SWLA High School Fantasy Football

Why does it always seem that time passes so much faster during football season? I guess you can chalk that up to the old adage, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” The high school football season is off to a fantastic start, and the games are only going to become more significant down the stretch of district play.

In each of the last three seasons, we have seen a school from Southwest Louisiana nearly go the distance. In 2006 the Sulphur Golden Tors advanced to the 5A State Championship game. In 2007 the Westlake Rams reached the 3A State Championship game, and last year it was the Barbe Bucs going all the way to the 5A Semifinals.
Michael Guillory, Barbe
While we don’t know which school will emerge to make the deepest playoff run, we do know some of the key contributors who will be counted on to make plays down the stretch. I have witnessed a number of unbelievable individual offensive performances through the season’s first five weeks, and I wanted to learn which players have been the most productive at their respective positions. My curiosity led me to high school fantasy football!

Fantasy football is played by millions of people around the world including thousands of folks here in Southwest Louisiana. The most popular format for fantasy football is NFL fantasy football, although NCAA fantasy football is growing rapidly.

In fantasy football, you have a league that typically consists of 8-12 members. Each member of the league drafts a team made up of quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, place kickers, and team defenses. Most leagues feature weekly head-to-head competition. Two members face off against each other and the team that scores the most points in the matchup is credited with a win, while the other team receives a loss.

Points are scored based on the statistics that are produced by the individual offensive players and team defenses. The top 4-6 teams from the league with the best win-loss records advance to the playoffs where a champion is crowned.

Orlan Lockhart, Sam Houston
I have never come across a high school fantasy football league. However, if high school fantasy football existed, these would be the top players from Southwest Louisiana. I used the following scoring system from a fantasy football league that I launched in 1997. The statistics listed are through the season’s first five games.

Passing Touchdown, 4 points, Rushing Touchdown, 6 points, Receiving Touchdown, 6 points, Passing Yards, .1 point for every yard gained, Rushing Yards, .1 point for every yard gained, Receiving Yards, .1 point for every yard gained, Two Point Conversion, 2 points, Reception, 1 point, Interception Thrown, -2 points, Point After Touchdown, 1 point, Field Goal (49 yards or less), 3 points, Field Goal (50 yards or more), 5 points

Quarterbacks

182.3 pts Orlan Lockhart – Sam Houston Broncos
(778 pass yds, 4 pass td, 2 int, 325 rush yds, 10 td)
156.5 pts Gene Pete – Iowa Yellow Jackets
(641 pass yds, 8 pass td, 8 int, 344 rush yds, 7 td)
148.3 pts Garrett McCain – Sulphur Golden Tors
(924 pass yds, 8 pass td, 5 int, 99 rush yds, 4 td)

Running Backs
180.3 pts Michael Guillory – Barbe Buccaneers
(655 rush yds, 13 rec, 178 rec yds, 14 td)
171.2 pts Landon Carmon – Elton Indians
(1012 rush yds, 11 td, 2 two pointers)
146.8 Darius Edwards – LaGrange Gators
(459 rush yds, 10 rec, 269 rec yds, 9 td, 5 two pointers)

Wide Receivers

Kevin Berrard – Barbe Buccaneers
(12 rec, 289 rec yds, 285 rush yds, 10 td, 214 pass yds, 3 pass td)
114.3 Caleb Kellogg – DeQuincy Tigers
(25 rec, 533 rec yds, 6 td)
112.3 Kenny Brown – Saint Louis Saints
(25 rec, 433 yds, 7 td, 1 two pointer)

Place Kickers

37 Gabbi Zahm – Barbe Buccaneers
(3 fg under 50, 28 pat)
23 James Bice – Saint Louis Saints
(1 fg under 50, 1 fg over 50, 15 pat)