Jax O’Quin hasn’t forgotten how last season ended.

Watching Mandeville get upset 20-9 by West Monroe at home in the second round of the playoffs was devastating for the now-senior running back. To come so close but fall short at the end is something he won’t soon forget.

Friday night was the start of what he hopes to be a new chapter in the Skippers' history as Mandeville opened the 2025 season with a scrimmage against Jesuit at Sidney Theriot Stadium on Aug. 22. And while the Skippers lost 12-7 on the scoreboard after two simulated quarters, the feeling of being in a live game against another team has him ready for another season.

“We’ve been ready since last year when we lost to West Monroe,” O’Quin said. “We’ve been ready the whole summer. This is the reason we’ve worked. This is the

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