District 6-Class 3A

28th Year Louisiana Football Magazine High School Previews for 2025

by Lee Brecheen. 

(Previews were written solely by Lee Brecheen since 1997 for Louisiana Football Magazine.)

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Collegiate Baton Rouge Dolphins

Head Coach:Al Weathersby(1st year)

2024 Record:1-9

2024 Playoffs: No

2023 Record:1-9

Key players Graduated: QB Zyon Taylor, RB Taurus Montgomery, OC/DT Davon Hebert, LB Stephen Landry, DT/OL Jonathan Thurman.

Team Outlook: Heading in a new direction. The team did not score a point in 7 of the 9 games in 2024. Only scored in 2 games in 2024 on Offense said Head Coach Al Weathersby.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Al Weathersby has had a very interesting career for the past 20 years. Coached high School and College practices and games. He wore the White Hat for 5 years as an official. Also did 4 years of LSU college practices. Coach is an Alum of L.B. Landry High School in New Orleans(Class of 1989). Also coach got his degree from Southern U, where he ran Track in College. Coach also played semi-pro football for 9 years as a Defensive Back with the Baton Rouge Red Wings and the Baton Rouge Riverboat Bandits. Coach Weathersby told me they did have 17 players for off-season workouts, which is a big positive number for the football program and might add more players in the Fall. Dolphins have only won 2 games in the last three years combined.

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Key players to keep an eye on are Safety/Athlete Hunter Moten 6-0 160, QB Derrion Morgan, OL/DL Isaac Mims 5-3 186, OL/DL Renorido Osirio 5-10 220, DB Brenden Nailor 6-1 160, Athlete Jerry Goodman, and LB Kaleb Stokes 5-8 190.

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Glen Oaks Panthers

Head Coach:Anthony Jones(3rd year)

2024 Record:3-7 

2024 Playoffs: No

2023 Record:3-7 

Key players Graduated: QB/DB Carlton Hargrove 2024 Hon Mention All State as an Athlete, 

Team Outlook: Team saying is (Dominate the Day). The goal is to make the playoffs. School hasn’t been to or played in the playoffs since 2010. We have 12 linemen on the team total, which is the most for us in 3 years. We also should welcome 10 Freshmen this Summer to help us with some depth in 2025 said Head Coach Anthony Jones.”

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Tidbit: Glen Oaks High School had 30 players in the Spring and for workouts. The goal will be to have 40 players, including freshmen, in the Fall, which would be a great number for the program. Head Coach Anthony Jones is a 2001 graduate of Glen Oaks High School and played for the legendary Head Coach Nolan Gill.Coach Gill, I thought, was one of the best coaches in Louisiana and coached DE/LB Gabe Northern(LSU), NFL, WR Landry Williams(Southern U), current Madison Prep HS Head Coach, and QB Marcus Randall(LSU), and several other big-time players in the 1990s and early 2000s.

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The new leader and QB for the program in 2025 will be Jarvis Reado, a 5-10 160 160-pound Athlete with a good arm and good feet in the pocket had a good Spring. The program doesn’t have a lot of players but the players they do have are talented and here are some players to keep a eye on DE Enrique Lopez 6-5 245 3 year starter, RB/WR Cardarieous Jackson 5-8 160 2nd year starter, TE/LB Alijah Banks 5-11 230 All District in 2024 as a LB and a 3 year starter, RB/DB Car’tez Cain 5-8 175 2nd year starter, OT Preston Bell 6-5 280 2nd year starter, DE Braylen Jenkins 6-3 250 2nd year starter, OG/DT Marcellus Sip 5-10 230 a 2nd year starter, FS/WR Issac Jackson 6-1 178 new starter, CB/DB Nicholas Wilson 5-8 145 All District in 2024, and LB/RB Trayvion Whitehead 6-1 230 a 2nd year starter.

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Special Teams returning at Kicker and Punter will be Yerick Alvarado, 5-8, 150, a 2nd year starter. Alvarado made a 47-yard Field Goal in a game in 2024.

