District 9-Class 4A

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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Archbishop Shaw Eagles

Head Coach:Hank Tierney(26 years)

2024 Record:12-2

2024 Playoffs: State Champions

2023 Record:10-3. Semifinals lost to St. Thomas More HS

Key players Graduated: QB Mason Wilson(Merchant Marine Academy), WR Jacob Washington(Michigan), Co-Valedictorian of the school WR Gavin Richard,2024 District Offensive Player of the year RB Jasper Parker(Michigan), WR Ian Smith, WR Dennis Seal, SS Trystan Evans, OG/OC Adam LaMark, OT Carter Newsham, OL D’Artanian Miller Jr, DL Caden Valentine, DT Gibson Lumene, OL Bryson Bustamante, WR Stephen Houin, RB Darrell Hains, DE Sheldon Green, RB Caleb Williams, Punter/Kicker Henry Cardenas.

Team Outlook: The  Winning tradition is back. Shaw football is back. We should have one of the best defenses in the State in 2025 said Head Coach Hank Tierney.”

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Tidbits: Archbishop Shaw High School won its 2nd State Championship in football in school history in 2024. The 1st Football State Title for Shaw High School was in 1987, nearly 40 years ago, with the same Head Football Coach, Hank Tierney.  What's amazing about the 2024 team is that they started the season off with a 1-2 record and did not flinch, and got better and won 11 in a row after that. The Archbishop Shaw  Boys  Basketball team played in the State Title game and finished runner-up in 2025. The star Point Guard from the Shaw Basketball team will be the new starting Quarterback for the Shaw Football team in 2025, Allen Shaw III. I like Archbishop Shaw's chances of getting back and having a chance to go back-to-back in football again in 2025 because of such a strong Defense and a young but talented Offense.

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The Offense will have a few new faces starting for the first time in 2025. The new starting QB will be Allen Shaw III, 5- 160, a converted CB, who started in 2024 All District as a Defensive Back for the team. Shaw is a very Athletic player who will do a great job running the Offense and will get better over time in 2025. The run game will return a new starter who has experience from the 2024 season in Deandree Franklin, 5-8, 170 SR, who brings some power and speed with experience. RB Calvin Ellsworth 5-6 160, and others will get reps in the run game. The Wide Receiver position will still be talented and one of the deepest positions on the team with new starters WR Austin Amadeo 5-10 165 SR, WR Nasir Parker 6-3 175, WR Balyn Jackson 6-4 180, and WR Tyre Lowe 6-1 170, all very talented kids. WR Javiyon Tarplin 5-9 150, WR Peyton Matherne 5-9 150, and Cobey Jones, also an RB, will all compete for playing time on Offense. The Offensive Line will be a mix of returning starters and new starters led by OL Craig Bourgeois, 5-11, 260, 2nd year starter, OL Kaiden Johnso,n 6-3, 27,5 2nd year starter, OL Kaden Clark 6-3, 265 new starter, and new starter OT Charles Duvernay 6-4, 265. A few new players are competing for the 5th spot to start in 2025. The starting Tight End will be new starter Elliot Love, 6-3 210, SR.

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The Defense for Shaw has quite a few leaders and big-time hitters back to make up one of the best, if not the best, defenses coming back in all of Class 4A in 2025. The front seven will be DT Jonathan Williams 6-1 290 3 year starter, DT Michael Banks 6-0 265 2nd year starter, Safety/OLB Rontrae Carter 6-0 190 a 3  time All District player, leader, MVP of the District on Defense in 2024, DE/OLB Tahj Turner 6-0 195 big time leader 4.6 speed in the forty, MLB Ronnie Miller 6-2 200 new starter lettered in 2024 had a great Spring, DE Jaiden Webber 6-2 210 new starter, All District in 2024 OLB J’Quan Carter 6-0 195 2nd year starter big time hitter leading tackler from the 2024 season, OLB Ethan Lentz 6-0 190 2nd year starter leader, and LB Jules Archer 6-0 210 tough kid new starter lettered in 2024. The Secondary also will be very talented lead by Free Safety Jackson Williams 6-2 180 2nd year starter big time hitter, CB Christian Langford 5-10 165 2nd year starter started every game in 2024 big time hitter, Free Safety Dejuan Rivera 6-0 170 new starter, and CB Nelson Carter 5-9 150 another new starter had a good Spring also.

