Baton Rouge (La.) Dunham five-star junior quarterback Elijah Haven was terrific in Thursday night’s 34-17 victory over Calvary Baptist Academy, leading the Tigers to the LHSAA Division III Select state title.
In the process of having himself a masterful game, Haven also set a new state single-season record for passing touchdowns with 62. With the kind of the night the five-star passer had, he received nothing but high praise from his opponents after the game.
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“He’s phenomenal. He’s gonna play on Sundays … I can promise you that,” Shreveport (La.) Calvary head coach Rodney Guin told Rivals on Thursday night. “If you don’t drop enough guys to cover, he’s gonna throw it all over you. If you drop a lot of guys, he can run the ball. He’s a handful. He’s the No. 1 QB in the country for a reason. He’s phenomenal. He’s gonna play on Sundays … I can promise you that.”
Haven, who is the Rivals Industry Rankings’ No. 1 signal caller of the 2027 class, finished the night completing 21-of-29 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns. The junior passer also led all runners with 150 yards rushing and added two scoring runs.
The No. 1 ranked passer for the 2027 class was a year removed from leading Dunham School to the state championship game, but it meant a lot to Haven to cap this season with a title in hand.
“It means a lot. I’ve been wanting a state championship for a while. It reflects on the team — the work we’ve put in all summer, all spring … I’m super happy to be a champion,” Haven said Rivals after the state championship. “It meant everything. We had a team-first mindset this whole season … doing everything for our senior class, the team, and we kept that mindset. Now I can worry about what the future holds.”
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