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Helix Mentorship Academy Sharks

Head Coach:Ellis Spears(3rd year)

2024 Record:3-7 

2024 Playoffs: No

2023 Record:0-10

Key players Graduated: WR/CB Jacoby Jarroll

Team Outlook: We are working with a purpose. We lost one of our football players who died right after the football season in 2024, Kentrell Royal. We honored him at our team Banquet. He would have been a starter for us in 2025, a great kid. We teach these kids life is short and being close as a team matters in building our program said Head Coach Ellis Spears.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Ellis Spears is an Alum of Zachary High School (Class of 1998). Coach was a starting Wide Receiver for Grambling State University in College. Coach has a goal to get as many as 40 players out for the Fall.

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Here are some key players back to lead the program in 2025 RB/WR/DB Calab Robertson 5-8 150 SR with 4.5 speed in the forty, OL Tyronne Cincore III 6-5 330, WR/DB/LB Christopher McKinley 5-8 160 2nd year starter, Safety/CB/FS Keelen Coleman 5-10 160 2nd year starter, DB/CB Frank Williams 5-7 155 2nd year starter, OL/DL Tedrick Clark 5-11 265 3 year starter, RB/WR/FS Kenny Jones 5-9 170 3 year starter, RB/OLB Frank Pullin 5-7 210 3 year starter, LB/HB/DE/TE Ronnie Hawkins 6-2 210 2nd year starter, OG/DT McKenzie Barber 6-1 280 3 year starter, OC/DT Titus Lee 5-9 190 3 year starter, WR/DB Devery Lewis 5-10 165 a 3 year starter SR, and QB Jeremy Collins 6-1 155 2nd year starter leader for this team in 2025.

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Special Teams Kicker and Punter will be Frank Pullin again in 2025.

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Madison Prep Academy

Head Coach:Landry Williams(8th year)

2024 Record:9-4

2024 Playoffs: Semis/Finals lost to Archbishop Shaw

2023 Record:8-4.Playoffs lost 2nd Round, Teurlings Catholic HS 

Key players Graduated: P/K/TE/LB Calvin Spears(Navy),2024 All State QB Tylan Johnson threw for 2,506 yards with 29 Touchdowns & ran for 6 TDS(Lane College), RB Alfred McNight ran for 1,460 yards in 2024(Lane College), LB Layln Daigre(Virginia Lynchburg), DB Josh Hebert(Clarke Atlanta),2024 All State OL Robric Walker(Lane College), TE/DE Khavalli Williams(Pearl River JC Mississippi), DB Andre Gipson(Virginia Lynchburg), LB Braylan Wilson(Lane College), WR Brandon Blunt(Virginia Lynchburg), Athlete Keilan Lee(Virginia Lynchburg), All State LB Jonathan Gayton(Virginia Lynchburg).

Team Outlook: This year, we are reloading, we are not rebuilding. We will not miss a beat. A lot of guys are back on both sides of the football. We will have a new QB for the first time in 3 years and some new Running Backs, but all these players have experience playing varsity. I look forward to the 2025 season said Head Coach Landry Williams.”

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The Offense has a chance to be as good or better in 2025 with a new starting QB. The new starting QB is starting CB/WR on Offense/ Defense in 2024, Landon Johnson, who is ready to be the guy at 6-0, 170 pounds, a SR with 4.5 speed in the forty(2024 caught 28 passes for 508 yards with 3 touchdowns). The Offensive Line will be one of the biggest in Class 3A in the State of Louisiana in 2025 these guys are big mobile and experienced lead by 3 year starter Carnell Smith 6-2 310 SR, 3 year starter Darnell Smith 6-2 315 SR, Center Malachi Dunn 6-2 260 SR, OT Jarvis Smith 6-2 295, and 2 way starter DT/OL Jermarious Allen 6-2 290. The skill positions at RB/WR will be talented again lead by 2024 All State as a WR, now RB Keyon Robinson a SR who in 2024 at WR caught 56 passes for 1,209 yards with 12 Touchdowns, John Profit has moved from FB to RB in 2025 at 5-10 172, RB Harlem Turner has great ability, RB/WR Traven Hayes lettered in 2024 and is one of the best playmakers in Class 3A, and then there’s WR new starter Kayden Craven has really good hands and speed. There’s also 2 2-way starter 2024 All District player, Javen Holmes, 6-3,5, can come in and get reps as a WR but also a FS/SS/OLB on Defense in 2024, had 87 tackles with 3 interceptions. The Offense also hopes to return WR Amaren Sanders SR(2024 caught 29 passes for 405 yards with 4 touchdowns). Sanders had an injury over the spring, and the staff hopes to get him back fully healthy by the start of the season in 2025.

