District 1-Class 2A

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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Calvary Baptist Cavaliers

Head Coach:Rodney Guin(9th year) 

2024 Record:10-3

2024 Playoffs: Semis/finals lost to Catholic of New Iberia 

2023 Record:14-0.State Champs

Key players Graduated:2024 All State/2024 District Offensive MVP QB Abram Wardell(Mississippi Gulf Coast JC),2024 All State RB James Simon(Texas),2024 All State WR Kolby Thomas(Louisiana Tech), WR Kaleb Tucker(Texas Southern), WR/DB Dylan Wilson,2024 All State 2024 All State OT Devin Harper(Ole Miss), DE Cayden Markray,2024 All State DT Ethan Sands(Ouachita Baptist), WR/OLB Julius Moss(Ouachita Baptist),2024 All State 2024 All State LB Cole Miller, LB Titus Stringer(Milsaps).DT Zamarian Baker(Rochester,Minnesota,JC)

Team Outlook: We like this team. We don't have as many skill guys as in 2024, but we are a lot bigger and deeper at more positions in 2025. We have a few big young linemen coming up, which is also good for our program, too said Head Coach Rodney Guin.”

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Tidbits: Calvary Baptist Football will be one of those teams not to sleep on early because they have a lot of young talent that will get experience early on in 2025. This will be a team that gets better as the season goes along, and they will have a chance to compete again for a state title in the end in 2025. Head Coach Rodney Guin was the Head Coach for several years at Haughton High School before coaching at Calvary Baptist High School. Coach Guin coached QB Dak Prescott at Haughton High School and still goes to Dallas Cowboys Home games in support of Dak and the Cowboys in the NFL. Football has 4 State Titles 2013,2014,2020, and 2023. The Calvary Baptist Girls Softball team won their 5 State Championship in a row in 2025. The boys' Basketball team recently finished runner-up in the State Title game. Calvary Baptist Baseball program has 5 State Championships 2007,2012,2019, and 2022.

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The Offense does have a QB battle among two players, one being Hudson Price lettered in 2024, and also QB Matthew Brinkman. Both of these kids are talented and would not be surprised both find a way to get on the field a lot somewhere in 2025.

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Let's talk about the Defense first because there’s more experience back on Defense. This unit will carry the young Offense early on in the season. You have special leaders back on Defense like DE/LB David E. Weeks 6-1 230 SR a 2 time All District player, and  All State Honorable mention in 2024, CB/WR Tre McDaniel 6-2 180 started as a Freshman in 2024, DT Conner Brookshire a 3 year starter at 5-11 260 SR, hard hitting FS Luke Miller lead the team in tackles in 2024 with 104 tackles, All District 6-0 195 sleeper college prospect SR,2024 All State Defensive Back/All District, CB/WR Braylun Huglon 5-10 175 2nd year starter, LB 2nd year starter Justin Reeves 6-1 225, and MLB/OL Jacob Tibbett 6-1 225 2nd year starter. There’s also new starters SS/WR Brent Bigelow 5-11 170 SR, lettered in 2024; DT/OL Kole Green, 5-9, 235; DB Will Merry, 6-0, 175; LB Jaxon Torres, 5-10, 180; and DB/WR Christian Ashworth, 5-10, 170.

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The Offense will build around returning starters OL Collin Wesson 6-1 260 SR, OC/DE Cooper Grant Thomas 6-2 230, OL Hunter Bradford  Davis 6-3 285, All District in 2024, a 3-year starter leader, and RB Pierce Roan Carey, who played a lot in 2024 with 4.55 speed. New players to look for on Offense are RB Zyran Miles, RB Delancey Street, TE/WR J.K Morgan, OL JJ Kilpatrick 6-0 240 SR, OL Drake Moore 6-3 260, TE Brady Martinez, OL Ryan Rogers 6-4 240, and some other young players will battle for spots. 2 way starters WR/DB Tre McDaniel, and WR/DB Braylun Huglon will be big playmakers both sides of the ball for the program again in 2025.

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Special Teams to start off in 2025 will be strong at Punter & Kicker with Tsehaye Ryan Knight back to handle both . Knight has a very strong leg and will also play some CB for the Defense.

