Notes from Destrehan, St. Augustine, St. James, Karr, BTW 7v7

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Destrehan hosted St. Augustine, St. James, Edna Karr and Booker T. Washington in the third week of New Orleans metro high school 7-on-7 action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The matchups were full of standouts and eye-catchers — from high-profile college prospects to new faces catching our attention for the first time. Here are a handful of notes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401763' first='Jackson' last='Fields'] — 6-1, 195 QB — Destrehan (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Even with a pair of notable college-prospect receivers absent on the day, the Wildcats passing games was clicking the bulk of the evening, working through some early drops and seeming to particularly take off late. The rising junior quarterback slung the ball around and hit rising senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291153' first='Johnnie' last='Thiel IV']</strong>, a Louisiana Tech commit, and rising junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='212340' first='Jabari' last='Mack']</strong>, an LSU target, for several highlights throughout.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='742755' first='Peyton' last='Clement'] — 5-11, 150 QB — St. James (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The rising sophomore, the older of the duo earning offseason reps to follow graduated leader Brayden Williams' big shoes, had a solid day overall for the reloading, still-talented Wildcats. Clement got the ball around to several of his many weapons with the the relatively veteran, junior duo of running back <strong>Kani King-Young</strong> and slot <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401966' first='Jakias' last='Villanueva']</strong> looking the part as consistent and fellow 2026 classmate <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1348431' first='Kanye' last='Zenon']</strong> out wide looking like another notable breakout candidate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1348424' first='Vashaun' last='Coulon'] — 5-11, 160 QB/ATH — St. Augustine (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>and <strong>Miguel Whitley — 6-0, 180 WR — St. Augustine (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>and <strong>Ray'Quan Williams — 6-0, 165 WR — St. Augustine (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Purple Knights will be young this fall after graduating a big 2024 class, but looked promising with their new starting quarterback, who saw reserve action as a sophomore, and a talented receiving corps with good size consistently moving the ball — including some highlight deep shots to his athletic sophomore duo on the outside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710272' first='Jhase' last='Thomas'] — 6-2, 170 DB/ATH — Destrehan (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The rising senior — one of LSU's newest targets after earning an offer at camp last week — continues to settle further into and excel in his (nearly) full-time role at safety after background playing all over the field on both sides of the ball. Thomas, who visits Texas Tech this week, had at least one goal-line pass break-up on defense and still saw a few reps at receiver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='920701' first='Cameron' last='Munford'] — 6-0, 240 TE/ATH — Edna Karr (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Edna Karr allowed its starters the evening off during a busy stretch in its summer 7-on-7 schedule, but the Cougars saw a few highlights throughout the evening from younger players and new faces — such as the Belle Chasse transfer. The big-bodied rising junior tight end should add another nice complement to the talented receiving corps. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->