District 5-Class 1A

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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Berchmans Academy Saints

Head Coach:Tyler Bourque(2nd year)

2024 Record:1-9

2024 Playoffs: No

2023 Record:2-6.Wasn’t eligible for the District

Key players Graduated: QB Aidan Barrousse, RB Hayden Guidry, K/FB/LB David Henry, OG/FB Saul Landry, WR/Punter Ethan New.

Team Outlook:2024 was the 1st year we were eligible for District. We grew a lot, and the kids got 1st taste playing in Class 1A in 2024. We return 15 starters mature group with experience. We had a great Spring with a lot of growth said Head Coach Tyler Bourque.”

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Tidbits: Berchmans Academy High School started in 2014 as an 8-man football league team from 2014 to 2021. Coach Bourque is an Alum of Westgate High School(Class of 2004). The Saints coach said he expects about 25 football players for the Fall. The program ended with 18 players in 2024. Berchmans Academy is a K-12th-grade school.

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Most football players will play both sides of the football in 2025. Here are key players to watch out for TE/DE Gabriel Menard 6-6 230 All State and All District in 2024,CB/WR Max Yerger 6-0 140 new starter,Safety/CB/WR Ben Barousse 6-0 150 2nd year starter,OG/OT Harrison Hayes 6-0 230 2nd year starter,OG/OC Triston Moore 5-9 190 2nd year starter,OG/DE Miles Richard 5-7 195 2nd year starter,WR/OLB Lawson Price 6-5 195 2nd year starter,All District in 2024 WR/OLB Colt Thomas 2nd year starter,WR/RB Colston Davis 6-1 160,QB/Safety William Miller 6-0 165 new starter knows the Offense,OC/OG Thomas Person 5-7 195 2nd year starter leader,OT Noah Buller 6-2 280,OT Elijah Stelly 6-0 230 new starter,TE/DE Hank Stagg 6-2 185 new starter,OL/DL Colin Schexnayder 5-8 150 new starter,OLB/WR/RB Riley Deloach  5-9 185,RB/LB Owen Stelly 5-8 150 new starter,RB/WR Eli Saltzman 5-8 140 new starter,WR Darryn Barlow 6-2 150 great Athlete,and WR Gage Richard 6-0 150 new starter.

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Catholic Pointe Coupee Hornets

Head Coach:Jacob Carruth(3rd year)

2024 Record:9-2 

2024 Playoffs:2nd Round lost to Ouachita Christian HS 

2023 Record:8-4.2nd Round lost to Riverside HS

Key players Graduated:2024 Hon Mention All State DB & 2nd Team All State Special Teams WR/DB Brooks Capps(Probably Track College), TE/LB Luke Vosburg(College Baseball),2024 All State Offensive Lineman 2nd Team All State Defensive Lineman OT Rory Lambert(Northwestern State),2024 2nd Team All State RB/DB Parker Jewell. 

Team Outlook: This team has a lot of potential to follow up with our District Title in 2024, and this group could be the one with a strong Senior group with an experienced QB to make that next step as a program in 2025 said Head Coach Jacob Carruth.”

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Tidbits: Pointe Coupee Catholic High School has one of the best Powerlifting programs in Louisiana, with 5 State Championships, Boys, and 4 State Titles, Girls. The Football program played for a State Title in 2019, finishing runner-up to Ouachita Christian High School in the Monroe area.

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The Offense will return one of the best players in all of Louisiana, in my opinion, of watching this kid play for the last 3 years, QB Jude Morrison. Morrison will be a 4-year starter, and what's amazing, he has been All District in 4 different sports: Football, Baseball, Track, and Golf. In 2024, Morrison's stats were 967 passing yards with 15 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions, and ran for 516 yards with 7 touchdowns, and on Defense, in limited action, had 2 interceptions with 21 tackles. The run game will return starter Myka Nipple, a 3-year starter who ran for 608 yards with 8 touchdowns in 2024, and in 2023 ran for 600 yards. Myka is 5-11 190, really strong with great speed and toughness. Also back on Offense WR/RB Cohen Higginbotham a veteran player 5-10 170 SR, WR Edwin Williams a big time playmaker, RB/OLB Cooper Walker 5-7 150 lettered in 2024, WR/CB Kooper Burke 5-8 140 a great 2 way player with 4.5 speed in the forty, along with TE/WR Hayes Langlois 5-10 155 lettered in 2024 and will play some Defense OLB.Most of the lineman in the program will be 2 way trench starters in OC Colby Canezaro 6-2 255 SR sleeper, OG/LB Zane Sonnier 5-10 195, OT/DT Jacob Caballero 5-10 215 2nd year starter, OG/DE Grahm Roy, 5-8 190, and some younger players competing to give the team some depth.