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D’Arbonne Woods Charter

Head Coach:David DeMoss(2nd year)

2024 Record:7-4

2024 Playoffs:1st Round beat Country Day HS & 2nd Round lost to Newman HS

2023 Record:8-2 

Key players Graduated:2024 Hon Mention All State Athlete/QB/DB Wyatt Gilbert, Center Brody Towns,2024 Hon Mention All State DE/RB Colin McCann, CB/WR Jackson Nolan, RB/LB Doran Sadler, LB/LSP Jamey Fisher, TE/DE Choice Baker

Team Outlook: This Summer, we are going to continue what we are building . We won the 1st football playoff game in school history in 2024. We are going to continue to work on getting better every day as a team said Head Coach David DeMoss.”

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Tidbits: D’Arbonne Woods High School Girls Powerlifting team won State Titles back-to-back in 2023 and 2024.2025 Girls Softball team played for a State Title in 2025 finished runner-up up.D’Arbonne Woods also has one of the best Fishing Boys teams and programs in the State.

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The program lost a senior class of many experienced 3-year starters to replace for the 2025 season. The Offense will have a new leader and QB in Daltin Albritton, who played a lot last year as a Free Safety on Defense. Albritton can run, and he’s someone the team trusts running the Offense in his 1st year as a QB for the program.

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Here are key players back to play both sides of the football in 2025 CB Austin Patton 5-6 140 3rd year starter, OL/DL Nariso Valerio 6-0 235 2nd year starter, TE/DE Hayden Mejia 6-1 185 SR 2nd year starter, DB Noah Vocker 5-4 135 SR, OL Oscar Alvarez 5-11 220 3 year starter,2nd year starter 2024 2nd Team All State OL/LSP Carson Riser 6-1 255 SR leader, RB/Safety Ethan Thrash 5-7 160 2nd year starter, RB/LB Dylan Rodrigues 5-7 190 new starter, OL/DE Jerico Adkins 6-1 195 2nd year starter, WR/DB Bradley Thrash 5-7 150 new starter,  OLB/DE Derby Hanson 5-11 175 new starter, OLB Throne Stripling 5-9 165 2nd year starter, Kicker Axel Garcia 5-11 150 new starter and several young players competing for jobs for the first time on varsity.

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Green Oaks Giants

Head Coach: Nick Peoples Interim Coach

2024 Record:2-8

2024 Playoffs: No 

2023 Record:3-8 

Key players: Graduated 4-year starting QB Tovoras Lee, WR/DB Cortaveus Dorsey, OL/LB Drayden Thomas, OL/DL Kaleb Richardson, OL/DL Jamari Coleman.

Team Outlook: Started 16 So’s in 2024. Only lost 8 seniors from last year's team, and 4 of those played. We hope to have 40 players in the fall, including freshmen said Head Coach James Bradford.”

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Tidbits:  The Giants program is trying to build up the program without having a feeder Middle School is tough to do, but Head Coach Bradford and his staff are working hard this Spring to get numbers up and develop these kids for football and life after football. They do a great job getting the most out of what they have. The two most talented players i saw play in person from Green Oaks would be one LB Roovelroe Swan(LSU) ran a legit 4.5 forty at 6-3 215 incredible player injury ended his career going into his Red/Shirt Freshman year at LSU, and CB/WR/KR/PR Tre’Davious White one of the greatest Athlete’s i’ve seen play high school in Louisiana. White was a CB for LSU and is now in the NFL.

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Update: Defensive Coordinator Nick Peoples stepped in June of this year as the interim Head Coach for Green Oaks High School. Nick is the football team's Defensive Coordinator for the 2024 season. Coach James Bradford Jr will stay on with the school as the head Track coach and as a teacher. I would like to thank Coach Bradford for his help every year with helping me with Louisiana Football Magazine for his team preview and the TV Show he has been a guest on in the past (The Sports Scouting Report with Lee Brecheen on U Tube).

