Central City News

Parkview Baptist Faces Notre Dame In 3A State Finals by Woody Jenkins, editor NEW ORLEANS — Parkview Baptist (12-0) will face Notre Dame of Crowley (11-1) for the State 3A High School Football Championship at 4 p.m. this Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It will be Parkview’s fifth trip to the State Finals since 2000 and the […]

QB Brett Courville Named Offensive District 4-5A MVP CENTRAL — Coaches in District 4-5A have named six Central Wildcats to the All-District offensive team and three Wildcats to the All-District defensive team. Central quarterback Brett Courville was named the Most Valuable Offensive Player in the district. For the second straight year, Gary Triplett was named the district’s […]

by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — The Central Wildcats dropped a heart-breaker 38-20 to Mandeville in Round Two of the State 5A Playoffs Friday, ending their season with the Bi-District Championship and a 10-2 record. But a number of Central players are still in the running for post-season honors, including All-District, All-Metro, All-State, and participation […]

BATON ROUGE — Five Baton Rouge teams will compete in the second week of State Football Playoffs this Friday night. In 5A, Central High School (10-1) will host Mandeville (9-2) at Wildcat Stadium in Central.  For more on the Central game, see Pages 8-9. Also in 5A, Catholic High (8-2)will host New Iberia (9-2) at […]

After last week’s playoff victory by Central over Ponchatoula, coach Sid Edwards (left) presented the game ball to Mrs. Jo Ann Watts Venable in honor of her husband, Milam Douglas Venable, who passed away Friday, Nov. 2, while attending the previous week’s Central High football game.  

No. 4-Ranked  Central (10-1) Plays No. 13-Ranked Mandeville (9-2) by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — The Central Wildcats pounded Ponchatoula for 52 first half points in last Friday’s first round of the state 5A playoffs, took their foot off the gas in the second half, and won a 52-28 victory. This Friday, Central will host […]

An Historic Night In the Annuls of Dunham Football BATON ROUGE — It was a cool Thursday night at The Rock, the Redemptorist High School football stadium.  For Dunham coach Guy Mistretta, it was an emotional night — the first time he had brought the Dunham Tigers to Redemptorist where Mistretta had coached for years and won […]

Field General With 2,800+ Yards, 26 TD’s by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — When District 4-5A coaches meet next Wednesday to select an All-District team, one player worthy of consideration is Central’s senior quarterback Brett Courville.  He’s also a potential All-State selection and major college prospect in both football and baseball. Courville’s numbers are outstanding.  He’s passed […]

Redemptorist Won Two State Championships BATON ROUGE — Members and coaches of the 2002 Redemptorist High School State 3A Championship Football Team were honored on the 10th anniversary of the team’s championship. Central head coach Sid Edwards, who coached the championship Redemptorist team, was on hand to greet his former players. Edwards said it was […]

Round One: Central Hosts Playoff Friday by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — For the Central High Wildcats, there’s been little time to celebrate their 9-1 record and 5th straight District 4-5A Championship.  The Wildcats did have a bit of fun last Friday night as they whipped Live Oak 56-27 at Central’s annual “pink out” game which highlights […]