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The Defense will have a bunch of 2 way starters back. There’s also LB Carston Crabtree 5-11 180, new starter, DE Owen Lacour 5-10 195, 2nd year starter, LB Carter Devillier 5-10 185, a 2nd year starter, CB Justin Woods 5-6 145, 2nd year starter, tough kid, and 2-way starter CB Kooper Burke had 8 pass breakups in 2024 with 4 interceptions.QB Jude Morrison, when he does get reps at Safety, he’s one of the best in Louisiana.

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Special Teams  Punter/Kicker Jude Morrison returns after making All District at Punter in 2024. The return game will be a strength with Kooper Burke back with a 26-yard average in 2024 on Kick Returns, and also back will be Long Snapper starter Colby Canezaro, who does a great job, along with being the team's starting Center on Offense.

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JS Clark Academy 

Head Coach:Justin Kelly(1st year)

2024 Record:8-2 JC Record Wasn’t Eligible for District

2024 Playoffs: No

2023 Record: No varsity Record, just JV

Key players graduated: None

Team Outlook: Bright future here.Small Class 1A program we are building up every year. We will have to sit out one year for the District to be eligible in 2026 said Head Coach Justin Kelly.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Justin Kelly i covered in recruiting back Louisiana Football Magazine back in the day in High School. Kelly played for both Redemptorist High School and Port Allen High School. Coach Kelly was a really good football player in high school as an LB/RB.Coach Kelly graduated from Port Allen High School in (Class 2013. Coach Kelly also coached at Grambling State University as a running backs coach recently. This will be Coach Kelly's 1st head coaching job. Coach expects 38 to 40 players for Fall practice in 2025

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The Heart and Soul of the program returns in Kevin Johnwell, 6-1, 180 will be a 3-year starter in the program. Johnwell has a chance to become a college big-time player before he is done as a QB/Athlete.

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More players to watch for are RB Jeremy Sonnier 5-11 175 leader, OC/DL Denver Andrus 6-1 270, OT/DL James Andrus 6-0 260, LB/RB/QB Austin Simon 5-10 180 a 2nd year starter, DT/LB Dillon Jones 6-3 230 3 year starter leader, CB/WR Lonnie Christian 5-10 165, CB/RB Ashton Davis 5-8 155 2nd year starter, WR Dresean Payne 6-1 165 2nd year starter, OG/DT Jamar Doucet 5-10 260, DE Jayden Sonnier 6-3 225 2nd year starter, OL/DL Damarian Labbe 5-9 266 leader tough player, OL J’Kaiveon Smith 2nd year starter, Safety/OLB Maliq Andrus 6-1 165 new starter, LB/RB D’Marcus Gloston 5-10 170 will rotate in, OLB Jayden Wilson 5-10 175 a tough leader, and RB Cohlen Hall will rotate in and get reps in 2025.

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North Central Hurricanes

Head Coach:Dwight Collins(2nd year)

2024 Record:1-8

2024 Playoffs: No 

2023 Record:1-9 

Key players graduated: OL/DL Alex Ariza, OL/DL Kevan Joseph, RB/LB Lethian Richard.

Team Outlook: One year in helps knowing the personnel better. We should be a lot better than we’ve been traditionally. I believe we can turn it around because these kids are working hard and they want to win said Head Coach Dwight Collins.”

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The leader and big-time player in the program returns in 3-year starter WR/DB Steven Joseph, 6-3, 172 pounds, with great hands and really underrated in Louisiana as a playmaker on both sides of the football. Another leader back is Center on the Offensive Line SR Tristin Leblanc 6-0 270 pounds with great feet and has been an outstanding leader in the trenches for the program as a 3-year starter.

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More players to keep a eye on are FS/WR Bobby Fontenot 5-11 160, OT/DL Octavius Ledoux 6-3 240 SR, WR/SS Rashaad Shaw 5-9 170 a 2nd year starter, WR/DB Dylan Stovall 6-3 175 SR 2nd year starter, RB/SS Tayshaun Mirvil 5-5 150, WR/DB Braxton Huff 6-1 165, OLB/RB Ryland Smith 6-1 205, RB/OLB Ayden Minor 5-7 160, OLB/RB Amarion Edwards 5-11 185, new starting QB Chris Sylvester 5-9 160, OL/DL Al Hayes 6-1 215, and LB Ethan Bush 5-10 185 rotating in on Defense.

