NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – One of the nation’s top quarterbacks seeks to guide his team to a state championship.
However, his opponents want to add to a recent title that was claimed.
Baton Rouge-based Dunham, led by Class of 2027 quarterback Elijah Haven, takes on Shreveport-based Calvary Baptist in the Division III Select title game Thursday night as part of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s Prep Classic at the Caesars Superdome.
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Dunham is searching for its first state title since 2004. The Tigers reached last year’s Prep Classic, but lost to Catholic-New Iberia, 31-28.
This season, the Tigers are 12-1. They reached the Prep Classic as the No. 5 seed in the bracket. Last week, they held off top-seeded Lafayette Christian Academy, 49-48, in the semifinal round.
Haven, one of the top highly recruited quarterbacks in the nation, has thrown for 3,638 yards and 59 touchdowns this season, and his 59 TDs ties a single-season state record.
Calvary Baptist (12-1), the No. 6 seed, is seeking to win state for the second time in three seasons. The Cavaliers have won four state titles in program history, with the first of those in 2013.
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DUNHAM 14, CALVARY BAPTIST 7 2ND QTR.
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SECOND QUARTER
– Dunham out-gained Calvary in the first quarter, 170-50.
FIRST QUARTER
– A big hit by Calvary defender John Bachman on a third-down play will force Dunham to kick it away. We have 13 seconds left in the quarter.
– Dunham forces Calvary Baptist to punt again, and the Tigers take over at their own 31 with 1:05 left in the period.
– TOUCHDOWN DUNHAM. Tigers move 74 yards in eight plays to take the lead. Elijah Haven with a 2-yard keeper after completing all three of his pass attempts on that series. (Dunham, 14-7 | 3:20, 1st)
– Calvary punts on its next series, and Dunham is quickly down the field once again, as the Tigers have a first-and-goal inside the 5.
– TOUCHDOWN DUNHAM. Tigers quickly strike down the field after Calvary’s TD, going 72 yards in eight plays. Elijah Haven caps it with a 13-yard keeper into the end zone. (7-7 | 8:29, 1st)
– TOUCHDOWN CALVARY BAPTIST. On the Cavaliers’ very first offensive play from scrimmage, Hudson Price completes a shovel pass to Braylon Huglon, who dashes down the sideline to complete a 22-yard catch-and-run. PAT is good. (Calvary Baptist, 7-0 | 10:45, 1st)
The electrifying Braylun Huglon catches the shovel pass and take it to the house from there.
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– Elijah Haven’s pass attempt on third down gets tipped. Dunham punts it away and Calvary Baptist’s Luke Miller breaks off a 40-yard return to inside the Tigers’ 25.
– Dunham returns the opening kickoff to its 21-yard line, and Elijah Haven comes out throwing on the first play, completing a pass for 5 yards.
PREGAME
– Calvary Baptist wins the toss and elects to defer. Dunham will get the ball to start.
– Live from the Caesars Superdome, it’s the final game of the opening day of the LHSAA Prep Classic. The Tigers of Dunham take on the Cavaliers of Calvary Baptist for the Division III Select state championship.
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