re: Annual Official LA HS Baseball Season-long Thread

I’m not talking about someone moving to Lake Charles and shopping schools I’m talking about coaches contacting high value prospects from any area and convincing them and the parents to move and come to Barbe. If you don’t think this happens you’re crazy. It happens everywhere not just Barbe. Most of these top recruits are known from the time they hit Jr High and are followed by the coaches and kids are following these coaches. The exposure on social media has made this happen. Recruiting happens in all areas at all schools. And with Barbes budget and success they just get more kids.

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wait...so if you were thinking of moving, you wouldnt go check perspective schools? talk to admin and coaches? that isnt recruiting. wtf are you talking about lets say i get a promotion to BR area...should i not go check the schools before buying a house? or hell lets say im from a small town and Im thinking of moving to LC where we found a house we like...should the condition of the school, the facilities, the teams not factor into my decision? should i not go tour schools before making a huge financial decision? i dunno if you realize how stupid what you said was. lets say in your case...you are looking for houses on the north shore, you currently live in mandeville and you find one in say in slidell of madisionville and you have never seen those HS before...would you not go take a tour and talk to admin/teachers/coaches/parents of current students? that isnt recruiting. recruiting is say barbe goes and tells the pitcher from sulphur...hey if you come here and transfer, we will promise a spot in the rotation and get your a scholarship meeting with perspective parents is not recruiting not surprised though...this is the same board that accused barbe of recruiting the kid from cali...ignoring that he grew up in SLC, moved to cali when his mom was in the military and moved back after she was done. here is an example of recruiting.....catholic goes and gets the kid out of the ghetto and gives him a full ride despite him not having good grades, never attended a catholic middle/elementary school. Im ok with th that ftr. if a school doesnt want their students or student athletes to leave, they should provide better learning environment, better facilities, better coaching, better training. in other words...dont want your kids to leave...compete.

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Bro you are absolutely delusional when it comes to barbe baseball, holy shite

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Lmao what’s moronic is denying the straight up fact that no one has benefited more than them

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The public 5a teams that won titles the year they LOST TO CATHOLIC clearly benefit more.

Catholic has without a doubt been the best football program over the last 10 years. It isn’t a question. It’s dumb to argue otherwise. All the public 5a schools that get to avoid them benefit

The public schools also got tired of Acadiana, winner of 4 state titles during the split(most of any 5a school), so they got rid of them as well

Over the past 10 years the best public 5a schools are Zachary and Acadiana. Not a single person would dispute that

Those teams are 1-8 against Catholic. Again, argue who benefits the most…..

Well considering Catholic never won a pre split football title is where some of that argument comes from as well.

Prior to the split their record vs Acadiana, Neville, wm and Ruston is pretty bad. Heck in the 10 year prior to the split only one loss was to a private (st aug), with losses to mandeville and west jeff(albeit the last good WJ team).


Time will tell how the matchups go going forward


Bears record vs wm is bad but since 1990 all catholic schools have bad records vs them.


But again they didn’t arse blast a non select state champ


PBS beat bears in a title year(one they didn’t have to give back, I only mention that because heading into LHSAa convention 5A had the votes to reunify but sanctions against BM and C that year turned some votes as did two parish school boards)

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’m talking about coaches contacting high value prospects from any area and convincing them and the parents to move and come to Barbe. If you don’t think this happens you’re crazy. It happens everywhere not just Barbe.

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this 100% does not happen at barbe.

if they say...hey you should come here, its a great school....sure. but they arent out there calling parents of kids, in district or not.

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Most of these top recruits are known from the time they hit Jr High and are followed by the coaches and kids are following these coaches.

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sur the coaches know who the better kids are, even before they are 10 but they aint calling parents saying you should come here, promise.

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And with Barbes budget and success they just get more kids.

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its the same kids they have always gotten.

besides littleton showing up at tryouts, everyone else on that team has lived in LC since they were young or in washingtons case, moved back to LC


go look at the 12u slc all star team from when these seniors were all on there. most of them are the main contributors.

barbe doesnt have to recruit. the better kids want to play for glen. they want to compete for ships.

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barbe doesnt have to recruit. the better kids want to play for glen. they want to compete for ships.

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Fair or not, nobody believes that. Just like nobody believes it when John Curtis or Catholic says it

Division I Non-Select

1. Barbe (bye)
16. East Ascension vs. 17. Sulphur
9. Hahnville vs. 24. Neville
8. Mandeville (bye)
5. St. Amant (bye)
12. Covington vs. 21. Destrehan
13. Benton vs. 20. Denham Springs
4. Dutchtown (bye)
3. Sam Houston (bye)
14. Walker vs. 19. Haughton
11. Parkway vs. 22. Ponchatoula
6. Live Oak (bye)
7. Natchitoches Central (bye)
10. Central vs. 23. Zachary
15. Chalmette vs. 18. Slidell
2. West Monroe (bye)

Division II Non-Select

1. Lutcher (bye)
16. Plaquemine vs. 17. Jennings
9. North DeSoto vs. 24. Kaplan
8. Rayne (bye)
5. Eunice (bye)
12. Iowa vs. 21. DeRidder
13. Franklinton vs. 20. Lakeshore
4. Erath (bye)
3. Brusly (bye)
14. Minden vs. 19. Beau Chene
11. Assumption vs. 22. Albany
6. North Vermilion (bye)
7. West Feliciana (bye)
10. Pearl River vs. 23. Morgan City
15. Belle Chasse vs. 18. Grant
2. Iota (bye)