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Special Teams for Kicker & Punter coach told me where the open spots are going into the Summer.

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Belle Chasse Cardinals

Head Coach:Stephen Myers(11th year)

2024 Record:9-3 

2024 Playoffs:2nd Round lost to North DeSoto HS

2023 Record:

Key players Graduated: WR/DB Trace Adams, DB Bryce Dusang, OL Bryant Richard, OL Joseph Johnson, WR Ayden Vinson

Team Outlook: Expecting to be much improved in 2025. We have more experience coming back than the year before. We will have a more mature team said Head Coach Stephen Myers.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Stephen Myers has won 8 straight playoff games at Belle Chasse High School. Coach is entering his 37th year as a coach in 2025. His coaching career started at the age of 19 at Fisher Middle School. Coach Myers coached with his brother at Higgins High School for 16 years from 1996 to 2012. Coach Myers is a college graduate from Southern University of New Orleans in 1993. Coach went to high school at Belle Chasse, class of 1988. An interesting note, current John Ehret High School Head Coach Willie Brooks also went to SUNY College at the same time. They carpooled to college back in the day.

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The Offense will return some firepower and really good linemen with experience in 2025. WR/RB Dillan Carter 5-11 180 returns for his 3rd year as a starter with great speed, 4.5 in the forty, and is primed for a big-time final season. QB Amari Ambrose returns for his 3rd year as the starter under center, All District in 2024 as an RB with the ability to run or throw and make things happen with really good speed too. There’s more talent in the backfield returning with 2024 All District RB/LB Hilaro Rodriguez 5-8 165 a 3 year starter two way player All District in 2024, RB/FS Khai Wallace 2nd year starter two way player with speed, RB Parker Rodrigue 5-8 180, FB Carter Couvillion 5-9 190 new starter, WR Cole Adams 6-0 160, WR Terrence Ross 5-9 145, TE/LB Hank Sauer 6-1 185, and the biggest most Athletic Tight End in the state Savion Barthelemy 6-3 290 with 4.89 speed in the forty also a starting Defensive Tackle All District in 2024. The Offensive Line has some tough kids back in Holden Orgeron 6-3 260 a 3 year starter, OL/DL Haiden Myers 5-11 235 a 3 year starter, OT Cole Landeche 6-1 230 a 2nd year starter, Center Gauge Delahouessaye 5-10 300 a 2nd year starter, and OL Chais Duong 5-10 270 SR.

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The Defense will be quick and experenced lead by DE/OLB Logan Jackson All District in 2024 6-2 205 a 3 year starter leader, LB Hilaro Rodriguez 5-8 165, Defensive Tackle All District Savion Barthelemy 6-3 290 one of the best players in the District, DT Glenn Davis 5-9 270 a 2nd year starter, SS/FS Gavin Barganier 5-9 165, DT Thomas Nelson 6-1 210 a 2nd year starter, MLB Logan Cuevas 6-0 185 a 2nd year starter, CB Tyler Emilien 5-10 150 a 2nd year starter, DB Chris Moses 5-8 150, and LB Cruz Leblanc 5-11 195 a new starter. Kai Wallace will also start at Free Safety, a two-way starter and leader for the team.

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Special Teams handling both Kicker & Punter will be Landon Leblanc.

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Kenner Discovery Swamp Owls

Head Coach:Bryan Crayton(1st year)

2024 Record:4-5

2024 Playoffs: 1st Round lost to Jefferson Rise HS

2023 Record:2-8

Key players Graduated: WR Braylon Byrd, LB Evin Danove, Kicker Sebastain Domingues, DE/LB Braydon Fehn, RB Gage Bertel, DB Kendrick Powell.

Team Outlook: The Owls will play a few 8th graders in 2025. They return a lot on Offense. Rebuilding the Defense. The Owls play in a tough District against teams like St. Charles Catholic, Archbishop Shaw, and Belle Chasse High Schools, and still find a way to compete with these bigger programs.

