Opelousas High School’s 2023 high school football title is no more. The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has stripped the school of its Division II Non-Select state championship reportedly for the use of an ineligible player. The LHSAA also suspended head coach Jimmy Zachery for one-year.
The school plans to appeal the ruling, which also includes Opelousas forfeiting all of its wins, including its 24-13 win over Cecelia in the championship game. It was the school’s first-ever football championship.
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.