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Special Teams leading candidate to be both Kicker and Long Snapper will be the team’s Center, Tristin Leblanc. With both positions being on the field at the same time, he can only win one spot.

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Opelousas Catholic

Head Coach:Cullen Matherne(3rd Year)

2024 Record:8-4

2024 Playoffs:2nd Round lost to Ascension Catholic HS 

2023 Record:7-4.1st Round lost to Ascension Catholic HS

Key players Graduated: SS/FS Ky Michael Daugherty,2024 Hon Mention All State MLB Braylin Jay Harris(Bossier JC Baseball),2024 Hon Mention All State DB/WR Ray Charles Henry III,2024 Hon Mention All State/District Offensive MVP RB/QB Rowan Bergeron(LSU Eunice Baseball) ran for 1,087 yards with 9 touchdowns in 2024 with 2,725 total yards and 25 total touchdowns, DE/DT Jake Cypriano.

Team Outlook: Super excited we have a lot of Offensive returning starters, really 11 total lettered and 9 full-time coming back. Lost some pieces on Defense, but a lot of players lettered on JV Defense and special teams varsity, and we feel the young players will be ready there. This could be our best Offense at Opelousas Catholic HS since I’ve been at the school. Also excited about the Freshman class we have coming in too, said Head Coach Cullen Matherne.”

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Tidbits: The Baseball Program in 2024won its first State Title, and that same year, the Softball team in 2024 won a State Title. I was able to visit with Coach Matherne and the football team right after the 2024 football season. The team has the talent and focus to make a run for a title in 2025 if they can stay healthy overall.

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The Offense will return some special players for the program and a new QB. The new QB Johnathan Krass Gillen, 6-2, 200 pounds a SR and has a ton of ability to lead this program deep in the playoffs in 2025. The WR group will be as talented as any in Class 1A, led by 2024 All State SR Roderick Tezeno Jr, 6-3 19, an incredible Athlete with speed 4.5 and hands. The rest of the WR group will be talented sleeper Maurice Marcel, also a SR 6-4 185 with big time vertical and Athletic ability, and WR Luke Minyard, who lettered in 2024 with good hands. The run game is also strong, has back RB Braxtin Harris, RB/LB John Parker Trahan 5-9 210, RB/Safety Kaleb Tezeno lettered in 2024, and RB/DB Royce Butler, a sleeper with 4.5 speed at 5-10 175, a SR. Most of the Offensive Line will also play Defensive Line and all the lineman in the program are quick and strong lead by OG/DT John Parker Fontenot 6-2 260,2024 All District OT/DT Sammy Griffin 6-2 265, OL/DL Chase Dupre 5-9 200, and OL/DL Braydon Fontenot, 6-0 210, a SR.

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The Defense will have several players from Offense starting both sides of the ball in 2025, like All District WR Roderick Tezeno Jr, also a Defensive Back for the team. The front seven will be led by DE/TE Myles Collins, MLB Ethan Jacob Bellea, 5-7 180, tough player, and DT/OL Sammy Griffin.

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Special teams will be in good hands with Aiden LaFleur back to handle both the Punting and Kicking duties for the team.

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Sacred Heart Trojans

Head Coach:Jacob Aguillard(3rd year)

2024 Record:6-5

2024 Playoffs:1st Round lost to Southern Lab HS

2023 Record:3-8.1st Round lost to Glenbrook HS 

Key players Graduated:RB/SS Jude Hebert,OG/DT Kolton Lafleur,OL/DL Dane Lejeune,DB Jedd LaFleur,LB/OL Alex Pitre 

Team Outlook: A lot to be determined in 2025. We have good talent. We have experience with an  Athlete. Trenches will be young with some questions that need to be answered over the Summer. We will always play with toughness and high effort as a team said Head Coach Jacob Aguillard.”

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Tidbits: The Trojans will host rival St. Edmund High School at home in 2025. The program will have close to 50 football players in the fall. Football has one State Title in 1967.

