Earlier in the season, Prairieville High School's football team led against East Ascension, but the Spartans began to build momentum.

Hurricanes coach Mike Schmitt knew his team needed to make a play when senior defensive back Braylon Williams approached him.

“Williams just said, ‘Coach, we got you,’ ” Schmitt said.

It wasn’t the first time Schmiit heard a player utter those words, but this meant more. It was a realization that the culture he set out to build was coming to fruition. His team had his back like he had theirs.

Prairieville would go on to win 44-27 over East Ascension on Oct. 10.

On Wednesday, the week of their game against Denham Springs, Schmitt sat in his office, overlooking the team's football stadium. He pointed to a wall that was once just an open door, with an open

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