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Destrehan and two LSU commitments are focused ‘trying to reach the end goal’
The expectation at Destrehan is always the game: To reach the Ceasars Superdome with the chance to win a football state championship. It didn’t happen last season, when the Wildcats had their 25-game winning streak stopped in the state quarterfinals at home against Zachary. The next chance will come...
District 8-5A preview: players to watch, things to know
The New Orleans area’s passing yards leader last season as a sophomore has several quality passing targets. AN all-district selection as an offensive lineman last season has experience playing both sides of the ball. Calvin Smith. RB | Hahnville. The top returning rusher for the Tigers was an all-district...
The winner of the Hahnville-Fontainebleau jamboree dominated in the trenches
Fontainebleau’s jamboree against Hahnville on Aug. 29 was a struggle for the home team. The Bulldogs turned the ball over three times and gained less than 70 yards of total offense as the Tigers won 27-0 at the Dawg Pound. The good news for Fontainebleau is that the game...
New Orleans Airport Blasts LSU Fight Song as Fans Board Planes
LSU fans are flocking to Las Vegas on Labor Day Weekend to see the Tigers take on USC, and one Louisiana airport set the mood as fans lined up to board their plane. The airport in New Orleans blasted the LSU Fight Song throughout the facility as fans boarded planes to head out west, and as you may imagine fans felt the excitement.
St. Augustine and Shaw played a jamboree that had several long touchdown plays
St. Augustine senior Liondel Caston, sophomore Ray’Quan Williams and freshman Jaelle Noble each scored a touchdown as the Purple Knights defeated Shaw 20-7 in a jamboree contest Friday at Memtsas Stadium. The three explosive touchdowns each made an impression on first-year head coach Robert Valdez. He referred to Caston...
LSU fans head to Vegas for Labor Day kickoff game
KENNER, La. (WVUE) - Many LSU fans hit the road to Las Vegas on Thursday to see the Tigers take on LSU in the Vegas kickoff classic. Those travelers joined huge crowds leaving New Orleans to enjoy the holiday with family and friends. The airport says many people will be...
College football is back: How to watch LSU, Tulane, Southern
College football returned last weekend, but now Louisiana teams are in on the action. Why it matters: The flashiest matchup this weekend takes the LSU Tigers to Las Vegas for their season opener against USC. Zoom in: With Heisman winner Jayden Daniels' exit last season, all eyes will be on...
Referee shortage could lead to prep football game cancellations
“So if you look at the population of the New Orleans area–Jefferson Parish, Orleans, and the Northshore–it’s only 160 people officiating high school football,” Eddie Allemore, assigner for the New Orleans Football Officials Association, said.
Saints announce the beneficiaries for their 2024 50/50 Raffles
The New Orleans Saints have announced the beneficiaries for their 2024 50/50 Raffles. WEEK 4: Team Gleason (RivALS Game) Over the past eight years, the 50/50 Raffle has supported various local charities and organizations throughout the Greater New Orleans area. Each home game will spotlight a different beneficiary, with a portion of the raffle ticket sales directly benefiting that week’s featured organization. Additionally, an online-only 50/50 raffle will be held for the annual Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons RivALS game, with a portion of proceeds specifically supporting ALS research.
The Rocky Mountain Saints? Sean Payton is building them with plenty of help from New Orleans.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Zach Strief would not have left the New Orleans Saints for just anyone. The former Saints tackle, play-by-play announcer and coach had called New Orleans home for 17 years and had signed a contract on his dream home in Old Metairie when Sean Payton called last year and offered him the chance to coach the Denver Broncos offensive line.
New starting QB comfortable in John Curtis jamboree win against East Jefferson
John Curtis senior Reggie Johnson always figured his time would come. The first-year starter at quarterback waited three seasons behind former starters Buddy Taylor (now at Arkansas-Monticello) and Dagan Bruno (now at Tulane) for his chance to be the main signal caller. Then in a jamboree Thursday against East Jefferson,...
Cougars Outlasted by Knights in Louisiana
New Orleans, LA - In their second five set match in as many days, the Cougars were unable to withstand their own mistakes as they would fall 3-2 to the (RV) Marian University Knights. The Cougars will finish play in the Big Easy Blastoff tomorrow with two more matches against...
Impressive debut: Tulane QB Darian Mensah sharp in shutout of Southeastern
Darian Mensah did not need much time to show why he leaped from third to first in Tulane’s three-way quarterback competition during preseason camp. Mensah, a redshirt freshman from San Luis Obispo, California, completed six of his first seven passes and produced touchdowns on five of his six possessions as the Green Wave shut out Southeastern Louisiana 52-0 on Thursday night at Yulman Stadium.
Pleasant’s 100-yard pick-6 highlights Tulane’s 52-0 rout of SLU in season opener
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rayshawn Pleasant had a 100-yard pick-6, Darian Mensah threw a pair of touchdown passes and Tulane rolled to a 52-0 rout of Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Pleasant picked off Eli Stewart’s pass in the corner of the...
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