Central City News

by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — After Catholic High’s pounding of highly-regarded Denham Springs 42-13 last Friday night, there is much talk of a resurgent Catholic, supposedly much improved over last year’s team that went 3-7, but Central coach Sid Edwards is having none of that talk. “It is a complete misconception.  Catholic had a […]

CENTRAL — Central High’s 34-28 victory over St. Thomas More Friday night was “a great victory over a storied football program,” according to Wildcat coach Sid Edwards. “I was very pleased with our young men. We played with emotion.  There was more fire and focus.  I’m very proud of our Wildcats but this is a […]

Days of Cannon, Taylor, Kinchen Won’t Return But Prep Football Still Great to Watch BATON ROUGE — In the 1950’s — in the days of football greats Jimmy Taylor and Gus Kinchen (Baton Rouge High) and Billy Cannon (Istrouma High) — Baton Rougeans filled Memorial Stadium to capacity and beyond, sometimes more than 18,000 fans for a high school […]

CENTRAL — Central Physical Therapy, 13111 Hooper Road, will again open its free Saturday morning Sports Injury Evaluation Clinic this fall.  Doors will be open to all athletes from Central and the surrounding area for evaluation and recommendations on how to care for their sports injuries.  Sports physical therapy specialists Erik Strahan, DPT, ATC; Richard […]

CENTRAL — Central High head football coach Sid Edwards was honored recently as a Louisiana Sports Legend, the only high school coach ever to receive the honor.  Two years ago, he was named Louisiana’s 5A Coach of the Year.  Ironically, this is a coach who rarely talks about football — even to his players.  He […]

CENTRAL — Jamborees are supposed to be “fun” — a good chance to size up your team and your talent.  But Friday night’s Jamboree in Denham will be a little more than that when Central High faces off at 6:30 against 3A East Feliciana, a team which would best be described as “disturbing.” The Wildcats […]

BATON ROUGE— LSU All-American and Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon led a group of 35 Louisiana Sports Legends honored at a banquet at the Lod Cook Center at LSU last month. The event was sponsored by BIC magazine, which has published Louisiana Sports Legends and Heroes. Cannon led the 1958 LSU Tigers to a national […]

CENTRAL — Central Intermediate School has moved to the new Central School Complex on Sullivan Road, leaving the community with a vacant building. The building was available for lease when Jo Jo Patterson had a vision of creating KATZ — the Kid’s  Athletic Training Zone. Now that vision is becoming a reality as he prepares […]

The Great One Accepts But with a Humorous Condition CENTRAL — When former LSU track star Eddie Kennison challenged the legendary Billy Cannon to a 100-yard dash, Cannon said nothing.  But when Kennison asked for Cannon’s autograph, the Heisman Trophy winner wrote, “To Eddie, I accept the 100 yard challenge!  In the year 2150!  Billy ‘20’ […]

If You Don’t Know, You’re Obviously Under 60 or From Outside Louisiana CENTRAL — For anyone who grew up in the 1950’s in Louisiana, there is no more famous name than Billy Cannon, perhaps the greatest football player in the history of the state.  But, as each new generation comes along, fewer and fewer people know the names […]