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The Defense will be led by some special players back with speed, size, and experience. We talked about FS/SS Javen Holmes, 87 tackles & 3 Interceptions in 2024, with 4.5 closing speed, can play FS/SS/OLB/DE for the Defense. The front also has DE Darius Mack 38 tackles,4 Sacks in 2024, DE Ryan Barise 6-0 225 SR 57 tackles in 2024,2024 2nd team All State DT Victor Hollins 6-0 280 had an amazing 23 tackles for losses in 2024 with 4 Sacks. Then there’s MLB Cannon Walker 6-1 215 back  64 tackles with 1 blocked Punt in 2024, DT Malachi Cage 6-0 335, DT Aydin Denet 6-2 290, DT Jamyris Allen 6-1 290, LB Daelyn Early 5-11 180 new starter, and LB Darren Early new starter. The Defensive Backfield will have CB Christopher Barber, 5-11 175, 2nd year starter, 4.5 in the forty, CB Je’Caleb Matthews, 5-11 170, new starter.

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Special Teams, there’s an opening at Punter & Kicker going into the Summer/Spring. Long Snapper will be Darius Mack, who has a chance to be recruited at this spot, along with DE/LB.

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Parkview Baptist Eagles

Head Coach:Devin Ducote(1st Year) 

2024 Record:8-4

2024 Playoffs:2nd Round lost to Dunham HS

2023 Record:10-3.Quarterfinals lost to Calvary Baptist HS

Key players Graduated: TE/LB Jax Lee, CB/WR Jacob Hess, WR/DB Brock Comeaux(Northwestern State), CB Hunter Boudreaux, QB Noah Graves, SS/WR Ethan DeRouen, LB/DE/TE Jackson Byerley(Henderson State), WR/DB Tre Baron, TE/LB Brody Miller, OL/DL Cohen Carmouche, OL/DL Dominick DeLeon 

Team Outlook: Great opportunity to coach these young men in 2025.Grateful for Coach Leflors for doing such a great job with the program these last 6 years at Parkview as Head Coach. Pleased with the young men in the program for welcoming me and my staff in a smooth transition, the team said Head Coach Devin Ducote.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Devin Ducote, back in the day, was a great All-District player at Parkview Baptist High School(Class of 2007), a big-time alum. Coach Ducote played football for Stephen F. Austin in Texas as an Outside Linebacker, coached at Stephen F. Austin as a grad assistant, Auburn in the SEC grad assistant, assistant coach at Catholic High School of Baton Rouge, and most recently, Head Coach of West Feliciana High School. Coach mentioned to me he expects about 50 players out for Fall practice from grades 9th to 12th grade. Coach Ducote brought some really good coaches over with him in Offensive Coordinator Justin Moreau, Defensive Coordinator Vince Thomas, Offensive Line coach Chop Wilson, and Defensive Line coach Alex Greavis.

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The Offense will have several new starters. The new starting QB will be Logan Sorrel, 6-3 205, a starting OLB for the team in 2024, a really good Athlete who can run with a good arm. The run game you will have three talented players: starter Sevin Domingue, 5-10 18,0, new starter, RB Marquise Franklin, 5-11 195, future star, and RB/Safety Grant Gautreau, 5-10 160, SR, tough kidd who will play both sides of the ball for the team. The WR group you have Sully Edmonds 5-8 140 new starter, WR Landon Ripple 6-1 185 new starter from the Basketball team, athletic player, and RB Sevin Domingue will move outside from time to time as a WR too. The Offensive Line though young will have some size and potential lead by SR Jackson Loflin 6-0 260 3 year starter leader, OT Carter Steele 6-3 220 new starter, Center Jackson Villauwe 5-11 220 2nd year starter on the OL, OG Willie Williams 6-1 315 new starter, and OL Logan Parker 6-2 300 new starter. They will also return two really good HB/FB types in Blayden Blake, 5-1,1, 195, and HB/FB Noah Borill, 6-, 205.

