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Coach Chad Mahaffey, Head Coach LSU Lab School Cubs, Louisiana High School Coach of The Year
1.1.2018 9 LGF All-Louisiana Team 14 Bad Calls in the NFL
20 University High’s Unbelievable Run 29 Beating a State Champion
32 Early Signing Class 35 Four-Peat 36 High School Final Brackets 38 Blake Williams
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Catholic of Baton Rouge won the State Championship over John Curtis by a score of 20-14. Here is JR QB Cameron Dartez (14) and SR RB Parker Smith (12)
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University High Unbelievable Run For The State Championship:
As a guy that has coached and recruited division I football, I have seen some of the best recruits. None compare to the 2019 recruit, Donald “Biscuit” Berniard form LSU Laboratory School. When I first saw his film back in July, I was blown away with his production as an interior lineman. The one thing as a defensive line coach I like to see is how violent a player’s hands are, and with Biscuit he was hitting linemen hard enough to make their necks pop backwards. While that may sound too violent for high school, football is a violent game at any level. The more aggressive the linemen are, the better the chances to win the game. I was fortunate enough to get an interview with Donald back in July and get to know the young man. Not only is he a great athlete he is also very intelligent. At only 16 he will be a senior this year at University High. He takes advanced placement classes and maintains a 3.4 GPA. Donald told us during his interview that he enjoys school especially history class. Learning about where we come from and things that happened in the past is very interesting to Donald. It is fitting that he likes history as his goal is to one day become a judge.
Since that original interview I have followed Donald’s career and talked with coaches that I have worked with about his talent. They always come to the same conclusion as me, Biscuit is one of the top defensive linemen in the state for the 2019 class. I personally think that he is the top recruit for the 2019 class from Louisiana and possibly one of the top guys nationally. In my experience, you do not find a guy like Biscuit every day. Even with his www.LouisianaGridironFootball.com
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Diamond in the Rough: Blake Williams, McKinley High School By: Coach Andy Bryson
Blake is an underrated prospect from a talent deep school for the 2018 class. Blake is a 6’1”, 270 lbs. defensive lineman. He has been working out with former New Orleans Super Bowl Champion and LSU National Champion defensive tackle Marlon Favorite this season. “Blake is hard working with great technique. He can make something out of nothing,” said Favorite, “Blake reminds me of my former teammate, Glen Dorsey.” Blake is an aggressive defensive lineman that will excel at the next level. Blake can bench: 250 lb, squat: 400 lb, has an ACT: 19 , and a GPA: 3.1. I think Blake can play at the DI level. When did you start playing football? I started when I was about six years old maybe five. I played for the south Baton Rouge Rams. I played for coach Johnny Wright for my pee wee football. My pee wee junior year with BREC year I sat out, and then the next year I came back and played for the Scotlandville Hornets. Why do you play football? What do you love about the game? My mom’s side of the family is all athletes, I mean track, basketball, etc. My mom made me play one year of football, and I didn’t like it at first. But every year after that, I have loved the game. It’s really the only thing that I love other than family. I went to Scotlandville High at first, but then I transferred to McKinley. The atmosphere there is amazing. The band, fans, and atmosphere on Friday night is the best anywhere in my opinion. (It doesn’t even matter if we are winning or losing). Our coaches are good, they are looking to see us do good in the world. They teach us how to start, finish, do better and how to grind. No matter how we are doing, we are a brotherhood and they really support that. How did your season go? For me personally, it was the best one that I have had so far. My vision, agility, hand use, speed and strength were way better than they have ever been. Despite all the losing this season, I kept fighting and playing hard to the end. What was one thing you worked on this season? Using my hands more is something I worked on. Working with Marlon Favorite, I learned that using my hands is going to help me be more of a threat on the field. It really was key to why I was so successful this season. What is one area of the game do you think you excel at? Run stopping. Marlon taught me how to use my hands, extending to see the runner and see if they are coming my way or not. I’m a natural defensive tackle, but I can go outside and contain (run stopping) also.
Why do you want to go to college? Really, just want to go and play football and get an education. I want to keep moving forward. I could play football for the rest of my life. If you get the opportunity to play college ball, what is one thing you hope to accomplish? Just being able to go to college, and show people who told me I couldn’t do it, that they were wrong. People that talked down to me and told me that I couldn’t go farther. Some people tell me that I’m not that good, that I’m a waste of talent, etc., but if I go to college I will show them just how wrong they were. They only make me want to play harder and show them how successful I can be. I mean, I played varsity as a freshman and that made some people mad, but it only makes me want to play harder and be more aggressive. I try to make a statement every down I play. Why do you love football? For the love of the game. Football has always been my life, always will be. I love everything. I love when you make a big play and get to celebrate, and when the band plays and the fans get excited. There is just nothing else that can top that feeling when people can’t stop me. I love that you get to use your aggression on the field. What kind of player are you? I bring a lot of energy to the field and excitement, especially when I get a sack.
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