District 10-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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Isidore Newman Greenies

Head Coach:Aaron Vice(1st year)

2024 Record:12-1

2024 Playoffs: Quarterfinals lost to Catholic of New Iberia HS

2023 Record:10-2.Semifinals lost to Calvary Baptist HS

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Key players Graduated:2024 All State SS/OLB James Reiss, FS Brandon Favrot, OG/LSP Wrigley Stewart, DE/DT Justin Wells,2024 Hon Mention All State/District Offensive MVP QB Eli Friend(Princeton),2024 All State OG/OT/OC Brett Bordelon(LSU), OL/LB Griffin Maxwell, OL Jack De Castillo, OL Nick White, DL Henry Cooke, CB Alex Dulitz 

Team Outlook: I started on May 1st, 2025. We had 9 Spring practice days. We have some holes to fill. We have to rebuild the Offensive Line and get a new QB experience.  It will be a rebuild in 2025, like a lot of Class 2A programs. We have great kids here, and it’s been everything I expected and much more great environment and hard-working players in the program said Head Coach Aaron Vice.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Aaron Vice is a Class of 2002 graduate of Redemptorist High School in Baton Rouge. Coach Vice was at LSU from 2011 to 2013 as a grad assistant, and from 2022 to 2024 as Offensive Coordinator for University High School in Baton Rouge.  Coach Vice also coached at Central High School under the then Head Coach Sid Edwards, and now the Mayor of Baton Rouge.

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The program, for the first time in 2 years, will have a new Quarterback. Newman High School is known for Quarterbacks with the Mannings, recently Eli Friend, and several others who have gone to college. This year in 2025, they will have 2 young and talented QBs who will battle all Summer and through early Fall, and maybe even through the season in Ren Guidry 6-1 160, and QB Jalen Hunter 5-11 160. Both kids have a great skill set and should be fun to watch these kids for the next few years get bigger and stronger. The good news is the Offense does return some experienced leaders at WR in SR 3-year starter George Loop, 5-11 185, All District in 2024, big-time hands and playmaker for the program as a 3-year starter in 2025.  There’s also SR Collier Villere 5-11 170, a 2nd year starter, good hands, and a route runner. You will have two more young WRs that will play both sides of the football in WR/CB Malcolm Schaier, 5-10 175, and TE/WR Augie Sausk, 6-1 198, a 1st year starter with great skills.  The Offensive Line will have many new faces starting with some experience with leader SR All District Henry Jackson 6-2 310 back for his 3rd year as a starter will play both OL/DL in 2025, and LB/OL Corbett Parrino 5-10 195 will also be a 2 way starter as a SR with experence in 2025. The young Offensive Linemen looking to make an impact in the new season are OL Emory Wolfson 6-1 220, OL Charles Jackson 6-0 260,  OL Jack Roos 5-10 185, OL Jack Schley 6-0 240, and OL/DL Joseph Bonavita 5-8 170.The run game return’s two of the most talented players in the program in 2 year starter Hendrix Hill 5-11 182 4.45 speed in the forty, and 4 year starter 2024 All District RB Jake Randle 5-10 175 a big time Athlete had 200 yards in one game against Country Day HS in 2024 All District in 2024 will be a SR in 2025.

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More key players to keep a eye on in 2025 are DE/OLB/TE Ian Oboyle 6-3 215 SR, CB/Safety Calvin Drake III big time Athlete 6-0 180, Safety Archie Casbarian 5-9 160, and really several other young players looking to get reps and win jobs at Linebacker & Defensive Back will be decided in the early Fall.

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Special Teams returns Jack Falgoust 5-9 165 SR All District, who can handle Punting and Kicking in 2025. Falgoust is also a Defensive Back on Defense. There’s also Kicker Atticus Lafleur 5-9 170 competing and an LB for the team.

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Metairie Park Country Day Cajuns

Head Coach:Benjamin Powell(1st Year)

2024 Record:4-7

2024 Playoffs:1st Round lost D’arbonne Woods HS 

2023 Record:2-8

Key players Graduated: QB/Athlete McAllister Callejo, OL/DL Henry Thompson,2024 2nd Team All State OT/DE Brody Cummings, CB/RB Brent Schwing, Punter/Kicker Noah Kaplan, WR McCalister Callejo..

Team Outlook: The Program played a lot of young players over the last 2 years, who got experience. Only 5 starters graduated from last year's They will be young but will have the experience, and we will have some talented new guys out too.  We had a really good Spring too, with 100% turnout for off-season workouts said Head Coach Ben Powell.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Ben Powell did a great job as Head Coach with both Haynes Academy in New Orleans for 4 years and Cohen High School. Coach is a native of Austin, Texas. Country Day High School in 2025 won its 8th State Title in Boys. Basketball has 43 players out for the Spring, which is a big number for a school with only 200 plus students total at Country Day High School. Coach Powell also brought in some great coaches WR coach from Archbishop Rummel High School in 2024, Ross Woods, and the new Defensive CoordinatorLeach-type Clifton Williams.

