Posts Tagged ‘Football’

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor With deep roots in the school, bridged by a gap to when his brother played football at the school, Parkview Baptist’s football coach Stefan LeFors was introduced Monday as the new head football coach at Division III Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. LeFors, 43, succeeds Chuck Goldstein who transitioned…

by: Vincent Cacioppo // GeauxPreps.com Managing Editor BATON ROUGE — LSU Football has tapped one of Louisiana’s most respected coaching figures to serve as its new Director of High School Relations, with longtime teacher, coach, and administrator Eric Held stepping into the role. The hire was first reported by On3’s Shea Dixon. A graduate of Brother Martin, Held brings with…

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor One of the primary reasons Aaron Vice feels he’s the new football at Newman wasn’t because of his background for being able to complete passes, but for his ability to connect the dots between academics and athletics. Vice has enjoyed a coaching background rooted in offense and molding quarterbacks.…

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor In what some national recruiting analysts have called an upset of sorts; Catholic High’s Blaine Bradford chose to leave his hometown. Instead of remaining within close proximity of LSU’s campus, the five-start Bradford committed Monday to national champion Ohio State following an unofficial visit to the campus in Columbus,…

by: William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Before head football coach Jimmy Zachery left his alma mater at Opelousas, Harry Colemen had received a phone call about the potential of the job becoming open at the school. Coleman was taken aback, having watched Zachery’s accomplishments from afar which included the Division II non-select state championship in…

by: William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Nelson Stewart said he’d never really compiled a resume’ much less had experience interviewing for jobs. The 19-year head coaching veteran of Newman found himself thrust into such a position where his work experience, coupled with his interview skills, recently resulted in the New Orleans native becoming the new…

by: William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Former Haynesville High football player and coach John Ware said Alton “Red” Franklin became a phenomenon at the Claiborne Parish school well before the advent of social media. Franklin preferred to work outside of the media’s glare, cultivating a football powerhouse about 30 minutes from the Arkansas border that would rival…

by: Vincent Cacioppo // GeauxPreps.com Managing Editor Glenbrook is turning to a familiar face to lead its football program, naming Greg Tibbitt as the Apaches’ new head coach. Tibbitt, who previously coached Glenbrook from 2012 to 2013, returns to Minden after a successful stint at Green Forest High School (AR), where he guided the program…

by: William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor When his father Tony was an assistant coach at Carencro High School, a younger Mike Courville remembered crying at the thought of getting left at home while his dad went to workouts. Michael Courville’s grown up in the profession since then, joining forces with his father at Carencro and…

by: William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor The celebration of Teurlings Catholic’s wrestling team can appear to be an ordeal. The Rebels are more than just the 14 wrestlers who all placed in last week’s LHSAA State Wrestling Tournament, resulting in the school’s 12th Division II state title in Bossier City. Long-time coach Kent Masson, now…