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Tidbits. Head Coach Bryan Crayton is the former Head Coach of West Jefferson High School(2020). Coach Crayton 2024 was the Defensive Coordinator for Landry-Walker High School. He also served on the coaching staff at John Ehret High School, his alma mater.r

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The Strength of the team will be the Offensive Line coming back lead by OL Dekarbry Warren 6-2 295 3 year starter All District in 2024, OL Lucas Acevedo 6-0 300 All District in 2023,  OC/OG Jourdan Carter 6-2 310 2nd year starter, and OC Jorge Vasquez 5-10 210 2nd year starter with great feet.QB Franklin Hernandez will be the new starting QB, 5-10, 180 pounds, has a good arm and mobility. One of the best athletes on the team will also get some snaps 3 Three-year starter Jamar Hodges, 5-11 175, will play three positions for the team: QB/WR/RB, and is a big playmaker for the team. The run game you have RB/HB Christian Torres 5-9 180 2nd year starter 4.6 speed in the forty, and DT/NG Kevine Green is so Athletic, will get some carries at RB/HB 5-10 230 pounds, a 4 year starter and All District in 2023. In the passing game, WR Brenden Hebert 5-8 165 will be a 4-year starter with 4.55 speed in the forty, one of the fastest players on the team.

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The Defense will be lead by DE/DT Adriel Alberto 6-3 235 2nd year starter leader Team Captain, Safety Chase Nicholas 6-0 185 2nd year starter, SS/OLB Nicholas Cardenas 5-11 175 a 3 year starter leader, SS/OLB Mehki Dunbar 5-9 170 a 3 year starting ball hawk, and two way starter Defensive Tackle Kevine Green 5-10 230.

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ST. Charles Catholic Comets

Head Coach:Wayne Stein(5th year)

2024 Record:4-7

2024 Playoffs:2nd Round lost to Madison Prep HS 

2023 Record:13-1.State Runner Up

Key players Graduated: WR/CB Noah Tucker(Fairmont State), DE/OLB Kenneth Hall, OL Matthew Lang, DB Re’Shawn Hilaire, DE Shane Zimmerman, FB/HB Gideon Marix, DT Dylan Rosales, WR Jackson Doster, Athlete Re’Shawn Helaire, DB Matthew Lemmon.

Team Outlook: We had to replace 17 starters from the year before, so we were very young in 2024. We were competitive but struggled to close out some games last year. Had a lot of guys play for the first time in 2024, which will help us moving forward. Return 14 starters in 2025 and return 4 of the 5 starting Offensive Lineman from the 2024 season said Head Coach Wayne Stein.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Wayne Stein brought in a new Offensive Coordinator for the 2025 season in former Country Day High School Head Coach Chris Chetta. I think this is a good fit and thought Chetta did a good job at Country Day, has a passion for the game, and high energy, which will blend in well with the Comets program.  The Comets will also have 19 seniors this upcoming season. Last year was tough on the team with the loss of coach John Talley on November 23, 2024, who passed away during the season. Coach Talley was the team’s Strength Coach, Offensive Line Coach, and Special Teams Coach. I wanted to mention this because I know Coach Talley meant a lot to the program, and prayers to the family after talking to Coach for this upcoming season.

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The Offense returns Quarterback Landree Leblanc, 6, 165 pounds. Coach Stein is excited about his development and thinks he will have a chance to be even better in year 2 as the leader and starter in 2025. The run game will center around All District in 2024, Skyler Edward, for the 3rd year in a row. Edwards at 5-11 190 is the Heart & Soul of the team's run game with over 1,000 yards in 2023,2024 had 840 yards, and looks to go over 1,000 yards again in 2025. Edwards will get help in the run game from starting CB Prystyn Cambre, a gifted 2-way starter, who will get some RB reps, and starting WR Evan Duffour, 5-8 170, a new starter at WR, will get some carries along with Chris Don McClain, a starting CB on Defense. The WR room will be completely new with Duffour, WR Walker Leblanc 5-10 155, a new starter, WR Claude Remdent 5-11 165, a new starter, and WR Jaden Gros 5-11 155, a new starter.The Offensive Line is one of the stronger positions coming back on the team with four starters back lead by All District in 2024 OL Jaques Vicknair 6-0 220 a 3 year starter, OG/OC Aidan Lowry 6-0 210 2nd year starter, OG Kolt Kreig 5-10 190 2nd year starter, and OT Charles Taylor 6-1 240 2nd year starter. The new starter on the OL will be Parker Millet, 6-1, 210 pounds. The Offense also will return two really good blockers at HB/TE/FB, Gabe Augle,r 5-1,1 180, a 2nd year starter, and Maddox Mader, 5-10 185, a new starter.

