District 4-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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Dequincy Tigers

Head Coach:Tate Woodard(3rd year)

2024 Record:9-2

2024 Playoffs:1st Round lost to Franklin HS

2023 Record:2-8 

Key players Graduated: TE Hayz Hext, QB/FS Carson Rainwater, K/P Kohen Cormier, WR Lawton Royer, P/WR/CB Nolan Schrader,2024 2nd Team All State/Defense District MVP DE/TE Mckinley Clark Jr(College Basketball & Football), WR/DB Mitchell Pharis,2024 Hon Mention All State LB & 2nd Team All State RB/Offensive MVP District Wyatt Lavergne, WR Diron Valentine, OL Grayson Henderson, OL Carter Buxton.

Team Outlook: Offense will be young, but they do return All District WR Koby Pool, WR Jayden Fontenot, OL Carter Kellogg SR, WR Kaiden Spell, and Offensive Lineman Bruce Vanwinkle to build around. The program will have a new QB, and there’s a battle between SR Turner Rodriguez 5-10 145, and QB Ty Lavergne. On Defense players to watch are, DE/TE Kadyn Decloutte 6-6 225 SR sleeper, DT Samuel Henderson SR, CB/WR Kentrell Rogers 5-7 160 SR, DE Ely Buxton, LB Davion Simien 5-8 140, and LB Gunner Grove 5-10 180 SR,

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Tidbits: Head Coach Tate Woodard is an Alum of Dequincy High School (Class 2006). Coach Woodard got his degree from McNeese State University in Lake Charles. The 2025 schedule will be a tough one. Week 1 is against Hamilton Christian in Lake Charles at HCHS. Also on the schedule, I think, are tough games is Erath High School, Grand Lake, and Lake Arthur. Jonesboro Hodge, and Rosepine.

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East Beauregard Trojans

Head Coach:Ronnie Simmons(7th year) 

2024 Record:1-8 

2024 Playoffs: No 

2023 Record:6-5.1st Round lost to Oakdale HS

Key players Graduated: DE/RB Zane Hildreth, Athlete AJ Meeks, DE/FB Shane Slaydon, OG/DT Lucien Gaspard, OC Payton Fox, FB/TE/DE Brent David.

Team Outlook: Had so many injuries in 2024, we ended up starting 4 different Quarterbacks in 2024. We also had a new Offense in 2024, and with the injuries, it was a tough season. We will run the Double Wing-T Offense in 2025. More ball control for the team in 2025. We just need to stay healthy in 2025, and we will be fine said Head Coach Ronnie Simmons.”

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Tidbits: Coach Simmons and staff do a great job, and I think they will bounce back in 2025. Coach Simmons was the former Head Coach for Oberlin High School for 4 years, where he did a great job, and now, in year 7 at East Beauregard High School, will continue to build and teach players the game the right way. 

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The program returns some key players to work with to get the program back on track, led by Defensive Player 2024 All District Drew Fontenot 5-10 180, an OLB/Safety type with 95 tackles in 2024, along with 3 fumble recoveries. Also key experience back you have 2nd year QB Carter Causey 5-10 165, who has healed up from a season in 2024 where he missed a few games, WR Ethan Harvey 6-2 190, 2nd year starter caught 15 passes, for 350 yards with 2 touchdowns to lead the team in receiving in 2024, and RB Dakota Strother returns 2nd year starter after rushing for close to 1,000 yards in 2024 All District 5-8 175 pounds SR.

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More players to keep a eye on are OG/DT Clayton Cooley 6-2 255, WR/RB Ryder Howell 5-11 170, FS/TE Hayden Woofter 6-2 180 3rd year starter, RB/FS Sean Scallon 5-9 165 2nd year starter, RB/CB Donovan Carter 5-11 175 will get reps or might start, OL/DL Toby Dyer returns for his 3rd year as a starter 6-1 275 SR, Center Evan King 6-2 205 2nd year starter, OG Lathyn Stephens 5-8 185, RB/DE Cooper Hildreth 5-10 180 new starter, LB/QB Peyton Furlow new player, TE Jasper Lewis 6-0 170, DE/TE Tripp Quebedeaux 6-0 175, and DB Tucker Meeks will compete for time in the rotation at DB.

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Special Teams for the Punter & Kicking job are wide open going into the Summer/Fall for the program.