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Three key players return to lead the program in 2025. They are LB Keyshawn Williams, 6-1, 220 pounds, with 4.7 speed, Honorable Mention All State, All District in 2024 with 89 tackles,6 Sacks, and 12 tackles for loss. The program also returns 4-year starter WR/CB Montavious Kelly, the fastest player on the team, 4.5 speed in the forty, and a big-time leader playing both CB/WR for the team the whole game and some special teams. Then there's 4 4-year starter OC/DT leader Keyan Richardson, 5-9, 260 pounds, Honorable Mention All District in 2024. More players to keep a eye on and most of these kids start both sides of the ball are SR RB/LB Stedtravious Brisker 5-9 190 a 3 year starter, Safety/CB Raymond Johnson 5-11 170 a 3 year starter, RB Ethan Robinson a 3 year starter 5-9 180, WR/DB Jamarcus Hooper 2nd year starter, WR Javontaye Dean 2nd year starter, SS/CB Masyis Shepard 5-7 175, LB/HB Zion Washington 5-10 185 2nd year starter, OT Jadarius Barfield 6-1 240 new starter, OL Torrence Lee 5-8 225 3 year starter, DT/OL Rodecouis Ellis 5-10 240 2nd year starter, DT/OL Ricardo Young 5-10 275 new starter, DE Ja’Kerrious Smith 6-1 215, LB Brandon Jackson 5-11 190 2nd year starter, and WR/CB Adrian Johnson 6-0 160 SR rotating in both sides of the football.

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Special Teams Punter, Kicker Long Snapper will be determined in the Spring/Summer, up to fall practice, with new players possible.

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Homer Pelicans

Head Coach:Richie Casey(6th year)

2024 Record:5-6

2024 Playoffs:1st Round lost to East Feliciana HS 

2023 Record:9-4.Quarterfinals lost to Kentwood HS

Key players Graduated:2024 All State RB Gregory Williams(Southern Arkansas), CB/WR Spencer Dunn(Arkansas Baptist), FS Jatavian Webb, WR/Safety Demetrius Pitts, DT Lacameron Kimble, OL/DL Jermontarius Daniels,

Team Outlook: The Team is more mature in 2025, with older leaders having experience now as a team. Losing in the 1st round of the playoffs left a bad taste in our mouths, and our players grew from it. Kids in Homer grow up wanting to play football, and I am glad to be their coach. We look to be pretty good in 2025 said Head Coach Richie Casey.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Richie Casey was not only a starter for Louisiana Tech(Class 2013), but a superstar player in Ruston, Louisiana, for 4 years as a WR/Athlete. Richie is an Alum of Homer High School(Class of 2008). Coach Casey has led his program to heights that no one was able to achieve for years at Homer High School. In 2021, Homer High School brought back the State Title in football,2020 was the State Runner up, and in 2023, made the Quarterfinals. Homer High School had just over 200 total students in the school in 2025. This will be Coach's 11th year overall at the school. The varsity football coaching staff is the same coaches who coach the kids at the Junior High from grades 6th to 8th grade.

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The Offense and Defense will return some really talented skill players most players both sides of the football like QB Kevin Williams 5-11 180 2nd year starter one of the few not starting both sides of the football, 2nd year starter WR/CB Jerzyion Levingston 6-1 165,2nd year starter WR/CB Antonio Casey 5-10 155, RB/LB Jermaurion Pickens 5-10 180 3rd year as a starter, RB/LB Richard Woods 5-8 195 2nd year starter, RB/WR Michael Wilkins 5-10 175 new starter, WR/OLB Jeremiah Wafer 6-3 175 new starter, RB/LB/WR/CB Joshua Willis 5-10 155 new starter,  new starter WR/CB/Safety Shauntrevion Fielding 5-9 145 a big time playmaker in 2025.

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Key lineman in the program that will start both sides of the football are OT Stanley Williams 6-5 250 SR, 3 year starter leader, OT/TE/DE Demontae Champ 6-5 210, OL/DL Kentrell Kimble 5-9 195 rotate in, OG/DT Karson Crew 5-10 290 3 year starter, Center/DL Devonte Shelton 5-10 240 2nd year starter, OG/DL Marquis Kingsby 5-11 255 new starter, and some younger players still battling in the Fall for starting spots on the OL/DL.

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North Caddo Titans

Head Coach:Chase Thompson(3rd year) 

2024 Record:3-7

2024 Playoffs: No

2023 Record:2-8

Key players Graduated: QB/DB Mason Jackson(Centenary), WR/OLB Antonio Nelson(Leaning to East Texas Baptist), RB/LB Tray Morris, FB/DT Jamey Payton, TE/SS Jacolby Spearman, WR/DB Darren Myles, WR/OLB Braylon Champagne.

Team Outlook: Replacing a big senior class of experienced players from the 2024 team with a lot of production. The program will be hitting the reset button in 2025 with a young team with many new players needing to get experience for the first time on varsity. The focal point of the team is to get better every day said Head Coach Chase Thompson.”

