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re: Rivals La HS Football Preseason Rankings. - UHS / Dunham too low?
Posted on 7/21/26 at 2:25 pm to JJ27
Posted on 7/21/26 at 2:25 pm to JJ27
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Dunham started an 8th grader on defense last year. Imagine an 8th grader trying to cover Easton Royal.
You’re right - Dunhams eighth-grader isn’t covering Easton Royal one-on-one. Then again, I’m not sure many DBs in Louisiana are - regardless of grade level. He’s the No. 1 WR in the country for a reason.
But one elite player winning a matchup doesn’t tell us where an entire team should be ranked. By that logic, Elijah Haven would probably do just fine against Brother Martin’s defense too. The question isn’t whether Dunham has an answer for Easton Royal. It’s whether there are really 30 teams in Louisiana that are better than the defending Div III state champs returning one of the top 3 QBs in the nation.
And as someone else pointed out in this thread - same for Evangel and Pop Houston.
I just have a hard time getting there.
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Posted on 7/21/26 at 2:27 pm to Roscoe
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It’s whether there are really 30 teams in Louisiana that are better than the defending Div III state champs returning one of the top 3 QBs in the nation.
a lot of them are way bigger schools though
Posted on 7/21/26 at 2:31 pm to Roscoe
good thing us SWLA boys have baseball, because....we not it in football last decade+. Except for LC Prep....we not good 
:lol:
:lol:Posted on 7/21/26 at 2:44 pm to chalmetteowl
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a lot of them are way bigger schools though
That’s fair, and depth absolutely favors the bigger schools. But size alone doesn’t tell the whole story.
U-High has shown for years that it can play with those programs. Just look at their results v Catholic High in recent years.
The 2019 team was a small-school team that had 7-9 Division I signees, including a few SEC and ACC players, and you could make a case they were the best team in the state that year.
This year’s team isn’t loaded like that one, but they still have Knox Kiffin, another three-star in Emmanuel Moses, the LSU RB coach’s sonar WR, a highly regarded OL transfer from Mississippi, and a roster that’s been playing together since elementary and middle school because it’s a K-12 school. (Dunham does the same.)
Yes, the larger schools generally have more depth. No doubt. But when you have a college-level QB, college-level skill players, good coaching, and continuity, I don’t think being a smaller school automatically drops you to No. 30.
That’s really all I was saying.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 3:39 pm to The Torch
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Ruston has taken over North Louisiana
I'm interested in seeing how they do against Karr in the Dome
Posted on 7/22/26 at 4:33 pm to TigerintheNO
Ruston has their best team since 1990. They return virtually everyone and added a 4 star LB from Mississippi. They are ridiculously loaded and more importantly...Kyle Williams is back. True juggernaut of a team this season.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 4:42 pm to Roscoe
Neville finna EAT!!!
Posted on 7/22/26 at 5:43 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
1. Karr
2. Catholic BR
3. St. Augustine
4. Ruston
5. John Curtis
6. Rummel
7. Alexandria
8. Neville
9. Zachary
10. Jesuit
11. Ouachita
12. Brother Martin
13. Lafayette Christian
14. St. Thomas More
15. West Monroe
16. Destrehan
17. Acadiana
18. Central
19. Holy Cross
20. Evangel
21. St. Charles Catholic
22. Teurlings Catholic
23. Shaw
24. Southside
25. North DeSoto
26. Sterlington
27. Carencro
28. St. Paul’s
29. Warren Easton
30. University
31. Dunham
32. Parkway
33. Westgate
34. Denham Springs
35. St. James
36. Airline
37. Mandeville
38. E.D. White
39. Captain Shreve
40. East Ascension
41. Terrebonne
42. Iowa
43. St. Amant
44. Madison Prep
45. Hahnville
46. Notre Dame
47. Belle Chasse
48. Lutcher
49. Madison Prep
50. Dutchtown
Posted on 7/22/26 at 6:13 pm to chalmetteowl
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(Just the strength of schedule at least is going to push us up the rankings)
0-7 incoming
Still might make the playoffs with the SOS
Posted on 7/22/26 at 6:25 pm to TigerintheNO
I think Jawn Curtis takes Division 1 Select this year
Posted on 7/22/26 at 8:29 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
Don’t sleep on ASH. This is their best team ever as well.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:01 pm to Roscoe
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I am not saying that either U-High or Dunham belongs in the top five. The larger schools generally have more depth, especially along the lines, and that matters over a full season. But both schools being outside the top 25 - and behind that many teams with far less recent postseason success - just seems odd.
Uhigh gets Catholic in the jamboree while Dunham gets them on the front end of the season so we will get a look at where they belong soon enough
Posted on 7/23/26 at 7:41 am to TigerAlum93
It’s not 2001 beating WM isn’t a accomplishment
Posted on 7/23/26 at 8:30 am to Hamma1122
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It’s not 2001 beating WM isn’t a accomplishment
For sure beating WM now is not the same as beating the Don Shows era WM, no argument there. But going on the road and running the ball at will on them was still a respectable accomplishment. They are still a playoff caliber 5A team and beating them at their house added some credibility.. Of course Neville humbled Barbe the very next week. Just saying Barbe's offense will give many fits. We will see.
Posted on 7/23/26 at 10:55 pm to JJ27
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Dunham started an 8th grader on defense last year. Imagine an 8th grader trying to cover Easton Royal.
This is a moronic take. That 8th grader was almost 15, ran a 4.5 40, hits like a dump truck, led the team in tackles and has a very high football IQ. He’s Kyle Williams son so he’s been coached well almost his entire life. You’re a west Monroe guy so you’ll get to watch him wreck shite this fall since he’s back in Ruston. He’s a strong safety so he wouldn’t be covering Easton Royal anyway.
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