Summer 7v7: East St. John, Newman, Shaw, Booker T Washington

The traditional St. Charles Catholic 7-on-7 league in the River Parishes outside of New Orleans extended into July this year, as other schools began to scale back some on that schedule. East St. John hosted Isidore Newman, Archbishop Shaw and Booker T. Washington from around the city in one of the final sessions of the summer. And, even with a few top prospects missing, each program featured at least a couple standout performances. Here are a few of the best, including one from each program. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="138468" first="Cortez" last="Fisher"] — 5-10, 170 RB — East St. John (2023)</strong> The speedy weapon’s sophomore film is among the most impressive of any running backs around Louisiana, and coach Brandon Brown praised Fisher’s continued progress and growing confidence stepping into an upperclassman role with big men such as [player_tooltip player_id="63561" first="Jackie" last="Marshall"] and [player_tooltip player_id="63619" first="Welland" last="Williams"] now off to college. Even in the 7-on-7 setting, the Wildcats wasted little time showcasing that mentality as multiple quarterbacks looked Fisher’s way deep downfield early and often out of the slot. Colleges have started to recognize the shifty track standout’s football potential, and much more attention is likely on the way. <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lIJ8Yd1lRw0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <strong>Natrell James — 6-0, 170 ATH — Booker T. Washington (2022)</strong> Another standout running back, rising BTW junior [player_tooltip player_id="138469" first="Arnold" last="Barnes"], was among a few notable absences from one of the final 7-on-7 sessions of the long summer. The quickly rising prospect figures to be a focal point for the Lions this fall. But several of his teammates showed coach Wayne Reese Jr. and the staff will have plenty of other weapons to utilize through the air. James is a two-way standout for Booker T. Washington with track speed and decent size and experience to be among the team’s leaders this year and position himself for an opportunity at the next level. <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tSH96iXT4Qs" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <strong>Jayce LaCava — 6-0, 195 ATH — Archbishop Shaw (2023)</strong> The play of the entire day may have belonged to Jayce LaCava, the Eagles’ two-way and two-sport athlete. The physical and versatile linebacker, receiver or tight end is already a baseball prospect and could take the reins at quarterback next season when [player_tooltip player_id="136464" first="Stephen" last="Banford"] Jr. heads to college. But he drew loud reactions from both sidelines with a leaping "Moss’ed" touchdown reception from Banford in the morning’s final contest against Newman. <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w60YyCc207A" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="138427" first="Will" last="Randle"] — 6-4, 220 TE — Isidore Newman (2023)</strong> With star wideouts A.J. Johnson and [player_tooltip player_id="138441" first="Makai" last="Donaldson"] both absent for the day, another of rising junior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="138484" first="Arch" last="Manning"]’s favorite targets rose to the occasion, as he often does. Randle is a two-way standout for the Greenies and one of the nation’s top tight end prospects in his, Manning’s and Donaldson’s 2023 class. Randle moves well for his size and may have garnered two dozen looks from his friend on the day with his ability to get open with his feet or to position himself well to haul in contested catches with his almost-always sure hands. <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W6l6Z67spjo" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>