HE AND THE CRIMSON TIDE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, BUT HERE AT THE AMIE COMMUNITY CENTER, HIS PARENTS, THE MAYOR, FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL ALL BE WATCHING AS SMITH IS EXPECTED TO WIN THE AWARD. Smith is tighter with Sanders than the others. Amite High School football coach Zephaniah Powell surveys the field as the Warriors square off against Metairie Park Country Day in Metairie, La., Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. THIS YEAR, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HAS ANOTHER STRONG TIE TO THE AWARD. He got maaaaad, Carter remembers. Former Amite High School standout DeVonta Smith wins Heisman. Amite, stand up!. Amite County Trojans. The photograph itself is grainy and looks to be printed on a regular sheet of paper, too small for the box in which it resides. 29.951066 -90.071532 Team Timeline: First Team: 1970 (#1) Championships: State Playoff Championships: None District Championships 1998, 2017 Team Records: Overall Record : 161-216-3: Winning Pct. He says that 22 of his 28 kids received Division I athletic scholarships. Louisiana High School Football State Championships 1921 - 2019 Alphabetical Order. Prep Football Playoff Action, Class 2 A Semi Final action between the Trojans and the Warriors Get more local news and videos at AN17.com Amite vs Lutcher 3A State Championship - Family and friends are planning a candlelight vigil and balloon release at the Amite High School football field Friday night. Im still an LSU fan, Christina says, but my heart is at Alabama. Today, Smiths home brandishes an Alabama flag out front, and her vehicle proudly supports a Crimson Tide plate. Need bracket advice? Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth Monday-Thursday at the above time. Today was all about Amite High School, Powell said. It was Tay did this' and 'Tay did that, says Carter, Smiths friend since childhood. But DeVonta Smith has gotten a hero's treatment back in the small pocket of LSU country where he grew into one of Amite's favorite sons. All Rights Reserved. During this span the Golden Bears won 29 playoff games in a row. Amite Coaches that have coached in the Superdome Prep Classic Biandolillo, Mike - Assistant 1994 Bryant, Chad - Assistant 2011, 2014 Metairie Park Country Day Metairie. No. Albert Wendell "Wimp" Blackwell, 80, of Amite, LA passed away at home surrounded by family on May 29, 2020. The award is given annually to college football top player. FLETCHER. Is there a way to top it? Today was all about Amite High School, Powell said. It was amazing, Gordon says. The governor of Louisiana is trying not to lose another one to the Tide. Sign up for daily emails with local updates and other important news. Home Non-District. MORE THAN 1600 RECEIVING YARDS. Amite County High School has a job vacancy for a Assistant Football Coach (Possible Coordinator). I told [Tagovailoa], Trust me, and he did it. is easy to bypass. I get that from the park. It starts at 7:30 p.m. They hate Alabama here, but they love Tay, or Tay-tay, or when he was real little, because he was so skinny, Thinuine. Just a few short months after hosting Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium will be filled with fans again, this time for WWE. 7:00pm. And there are two at LSU! Sanders says. Many of the residents are related in Butler Town, a neighborhood at the southeast corner of Amite. Everyone talks about the guy who threw the 41-yard pass on second-and-26 in overtime that won Nick Saban his sixth national championshiphe won his first in Baton Rouge, an hour away from herebut they dont talk much about the guy who caught it. DeVonta got away from us, Edwards says. Moments like this, as the score and the struggle melt away, show what high school sports are really all about. It brings us together., At other times, it can divide us. High school career. He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.. College career. 2021 ABG-SI LLC. Have you seen his vertical leap? Near the mirror is a photograph of the most significant football moment to come out of this shop: The Catch. Former Amite High School standout DeVonta Smith has won the 2020 Heisman Trophy. Smith smiles now thinking about it. St. Helena College and Career Academy 16 Amite This only made me go harder and do the right things, Smith says. He claims he has received bomb threats on his barbershop, and he says he is stalked online, so he changed his Twitter page to private, locking out those he does not approve to see it. theyd reply. HE HAS SHATTERED SEC RECORDS FOR THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING PANDEMIC, THE HEISMAN CEREMONY WILL BE VIRTUAL. The newest items in this place are all football-related. And now? Im hoping that doesnt happen with Ishamel and others., At the barbershop, the photo of The Catch is indicative of this place. Weve had guys playing on Super Bowl teams and in the NFL, but you just caught the game-winning touchdown for the national title.. Thats what people forget, Sanders says: The true freshman made two game-winning catches for the Crimson Tide. Hes done a whole lot for that parish