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Key leaders back will be LB Ashton Duos, an All District player in 2024 with over 150 combined tackles from the 2023 to 2024 seasons. Duos will be a 5-10 175 3-year starter and a SR. Also back will be big play WR Seth Guillory, 6-3 175, a 3-year starter, WR/Safety Jax Fontenot, a 3-year starter, 200 yards receiving on 13 catches in 2024, led the team, and QB Ellis Fusilier will return to work his magic for the Offense. Fusilier, though not big, can spin the football with a cannon arm over 50 yards at 5-8, 160 pounds, a SR in 2025. Also, 2 experienced lineman, both with 3 years of experience returning, will be OT Lane Joubert 6-0 220, and OL/DL Samuel LaFleur 5-10 245.

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More players to look for will be RB/CB Gavin Patin 5-8 150 strong kid in the weight room, OT/DE Landon Fontenot 6-2 210 2nd year starter, OL/DL Alex Clark 5-9 205 new starter, LB Wyatte Perry 5-8 170 recovered from a injury in 2024, L/DL Ashton Boney 5-10 210 2nd year starter, CB Wesley Ortego 5-9 145 new starter, WR/Safety Ellis Chapman 6-2 175 2nd year starter, and these kids will rotate in WR Aaron Lejeune 6-1 170, CB Dax Landry 5-10 155, and OL/DT Liam Vidrine 6-5 300.

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Special Teams Punter will be Ellis Chapman, and Kicker will be William Chapma; both have really strong legs.

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St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays  

Head Coach:James Shiver(7th year) 

2024 Record:10-2

2024 Playoffs:3rd Round lost to Vermillion Catholic HS

2023 Record:7-4.1st Round lost to Westminster Christian HS

Key players Graduated: LB/TE Ian Rider(LSU-A Baseball),2024 Hon Mention All State RB/LB/TE/DE Marcus Gradney(LSU-E Baseball),2024 2nd Team All State WR/DB Seth Aucoin,2024 Hon Mention All State QB Kane West,2024 Hon Mention All State, WR Blake Moran,2024 Hon Mention All State RB Henry Summerlin(Ran for over 1,900 yards in 2024), DT Hayden Lesage,2024 2nd Team All State OG/DT Jon Michael Brown,2024 Hon Mention All State Athlete Jp Fruge, DE/SS Koy Trahan, WR/LB Alex Ortego. 

Team Outlook: We have a chance to be as good as in 2024. We have 12 seniors coming back again in 2025. We lost some close games in 2024. We have the chance to be really good;  we have a fast team again. I also think we will be better in the passing game with having an experienced QB returning in Nathan Zaunbrecher, who has grown into the QB role said Head Coach James Shiver.”

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Tidbits: The football program has some depth, but will play some of its best players on both sides of the ball in 2025. I had a chance to visit the campus and meet with Coach Shiver and the team right before the Spring of this year. I am really impressed by how close these kids are and fully committed to playing as a team every year with really good coaching. I like the football team's chances to make a run in 2025. They have the skill, size, and QB to be a big-time factor against anyone in Class 1A in 2025, in my opinion.

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The Offense will have a chance, like the coach said, to be better with QB Nathan Zaunbrecher back at 6-5, 185 pounds with a stronger arm, and some experience now going into his SR year in 2025. The rest of the skill talent around him will be some talented kids with speed and talent in TE/DE/OL Max Smith 6-3 215 a 4.6 in the forty Athlete both sides of the ball a returning starter, CB/WR Hudson Simon a returning starter will be the go to guy in 2025 at 5-8 155 pounds with 4.59 speed in the forty.RB/LB Nathan Driggs 5-9 180 is back after rushing for over 500 yards with 6 touchdowns in 2024. The Offense also has WR Briar Heinen 6-2 170, WR Jack Aucoin 6-0 170, RB Cooper Berzas 5-9 150 plays like he’s 200 pounds, and look for some younger players to compete over the Summer for reps at WR/RB. The Offensive Line you will have SR Charles Sonnier 6-0 285 a leader also DT starter, OG/DE Clay Aguillard 5-11 200 SR All District in 2024, OC/DE Davis Manuel 6-0 200 3rd year starter, new starter Center Landon Marchantel 6-1 210, OT Benjamin Guillory 6-3 270, and OG/LB Ben Miller 5-11 195 a strong kid also plays bigger.

