NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 11 — The Haynesville [LA] Golden Tornado will take on the Mangham [LA] Dragons Thursday afternoon in Louisiana’s LHSAA Division IV Non-Select state championship game.
The two teams are ranked No. 49 and No. 50 in the MaxPreps rankings, so neither team is a heavy favorite. Haynesville, however, enters the game undefeated at 13-0 while Mangham has two losses on the season and enters the cost with an 11-2 record.
Haynesville has lost in the title game the past two years, including last year’s 20-7 loss to the South Plaquemines [Bura, LA] Hurricanes. But the Golden Tornado are one of Louisiana’s prep football giants, having won 18 state titles in their history. Their most recent championship came in 2014.
Mangham, meanwhile, is seeking its first state championship since 1956. Game time is set for 1 p.m. EST (12 p.m. CST local) at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
WATCH ON THE NFHS NETWORK: Haynesville [LA] Golden Tornado vs. Mangham [LA] Dragons
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Mangham finally gets a stop, and they’ve got the ball with 43 seconds to play around their own 20-yard line.
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HAYNESVILLE 32, MANGHAM 27
Mangham’s quarterback Colby Casey is just a sophomore, but you’ve got to love his poise. After throwing that interception, he shakes it off and leads the Dragons back down to Haynesville’s 20. From there, he uses a pump fake to freeze the defense and then drops a dime on TE Blake Pierce down the right sideline. Mangum answers, but they need a stop with 2:56 to play in the first half. They do get the ball first in the second half.
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We’ve still got 5:17 to play in the first half.
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HAYNESVILLE 32, MANGHAM 20
Mangham was driving deep in Haynesville territory when we get the game’s first turnover. And it’s a big win. Colby Casey tries to force a throw to the receiver on the right sideline, and Isaiah Washington picks it off for Haynesville and takes it to the house. This is the first time the game has reached a two-score deficit for either team in what’s been a wild shootout.
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HAYNESVILLE 25, MANGHAM 20
Ethan Henderson breaks free for a 59-yard run and scores his third touchdown of the game. Haynesville goes for two to try and make up for those earlier missed kicks, and they only make it worse. The quarterback keeps the ball on a naked bootleg around the left end after a fake handoff to the right side of the field. Mangham isn’t buying the misdirection as three defenders stay home and keep him out of the end zone on the 2-point try.
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MANGHAM 20, HAYNESVILLE 19
Colby Casey scores again on a 5-yard run, and this time Mangham connects on the PAT. It’s important to remember there’s three missed extra points in this game – two by Haynesville, and that’s why the Golden Tornado is trailing. If this game continues on its current trajectory, one of these teams might regret missing those kicks.
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End of the first quarter: Haynesville 19, Mangham 13
It’s been back and forth, up and down the field with these two, and Mangham is on the move again as they head to the second quarter.
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HAYNESVILLE 19, MANGHAM 13
Future LSU Tiger Isaiah Washington breaks free on another run, but Haynesville misses the PAT again.
ISAIAH WASHINGTON
The LSU signee goes 54 yards to the house to put Haynesville back ahead, 19-13.
Haynesville 19, Mangham 13
1Q, 1:38. pic.twitter.com/sn8I5gbHl7— Louisiana vs. All Y’all (@LAvsAllYall) December 11, 2025
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HAYNESVILLE 13, MANGHAM 13
Mangham QB Colby Casey scores on a short run. Mangham’s first PAT is pulled wide left, but there was a dead-ball procedure penalty so they get a second chance. The second attempt is then blocked by Haynesville.
Haynesville 13, Mangham 13.
1Q, 3:13.Mangham sophomore Colby Casey ties the game on a keeper.
HHS missed an XP, then blocks one. pic.twitter.com/STfwvjEPmf
— Louisiana vs. All Y’all (@LAvsAllYall) December 11, 2025
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HAYNESVILLE 13, MANGHAM 7
The action is fast and furious so far at the Superdome. Henderson scores his second touchdown of the day around the left end, but the PAT is no good off the right upright.
Haynesville & Mangham off to a fast & furious start with scores in all three phases.
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H — L’Travious Brooks rips loose a fumble, and Ethan Henderson has the scoop&score.9:48 —
M — Reggie Roberson Jr. (Northwestern St.) kick return TD.7:53 —
H — Ethan Henderson TD run pic.twitter.com/RAMVPStKn5— Louisiana vs. All Y’all (@LAvsAllYall) December 11, 2025
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HAYNESVILLE 7, MANGHAM 7
Mangham returns the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown to immediately tie this thing back up.
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HAYNESVILLE 7, MANGHAM 0
Haynesville’s Ethan Henderson picks up a fumble on a short field and takes it the end zone to put the Golden Tornado on top early.
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They are under way in New Orleans, Louisiana!
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Coming soon!
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Haynesville vs. Mangham start time
- Date: Thursday, Dec. 11
- Start time: 1 p.m. EST (12 p.m. CST local)
The game between Haynesville and Mangham is being played at Pitbull Stadium in Miami, Florida.
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