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<p>Tons of talented young players from all over Louisiana and even some spilling in from Mississippi met at Nicholls State this weekend for the "Belly of the Beast" tournament hosted by the Thibodaux-based Naturals.</p>
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<p>The two-day event featured 18U, 15U, 14U and 12U divisions and saw a wide range of prospects generating buzz from already-headline names to even the youngsters having fun competing before following the older student-athletes' footsteps to their local high schools.</p>
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<p><a href="http://standouts">Click here for more extensive notes on more than 60 current high school standouts from the weekend</a>.</p>
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<p>And check out a few 2027 and 2028 names below to start keeping an eye on, although Prep Redzone Louisiana will not start fully covering those classes until the beginnings of their high school freshman years. Stay tuned for August when several of these 2027 student-athletes will factor heavily into the initial rankings and watch lists for the class.</p>
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<p><strong>2027</strong></p>
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<p>Zyron Forstall, LB/DE, Jesuit</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='423247' first='Dylan' last='Henry'], DB, Mandeville</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='261907' first='Peyton' last='Houston'], QB, Calvary Baptist</p>
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<p>Easton Royal, DB/WR, Brother Martin</p>
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<p>Ashton Stark, QB/WR, Lutcher</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='934576' first='Jaiden' last='Williams'], WR/DB, Destrehan</p>
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<p><strong>2028</strong></p>
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<p>Kaden Brown, WR, St. James</p>
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<p>Kam Mitchell, WR, St. James</p>
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<p>Leriq Valentine, QB, De La Salle</p>
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Tons of talented young players from all over Louisiana and even some spilling in from Mississippi met at Nicholls State this weekend for the "Belly of the Beast" tournament hosted by the Thibodaux-based Naturals.
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