and for us. Amite County High School 600 Irene Street Liberty, MS Stadium: Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Reginald Lumpkin: Overall Record Progress 97.7% Complete . Two of The ticket price is $10. Thats where I got my toughness from, says Smith, known to his Alabama teammates as Smitty, a nickname bestowed on him by former Alabama receivers coach Billy Napier, now the head coach at Louisiana. Nah, they used to tell him, youre too little. It has a shade more than 4,000 residents. Advanced Member; Members; 4,102 16,215 posts; Report; Share; Posted January 8was a Amite Warrior Football. Sanders is viewed by many in Louisiana as the enemy, someone who steers athletes in this talent-rich area to schools not named LSU. Reply to this topic; Start new topic; Recommended Posts. In our town, people are barbershop legends, just talk. Amite County High School 600 Irene Street Liberty, MS Stadium: Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Reginald Lumpkin: Overall Record Progress 97.7% Complete . The University of Alabama wide receiver currently has more than 1,600 yards receiving for the Crimson Tide and hes caught 20 touchdowns. Amite County Trojans. The next day, there was Tay, back again. College footballs offseason has marched along to the beat of Alabamas starting quarterback competition, with a hyper-focus on what comes next for Tua Tagovailoa after a breathtaking end to his true freshman season. Foster is trying to break that pattern of Amite is full of trouble spots, says Sanders, and plenty of highly touted athletes have ended up in them. I could never let that get to me. If it wasnt for him, only a few would have made it out.. They rode the two players in the backseat of a convertible down streets that bleed purple and gold, celebrating a championship for the crimson and white, all because of The Catch. Share Followers 0. Alabama coaches offered scholarships to Perry and Carter, both a year older than Smith. Smith was born on November 14, 1998, in Amite City, Louisiana and later attended Amite High Magnet School. Smith-Sylve and Sanders were there in Atlanta for Alabamas 2623 double-overtime win over Georgia, but Mom missed The Catch while chatting with someone behind her in the stands, something she shares with embarrassment. Amite is loaded this year with guys inspired by The Catch. Trent Williams, Andy Dalton, Tyrod Taylor, Shaquill Griffin, Hunter Henry, Joe Thuney, Matt Judon and more. The drought for Eunice ended on Friday as the Bobcats captured their first high school football state championship since 1982 with a 59-47 victory over Sterlington on Friday. THE PREVIOUS 17 WINNERS HAVE ALL BEEN SIGNAL CALLERS. Smith can fry anything, but he prefers catfish, shrimp and chicken, and he knows how to whip up sausage jambalaya, how to churn out dirty rice and how to make a heaping pot of his favorite: red beans and rice. Sanders turned his barbershop into the hub for an organization he created a few years ago called BEAST 1 Athletics, an outfit that promotes, supports and markets high-caliber athletes, mostly from this region. 5 Acadiana 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019; 1 Airline 1967 The previous 17 winners of the Heisman Trophy have all be quarterbacks. I wish he were playing at LSU., Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. FLETCHER: AMIE, LOUISIANA MAY HAVE BRAGGING RIGHTS TO THE 2020 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER, DEVONTE SMITH IS EXPECTED TO WIN THE AWARD ON TUESDAY EVENING. Powells team of stars dropped the season opener a potent Country Day but rolled unblemished after that to take home the schools fifth overall state football championship. On LSU message boards, hes known as The Barber, and he says those two words in a sinister manner to get his point across. Most recently LSUs Joe Burrow won the Heisman in 2019. Amite Warriors beat Welsh Greyhounds for Class IIA state title This video file cannot be played. I like contact. >> IT HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE YEAR AS FAR AS COVID AND EVERYTHING, BUT HE HAS MADE OUR YEAR, 2020, SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. Moments like this, as the score and the struggle melt away, show what high school sports are really all about. White cabinets have turned gray with grime from more than 50 years of cutting hair here, an operation passed down from Sanderss father, George. Class III Boys State Bowling Champion Hancock state runner up Olive Branch2021/02/07 Recent Posts Amite County High School Assistant Football Coach (Possible Coordinator) He got mad. What about that touchdown catch last Friday night? The community is split on cultural lines, where country (its just 23 miles from the Mississippi border) meets Cajun (its 65 miles north of New Orleans), and where blacks and whites, like in many cities in the Deep South, have their own parts of town. Despite a catching performance had the camp buzzing, the coaches told Smith that, at 140 pounds, he was not big enough. The Warriors boast the top defensive lineman in the 2019 recruiting class, Ishmael Sopsher, and the ninth-ranked athlete in Devonta Lee.