fullwood, Stephen Davis, Rudy Johnson, Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, Ronnie Brown, current Houston Texan Ben Tate, and even today with sophomore sensation Michael Dyer.
Last night I believe I saw the next great Auburn running back. Fox Sports South did an excellent broadcast of the "War on the Shore" between the Daphne Trojans and Fairhope Pirates. The game between the Eastern Shore rivals featured many Division I college prospects, but the one who shined the brightest was Daphne running back TJ Yeldon who has committed to Auburn. Yeldon proved that his rating as the number #1 running back in Alabama is no hype, as he ran for an amazing 363 yards and 4 touchdowns against a 6-1 Fairhope Pirates team. Yeldon did it all. He ran over, around and past Pirate defenders all night. At 6-2 and 210 lbs, Yeldon is a big back type with speed, power and amazing cutting ability. With his size, I find him very similar to former Auburn great Stephen Davis, who excelled under Terry Bowden's regime.
I eventually not only found Auburn on the map but also got to visit it in person. Four years ago over Labor Day Weekend, I flew from DC to visit my good friends Heather and Hood Harris in Birmingham. Hood is an Auburn Alum and a big fan and took me to their opener against the Warhawks of Louisiana-Monroe (Warhawks vs War Eagle, how ironic). Through a good friend of his, Hood was able to get me in the press box for the first half of the game to sit in the booth with Auburn's radio broadcast team and watch them announce the game. It was quite a treat to see how it all came together.
However, this now brings back most recent memory of Jordan-Hare, which was watching Mississippi State quarterback Chris Relf get tackled just short of the goal line as time expired and my Bulldogs fell 41-34. Better let sleeping dogs lie and sign off now.
Keep your eye on Yeldon though.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
FOX SPORTS SOUTH TO BROADCAST DAPHNE VS FAIRHOPE TONIGHT
Who says you have to wait for Friday night for great high school football. The "War on the Shore" between the Daphne Trojans and Fairhope Pirates will be broacasted nationally tonight on Fox Sports South. Look for numerous Division I prospects to be all over the field between the 7-0 Trojans and 6-1 Pirates. Standouts for Daphne include running back TJ Yeldon (Auburn) and linebacker Ryan Anderson (Alabama), while Fairhope features one of the state's top offensive lineman in Kyron Samuels. Kickoff is scheduled for
7 PM at Fairhope.
7 PM at Fairhope.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
VANCLEAVE TACKLING MACHINE COMMITS TO GOLDEN EAGLES
Considered a "sleeper" prospect, Southern Mississippi has gotten a commitment from linebacker Jerry McCorvey of Vancleave, who had a whopping 147 tackles during his junior year. McCorvey has a strong mentor in fellow Vancleave Alum and former Mississippi State All SEC linebacker Chris White. He has bloodlines working for him too as his cousin is former Florida State wide receiver Kez McCorvey, who starred for the great Seminole teams of the early 90's and was a teammate of Shane Matthews and Terrell Buckley at Pascagoula.
Here is more on McCorvey from The Sun Herald:
Here is more on McCorvey from The Sun Herald:
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Brother Martin Knocks Off Unbeaten West Jefferson
Crusaders’ running back Jabbar Singleton ran for 132 yards and three touchdowns Friday night, helping to lead Brother Martin past West Jefferson 34-22 at Tad Gormley Stadium.
“I’ve been trying to get him out to play football the last couple of years,” Crusaders’ Coach Mark Bonis said. “He’s a basketball guy and we finally got him out this year. The reason why we went after him is we knew what kind of a man he could be as a running back. Before the game, we told him, ‘This is going to be on you. You’ve got to get it done tonight.’ He really stepped it up and did a tremendous job.”
Friday, October 7, 2011
FAIRHOPE VS FOLEY
Big battle on Mobile's Eastern Shore tonight between Fairhope and Foley. The top college prospect in this game is Fairhope OL Kyron Samuels who is the nephew of former Alabama All American OT Chris Samuels and former All Pro with the Washington Redskins.
Fairhope visits Foley in Blue-Gold Trophy game
FOLEY, Alabama — Bragging rights and playoff positioning will both be at stake when the annual Blue-Gold game takes place between Foley High and visiting Fairhope High at Ivan Jones Stadium at 7 p.m. today.
"Anytime you get into a rivalry or big game you have to be able to go in and prepare during the week without getting caught up emotionally in the game and spend all of your emotions or play the game too early," Fairhope coach David Faulkner said. "You have to pace yourself and work on the preparations so you can go out and play well on game day."
