Caballero, Nixon among Wendy's Heisman finalists

• Published: Nov 1, 2009

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Two athletes from the Baton Rouge metro area, Ascension Catholic’s Charles Caballero and Taurean Nixon of Southern Lab, are among the 20 finalists for Louisiana’s Wendy’s High School Heisman award.

Caballero earned all-state honors in baseball last spring and is the quarterback of the ACHS football team. Nixon, a defensive back and kick return specialist in football, is also SLHS’ student body president.

Another finalist, Malia Cali of Hammond’s St. Thomas Aquinas, is no stranger to local fans. Cali is STA’s record-setting distance runner.

This is the 16th year for the Wendy’s awards. Louisiana’s two winners, one boy and one girl, are scheduled to be announced Nov. 7. 

From there, the Louisiana winners go on to compete against the other state winners for the national Wendy’s High School Heisman Award that will be presented Dec. 11 in New York City.

Volleyball playoffs

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association will announce its volleyball playoff pairings Monday.

The first-round of the volleyball playoffs for teams in all four divisions are scheduled to be completed by Thursday.

Schools have until today to report their records and district finishes to the LHSAA.

Football power ratings

The LHSAA will release its final unofficial football power ratings some time on Monday, said assistant commissioner B.J. Guzzardo.

Power ratings scheduled to be posted on the LHSAA Web site at lhsaa.org will include team rankings through Week 9 of the regular season.

The LHSAA will announce its final power ratings and playoff pairings at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, starting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.