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The Defense, like the Offense, will have a few new faces in the starting lineup, but has a chance in time to be a pretty good Defense. Players to keep a eye on are OLB John Lee 6-0 180 2nd year starter, LB Peyton Jenkins 5-11 180, LB Blane Burrell 6-1 195, DE Carson Grantham 6-0 185 new starter, DT Landyn Smith 6-1 350, Safety Grant Herrington 6-1 165 leader, CB Cruz Maddie 5-10 145,  CB Christian Richardson 5-10 150, and Safety Adam Marien 5-9 145.

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Special Teams will return, rn I think, the best Kicker in Louisiana if you look at it from a 4-year standpoint on kicks made and distance, and consistency. 2024 All State Kicker SR Gavin Higgins 6-0 185. This kid doesn’t get rattled, any distance, and his Kickoffs have been 5 yards deep in the End Zone since his Soph year in High School. Higgins will also handle Punting duties.

Port Allen Pelicans

Head Coach:Antoine Washington(1st year) 

2024 Record:5-7

2024 Playoffs:1st Round won & 2nd Round lost to Church Point HS.

2023 Record:6-6.2nd Round lost to Union Parish HS

Key players Graduated: DE/OLB Laderrien Burns, WR/RB/Kicker Brennan Gibson, LB/RB Josh Howard, DE Zion Perry, LB Tyler Hill, OL Jacob Stewart, CB Cederick Collins.

Team Outlook: We graduated 16 seniors from the 2024 season. We have some big holes to fill across the board, linemen and skill players. We need the young players in the trenches to develop over the offseason for this program. Most of the 16 seniors who graduated played and contributed to the program. We graduated every starting Offensive Lineman to graduation in the program from the 2024 season, said Head Coach Antoine Washington.

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Tidbits: New Head Coach Antoine Washington graduated from Port Allen HS in 2007 and played Left Tackle for Port Allen HS back in the day. After talking to him over the phone this Spring, he loves the school and will try and do everything he can to get players out for football, walking the halls at the school to come out for the first time in 2025. Coach Washington was Port Allen’s Offensive Line coach and also Offensive Coordinator in 2024. Coach told me former Pelican great Damien Dixon will be a part of the staff in 2025. Dixon played WR for Nebraska and WR/DB for Port Allen HS. The Boys Basketball program won 4 Straight State Championships from 2020 to 2023.

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The program is hoping QB Hunter Bodin returns for his junior season. Right now, it is up in the air whether he will come back or not. If he does, it will make a huge difference for this program. Hunter is 6-1, 180 pounds, and a really good Athlete. The Offense will turn to Kaleb West, 6-1, 170, for big plays in a young Offense in 2025. West can run a legit 4.5 forty and will play WR/DB and maybe QB if Bodin doesn’t return for football. The ideal goal is for West to be a full-time WR. There are many positions up for grabs in Spring & Summer but here’s some key players to keep a eye on WR/CB Dearies Taylor 2nd year starter and maybe some RB 5-8 165, WR/Safety Jalen Duhon 3rd year starter 6-1 192, OT/DE Kaden Thomas 6-2 225 new starter, DT Tyran Harris 5-11 205, RB Harlan Anderson 5-9 170, RB Cortez McClain 5-8 160, WR Shantrell Whaley 6-2 175, Safety Jonathan Lanes 5-10 170 most improved player during Spring, CB/WR Malachi Bennett 5-10 150, DT Kevin West 5-11 230 lettered 2024, LB Joseph Thomas 6-1 175, OT Jason Ferguson 6-2 210 new player, and DE/OLB William Henderson 6-2 190 another new player competing for starting spot in 2025.

