I attended two games Friday night. I saw the first quarter and a half of St Aug vs O Perry Walker. Chargers are a very talented football team. Their running game was pretty good , even without star Tyrone Duplessis, who is out with a knee sprain. Duplessis may not play this week against Hahnville. Walker quarterback Torrance Massey does a really good job of running their offense. Chargers could get to the dome in 4A. But that depends on their kicking game, their playoff draw, and injuries: but, they definitely are good enough to get there.
St Aug has some good young players, but they need more size on defense. In the past, when the Knights were really good, they had the big guys like James Hall and Raynoch Thompson who could run to the football.
I then attended the Shaw Brother Martin game at Gormley. Brother Martin has really good running game with Dalton HIllard and Dante Butler. Jay Pittman has done a solid job of building a program at Martin. Crusaders can win Catholic league, and compete well in 5A playoffs. Head coach Jay Pittman said this week his team wants to compete for championships, and I don't think he was talking about district.
Last night, Covington couldn't close out Denham Springs, losing 17-14 on a last second field goal. But, Lions under Malter Scobel will improve quickly. Scobel is a Hank Tierney disciple. And every Tierney protege' has heard this from the boss: "Teams don't win games, programs do.."
On the way to Auburn, as Les Miles says, "have a great day..."
Regards,
Ed Daniels