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re: 2025 LHSAA Semifinals
Posted on 12/4/25 at 7:59 am to tuzak
Posted on 12/4/25 at 7:59 am to tuzak
quote:What changed so much for them in 3 weeks?
The Zachary team that will play Ruston Friday night is playing at a completely different level than the team that played Catholic.
It seems like they just had a very favorable playoff bracket with denham and central
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 8:03 am
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:04 am to lsupride87
A lot, less penalties, turnovers, miss tackles, just overall better football.
How is facing Central at their place a favorable bracket? They are the defending state champs. Their only loses were to LCA and Catholic.
How is facing Central at their place a favorable bracket? They are the defending state champs. Their only loses were to LCA and Catholic.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:09 am to tuzak
Catholic scored 58 against central in a drubbing…..
Every single one of the public school Semifinal teams lost to the private school team they played…..
I want the public’s to be laughed at for how inferior they are for continually voting for the split. They are getting worse. And if more people pointed that out maybe they would stop voting so…..
Every single one of the public school Semifinal teams lost to the private school team they played…..
I want the public’s to be laughed at for how inferior they are for continually voting for the split. They are getting worse. And if more people pointed that out maybe they would stop voting so…..
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 8:13 am
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:18 am to lsupride87
I personally hate the split. The split only gives the private and select schools more ability to recruit areas outside of BR.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:21 am to lsupride87
quote:The rise of charter schools combined with traditional public schools closing and consolidating will eventually give selects enough votes to do away with the split or greatly modify it. But from a historical perspective in the highest classification since integration privates have only won in the 70s BM 71, SA 75, 78 and 79, Shaw 87, ECA 99, 02, 04(then play in class came) no private titles in biggest class till Rummel in 2012. Go look at the disparity in the smaller classes and when play in class was in play. There are your reasons the split will likely never go completely away.
I want the public’s to be laughed at for how inferior they are for continually voting for the split. They are getting worse. And if more people pointed that out maybe they would stop voting so…..
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:21 am to tuzak
quote:If you don't think publics recruit you are fooling yourself.
I personally hate the split. The split only gives the private and select schools more ability to recruit areas outside of BR.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:23 am to chalmetteowl
Ruston and Neville. What a surprise. Some things never change
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:33 am to High C
quote:
6 Calvary Baptist at 2 Notre Dame
Just for shits and giggles, how do you see this game going, Cash?
Probably a toss up. A cold wet field probably favors Notre Dame.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:57 am to KosmoCramer
At one time, Ohio made schools that could take kids from areas other than their own play up, instead of having a split. That didn't please people either.
Dayton Daily News: Competitive balance impact? Only one private school reaches state football finals
Some schools want to try a public/private split.
Yppi forum: Is a Public-Private Split on the Horizon?
This isn't the thread for this debate, but Ohio has the same problem.
Dayton Daily News: Competitive balance impact? Only one private school reaches state football finals
quote:
By Marc Pendleton
Nov 27, 2017
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It might be just a coincidence, but the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s competitive balance initiative seems to have made an impact in its debut this fall, especially in the high school football state championships.
There are 14 teams that will vie for seven divisional state championships this week at Canton’s new Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Of those, all but one are public schools.
quote:
That’s significant, because competitive balance has its roots in a disproportionate amount of private schools that won state championships over about a 10-year period, particularly in football and boys and girls basketball.
Some schools want to try a public/private split.
Yppi forum: Is a Public-Private Split on the Horizon?
quote:
Nov 20, 2025
Spoke with a prominent Superintendent over the weekend. He said that wheels are in motion for a group of school districts to create a referendum to split Public-Private schools within OHSAA tournaments. He stated that momentum has grown over this issue within superintendents in his area of the state and felt confident that a vote could be brought up in the spring among member schools.
This isn't the thread for this debate, but Ohio has the same problem.
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 9:01 am
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:02 am to prplhze2000
quote:
Ruston and Neville. What a surprise. Some things never change
They do… since I was a kid that would have been West Monroe…
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:15 am to JerryTheKingBawler
Ouachita could win this game. Would not surprise me one bit. They gave Ruston and Neville all the wanted in the regular season.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:20 am to MercyTriumphs
quote:Very solid coaching staff
Ouachita could win this game
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:23 am to chalmetteowl
quote:until Shows got there they were not in the same coversation with the other 2 or even Ouchita.
Ruston and Neville. What a surprise. Some things never change
They do… since I was a kid that would have been West Monroe…
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:31 am to Mr Clean
quote:
Joachim Bourgeois is 165 lbs. but runs like a bull for Notre Dame.
He has scored on the first offensive play of the game for ND six times this year.
The problem for Notre Dame is that most of their games against good opponents have been battles of attrition after that first play.
I haven’t watched Lewis Cook for very long, but this team is his best coaching performance that I’ve seen. Multiple games this year where his coaching was clearly (in my mind) the difference.
That doesn’t even get into how the team prepares from a physical standpoint or their buy-in/commitment compared to the teams they face. Just talking about how he manages the game and clock to get a win while facing obvious talent disparity.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:42 am to Earnest_P
is bourgeois from buggy town?
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:55 am to choupiquesushi
quote:Look at what you said, in typical Louisiana fashion the public schools created something on the split that is leading to their demise
The rise of charter schools combined with traditional public schools closing and consolidating will eventually give selects enough votes to do away with the split or greatly modify it. But from a historical perspective in the highest classification since integration privates have only won in the 70s BM 71, SA 75, 78 and 79, Shaw 87, ECA 99, 02, 04(then play in class came) no private titles in biggest class till Rummel in 2012. Go look at the disparity in the smaller classes and when play in class was in play. There are your reasons the split will likely never go completely away.
They owned Louisiana football for the most part before the split. Now, the private are clearly better
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:58 am to choupiquesushi
quote:
is bourgeois from buggy town?
I believe so, yes. QB is too, as well as a couple Duplechain brothers.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:02 am to lsupride87
quote:The privates owned the smaller classes and Catholic lost to a public that didn't play after thanksgiving. shaw lost to belle chasse. Charters are hurting enrollment at private schools as well, and charters will continue to increase. There are only a handfull of privates who are at or even near being full now a days.
Look at what you said, in typical Louisiana fashion the public schools created something on the split that is leading to their demise
They owned Louisiana football for the most part before the split. Now, the private are clearly better
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:15 am to lsupride87
Before the split there were 2 private schools that dominated their class for the most part evangel and JC. JC never played at the top classification and evangel did work their way up but didn’t dominate . At the end of the day charter changed everything as well and the playoffs are watered down on both sides . Catholic may beat these schools in regular season. But could never win without the spit . They had some great teams before the split and just never finished
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:22 am to jlntiger
quote:
evangel did work their way up but didn’t dominate
Maybe not dominate but they were dominating which is why they got booted back down to their enrollment size along with JC which led to this mess
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