Abram Booty Named Sage Hill HS Head Coach (S. Cal Private School)

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Booty, a standout at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La., where he set national records for receptions (302), receiving yards (5,867) and touchdowns (83), expects to turn Sage Hill into a winner.

The 36-year-old is setting high expectations in his first season as a head coach on the high school level. The last football team Booty coached involved 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds on the Newport-Mesa Seahawks Pee Wee Division team, which he led to winning the Orange County Junior All-American Super Bowl in November.

Booty comes from a successful football family, his three brothers, Josh, John David and Jake, stood out at quarterback in high school and two went on to play in college and get drafted in the NFL. John David led USC to Rose Bowl wins in 2007 and '08, and Josh played at LSU from 1999-2000.

"My goal is to create a fun and exciting brand of football here at Sage that is not only attractive to our student athletes, but also for those in the community that come watch us compete," Abram Booty said.

"We are going to surround our young men with a first class coaching staff that will help each of them realize their full potential."

Booty said his three brothers would be involved with the program in some capacity, including his father, Johnny Booty, who plans to move to Newport Beach and join the family soon.

The family patriarch helped built a national powerhouse program at Evangel Christian Academy, where in 1999 the school won the USA Today national title, before Johnny helped start a new program at Calvary Baptist Academy, guiding the school to state titles in Louisiana.

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