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Special Teams are wide open, probably through the Summer, for starting spots for Punter & Kicker.

University Lab Cubs

Head Coach:Andy Martin(16th year)

2024 Record:8-2.The team had to forfeit 7 wins in 2024, and the final record was 1-9.

2024 Playoffs: No

2023 Record:11-2.Lost to St. Charles Catholic HS in the Semifinals.

Key players Graduated: OL/DL Cayson Hill(Grambling), OL Jarvis Brookshire(Southern U), TE Trushaad Bush(College Basketball or Football), QB Emile Picarella(LSU), CB Jayden Gloston(UL Lafayette), OL John Hebert(Navy), LB Alec Haynes(Nicholls State), OL Preston Jones(Nicholls State), LB/RB Keylan Moses(LSU), WR/DB Zay Martin(Southeastern), LB Alec Hebert.

Team Outlook: The Offense has been awesome this offseason. Our upcoming seniors are setting the tone with leadership, keeping the culture we have built here alive, Excited to the upcoming season said Head Coach Andy Martin.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Andy Martin is an alumnus of Opelousas Catholic High School. Coach Martin will be entering his 25th overall season with University Lab High School. The Cubs, on paper, still have the talent to compete for State Championships. The key will be staying healthy with young players on both sides of the football. Anytime you have close to 12 players capable of signing in the same year, you have a championship team coming back. There will be several players on the 2025 team playing on Saturday one day. The football program has 6 State Championships in the school's rich history. Also, University Lab High School won the State Championship in Boys Soccer in 2025.

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The Offense will have a new QB for the first time in 2 years.QB Ethan McGlynn 6-0 175 has experience getting reps in 2024 with 4 touchdown passes, going 14/22 in completions when he got his opportunity. There is also QB Cooper Odle, 5-9, 165, who is pushing McGlynn for the starting job in 2025. Both kids know the Offense and will be excited to see how it plays out come football season. The Offense, though a few skill players graduated, does return as much talent or more in 2025, starting at RB with Corbin Odell ran for 421 yards with 7 touchdowns in 2024, and RB Sage Ingram ran for 497 yards with 4 touchdowns in 2024, to give the team and really good 1-2 punch. There’s also depth at RB with Ethan Spooner, 5-6 170, and Tamon Donald, 5-11 235, both rotating in to make this a deep unit. The WR position also has big potential, led by WR William Martin, 5-11, 165 new starter, WR/DB Kameron Grisby, 6-3, 180, and WR/OLB Lawson Dixon, 5-10, 180, all talented players. The Offensive Line will have several new starters but the Cubs return some talented players in OL/DL Lamar Brown 6-4 300 SR 2024 All State Offensive Lineman, OL Lawson Guidry 6-1 260, OL/DL Maison Smith 6-3 285, OC/OL Jacquet Hart 5-8 260 new starter, OT/DE Jordan Pinnock 6-5 245, TE Charlie Pettit 6-3 225(3 touchdown catches in 2024), and Eli Rainey 6-0 250 Center/OL rotating in anywhere on the OL.

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The Defense will return leadership from 2024 Hon Mention All State SR LB Lane Mixon 5-10 215 lead the team in tackles in 2024, SR Darius Coleman 6-0 180 can play number of spots OLB/DB had 5 Sacks in 2024 with 2 interceptions, DB Ben Picarella 6-1 170 35 tackles in 2024, and DB Emanuel Moses 5-9 185 had 15 tackles in 2024.

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More players to watch for in 2025 on Defense are big time SR CB Erin Moore 5-10 170, DB Lorenzo Cooper 5-10 165, LB Kayden Sims-Grassi 6-0 205, LB/DE Talamesi Albert 5-11 240 new starter, SS James Upton 5-11 195 2nd year starter, DE Bradley Goodson 6-3 200 new starter, DT Christian Shaw 6-1 255 new starter, and DT Jackson Hester 6-1 270 pounds will rotate in and has a great future with the program.

Special Teams Kicker/Punter Mason Melancon returns 5-9 160 pounds, made 31/34 extra points in 2024, and averaged over 31 yards per punt in 2024 with a good hang time.

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