Calvary Baptist (LA) vs. Dunham (LA): Live updates, score of Louisiana LHSAA Prep Classic Division III Select championship game

Calvary Baptist (LA) vs. Dunham (LA): Live updates, score of Louisiana LHSAA Prep Classic Division III Select championship game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – One of the nation’s top quarterbacks seeks to guide his team to a state championship.

However, his opponents want to add to a recent title that was claimed.

Baton Rouge-based Dunham, led by Class of 2027 quarterback Elijah Haven, takes on Shreveport-based Calvary Baptist in the Division III Select title game Thursday night as part of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s Prep Classic at the Caesars Superdome.

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Dunham is searching for its first state title since 2004. The Tigers reached last year’s Prep Classic, but lost to Catholic-New Iberia, 31-28.

This season, the Tigers are 12-1. They reached the Prep Classic as the No. 5 seed in the bracket. Last week, they held off top-seeded Lafayette Christian Academy, 49-48, in the semifinal round.

Haven, one of the top highly recruited quarterbacks in the nation, has thrown for 3,638 yards and 59 touchdowns this season, and his 59 TDs ties a single-season state record.

Calvary Baptist (12-1), the No. 6 seed, is seeking to win state for the second time in three seasons. The Cavaliers have won four state titles in program history, with the first of those in 2013.

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DUNHAM 0, CALVARY BAPTIST 0 1ST QTR.

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– Live from the Caesars Superdome, it’s the final game of the opening day of the LHSAA Prep Classic. The Tigers of Dunham take on the Cavaliers of Calvary Baptist for the Division III Select state championship.