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12/08/2018 11:11pm
NEW ORLEANS- After putting up 67 points in their semifinal shootout with Destrehan, Zachary knew they had quite the test against a West Monroe team that entered Saturdays final without giving up a single point in the postseason.Zachary broke the streak early on a touchdown throw from Keilon Brown to Chandler Whitfield to go up 6-0 early in the first quarter.Both teams would trade blows until the 4th quarter when West Monroe erased a 10 point deficit to take a 24-20 lead with 9:26 to play in the game.The West Monroe defense that had been so special this postseason also came up with a potential game saving 4th and goal stop with 4:30 left to play.Zachary would get one more chance with 2:38 in the game and would take advantage.Brown threw a screen to Chris Hilton who would take it 80 yards for the game winning touchdown.Zachary wins their 2nd straight title and third in the last four years.Permalink Comments
12/08/2018 8:46pm
NEW YORK AP - Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray has won the Heisman Trophy, edging Alabamas Tua Tagvailoa and setting up a College Football Playoff matchup of Heisman winner and runner-up.  The fourth-ranked Sooners play the top-ranked Crimson Tide in the Orange Bowl semifinal Dec. 29 in the seventh bowl matchup of Heisman winner and runner-up, and first since second-place finisher Vince Young and Texas beat Reggie Bush and Southern California in the 2006 Rose Bowl.  This season, Murray stepped into the starting job at Oklahoma held by last years Heisman winner and first overall NFL draft pick, Baker Mayfield. Oklahoma is the first school with have Heisman-winner quarterbacks in consecutive seasons and the fifth overall with winners in back-to-back years.  Permalink Comments
12/08/2018 5:32pm
NEW ORLEANS- In a rematch of last years Division I state championship game, John Curtis got their revenge beating Catholic High in convincing fashion 49-7.The Bears were only down 14-7 in the second quarter before allowing 35 unanswered points, as the Pioneers ran for 437 yards.Catholic High quarterback Cameron Dartez went 13 for 27 for only 106 yards, throwing two interceptions, while John Curtis quarterback took home MVP honors rushing for 160 yards and a touchdown.Permalink Comments
12/07/2018 8:17pm
NEW ORLEANS - Virgina commit Mike Hollins helped power the top-ranked Cubs to back-to-back Division II state titles for the first time in program history. The U-High running back racked up a five touchdown night as the Cubs took down St. Thomas More 55-46 in a shootout Friday night inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Running back Mike Hollins was a man amongst boys, he ran past and over Cougar defenders all night in route to 284 yards of total offense. He had 27 carries for 240 yards and four touchdowns earning him the LHSAAs Most Outstanding Player for a second consecutive season. Friday nights Division II state title game set six new records for the prep classic.Here are the record numbers below:     1. Both teams combined for 91 pass attempts. The previous record was 74 back in 1997.     2. 1,270 total yards were the most ever in a state title game in Louisiana history. The previous record was                 1,124 total yards set in 2013s game between Acadiana and Parkway.      3. 61 first down broke a previous mark of 47 set in 2016.     4. 159 total plays combined to be the most-ever in a prep classic title game.      5. 28 combined penalties broke a previous mark of 26.     6. 14 receptions by STMs Grant Arceneaux broke the old record held by three players.St. Thomas More quarterback Caleb Holstein did something nobody could do all year against the Cubs. His offensive performance keep it tight all game, and for the first time this season U-High found themselves in four quarter game.Despite the loss Holstein put up big numbers against a normally solid Cubs defense. He finished the night 38-of-58 for 410 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. His 38 completions and 58 pass attempts also set a new record for the prep classic. On the flip side, Cubs quarterback John Gordon Mckernan was 20-of-33 for 331 yards, three touchdowns and one pick. Permalink Comments
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