To continue reading:
http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/5344555616445774365/fairhope-visits-foley-in-blue-gold-trophy-game/
Battle For The Crab Trap
As the article from the Sun Herald below indicates, many great games across the Mississippi Gulf Coast are taking place this evening, including two county rival contests. I haven't seen Ocean Springs play yet this year and they had been #1 in the Sun Herald poll before falling to D'Iberville 36-35 last week. The Biloxi Indians are not regarded as highly, but they definitely appear to be a program on the rise under Coach John Shannon, so it could be a pretty good matchup.
And while I have seen the Saint Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws play many times in my two years of living on the Coast, especially during their 2009 State Championship season when they were led by record setting Quarterback Dylan Favre, I have yet to see them play their biggest rival the Bay High Tigers. The schools are located less than two miles from each other and it is definitely appropriate that the prize between the Bay St. Louis rivals is a crab trap. I'm not sure whether the crab trap is real or figurative, but I will find out soon enough, and if it is real, does it come with crabs already in it? Both teams enter the game with identical 3-3 records, so it should be a pretty good contest even with St. Stanislaus winning the last 8 in a row.
The Rock-a-Chaws of St. Stanislaus have two college prospects on their offensive line in Taylor Borne and Craig Frigo. Frigo's father is the Rock-a-Chaws offensive line coach, Dr. Chris Frigo, who is an orthodontist in Gulfport and was a defensive lineman on LSU's 1986 SEC Championship Team. His intense old school on field demeanor is definitely fun to watch. Borne and Frigo carry on St. Stanislaus's strong tradition of producing top rated offensive linemen, as current Detroit Lions offensive guard and former LSU great Stephen Peterman is also a Rock-a-Chaw Alumnus. Admittedly, I have not seen the Bay High Tigers in action yet and do not know as much about their tradition, but look forward to learning more about them tonight. They did have that good player from a few years back who went to Stanford where he excelled at defensive back, but my internet search can't produce his name.
And while I have seen the Saint Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws play many times in my two years of living on the Coast, especially during their 2009 State Championship season when they were led by record setting Quarterback Dylan Favre, I have yet to see them play their biggest rival the Bay High Tigers. The schools are located less than two miles from each other and it is definitely appropriate that the prize between the Bay St. Louis rivals is a crab trap. I'm not sure whether the crab trap is real or figurative, but I will find out soon enough, and if it is real, does it come with crabs already in it? Both teams enter the game with identical 3-3 records, so it should be a pretty good contest even with St. Stanislaus winning the last 8 in a row.
The Rock-a-Chaws of St. Stanislaus have two college prospects on their offensive line in Taylor Borne and Craig Frigo. Frigo's father is the Rock-a-Chaws offensive line coach, Dr. Chris Frigo, who is an orthodontist in Gulfport and was a defensive lineman on LSU's 1986 SEC Championship Team. His intense old school on field demeanor is definitely fun to watch. Borne and Frigo carry on St. Stanislaus's strong tradition of producing top rated offensive linemen, as current Detroit Lions offensive guard and former LSU great Stephen Peterman is also a Rock-a-Chaw Alumnus. Admittedly, I have not seen the Bay High Tigers in action yet and do not know as much about their tradition, but look forward to learning more about them tonight. They did have that good player from a few years back who went to Stanford where he excelled at defensive back, but my internet search can't produce his name.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Insight On Dutchtown's Landon Collins
By: Bill Bumgarner, Sportsnola.Com
I was ready for another brand of entertainment. But for some reason, I watched one more play.
Glad I did.
On the next snap, the quarterback was intercepted by a defensive back who had the build of an Adonis, who coasted down the sidelines effortlessly, with long, smooth strides. After he scored, I waited for his identity.
"Returning the interception for a touchdown," said the broadcaster, "was Landon Collins of Dutchtown, Louisiana."
For full article: http://www.sportsnola.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575894&Itemid=578
I was ready for another brand of entertainment. But for some reason, I watched one more play.
Glad I did.
On the next snap, the quarterback was intercepted by a defensive back who had the build of an Adonis, who coasted down the sidelines effortlessly, with long, smooth strides. After he scored, I waited for his identity.
"Returning the interception for a touchdown," said the broadcaster, "was Landon Collins of Dutchtown, Louisiana."
For full article: http://www.sportsnola.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575894&Itemid=578
St. Paul's Covington Tops Louisiana High School Football Ranking
| For full Top 25 list go to: http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/article/-2595309038523204499/nolacom-class-5a-football-power-rankings-week-5/ 1 | St. Paul's (5-0) | 8.200 |
| 2 | Dutchtown (5-0) | 7.800 |
| 3 | Carencro (5-0) | 7.400 |
| 4 | Parkway (5-0) | 7.200 |
| 5 | Byrd, C.E. ( |
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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