A healthier River Oaks is a scarier River Oaks.

Someone’s “0” had to go, and (4-0) West Ouachita fans are grateful it wasn’t the Chiefs after a 40-21 victory against Grant gave the Cougars their first loss of the season.

Jeff Tannehill told anyone who would listen that Omarion Miller’s 5-star moniker was just as impressive as Neville’s Zalance Heard's heading into Friday night’s showdown with North Caddo. The Neville fans in attendance for Friday night's game would likely agree with that sentiment after Mill…

Two fourth quarter touchdown catches and a touchdown-saving tackle by Grant Edmondson helped the (3-1) West Monroe Rebels rally to beat Scotlandville, 31-28, Friday night.  

The moment lived up to just how they imagined it. Sterlington has been a thorn in Carroll’s side since the Panthers moved up to Class 3A back in 2017. Seniors Amareya Greeley, Demardrick Blunt and Latrevion Christian have enjoyed halftime leads against the Panthers, but they’ve never experie…

What do we have here? The champ is rocked and on the ropes, while several Ouachita Parish clubs take on powerhouses from all over the state in Week 4.

Class 5A

There is no get-right game on the schedule for the (1-2) Sterlington Panthers this week. 

The (2-1) West Monroe Rebels overpowered a RePublic team out of Tennessee that brought only 22 players and two coaches to West Monroe last Friday, but that might have been the least compelling story involving the Rebels' 56-0 victory. 

Some coaches love the opportunity to win a close football game that allows them to drill instruction into their players as if the team lost. Not Steven Fitzhugh.

After exchanging haymakers with Class 3A foe Jena, St. Frederick dug into its bag of tricks to pull off a 26-20 home-opener victory Friday night.

The (2-1) Neville Tigers offense put forth its best performance of the season in a 49-12 victory against Huntington Friday night.

One week after announcing high school postseason play would move to four brackets in all sports, the LHSAA announced baseball, softball and boys and girls basketball playoffs would add a fifth division for non-select and select sports.

For the first time since 2019, the West Ouachita Chiefs have started its football season with a 3-0 record. 

Quentin Henry’s retirement plan expired long ago. Between accepting boxing bouts and mixed martial arts fights in his 20s, Henry thought he would fight until the age 30 and then go off and make a career as a personal trainer or in construction.

To change the direction of a football program, it just might take a thunderbolt.

Well friends, I'm happy to report that Ouachita Parish has opened the high school football season with three consecutive compelling slates.

After an hour lightning delay, St. Frederick struggled early before a fourth-quarter comeback came up just short in a 23-20 loss to Franklin Parish in Winnsboro Friday.

The (1-1) West Monroe Rebels suffered its first loss of the season in a 16-10 overtime heartbreaker to East Ascension Friday night.

It might’ve taken seven quarters, but the West Ouachita offense has found a pulse. And it couldn’t come at a better time considering the undefeated (2-0) Chiefs will host a fellow undefeated parish squad in (2-0) Richwood this Friday.

In a game that Lee Doty appropriately described as “insane,” the (1-1) Sterlington Panthers trailed (1-1) Mangham in the fourth quarter before scoring three unanswered touchdowns to win, 51-32.

Most coaches don’t get to wear championship rings often.

Snapping streaks is becoming quite a trend for Todd Garvin’s Ouachita Lions. You could almost say they’ve developed a knack for it after Friday night’s 43-29 victory against Neville.

The LHSAA announced a major shakeup to the football postseason Friday afternoon, as non-select brackets will move from five classifications to four.

College football often times front loads the first week of the season so much that Week 2 typically takes a major step back in comparison. While Texas vs. Alabama and Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh qualify as interesting matchups this weekend, they certainly lack the intrigue of Notre Dame vs. Ohi…

The Ouachita Christian football team began its season against a much-improved Watson Chapel team out of Arkansas, and the Eagles passed the stiff test with a 35-20 victory Friday night.

It won't take much to motivate the (1-0) West Ouachita Chiefs for a Week 2 road test against Jonesboro-Hodge. All head coach Mike Rainwater will need to do is mention last year's 41-20 loss against an emotional J-Hodge football team that honored two players on the night that died in a fatal …

Jeff Tannehill has seen his share of muddy games in his coaching career, but Neville's headman hasn't ever seen anything like Neville's 8-0 victory against Evangel Friday night. 

In the words of Hall of Fame boxer Roy Jones Jr., “Y’all must’ve forgot.”

What was initially ruled as a forfeit victory for Carroll High School has now been overturned to a cancellation, thus the Bulldogs will enter Week 2 against Green Oaks with an 0-0 record. 

If this is a sign of things to come for River Oaks under Daniel Vanderberg, Mustang fans will enjoy future results under those bright Friday night lights. 

Despite beating Holy Savior Menard, 35-10, a season ago, St. Frederick head coach Andy Robinson never overlooked his Week 1 opponent in 2022.

Rummel’s explosive offensive plays prevented Ouachita from starting 1-0 on the season in Thursday night's 42-28 affair in Hammond.

After months of #Lance2LSU hashtags, Neville offensive tackle Zalance Heard pleased in-state fans when he committed to play his college football career with the LSU Tigers.  

Being the fight fanatic I am, yours truly has a tendency to get a little carried away hyping up big events in front of the kiddos.

The Louisiana Sports Writers Association unveiled the first poll of the football season with Sterlington, Ouachita Christian and Neville each earning Top 3 nods in the schools' respective classifications. 

The power structure in District 2-5A has been heavily discussed in storyline form this preseason. On one side of I-20, West Monroe coaches have tried to convince the public that a massive rebuild job is set to take place for a dominant program. Patience would be needed for the Rebels in 2022…

A frustrated Landon Graves just wanted the football in his hands early on in OCS’ 14-12 jamboree victory against Jena.