By LEE BRECHEEN, Louisiana Football Magazine

One of this football season’s best duos for a run game, not only in Shreveport but also in all of Louisiana, will be Quintavion White and Fabian Sanders, both Northwood seniors in the Class of 2023.

White (6-0, 190) is the bigger of the two with power, speed and burst. He ran for 634 yards on 108 carries with eight touchdowns and caught 20 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns in 2021.

Sanders (5-9, 190) has power and speed — 4.48 in the 40 — and ran for 562 yards on 87 attempts in 2021.

“Quintavion is thunder and Fabian is lightning,” said head coach Austin Brown. “Both very passionate young men. Q is a solid running back who is very good in all three aspects of the position — running, blocking, and pass catching. Fabian is a home run threat with a knack for weaving in and out of traffic.”

Running backs coach Jaran Hall says the duo brings experience to the position.

“We are blessed to have a committee of running backs in the backfield this fall; White and Sanders will be able to provide a lot of veteran experience this year,” said Hall. “They have both come through in big moments last year. I like to call them ‘lightning and thunder.’ We know that Sanders can give a quick strike and White will bring the boom. Both of these kids are quick to point out that it starts with the big boys up front.”

Notes for Quintavion White: His favorite colleges are the University of Tennessee, Tennessee State, and the University of Texas in Austin. “I’ve always loved these programs and it’s not too close to home for me. I have an offer currently from Louisiana Christian in Pineville.”

In the classroom White currently has a 4.0 GPA and has posted an ACT score of 19.

White’s dad played high school basketball.

“I love hanging out with my football team because I already spend most of my toughest days with them and that’s where we built our closest bonds,” White said.

He attended the Louisiana Christian camp over the summer.

He plans on majoring in business in college.

Notes for Fabian Sanders: Plans for college are to “major in either kinesiology or engineering,” he said.

His hobbies: “I love to sing, cooking, and playing video games.”

His favorite college “would be LSU,” he said. “I like LSU because that’s the best college around with very good coaches.”

Sanders also runs track and plays baseball.

Contact Lee at lbrecheen@aol.com