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The Offense will change to an Air Raid Offense, Hal Mumme, Mike Leach-type Offense with a fast tempo. Quarterback Hudson Wright 6-0 175, returns for his 2nd year as the starter. Wright has a knack for making things happen and making big plays. Wright is a 3-year starter in the program overall and a leader to build around in 2025.  There are also two really talented QB/Athlete’s Cooper Vitrano, 5-10, 160, and QB Alan Die, 6-3, 215. Both will be future QBs and can also start at multiple positions if not QB in 2025.

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The program returns a few players coming back as 3 year starters 2024 All District CB/WR George Blessey 5-11 165, OLB/RB Justin Drago 5-10 175, OC/MLB Joel Smith 6-2 190, CB/WR Colin Snyder 5-10 170,  All District LB CJ Smith and a 4th year starter and big time leader Iggy Young 5-10 195 a Offensive & Defensive Lineman starter with great feet and a big heart of high effort every play for the program.

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More players to keep a eye on in 2025 are OLB/RB Jake Weaver 6-0 170,  WR/Safety Curtis McCalister 6-3 175 MVP of the Class 2A State Championship Basketball game in 2025,  Safety Rece Ennis 6-1 170 2nd year starter, WR Cameron Henry 5-10 170 2nd year starter, FS Peyton Katz 5-8 165 2nd year starter,  OLB Henry Shannon 6-0 200 new starter, OL Duncan Wallace 6-2 320 new starter, CB Aiden Davis 5-9 160 new starter,  OL Walker Blackwell 6-3 290 new starter,  TE/Athlete Herman Dyson 6-3 205 new starter,  WR Kellen Brewer 6-4 175 new starter, and LB Gabe Recile 5-10 180 will compete to start on Defense.

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Special Teams Kicker & Punter will be 2024 All District Kick Returner is back as a big playmaker George Blessey, and Long Snapper will be SR Joel Smith.

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Sarah T. Reed Olympians

Head Coach:Ethridge Foster(4th year)

2024 Record:4-6 

2024 Playoffs:1st Round lost to Amite HS

2023 Record:7-3

Key players Graduated:  QB Kurt Riley,  WR/DB Khoa Nguyn,  Kicker Louis Sorapeo,  LB Johnell Smith,  CB Javain Broussard,  OC/LB Howard Alexander..

Team Outlook:1st time, Sarah.T.Reed High School football has made the playoffs since pre-K.. Looking forward to building on the success from last year. We are on the edge of the city of New Orleans in East New Orleans, and our kids work hard to get noticed for football and all sports programs said Head Coach Ethridge Foster.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach Foster graduated from Edna Karr HS in 2002. Coach played college football for Fairmont State in West Virginia as a Defensive Tackle back in the day.

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The Offense will have a new Quarterback for the 1st time in 2 years, and it will be 2nd year starter from the Offense and last year’s starting WR, Tay’john Moon 6-2 200.  Moon has been in the system as the team’s backup for the last 2 years, so it will be a smooth transition because he knows the Offense.  The program returns a few players that made All District in 2024 lead by CB Javell Marsailes 6-0 150, 3 interceptions in 2024 big time player,  RB/WR/Safety Brice Perry one of the fastest players in the District with 4.45 speed in the forty, and Defensive Tackle Jaden Lewis 5-10 285 pounds 2nd team All District in 2024 leader of the Defense.

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The program also returns some new starters and returning starters to keep an eye on RB/LB Amon Francois, 5-11 230, who ran for over 700 yards in 6 games in 2024 because of an injury, and will have a chance to run for over 1,000 yards in 2025. Also back will be HB/TE Ryan Herbert 6-2 170 a 3 year starter,  DE Jayarie Gordon 6-0 245 a 2nd year starter,  DE/OLB Ezon Poullard 6-2 205 2nd year starter, RB/WR/DB Jamall Matthews 5-10 160 2nd year starter, OT Justin Russell 6-0 280 2nd year starter,  Center Isiah McCland 6-0 280 2nd year starter,2024 All District WR/DB Tadell Mosely 5-10 185 a 2nd year starter playmaker,  and LB Adarius Bolden 5-10 185 a new starter.

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Special Teams will have a new starting Kicker and Punter in 2025, Louis 5-9 145 with a leg for 40 yards already, as a young player had a good Spring.

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South Plaquemines Hurricanes

Head Coach:Lyle Fitt(9th year) 

2024 Record:12-3

2024 Playoffs:  Class 1A State Champions.2nd Round beat East Feliciana HS,3rd Round beat Mangham HS, Semifinals beat Logansport HS, and State Title game beat Haynesville HS

2023 Record:9-3.4-0 in District

Key players Graduated:2024 2nd Team All State RB/WR Jyheim Williams(Nich State),2024 All State/District Defensive MVP LB/DE/OL Trevontae Williams(Pearl River Mississippi JC),2024 All State TE/DE Deanel McGee Jr(Texas College),2024 All State LB Alex Phillips(Texas College), OL/DL Brayden Barthelemy, K/P Jose Sales, CB/WR Cade Gabriel, DE/RB Zae’sean Riley 

Team Outlook: I am so glad we are able to get the program to the top of the mountain in 2024 with the State Title. Our goal is always to be the best on and off the field for our coaches and players. We do return some experience, and I am also excited we return some new talented young players as well to be competitive in 2025 said Head Coach Lyle Fitt.”