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Pickering Red Devils

Head Coach:John Daugherty(2nd year)

2024 Record:4-6 

2024 Playoffs: Did not play for District Honors in 2024.

2023 Record:0-10

Key players Graduated: QB/SS Anthony Berry, WR/DB Ladarius Privitera, OL/DL Augustus James, RB/WR/LB Kenneth Givens, OL/DL Braden Willis, WR/LB Connor Joseph.

Team Outlook:2024 was a big year for the program. We broke the longest losing streak in Louisiana, which was 23 straight losses, but won a game in week 1 of 2024. It was a big boost morale-wise, but we are still trying to get up that hill as a program. Things are going in a positive direction. We won our last 3 games in 2024 said Head Coach John Daugherty.”

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Tidbits: The Pickering program, after talking to Head Coach John Daugherty, will again not play for District in 2025 or go to the playoffs. The good news this will be the last year to not compete for District honors, and in 2026, the program will go back to a for District honors.

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The coaches really have done a great job building back a program that almost did not exist anymore for football on the varsity level. When coach Daugherty and staff took over, they started building the program back one brick at a time.

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Here are players coming up in the program to look for in 2025, RB/MLB Braden Ford a 3 year starter with over 500 yards rushing in 2024 with 4 Touchdowns, LB Xavier Mitchell a returning starter leader 5-10 220 SR, HB/LB Hunter Noel 5-11 185 a 3 year starter leader SR, OG Mariano Bunch 6-1 195 leader 3 year starter, OC/DL Matthew Blankenship 5-11 250 a 3 year starter, QB/DB L.J Witte 5-10 150 2nd year starter leader, OL/DL Landon Noel 6-3 270 2nd year starter, RB Israel Araiza 5-9 155 ran for over 400 yards with 4 touchdowns in 2024 will be the new starting Quarterback in 2025, OT/DE Jackson Laplante 6-4 205 2nd year starter, WR/DB Caleb Falls 6-0 170 2nd year starter, WR/TE/DE Braxton Baker 6-0 180 2nd year starter, and two new players competing for playing time are QB/Athlete Hayden Kam, and HB/NG/DT Jamyison Newton 6-1 220.

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Rosepine Eagles

Head Coach:David Weldon(1st year)

2024 Record:1-9

2024 Playoffs: None

2023 Record:3-7

Key players Graduated:Athlete/DB Zane Wellmaker(Louisiana Christian),OL Jayden Marrs(Lamar),TE/OL Aden Shell(Air Force),OL/LB Jayce Hines

Team Outlook: We will play fast and physical, and good things are coming for the program. We will be better than the 1-9 record in 2024. We are stronger as a team in the weight room, and have a lot of new talented players from both the Basketball & Baseball teams. We are blessed with a few new kids joining the team in 2025 that did not play in 2024 said Head Coach David Weldon.”

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Tidbits: Head Coach David Weldon was the Offensive Coordinator for Rosepine High School in 2023 and 2024. Coach Weldon actually took over coaching the team in week 10 of 2024. Coach is a college graduate of McNeese State, has a Master's degree from Louisiana College, and is an alumnus of East Beauregard High School Class of 1996. Coach was a Defensive Coordinator for his first 21 years of coaching. Coach Weldon has coached for 23 years total between East Beauregard High School, Oberlin High School and Rosepine High School, and other schools in the area.

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Tidbits: Quote from coach about LSU  Baseball starter Ethan Fry, a former  QB and alum of Rosepine High School in Baseball and Football. (Fr as  recently drafted in the 3rd Round Houston Astros) I coached against Ethan Fry at two different schools as a Baseball coach at Oberlin High School and East Beauregard High School. I saw Ethan after a baseball game against us both times picking up trash after the game and cleaning up the locker room without any coach telling him to do that, so impressive of a young man, wow. If he’s not playing for LSU or in school, he’s always coming back home to Rosepine High School. Kid does things the right way. Also has great parents; they are a class act, his mom and dad. He is making everyone in Rosepine proud and happy said Head Coach David Weldon.”

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The Offense will have many potential playmakers, some new and some with experience, for the upcoming 2025 season. The Quarterback position will have a new starter, and leading that charge is Sley Gardner, a talented player with a chance to have a great year in 2025. The run game will have a big-time returning starter in RB Barrett Coody 5-11 225 with legit 4.6 speed in the forty, and could end up All-State in 2025, he’s that good. The Offensive and Defensive Lines will return two big-time SR leaders in All District 2024 All District OL/DT Theodore Wogoman, 5-11 240, a 3-year starter, and OG/DT Patrick Gibson, 5-11 240, also a 3-year starter for the Offense.

