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Peyton Houston, top-ranked freshman quarterback, leaves Calvary Baptist (Louisiana): Report

Houston, a dual-threat high school QB, started receiving Power 5 offers as an eighth-grader

Mike Swanson

Peyton Houston, top-ranked freshman quarterback, leaves Calvary Baptist (Louisiana): Report
Peyton Houston, top-ranked freshman quarterback, leaves Calvary Baptist (Louisiana): Report /

Peyton Houston saw limited varsity high school football action as an eighth-grade quarterback for Calvary Baptist (Louisiana) last year, and he earned the backup job as a freshman.

But he's left Calvary Baptist in search of a new team, according to Prep Redzone LA reporter Jerit Roser.

Update: Peyton Houston transfers to Evangel Christian

Ranked the top dual-threat quarterback in the nation by QB Hit List, Houston already holds offers from Power 5 schools such as Texas Tech, Mississippi State and Ole Miss.

He wrote a "Thank you for everything" post on social media Friday to Calvary Baptist:

Houston got in the game Thursday night in Calvary Baptist's 61-27 win over Captain Shreve, but junior Abram Wardell started at quarterback, as he did in the season opener.

Louisiana high school football scoreboard

Wardell is off to a solid start as a junior after a super-efficient sophomore year where he completed 78% of his passes and threw for 33 touchdowns against just four interceptions.

This year through two games, he's completed 42 of 54 passes for 680 yards and seven touchdowns with just one interception.

In two games of backup duty, Houston completed 7 of 12 passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Here's one of those two TD passes:

QB Hit List ranks Houston as the No. 2 overall freshman quarterback in the country behind Trent Seaborn of Thompson (Alabama).

Wherever Houston ends up, look for him to compete for the starting job early. 

And look for Wardell to lead Calvary Baptist to a season even better than last fall's 9-3 campaign.

Abram Wardell (4) has been the starting quarterback for Calvary Baptist since his sophomore year.
Abram Wardell (4) has been the starting quarterback for Calvary Baptist since his sophomore year :: Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times / USA TODAY NETWORK

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MIKE SWANSON

Mike Swanson is the VP of Content for High School On SI. He's been in journalism since 2003, having worked as a reporter, city editor, copy editor and high school sports editor in California, Connecticut and Oregon.

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