re: Annual Official LA HS Baseball Season-long Thread

Nola brothers, Josh smith, Kurt ainsworth, David Delucchi

That’s all stars and such

If you want to do lsu you have Nola bros, smith, sciambra, ainsworth, Cooga , Lanier, detterman

There are more but the above is bonafide stars/starters. You would think Barbe would dominate this but they just don’t considering how much greater their high school team success is

The only lsu stud I can think of for Barbe is Cooley off the top of my head

ETA: when you go through the studs Catholic baseball and Catholic football had in the 90s I think there is an argument they are one of the worst coaches high school programs in the nation during that time

Great players with good coaches absolutely dominate though. Catholic in the 90s was a factory of talent being strangled by tenured coaches.

It isn’t a cowinky dink they started cleaning up when those coaches left

Not to drag it back but didn't Gavin Guidry (Brother) originate in Sulphur and currently Jordan Griffins brother attended LCCP. To go with Littleton "showing up". To your point that players from all these other local teams would start at Barbe, I don't find that to be accurate. Duhon at South Beau obviously would be in rotation don't think he hits at all. Maybe 1 kid at St. Louis. Iowa and Westlake, No. Sulphur down year for them in terms of talent graduated great class this past year. Now Sam Houston might be able beat some of Barbes starters out but fully healthy I believe it wouldn't be more than 2 or 3 out of 9 and pitchers.
I do believe for the most part Barbe has built this program up that it recruits itself but doesn't mean the kids aren't leaving other local middle schools to go to SJ Welsh or have conversations during Knights baseball summer ball with players.

The SLC little league has been very impressive in the past, but that has started to fade with Lafayette and New Orleans team that won world championship recently

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choupiquesushi

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Let me just bury you so you can run along

Since the split Catholic is 56-6 against Public schools in 5a

They are 8-1 against 7 time 5A champs Zachary and Acadiana

The public schools no longer can compete. They voted themselves into inferiority. I feel bad for teams with testicles like Zachary who constantly vote against the split

It’s funny that Zachary and Acadiana(select now) were the teams constantly voting against the split were the teams that have owned 5a.

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Not to drag it back but didn't Gavin Guidry (Brother) originate in Sulphur

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they moved to LC in middle school

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currently Jordan Griffins brother attended LCCP

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where at sj welsh and left to go to the prep school. brother was at barbe and transferred to the prep school

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To go with Littleton "showing up"

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again whole family moved to LC from sulphur

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To your point that players from all these other local teams would start at Barbe, I don't find that to be accurate. Duhon at South Beau obviously would be in rotation don't think he hits at all

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martin kid at westlake would start and the freshman at westlake wouldnt start but would next year

multiple kids at sam houston and sulphur would start

st louis had 3 that would have started at barbe the last couple years. they have 2 that would start at barbe right now

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Knights baseball summer ball with players.

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hasnt been any knights teams in the LC area for couple years and champion doesnt even put out good teams at all. you are half a decade behind


and of course kids that are going to go to barbe transfer to sj. well they used to, with new rules doesnt matter as there are no more feeder schools. just sit out freshman year and be elgible.

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The SLC little league has been very impressive in the past, but that has started to fade with Lafayette and New Orleans team that won world championship recently

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slcll hasnt been relevant for years and hasnt had anything past 12u for years upon years. its the travel teams that feed the beast but there is no feeder team anymore. closest thing would be Luccini i guess but even then, they are taking best kids most of the time, atleast until 13u.

FTR i never said people dont move to the barbe district to play, i said the coaches arent out there calling parents saying...you should come here or anything of the sort.

yea they had 2 commit to BPCC

as far as knights its because Barbe was part of that org until this past year for hs teams

That guy is taking this stuff way too personal


They all do it in some sort of fashion. They’re either bending the rules a little bit or straight up ignoring them, but they all ‘recruit’ in some way

Barbe does it. WM does it. Zachary does it. Catholic (BR) does it. Curtis does it. Most of the Catholic schools in NOLA do it, etc…

Neville upsets Hahnville in game 1

So just by your math, saying that at least 5/7 kids would start over Barbes kids, I just don't see it... Corrales, Alexander, Courville, Griffin, Galt, Littleton, Bellard, and Ledoux are head and shoulders above just about everyone in the area minus Duhon. Just my opinion. Kid from St. Louis is good. Maybe 1 Sulphur, 2 Sam Houston. Washington and Guidry would compete with others, maybe not start debatable, though. Martin at westlake has the bat but has struggled sometimes in the field and not enough pitching to beat out the others.

Sulphur kids moving to SJ Welsh is a thing don't want to pretend it's not. Not saying other teams in other areas don't have the same issue, but feel like your are acting like that doesn't happen at Barbe.

Not trying to argue because it's all just opinions, I believe Barbe would be best team in the state with out the players "transferring" in most years and think they will win state again this season. Neverending conversation I believe everyone pointing fingers. I don't believe Glen or Barbe baseball is scared to play any team in the country.