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Here are several more players to keep a eye on for the 2025 season HB/OLB Ryker Blackmon a 3 year starter leader 5-10 190,WR Colt Hayes 5-9 150 a 2nd year starter,RB/SS Dax Curry 5-9 150 a 2nd year starter,WR/FS Jackson Carter 5-10 170 a 2nd year starter,FB/LB Devin Janice 5-8 205 a 2nd year starter,WR/DB Hunnar Glaze 5-9 150 a 2nd year starter,OT/DE Caleb Preese 6-2 215 All District in 2024 tough kid,WR/DB Jacob Norris 5-10 155 a new player had a good Spring,DT/OL Wyatt Colletti 5-11 220 new tough as nails starter,OL Tug Haymon 6-4 325 a 3 year starter,OL/DL Jarrin Perkins 6-3 305 a 2nd year starter,RB/WR Brynnum Chaney 6-0 170 a 2nd year starter but converted from WR where he had close to 1,000 yards receiving in 2024 and now will help the run game on Offense,HB/LB Carson Broussard 5-10 165,OL Brent Borget 5-10 225,Safety Austin Lounsberry 6-2 185,WR/CB Dawson Deerman 6-1 170, DB Collin Cline 5-7 145 tough kid,DT Caleb Schlittenhard 5-10 230 competing to start and WR Jaden Hooper 5-9 155 rotating in for reps.

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Vinton Lions

Head Coach:Tyler Lavergne(3rd year) 

2024 Record:6-5

2024 Playoffs:1st Round lost to Montgomery HS in Overtime on a 2-point conversion, 42-40

2023 Record:1-9 

Key players Graduated: RB/OLB Jaxson Hantz, FB/RB/LB Conner Courmier, OT/DT Ricky Favors, DE/OG Gabriel Riggins, FS/WR/KR Cameron Reeves, QB Jerryckson Gonzales, WR/DB Landon Harbert, RB/DB Connor Courmier, OL/DL Ethan Harbert.

Team Outlook: Lost 11 seniors from the 2024 team. The key is who is going to step up out of the young group of players for us. We are excited about the young players we do have coming up in the program. We have a talented group of freshmen who will be sophomores, and a  good Junior Class, too. Most of our players will be starting on both sides of the football again. We only have 4 seniors in 2025. We do lack linemen overall and depth there will be key for the 2025 season too said Head Coach Tyler Lavergne.”

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Tidbits: The program will be up a little in total players for Football, 37 players for the fall. Vinton High School had a great year in 2025 for many Sports programs, Track District Runner-up, State Runner-up in Basketball, Quarterfinals in Baseball,2nd in District for Football, and 7 players made the State Meet at LSU for Track.

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The Offense will be led by 2024 All-District Jaidon Briggs, a SR in 2025 at RB lead the team in rushing with 1,700 yards (School record for most yards in a season). Briggs will play the season at 5-10, 165 pounds with good speed and really good vision. The Offense will have a new signal caller at QB with 2 players battling through the Summer in Harrington Rideaux 5-7 145, and a new player in the program, QB Michael Lange 5-10 175, who has a good arm. Both QBs can help the team at another position if not the QB spot in the end.

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More key players back to help the program will be LB/TE Kason Hillery 6-0 175 2nd year starter, TE/DE Braylon Beard 6-0 185 a 3 year starter tough player leader, RB/LB Mika Roper 5-8 165 a new starter, RB/FS Jacob Eddison 5-7 135 one of the fastest players on the team new player, CB/WR Nico Barks 6-1 155 SR 2nd year starter, WR/CB Dallin Jones 5-9 155 2nd year starter, OG/DT Uriah Patin 5-7 160 new starter, MLB/OG Kourtlin Kyle 5-9 175 2nd year starter, RB Jaydin Smith 5-8 155 will rotate in, LB/RB Traylen Carrier 5-9 160 new player, and DT/OL Zaidon Johnson 5-11 215 the biggest lineman on the team will rotate in both sides of the football.

Special Teams, the program will have a new starter for both Punter & Kicker in Brandon Hebert, 5-9, 155. Hebert is a really good Athlete in the program.

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