The Sports Scouting Report With Lee Brecheen

Episode 147: Legendary Defensive Line Coach Pete Jenkins

For Wednesday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee interviews arguably the greatest defensive line coach of all time in Pete Jenkins. Coach Jenkins has had an amazing coaching career, which dates back to 1964. Whether it has been at the high school, college, or NFL level, he has done it all. Along the way, some of his notable stops have been at South Carolina, Southern Miss, Oklahoma State, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, the Philadelphia Eagles, USC, and most notably, LSU where he has worked for five different head coaches in Baton Rouge. Coach Jenkins talks about what he is doing now traveling across the country as a consultant. The legendary defensive line coach also talks about some of the great defensive linemen he has worked with recently and finally, promotes the Louisiana Line Camp, which will be entering its 35th year. The offensive/defensive lineman camp is the longest running of its kind in the country and will take place from Saturday, June 19th through Tuesday, June 22nd at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. For more information on how to get registered for the camp, listen to this podcast or go to http://www.louisianalinecamp.com/!

 

Episode 146: Jennings High School Head Football Coach Rusty Phelps

For Monday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee interviews one of the longest tenured head football coaches at one school in Jennings High School head football coach Rusty Phelps. For the last 27 years, Coach Phelps has been at Jennings High School including the past 26 seasons being the team's head football coach. With over 200 career victories to his credit, Coach Phelps has made the Bulldogs a competitor each and every season including in 2019 when he led the team to a state championship runner-up finish. Coach Phelps talks about that 2019 season, this previous season, the best players he has coached over his career, and more. Also, Coach Phelps tells stories about how his former star running back Travis Etienne's recruitment took off, becoming a star at Clemson, and is now a projected top NFL Draft prospect. Finally, Coach Phelps talks about how his younger brother Trevor Etienne has a chance to become a big time DI running back himself!

Episode 145: Northwestern State Head Baseball Coach Bobby Barbier

For Friday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee catches up with Northwestern State head baseball coach Bobby Barbier, who is one of the top young baseball coaches in the country. Over the last couple of seasons, the Northwestern State baseball team has been one of the top teams in the Southland Conference. In fact, his 2018 team won the Southland Conference Tournament and made a NCAA Regional. On today's episode, Coach Barbier talks about his current team, the competitive Southland Conference, this weekend's series, growing up around his dad Darren Barbier, who was a former head football coach for Nicholls State, and finally, even talks about the best football players he has seen around his dad. 

Episode 144: East Jefferson High School Head Basketball Coach Marcell Fisher

For Wednesday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee interviews East Jefferson High School head basketball coach Marcell Fisher. Coach Fisher is originally from Syracuse, New York and talks about his coaching career, which now puts him in New Orleans, Louisiana. Coach Fisher has also been the head coach at stops like Clark, Hahnville, Lake Area New Tech, Cohen, and most recently, KIPP Renaissance. Coach Fisher also talks about his first season at East Jefferson, some of his star players, and even talks a little East Jefferson football as his son Ahmad Fisher is a 6'4 defensive end on the Warriors football team coached by Frank Allelo. Finally, both Lee and Coach Fisher have some fun in predicting what will happen in March Madness!

Episode 143: Former Evangel Christian Academy And LSU/Valdosta State Wide Receiver Abram Booty

For Monday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee has a very special guest in former Evangel Christian Academy and LSU/Valdosta State wide receiver Abram Booty. Abram is a part of the famous Booty family that is known for quarterbacks including the patriarch of the family in Johnny Booty (Mississippi State) along with his brothers Josh Booty (LSU) and John David Booty (USC). Abram talks about being the lone wide receiver in his family, catching passes from his older brother Josh at Evangel as well at LSU, breaking all kinds of national receiving records during his time at Evangel Christian Academy, the great quarterbacks that came through the program, his time playing at both LSU and Valdosta State, and finally, his son General Booty, who just finished his prep career at Allen High School (Texas) and will be playing quarterback at Tyler Junior College (Texas).

Episode 142: Westbrook Christian High School (Alabama)/LSU Class of 2021 Baseball Pitcher Signee Samuel Dutton, Thoughts On LSU Baseball Starting SEC Play, And March Madness Predictions

For Friday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee interviews one of the top high school pitching prospects in the country in Westbrook Christian High School (Alabama) and LSU Baseball signee Samuel Dutton. Samuel talks about why he chose to commit to the Tigers, his different pitches at his disposal, playing for the Louisiana Knights with his future teammates, his favorite pitchers in the MLB to watch, playing SEC baseball, and for one of the best pitching coaches in the country in Alan Dunn. Finally, Lee will wrap up the show with his thoughts on how the LSU Baseball team will fare approaching SEC play and gives his thoughts on how the NCAA Basketball Tournament will shape out. 

Episode 141: Franklin Parish High School Head Football Coach Sonny Nason

For Wednesday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee interviews Franklin Parish High School head football coach Sonny Nason, who in his first season had the season cut short due to COVID-19. Coach Nason talks about what is in store for the Patriots in 2021, the stories he has over 28 years of coaching, coaching Bastrop High School's powerhouse football teams in the mid 2000's as a wide receivers coach, the best high school basketball team he has seen growing up, and so much more!

Episode 140: Isidore Newman High School Offensive Tackle & LSU Class of 2022 Commit Bo Bordelon

For Monday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee interviews Isidore Newman High School three star offensive tackle and LSU Football Class of 2022 commit Bo Bordelon. This top LSU prospect is carrying on the family tradition as his father Ben Bordelon was a former offensive tackle at LSU and for the San Diego Chargers. Bo talks about his game compared to his father's game, blocking for Arch Manning at Newman, his relationship with the other current LSU 2022 commitments, going against some of his future teammates like LSU 2021 signees Saivion Jones (St. James) and Maason Smith (Terrebonne), the difference of what he sees between Walker Howard and Arch Manning, his younger brother Brett Bordelon as an up and coming varsity player for the Greenies, why he chose to commit to the Bayou Bengals, and so much more!

Episode 139: Legendary WBRZ Weatherman Pat Shingleton

For Friday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee has a very special guest in legendary WBRZ Weatherman Pat Shingleton, who just retired earlier this year after 45 years on the network. On today's episode, Pat dives deeper than the weather as he talks about his journey from Pittsburgh to Baton Rouge as well as how he got in the business, his son Michael Shingleton, who is carrying on the family tradition as an anchor for WBRZ, his many community projects, and more. Pat Shingleton also tells many stories of some of the famous Pittsburgh Steelers legends he met along the way and even more incredible stories when breaking into the television business.

Episode 138: Franklinton High School Powerlifting Coach John Lambert

For Wednesday's episode of The Sports Scouting Report Podcast With Lee Brecheen, Lee dives deep into a sport that often gets overlooked, which is powerlifting, and what better expert to talk to than one of the best powerlifting coaches in the state in Franklinton High School powerlifting coach John Lambert. Coach Lambert helped start the powerlifting program at Franklinton High School, and now, it is one of the best programs in the state. Coach Lambert is also most known for helping LaRon Landry bulk up to become one of the most impressive looking "Iron Men" in the NFL when he was coaching at Hahnville High School. Besides coaching powerlifting, Coach Lambert was a football coach as well and coached for some of the best high school football coaches in the state over the last 30 seasons including for Larry Dauterive at East St. John High School, Lou Valdin at Hahnville High School, and Hank Tierney at Archbishop Shaw to name a few. Coach Lambert tells Lee stories about what he has seen over his career both coaching football and powerlifting as well as promote the LHSAA Powerlifting State Championships that will be held at ULM's Fant Ewing Coliseum on March 18th-20th.