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The Defense returns leaders with experence in FS Owen Cart 5-11 175 hitter 2nd year starter, FS/LB Wyatt Dubois 5-11 185 All State/District Defensive MVP/ Safety in 2024 with 8 interceptions one of the best Defensive players back in the District, DT Joseph Guillory 5-10 300 SR, DE Will Brown 6-2 180 4.6 speed in the forty, CB Wesley Reed 5-10 155, OLB Carson Simon 6-1 175, new starter Safety/WR Michael Perron 5-7 140 a big time hitter, OLB William Wiley 6-0 175, CB/WR Camdyn Loewer 5-10 150, and Safety Lannie Reed 5-11 180 SR Hon Mention All State/All District in 2024.

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Special Teams returns Kicker Lannie Reed, and Nathan Driggs, both are pretty good Kickers. The program also returns one of the best Punt Return & Kick Return players in Louisiana, Wyatt Dubois, who had 3 touchdowns on Punt Returns in 2024. Dubois will also be the Long Snapper for the team.

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Westminster Christian 

Head Coach:Byron Porter(3rd year) 

2024 Record:8-4

2024 Playoffs:1st Round won Delta Charter HS & 2nd Round lost to Vermillion Catholic HS

2023 Record:6-6.2nd Round lost to Ouachita Christian HS

Key players Graduated:2024 Hon Mention All State RB/LB Michael Cunningham(Centenary), WR/DB Darian Brown, WR/DB Dreylon Pitre, WR/DB Jamari White, LB/RB Joseph Brown, OL Isaiah Jolivette.

Team Outlook: We lost some really good players from last year's team. We did play a lot of young players in year 1 when I got here, and I am excited to see how these young guys are going to blossom in 2025. We don't have a lot of depth, but what we do have is quality from top to bottom on our roster said Head Coach Byron Porter.”

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Tidbits: I am very impressed with the program at Westminster HS. I was able to visit with the players and the coaching staff after the 2024 season and was impressed with the hard work and potential of this upcoming team. They have a lot of 3-sport athletes in the school who excel year-round. A few of the football players were a part of the 2025 Class 1A State Championship in Track for the (Boys 4x1 relay team) with a time of 43.13 back in May. Westminster High School has one of the top Volleyball programs in the State of Louisiana.

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The Offense will be led for the 3rd year by QB Stephen George, who will be a 4 year starter overall because he started one year as an Athlete his Freshman year in the program. George has filled out, and he’s stronger and should have his best year of football, 6-0, 180 pounds in 2025 as a SR. The Offense has several players back in Center Cooper Campo 5-11 220 2nd year starter leader, OL/DL Connor Payne comes back after missing the 2024 season with a injury and looks to have a great SR season at 6-2 260 pounds, OT/DE Matthew Lalonde returns for his 3rd year bigger stronger 6-3 225, WR/OLB 2024 All District Evan Lemon will be a big time playmaker again 3rd year starter 5-01 185 with 4.6 speed in the forty, WR/FS Gavin Frith another big time playmaker 4.5 speed in the forty SR 5-9 170 3 year starter, OL Andre Lemon 6-0 180, OT/DT Alex Thomas 5-10 225 2nd year starter, WR/CB Damian Thomas big time player 4.55 speed in the forty 4 year starter, and newcomers WR/CB Jeremiah Harris, WR/CB Eliah Pitre 6-0 175, OL/DL Jayden Johnson 5-10 220 and WR/RB/CB Austin Dunbar 5-8 160. The run game will also return the power and speed of RB Kyle Horde, who had 9 touchdowns when the team gets close to the goal line, he’s money.

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The Defense will be led for the 3rd year by 2024 All District LB Kyle Horde, 6-2, 220 pounds, with 4.55 speed in the forty, with 127 tackles in 2024, and on Offense will play some RB in 2024, ran for over 300 yards with 9 touchdowns.LB Jack Hunt returns for his 3rd year as a leader 6-0 195 pounds, DT/NG Tonnerick Hayes Jr 6-1 350 2nd year starter,3 year starter DE Matthew Lalonde 6-3 225 a 2 way starter, FS Gavin Frith big time 2 way player, CB Damian Thomas 2 way starter the teams lock down CB, LB/DE/TE Parker Campo 6-0 180, Safety/WR Branson Ray 5-10 160 new starter,2 way starter DE/OL Andre Lemon,2 way starter Omar Guillory Jr 6-3 195 3 year starter DE/TE/WR, and 2 way starter OLB Evan Lemon.

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Special Teams returning as the team’s Kicker & Punter will be 2024 Hon Mention All State/All District Mac McClane Profit 6-2 170 with a cannon leg for both spots. The return game will be led with speed and experience by Evan Lemon, who does a great job with special teams for the team.

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