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Tidbits:  South Plaquemines High School now has 3 State Titles in the history of the school in football,l 2007,2008,, and now 2025. If you appreciate tough football, high effort, determined,  and you watched a game of South Plaquemines High School then you would be like me all the respect in the world for a program playing 15 games in 2025 with mostly 15 to 18 players and you will not find many teams that could do it at the highest level in what i would call Iron Man shape as a team only way for me to describe it. Coach Fitt and his staff put in the work, and it paid off in 2025. Tidbit Head Coach Lyle Fitt is a former South Plaquemines High School All-State RB back in the day and a former starting RB for Louisiana Tech. South Plaquemines High School also has a State Title in Track in 2009 for the program.

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The Hurricanes will return one of their best players for the 2025 season at QB in Roderick Parker Jr, 5-, 185 pounds, returning for his 5th year as a starter on varsity for football. Parker started as an 8th grader and ever since has put up crazy stats every year and has been a big-time leader as a captain. The Offense and Defense also return 5th year starter Dean Ancalade, 5-8, 190, a RB and OLB for the team, 125 tackles in 2025, a big-time leader and captain.2024 All District DE/OT Hilry Thomas 6-0 215 returns as the Captain of the Offensive Line, a 3-year starter. Another 4-year starter is back in FS/RB Josh Barthelemy, 6-0, 195 pounds, SR, another leader with can play as many as 4 positions in the 2025 season.

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More key players back to help this team make another run in 2025 will be WR/DB Raymontae Jackson 5-9 165 a 2nd year starter with great skills,  CB/WR Sharonski Prout 5-9 145 a 2nd year starter big time speed,  OC/DT Vincent Turner 6-0 220 a 2nd year starter with a high motor relentless on both sides of the football, OG/DT Tyrone Roberts 6-0 240 a 2 year starter all out tough kid, WR/DB Ahmad Lewis 6-0 190 a new starter,  TE/DE Terrence Raphile 6-5 220 new starter,  LB/Athlete Juan St. Ann 6-1 205 new starter, DT Kylon Turner 6-0 215 new starter, Safety/WR Eyan Taylor great Athlete new starter, OC/OG Zachary Bartholomew 5-9 185 a new starter, and these kids will get reps RB/LB/DE Jacoby Antoine 5-8 185, WR/DB Kamon Phillips 5-10 145, and WR/CB Sabryn Barthomew 5-11 150.

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Special Teams Kicker & Punter will be Josh Barthelemy, and in the return game, you will have the exciting Athlete back in Raymontae Jackson.

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Walter L. Cohen Hornets

Head Coach:Robert Kelly(1st year)

2024 Record:1-8

2024 Playoffs:  No

2023 Record:3-4

Key players Graduated:  OL/DL Liguet Calixte, OL/DL Jose Carranza, WR/DB/LB Kyelon Martin, OL/DL J’Earl Paul, OL/DL Travon Victor.

Team Outlook: Jul 7, 2025, was my 1st day actually at school with the players for off-season workouts. I had 10 players on the 1st day, and now 20 players. Looking to have as many as 30 to 35 players in the Fall. Letting the players know anything is possible and hard work will help us toward getting where we want to be in the end said Head Coach Robert Kelly.”

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Tidbits:  Head Coach Robert Kelly was an All District RB at O.P. Walker High School in Algiers, La, and a RB for Tulane University from 2011 to 2015. Robert was an undrafted NFL RB by the Washington Redskins. In Kelly's rookie year, he ran for 706 yards with 7 total touchdowns.  The best game was on Sunday night, when Football rushed for 137 yards with 3 touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers in 2016. The last time Cohen High School had a winning season in football was in 2018 team went 6-5 and 3-1 in District. 

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Key players to watch re QB Darryl Evans/OLB, Safety Kenneth Barton, WR/Safety Marquel Cooper,  LB/RB/WR Noel Dean, OL/DL Freddie Estelle,  LB Darius Horne, RB/DB Jeremiah Issac, CB/WR Isaiah Johnson,2024 All District Athlete WR/CB/RB/QB Geremey Lewis, OL/DL Curtis Oliver, LB Jrae Paul, LB/RB K’juann Turner, Safety Jordan Burst, OC/DT Marte Robinson new starter, DT Treven Dorsey, DB/RB Jamarius Smith 2nd year starter, CB Damarius Smith new starter, RB Khamron Collins new starter, TE/DE Jeremiah Phillips, TE/DE Jami Phillips, LB/DE Dayton Barrett, DE Cedrick Bennett new starter, OT Anderson Madrigal new starter, TE Cortez Williams new starter, and RB Ty Walker rotating in.

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