Top 100: No. 80 Zachary wins Louisiana 5A title

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 11, 2021

Zachary, ranked No. 80 in the High School Football America 100 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, overcame a 20-14 halftime deficit to win the 2021 5A Louisiana high school football championship. The Broncos won their fourth title in seven years by beating Ponchatoula 28-20 Saturday at the Caesars Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints.

Junior quarterback Eli Holstein scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run in the third quarter. He then tossed a 41-yard touchdown pass on Zachary’s next drive to seal the victory.

Holstein won Most Oustanding Player award after 13 of 30 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns.

Zachary finishes a perfect 15-0 while Ponchatoula loses its first game to end 2021 with a 12-1 record.

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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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