Duke Crosby boarded a yellow school bus Saturday (April 23) not with a championship trophy, but with some reason to boast.
His East St. John football team reached the championship of the Gulf Coast Regional 7-on-7 football championship hosted by the New Orleans Saints at the team practice facility.
There, the Wildcats lost to Hattiesburg (Miss.) 30-12 in the championship. But to reach the final, they had to beat nearby West St. John in the semifinal.
"I know today some of us, we're going to go back home, talk to each other, give each other pointers on what we got to work on, and just talk a little smack," Crosby said.