Division III Non-Select

1. South Beauregard (bye)
16. Marksville vs. 17. Kinder
9. Loreauville vs. 24. North Webster
8. Rosepine (bye)
5. Doyle (bye)
12. Many vs. 21. St. James
13. Pine Prairie vs. 20. Church Point
4. Red River (bye)
3. Caldwell Parish (bye)
14. Berwick vs. 19. Springfield
11. Winnfield vs. 22. Bogalusa
6. Jewel Sumner (bye)
7. Westlake (bye)
10. Jena vs. 23. Port Allen
15. Pine vs. 18. Port Barre
2. Sterlington (bye)

Division IV Non-Select

1. Oak Grove (bye)
16. South Plaquemines vs. 17. Haynesville
9. Vinton vs. 24. Franklin
8. Montgomery (bye)
5. Lakeside (bye)
12. Logansport vs. 21. LaSalle
13. Merryville vs. 20. Delcambre
4. DeQuincy (bye)
3. French Settlement (bye)
14. East Beauregard vs. 19. Grand Lake
11. East Iberville vs. 22. White Castle
6. Oakdale (bye)
7. Welsh (bye)
10. Centerville vs. 23. Oberlin
15. Kentwood vs. 18. Pickering
2. Mangham (bye)

Division V Non-Select

1. Pitkin (bye)
16. Florien vs. 17. Simsboro
9. Anacoco vs. 24. Singer
8. Maurepas (bye)
5. Quitman (bye)
12. Doyline vs. 21. Ebarb
13. Bell City vs. 20. Calvin
4. Stanley (bye)
3. Hicks (bye)
14. Converse vs. 19. Zwolle
11. Hornbeck vs. 22. Reeves
6. Elizabeth (bye)
7. Lacassine (bye)
10. Holden vs. 23. Monterey
15. Choudrant vs. 18. Hackberry
2. Weston (bye)

Division I Select

1. Catholic-BR (bye)
16. Warren Easton vs. 17. Pinevile
9. Jesuit (bye)
8. St. Paul's (bye)
5. Captain Shreve (bye)
12. Acadiana (bye)
13. Holy Cross vs. 20. C.E. Byrd
4. Northwood-SH (bye)
3. Archbishop Rummel (bye)
14. Carencro vs. 19. Liberty
11. Riverdale (bye)
6. Alexandria (bye)
7. Brother Martin (bye)
10. Tioga (bye)
15. St. Augustine vs. 18. East Jefferson
2. John Curtis (bye)

Division II Select

1. St. Louis (bye)
16. Frederick Douglass vs. 17. NOMMA
9. Willow (bye)
8. St. Michael (bye)
5. St. Thomas More (bye)
12. De La Salle (bye)
13. Evangel Christian vs. 20. McDonogh 35
4. Buckeye (bye)
3. Vandebilt Catholic (bye)
14. Kenner Discovery vs. 19. Peabody
11. Archbishop Shaw (bye)
6. E.D. White (bye)
7. Lafayette Christian (bye)
10. Archbishop Hannan (bye)
15. David Thibodaux vs. 18. Tara
2. Teurlings Catholic (bye)

Division III Select

1. St. Charles (bye)
16. Country Day vs. 17. Ascension Episcopal
9. Newman (bye)
8. Pope John Paul II (bye)
5. Dunham (bye)
12. D'Arbonne Woods (bye)
13. Fisher vs. 20. Haynes Academy
4. Holy Savior Menard (bye)
3. University Lab (bye)
14. Glenmora vs. 19. Beekman Charter
11. Episcopal (bye)
6. Calvary Baptist (bye)
7. Catholic-NI (bye)
10. Notre Dame (bye)
15. Loyola Prep vs. 18. Northlake Christian
2. Parkview Baptist (bye)

Division IV Select

1. Opelousas Catholic (bye)
16. Hanson Memorial vs. 17. Cedar Creek
9. Ascension Christian (bye)
8. St. Frederick (bye)
5. Central Catholic (bye)
12. Delhi Charter (bye)
13. St. Edmund vs. 20. Riverside Academy
4. Vermilion Catholic (bye)
3. Ouachita Christian (bye)
14. St. Mary's vs. 19. Ascension Catholic
11. Glenbrook (bye)
6. St. John (bye)
7. Sacred Heart (bye)
10. Central Private (bye)
15. St. Martin's vs. 18. Catholic-PC
2. Covenant Christian (bye)

Division V Select

1. Avoyelles Charter (bye)
8. Oak Hill vs. 9. Episcopal of Acadiana
5. Rapides (bye)
4. Family Christian (bye)
3. Family Community (bye)
6. Claiborne Christian (bye)
7. Downsville vs. 10. Northside Christian
2. Grace Christian (bye)

The Baseball Cube

Barbe has had 5 guys make the bigs.

The Cecchini Brothers, Wade Leblanc, Josh Prince, and Joe Lawrence.

Not the household names that the Nola brothers and Josh Smith are, but 5 is an impressive number regardless.

I changed it Sushi.

Wade Leblanc is about all.