Franklin Parish High School held a press conference today announcing Adrian Burnette new head football coach. Burnette takes over for Sonny Nason who was announced as the athletic facilities manager and LHSAA consultant. (Sun photos by Joe Curtis)
Franklin Parish High School held a press conference today announcing Adrian Burnette new head football coach. Burnette takes over for Sonny Nason who was announced as the athletic facilities manager and LHSAA consultant. (Sun photos by Joe Curtis)
Bo Meeks is returning to Mangham High as offensive coordinator of the Dragon football team.
Franklin Parish landed four players on the All-District 2-4A first team.
Mangham High battled Jonesboro-Hodge to the final whistle Friday in Jonesboro, but the Dragons came up short in a 28-18 loss to the Tigers in a Class 2A Regional contest.
A short-handed Mangham High School football team advanced in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs as the Dragons defeated Capitol High of Baton Rouge 28-6 Friday in Mangham.
Franklin Parish finished its season at 1-8 as the Patriots fell to Minden 35-34 in Winnsboro Friday.
Franklin Parish fell to 1-7 with a 54-6 loss to Sterlington Friday in Winnsboro.
Mangham High took care of business Friday with a 46-0 win over Rayville and now the Dragons prepare for their third unbeaten team this year.
Franklin Academy drops first round playoff game against Lee Academy (Ark) to end the year for the Cougars.
A long bus ride and number four ranked Huntington Raiders proved too much for the Franklin Parish Patriots Friday night.
Franklin Academy clinched their first playoff birth since 2016 and will travel Friday to Marianna, Arkansas to take on Lee Academy.
Mangham High fell to unbeaten General Trass 54-46 Friday in Mangham in a wild shootout.
Franklin Academy stumbles in a game against Tensas Academy 28-6.
Mangham High improved to 6-1 overall as the Dragons dominated Madison 42-8 Friday in Mangham.
Franklin Parish got in the win column as the Patriots blanked Bastrop 28-0 in Winnsboro Friday at its Homecoming.
The (5-1) Neville Tigers scored 28 points in the first quarter and never looked back in a 42-0 rout against Franklin Parish Friday night.
No Trey Holley?
Mangham High used the legs of running back Jalen Williams and quarterback T.J. Bell to defeat Ferriday 36-0 on a muddied Melz Field Friday in a game delayed for an hour by lightning.
Mangham High picked up its first shutout of the season as the Dragons blanked Delhi Charter 42-0 in its District 2-2A opener in Mangham.
Troubles in the red zone continued to haunt Franklin Parish Thursday night as the Patriots fell to Carroll 35-12 in Monroe Thursday.
Franklin Academy Cougars won a high scoring game against Union Christian Academy 52-50.
Franklin Parish fell to 0-2 on the season with a 42-10 loss to Arkansas powerhouse Warren High Friday in Winnsboro.
Mangham High rebounded from a 35-13 loss to 3A power Sterlington to defeat Caldwell 35-7 in Columbia Friday.
Mangham dropped its first game of the season as the Class 1A Dragons fell to 3A Sterlington 35-13 Friday in Mangham.
Franklin Parish head football coach Sonny Nason makes no bones about it. His Patriot team was overmatched going into its Friday’s contest at Lake Charles College Prep Friday.
Mangham High School offensive lineman Antonio Bell picked up a loose fumble at the Oak Grove 1-yard line and carried it the end zone to give Mangham a 27-23 upset win over the two-time defending Class A state champion Tigers Friday in Oak Grove.
Franklin Academy rolls over Central Academy 52-6 with a high-powered offense at home.
Franklin Parish opens the 2021 season at Lake Charles College Prep Friday at 7 p.m.
Franklin Academy varsity dropped their second contest of the season 38-6 to last year’s state runner-up Tallulah Academy.
The friendly barbs flew around the annual Bayou Jamb presser once again, as coaches took the opportunity to promote their programs and players while also acknowledging the difficulties of navigating a football season while dealing with COVID-19.
Franklin Parish will scrimmage Rayville High Friday at Rayville.
The rain Monday could not dampen the spirits of Franklin Parish head coach Sonny Nason, who welcomed his 2021 Patriot football team for the first day of fall drills.
Franklin Parish head coach Sonny Nason has completed his coaching staff as the Patriots begin practicing for the 2021 football season on Monday.
Franklin Parish head football coach Sonny Nason said his offseason workout program has been going very well.
Franklin Parish will face Mangham at 3 p.m. on August 28 in the Bayou Jamb at Louisiana-Monroe.
Franklin Parish football coach Sonny Nason announced that summer workouts will begin Monday at 10 a.m. at the school.
Franklin Parish High’s football team will skip spring practice and start a week early in August for Fall drills.
Six Mangham High football players will be playing at the next level after signing with different colleges.
Mangham senior quarterback Kaleb Pleasant was named Most Valuable Player of District 2-2A, while senior linebacker Joe Williams was named Defensive MVP.
Two years after not making the playoffs, the Mangham High Dragons are one game away from playing for a Class 2A state championship.
Mangham High used a balanced offense and stingy defense to defeat Port Allen 35-19 Thursday in Mangham in a Class 2A quarterfinal contest.
Down 20-0 to Kentwood on the road in the second quarter of its Class 2A Regional contest, Mangham head coach Scott Wilcher told his Dragon team not to panic, there was plenty of time left, keep its composure and just keep playing.
After enduring what Mangham head coach Scott Wilcher called one of the craziest five or six minutes he had ever been around, the Dragon football team rolled past Madison 55-18 to advance to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.
The LHSAA released its playoff brackets for the 2020 football season Sunday morning, which includes Mangham.
Mangham High faces a familiar opponent in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs at the No. 2 Dragons welcome No. 21 Madison to Mangham after defeating the Jaguars 42-10 in Tallulah Friday.
Franklin Parish's football team had to cancel it's final two football games because a player tested positive for Covid-19.
Franklin Parish dropped its fourth straight game, falling to Huntington of Shreveport 42-12 in Winnsboro Friday.
Mangham High head football coach Scott Wilcher said his team would have to match Ferriday's energy, speed and physicality to have a chance for a win at Melz Field Friday in Ferriday
The Franklin Parish High School Patriette Dance team will be having a Veteran’s Day program at the Nov. 6 game, Chasity Southern, Patriette coach said.
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