What LA high school had the most dominant reign in a period?

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I'm talking about a period of time, and nothing JC has had ever in a 10 year stretch came close to Evangel 95-06ish.

Evangel had like 3 very close years of having the #1 overall recruit with Booty, Berlin, and someone else I can't remember (maybe other Booty, not LSU one). Their off year between Berlin and Booty, was a QB that was still #80 recruit in country, went to OU I think. Brock Berlin is still rated as the #8 recruit on 247 in the history of all hundreds of thousands of recruits they've ranked over the years. Evangel had constant 4 or so guys in top 150 recruits each year. John Curtis hasn't ever had that or close. Maybe 1 guy in the top 150 every 3 or so years, but 3 to 4 guys a year? McKnight is ranked 12th of all time.

They definitely recruited from the broader area and housed/gave parents jobs to accomplish this imo in Shreveport.

John Curtis is in 2A. It's a lot different pre whenever they changed it up to win a 2A and 5A state title. 5A was much much deeper.

John David Booty was 1st player in country to skip senior year to go to USC because his dad and the Evangel head coach/pastor got into an argument over a bible study, but back then when they rated just seniors, all recruiting services had him pegged to be the #1 recruit until he left. If you youtube their highlights from then, it's bizzare. They ran the shotgun from 10 yards behind LOS. Crazy seeing it that far back.

So is your question most dominant recruits during a period or dominant teams? I’m from north Louisiana and thoroughly enjoyed watching both Evangel and West Monroe during 90’s/00’s. I even loved going to watch Haynesville (17 {1A} state championships) play a couple of times in 2000.

John Curtis (27 state championships) wins the dominant Louisiana team conversation, no question. They are 2A, but they were winning 4A state championships in football until 2005. Most notably, beating Keiland Williams led Northside High in 2004.

Evangel dominated the 90’s, but so did John Curtis. The difference is JC was doing it in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, & 4 titles post-2010 with 2018 being the most recent. Evangels first championship was 1993 and their last was 2016.

So if your question is dominant teams: it’s John Curtis

If we’re talking D1 recruits, yeah, give me Evangel during 90’s/00’s.

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Ferriday has a long history of success in football. They won four straight state championships from 1953 to 1956 and had a combined record of 52-1-2 in those four years.

I feel like the answer should be Evangel or John Curtis maybe both. I remember a time it seemed like they was just both unstoppable.

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If we’re talking D1 recruits, yeah, give me Evangel during 90’s/00’s.

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D1 recruits coming out of high school, mmmmmmm ok.

D1 recruits that proved out at next level, not so sure.

Evangel, Curtis, WM... All masters of recruiting.

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Another question is what LA high school quietly produces a ton of talent? I'd go with Neville on that one. Seems they have an ESPN 150 every other year.

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If we are just talking NFL quality talent all time that actually makes it to the league, in Louisiana it's ST. Aug and it's not even close.

Teams who have had 10 or more players in the NFL

St. Augustine 34
Ruston 18
John Curtis Christian 14
Southern University Lab 12
C.E. Byrd 12
Baton Rouge Catholic 12
Minden 11
Archbishop Shaw 11
Destrehan 11
West Monroe 11
Neville 10
Baton Rouge 10
Scotlandville Magnet 10
Jesuit 10
Lake Charles 10
O. Perry Walker 10


As of the end of 2022, the leader in active players is Neville with 5.

Teams with 2 or more active players

Neville 5
St. Augustine 4
Scotlandville Magnet 4
John Curtis Christian 3
Evangel Christian Academy 3
Archbishop Rummel 3
Brother Martin 3
Plaquemine 3
Dutchtown 3
Calvary Baptist Academy 3
Southern University Lab 2
Baton Rouge Catholic 2
West Monroe 2
Jesuit 2
Edna Karr 2
Thibodaux 2
Redemptorist 2
Parkway 2