re: Little Bird Told Me

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Hopefully Melvin Hills love adding the trench guys.

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So do I but I think Grogan is a hidden gem at the moment. Expect him to explode this season. He also writes up Hills and lists Howard as the #3 performer.

Here is what Sam Spiegelman wrote about him on ON3:

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2024 LCA WR Trae Grogan provided a major spark in the passing game for the Knights. The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder caught five passes on 10 targets for 102 yards and a touchdown. Grogan was tough running routes and making grabs in the middle of the field and winning on contested catches. His physicality helped him churn out some yards after the catch, too. He’s got Saturday ability.

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2024 LCA DL Melvin Hills was impactful up front for the Knights against a high-octane, high-tempo St. Thomas More passing game. Hills accounted for five tackles with a half-sack and half-TFL. He also hit the quarterback on LCA’s fourth-quarter interception, which gave them a lead in late in the contest before a thrilling finish.

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A tidbit about Ju Juan

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3. ATH Ju’Juan Johnson
On300 ATH Ju’Juan Johnson set a Louisiana championship record with 585 total yards of offense on top of five touchdowns in Friday’s tight back-and-forth battle between Acadiana area powers St. Thomas More and Lafayette Christian. Johnson, the four-star do-it-all playmaker for LCA, is a three-year starter at quarterback and was electric with the ball in his hands. Johnson piled up 238 yards rushing averaging almost 8 yards per clip.

Johnson is elusive in the open field with quick feet and can seamlessly change direction. He’s an outstanding high school quarterback and he’s going to be an even better defensive back on Saturdays because of it. The in-state Tigers are leading the pack on the RPM for Johnson, who seems primed to come back with a vengeance next season.

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And one about Trey Holly while I'm at it.

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6. RB Trey Holly – LSU
Four-star Farmersville (La.) Union Parish RB Trey Holly’s record-setting prep career came after leading his Farmers to the promised land three years in a row. Undoubtedly, there’s no coincidence that Holly’s breakthrough sophomore season in which he finished fourth in the nation in rushing started this impressive Union run at the title. It’s sandwiched with Holly’s last hurrah in the Dome, in which one of the toughest backs in the country continued to pepper his lead in the record books.

The LSU commit broke loose for a 63-yard run in the first quarter bulldozing through and bouncing off Many defenders before bursting through a cloud of dust. Holly finished with 156 all-purpose yards and notched his 13th 100-yard game of the season, not to mention saw critical defensive snaps at linebacker, where he recorded three stops, a TFL and a pass defensed. Holly is also the Farmers’ punter and averaged 32.5 yards with one pinned down inside the 20-yard line.

Holly scored his 160th prep touchdown and heads to LSU with a state-leading 10,524 rushing yards. His physical running style has been a staple of great SEC backs over the years and only the state’s best defenses have been able to contain Holly in these finales. He’ll play a role for the Tigers sooner rather than later.

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