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Six Seniors Sign To Play Football at Collegiate Level
By Jan R. Breen
Catholic High Seniors
Matthew Broha, Thomas
Broussard, Henry Minor, Jason
Peters, Logan Roubique and
Jeremy Stewart have signed to
play collegiate football in 2007.
Matthew Broha has
committed to Louisiana Tech.
A defensive end for the Bears,
Broha was named to the All-
District and All-Metro teams
and was honorable mention All-
State. He was the co-defensive
player of the game in the All-Star
Bowl Game.
“I like the academic program
at Louisiana Tech,” commented
Broha. “The football program is
great and they have outstanding
coaches starting with Head
Coach Dooley. I also believe I
will have an opportunity to play
early,” added Broha. He will be
playing defensive end at Tech.
Broha is the son of Kathy
and Max Broha and plans to
major in business.
Thomas Broussard is
headed to Samford University
in Birmingham, Alabama.
Broussard played free safety at
CHS and was a punt returner.
He was All-District, All-Metro
By Sara Brignac
The archives collection
contains many memorabilia items
that were used to display school
spirit. There is a banner from
the 1946 basketball
championship game,
pennants dating back
to the 1950s, as well as
letterman jackets and
sweaters from almost
every era of Catholic
High history.
One of the very
first bumper stickers
was donated to the Catholic
High Archives by Charles
Domma ’51. It was actually
an “auto window transfer” that
would be put in the rear window
SIGNING. Signing letters of intent to play collegiate football were (from left) Henry Minor, University of Central
Arkansas; Logan Roubique, University of Central Arkansas; Jason Peters, Georgia Tech; Jeremy Stewart, Stanford;
Matt Broha, Louisiana Tech; and Thomas Broussard, Samford.
and All-State and was codefensive
MVP with Broha in
the All-Star Bowl.
“I could picture myself in
the environment at Samford.
It is like home,” commented
Broussard. “The academics are
great and you have one-on-one
with the teachers, very much
like CHS,” added Broussard.
He believes he will have the
opportunity to play next year as
free safety and on special teams.
Broussard is the son of
Darlene and Thomas Broussard
and is undecided about his major
Archives Includes Stickers
of a car. This particular transfer
was never used because Domma’s
father did not want to put it on
the family car just in case it would
“alienate any customers who
were Baton Rouge
High or Istrouma
High School fans,”
recollects Domma
on purchasing the
transfer for 25 cents
while in Brother
Michael’s 1947
eighth-grade class.
If you would
like to view the Catholic High
Archives or donate, please
contact CHS Archivist Sara
Brignac (225) 389-0978 or
sbrignac@catholichigh.org.
next year.
Henry Minor has signed to
play at the University of Central
Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas.
Minor was a running back,
receiver and cornerback for the
Bears and received the Most
Improved Player award at the
CHS Sports Convocation.
“Central Arkansas has
one of the highest rates of
student-athletes to graduate,”
commented Minor. “They
have great academics and a great
coaching staff,” added Minor.
He plans to play running back
and receiver for UCA.
Minor is the son of Jeannetta
Minor and Henry Minor and is
undecided about his major.
Jason Peters has committed
to Georgia Tech. Peters, the
Gatorade Circle of Champions
Player of the Year for Louisiana,
was All-District, All-Metro
MVP and All-State. He was also
named to the 5A All-Academic
Team.
“I believe in the program and
the people I will be working with
at Georgia Tech,” commented
Peters. He will continue to play
defensive end at Georgia Tech.
Peters is the son of Monica
and Douglas Peters and will
major in biology.
Logan Roubique has signed
with the University of Central
Arkansas. Center for the Bears,
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Roubique was All-District, All-
Metro and All-State. He was
honorable mention in the Class
5A All-Academic Team.
“UCA has a great premed
program,” commented
Roubique. “In football, I can
be a part of a program that will
be successful every year,” added
Roubique. He will play center
at UCA.
Roubique is the son of
Melanie and Rodney Roubique
and he plans to major in biology
or chemistry.
Jeremy Stewart has
committed to Stanford
University in Palo Alto,
California. Stewart was a running
back for the Bears and was All-
District, All-Metro MVP, All-
State honorable mention and
Class 5A All-Academic Team.
“Stanford has a great
combination of academics and
athletics,” commented Stewart.
“I want to be a part of helping to
turn the program around,” added
Stewart. He will be playing
running back for the Cardinals.
Stewart is the son of Gloria
and John Stewart. He plans to
major in engineering.
Since 1988, Catholic High
has had 93 graduates sign to play
collegiate football. There are
currently 12 graduates playing
collegiate football and three
graduates in the NFL.
Photo by Brother Xavier Werneth, SC