Louisiana’s Opelousas loses appeal, forfeits 2023 high school football title

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher March 15, 2024

Opelousas is no longer a 2023 Louisiana high school football champ. Thursday, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association denied the school’s appeal to have its Non-Select Division 2 state title reinstated.

At the end of February, the LHSAA stripped the Tigers of the title for the use of an ineligible player. It was the school’s first ever high school football championship.

In addition to forfeiting all of its wins, including its 24-13 win over Cecelia in the championship game, head coach Jimmy Zachery has been suspended for one season.

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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.

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