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The Defense will be Linebacker lead to start with leading tackler in 2024 All District  Brooks Monica 5-11 190, back with over 100 tackles in 2024, is the Heart & Soul of the Defense, along with leader Creed Marix 5-11 178, a 2nd year starter, and new starter LB Jireh Hall 6-1 200. The rest of the Defense you have CB Prystyn Cambre 5-11 160 2nd year starter with legit 4.5 speed in the forty, FS Dax Pregeant 5-11 175 coach says QB of the Defense 3 year starter SR, DT Byron Bailey 5-11 250 2nd year starter, DE Tyler Bovia 6-0 210 2nd year starter, CB Chris Don McClain 5-9 170 converted from RB, DT Ian Frank 5-10 235 new starter, DE Kaden Asevedo 5-11 190 new starter, Safety James Tyson 6-0 185 new starter, Safety Bryce Dupard 6-1 190 new starter, and two players competing at the DB Star position are Aaron Hille 5-8 170, and DB Briggs Anderson 5-8 150. Another key player will rotate in at both DE/DT, Cole Hebert, 6-2, 210

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Special Teams returns a 4-year starter in 2025 at both Kicker & Punter, Tyler Milioto, 5-7, 140 pounds, who does a great job for the team.

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Willow School Lions

Head Coach:J.J Smith(7th year)

2024 Record:5-5

2024 Playoffs: No 

2023 Record:6-4 

Key players Graduated: QB Jake Guichet(Indiana), SS/TE/FB Ronan Theall, TE/WR Nathan Mitchell.

Team Outlook: Our kids believe and work hard as a team. These kids also do extra work outside of the staff, which helps a lot and which is great for our program,, said Head Coach J.J.. Smith.”

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Tidbits: The Lions, for the 2nd year in a row, will not play for District Honors. In 2026, Willow Lions will be able to play for the District. Coach Smith only graduated 5 seniors from the 2024 class and returns 12 seniors, which is a big senior class for the program.

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The Lions return a lot of experience and firepower on Offense but will have a new starting QB in Kaiden Thomas, 6-0, 200 pounds. Thomas has a really strong arm and could potentially have a huge 1st year. More key players on Offense to look are 4 year starter WR/CB Cyrus Buckels 5-10 165 a legit 4.45 speed in the forty two way starter for the program, WR/RB Darryl Franklin 5-6 152 with 4.6 speed in the forty  3 year starter,4 year starter WR Ahmad Vappie 6-3 175 broke a few WR records for the program in 2024, WR Marcus Joseph 6-2 165 2nd year starter, RB Mark Rhodes 5-10 175 2nd year starter, TE Emils Tobias 6-1 190,  and WR Tag Tufil 5-10 150 new starter. The Offensive Line returns four starters led by OT Max Winkler,6-4 190, OL Owen Bayer 6-5 185, OT/DE Nathan Somma 6-2 220, and Center Jackson Liberto 6-0 198, a 2nd year starter.

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The Defense will be led by CB Cyrus Buckels, 5-1, 165, a shut-down CB for the team in the passing game. Also, back as a great player will be 2nd year starter Tyrell Johnson, 6-1 170 SS/FS/CB, had five interceptions in 2024 with 4.5 speed in the forty. The Secondary is the strong point of the Defense, also returning FS/SS Makyrin Fluence 5-9 170 2nd year starter, CB Gabriel Lombard 5-10 160 2nd year starter, and CB Caterll Leashore 6-2 175, a new starter. The rest of the Defense you have LB T’Khi Johnson 6-1 185 2nd year starter, DE/OLB Jordan Marks 6-3 190 2nd year starter with 4.89 speed in the forty, DT Justin Waldron 6-2 340,2 way starter DE Nathan Somma 6-2 220 2nd year starter and DL/OL Jack Landry 6-0 203 who gives the team depth both sides of the football will get many reps in 2025.

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Special Teams will be decided over the Summer and Fall for both Kicker and Punter.

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