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Tidbits: Make sure to watch Colorado Buffaloes College Football this year because the possible new #1 WR in the program to replace Travis Hunter will be North Caddo Alum WR Omarion Miller, who has a chance to be an All-American in 2025. The most famous Alum Phil Robertson(Louisiana Tech)  and NBA star Forward Robert Williams(Texas A&M). North Caddo High School has 4 State Titles in Girls' Basketball.

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The Offense and team will be built around 4-year starter RB/SS Chancellor Washington, who led the team in tackles in 2024 with 40 solo tackles and ran for over 400 yards last year. Washington will have a chance to double his yards in 2025 and carry this team for the run game 2025. The Offense will also have a new QB. Two players will be given the opportunity to win the job: Da’Montae Miles, who got experience last year as an Athlete, and there’s QB Harley Davis, a young player in the mix. Miles can start at another position if he is not the QB in the end. More skill players to help on Offense are RB/LB Kobe Hill played as many minutes as a starter in 2024, RB Brayden Carter, 4.5 spee,d new player;  and B/WR Zaiden Rougley, 5-9, 150, also has good speed as a new player to watch.OL returning starter Markeith Armstrong will have an opportunity to get reps at FB on Offense at 5-9, 220 pounds.

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Key lineman in the program most starting both sides of the ball are OG/OC/DT Jacob Shaw 5-10 220, DE/TE Jeremiah Cook 6-1 220 2nd year starter, OT Jerobean Alphard 5-11 260 2nd year starter, OT/DL Corey Brown Jr 5-11 310 3 year starter, OG/DE Dontrail Rushing 6-2 225 2nd year starter, and OL/DL Tywann Gibson 5-10 280.

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Key Linebackers back on Defense are OLB LaDontae Miles 5-11 170 SR, LB Leader SR Shane Eschete 5-10 200, and RB Kobe Hill will get playing time on both sides of the football at LB too.

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Special Teams returns one of the best Kicker/Punters in the area in Jordan Sheppard, 5-9, 175 SR was All District as a Punter in 2023 and does a good job for the program.

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Union Parish Farmers

Head Coach:Joe Spatafora(20 years)

2024 Record:9-5 

2024 Playoffs: Semis/Finals lost to St. Charles HS

2023 Record:10-4 State Champs

Key players Graduated: LB Tytravius Wilson(MS Valley State over 500 tackles in his career), WR/DB Chase Meeking (Northwest Mississippi JC), RB Derrick Dew, OG/DT Josh Moy, DT Tyreon Traylor, DB Ladrion Lloyd, OL C.J Benson.

Team Outlook:  We have a good group back. We need to replace most of the Offensive Line, and most of the Linebackers & Defensive Line. We do have talent coming back. We have great young talent.  I think the Freshman class coming up might be the best I’ve ever had here at Union Parish HS said Head Coach Joe Spatafora.”

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Tidbits: The Farmers have won 3 State Titles in football 2001,2013, and 2023. They also played in the State Title game in 2020,2021, and 2022 as State Runners-Up. What's really impressive is that Union Parish from 2020 to 2023 played in 4 straight State Championship games in football.

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The Offense does return starting QB Braxton Patterson for his 3rd year as a starter, 1st year started as a Safety. The Offensive Line will be led by OT/DT/TE Ari Slocum, 6-4 315, OL Ronald Lewis 5-10 210, TE Jontae Lee 6-2 245, and many young players battling for starting spots. Skill players the program will build around are RB T.J. Wallace 5-10 220, 2nd year, RB Devotae Brezel, 4.5 speed, TE/FB Jeremiah Hartner, 6-0 205 SR, WR/CB Marcus Ross, and WR/OLB/DE Markel Hall, 6-1 190, 2nd year starter.

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The Defense lost alot, but returns some players to build around in DE Markel Hall 2 way starter, OLB/RB Javion Harderson 5-11 190 All District in 2024, CB Khaidyn Johnson 5-9 160 SR, Safety Chance Hopson, DT Robert Hambrick 6-0 225 SR leader with 4.65 speed, DT Ari Slocum, LB Kyle Haulcy lettered in 2024, DT Kevin Ferguson 6-2 230 SR, and Athlete Charvarious McElroy 5-10 175 4.5 speed will help the team on Offense & Defense in 2025.

Special Teams returns Kicker/Punter Ryan Reeder for his 3rd year, made 39/42 Extra Points in 2024. Also, Reeder can play some WR for the team, too.

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