Dorian Booker is at the center of yet another magical run with Scotlandville basketball. Standing at almost 6'10, Booker garners alot of attention both on and off the court. Much of this due to a six inch growth spurt in just one year. He outgrew his old school at West Feliciana and transferred to Scotlandville, who's hoping that his great work ethic and focus on the game will have the interest of college coaches growing just as fast.

When Zachary head coach Jon McClinton took over as the head coach of Zachary basketball the Broncos hadn't won a state title since 1944. The first house keeping chore on McClinton's list was to change the intensity level on defense. It's paid off as last season Zachary brought home its first state championship in over 70 years.

Madison Prep's center Percy Daniels may be the best player in the state. He's won the defensive player of the year and MVP for class 7-3A the last three years. But he wasn't always a star, as Daniels had to work to get there.

"The desire to get better is really the one thing that has fueled him. He had to work his way into his body, when he came to Prep he was really skinny and frail, and it wasn't until the 9th grade when he started taking basketball seriously," said Madison Prep head coach Jeff Jones.

It was that hard work and effort that allowed him to earn a scholarship at a Big East school.

"He had to decide from Seton Hall and Tulane and he went with Seton Hall because he felt like it was a better basketball situation," Jones said.

Percy has always confronted his challenges whether it was on the court or off. Daniels has Type A hemophilia conditions he's dealt with his entire life.

"My blood don't clot like a normal person. When I get a cut it will bleed, and I have to put pressure on it, make sure it's not bleeding no more. I have to get injections twice a week to make sure that I am okay," Percy Daniels said.

"We have something in our blood, you know, people don't have to call factor nine where, you know, we have the ability to repair and heal quicker than a normal ankle sprain. For one of us it might take a week or it might take a month. He has to take weekly injections just in order to be able to function. I don't think many people who have hemophilia in the world to play basketball, he is just a tough kid," said Jones.

Daniels led the Chargers to a state championship last year and to an undefeated start this year.

Coming into the class 5a state title game, the Zachary Broncos believed their recent late game experience would pay off. And they were right.

In the first half, Ponchatoula stormed out to a 20-7 lead. Right before the end of the first half, the Broncos responded with a Eli Holstein 36 yard passing touchdown to Jordan Williams to make it 20-14 at the half.

In the 3rd quarter, Holstein had a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown to Tylon Williams to give the Broncos a 28-20 lead.

Zachary's defense kept it there, shutting out an opponent in the second half for the second straight week. 

The Broncos finish off a perfect season, and win their 4th state title in 7 years. Quarterback and Texas A&M commit Eli Holstein wins the 5a Most Outstanding Player. He threw for 257 yards, and 3 total touchdowns.