2021 LSWA Class 5A All-State Football Team

<em>(LSWA Release, written by Jerit Roser)</em> The two final teams standing this high school football season fittingly headline the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A all-state team. Zachary coach David Brewerton and quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="138485" first="Eli" last="Holstein"] earned Coach of the Year and Outstanding Offensive Player honors, respectively, for their leadership in the Broncos’ 15-0 state championship run. Ponchatoula star Jacoby <span class="il">Mathews</span>, who helped the Green Wave reach the title game for the first time since 1951, completed the trio of superlatives as Outstanding Defensive Player. Holstein completed 204 of his 313 passes for 3,228 yards, 30 touchdowns and six interceptions this season and rushed 65 times for 518 yards and 14 more scores. The junior, who committed to Texas A&amp;M in the summer, capped the memorable season with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns in the title game, one rushing and one passing, to help turn a 20-14 halftime deficit into a 28-20 victory. <span class="il">Mathews</span> was an impact player in all three phases for Ponchatoula throughout the season, including 51 tackles, 14 pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns. He also returned two punts for touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 121 yards and three scores. The senior will announce his college decision next month from a long list of scholarship offers that includes LSU, Texas A&amp;M, Alabama and Florida. Zachary’s championship marked the program’s fourth — all in the past seven years and all under Brewerton’s guidance — and first undefeated. The Broncos joined West Monroe’s five-year run from 1996 to 2000 and Evangel’s six-year run from 1999 to 2004 as the shortest spans to claim four Class 5A championships. Brewerton earned Coach of the Year accolades for the first time to cap the perfect season. Other candidates for the award included his title-game counterpart, Ponchatoula’s Hank Tierney, as well as Jesuit’s Ryan Manale and Ouachita’s Todd Garvin. <strong>LSWA CLASS 5A ALL-STATE FOOTBALL</strong> <strong>Offense</strong> <strong>Pos Player School Ht. Wt. Cl</strong> WR [player_tooltip player_id="136512" first="Charles" last="Robertson"] Zachary 6-2 190 Sr. WR Jamaal Levy Barbe 5-9 140 Jr. WR [player_tooltip player_id="136478" first="Kendrick" last="Law"] Jr. Captain Shreve 6-2 180 Sr. OL [player_tooltip player_id="136745" first="Micah" last="Scheer"] Ruston 6-3 290 Sr. OL [player_tooltip player_id="136547" first="Emery" last="Jones"] Catholic 6-5 340 Sr. OL [player_tooltip player_id="265301" first="Joshua" last="Berault"] Jesuit 6-4 280 Sr. OL [player_tooltip player_id="136552" first="Jayson" last="Montgomery-Scott"] Brother Martin 6-4 310 Sr. OL [player_tooltip player_id="136549" first="Cam" last="East"] St. Augustine 6-7 285 Sr. QB [player_tooltip player_id="138485" first="Eli" last="Holstein"] Zachary 6-5 220 Jr. RB [player_tooltip player_id="138479" first="Dyson" last="Fields"] Ruston 5-11 185 Jr. RB [player_tooltip player_id="264707" first="Rontavious" last="Richmond"] Parkway 5-10 190 Sr. RB [player_tooltip player_id="136657" first="Braydon" last="Johnson"] Ponchatoula 6-0 210 Sr. PK [player_tooltip player_id="137106" first="Abel" last="Peterman"] Alexandria 5-11 160 Sr. ATH [player_tooltip player_id="138486" first="Rickie" last="Collins"] Woodlawn 6-3 185 Jr. <strong>Defense</strong> <strong>Pos Player School Ht. Wt. Cl</strong> DL [player_tooltip player_id="264706" first="Kameron" last="Hamilton"] Zachary 6-4 275 Sr. DL [player_tooltip player_id="136619" first="Jermaine" last="Vessell"] Catholic 6-3 210 Sr. DL [player_tooltip player_id="136576" first="Walter" last="Bob"] Acadiana 6-4 245 Sr. DL [player_tooltip player_id="136588" first="Steven" last="Walker"] Destrehan 6-2 250 Sr. LB [player_tooltip player_id="264709" first="Carmycah" last="Glass"] Ouachita 6-4 210 Sr. LB [player_tooltip player_id="138478" first="Chauncey" last="Lee"] West Monroe 5-9 206 Jr. LB [player_tooltip player_id="285613" first="Jadon" last="Mayfield"] Ruston 6-1 217 So. LB [player_tooltip player_id="285192" first="Kolaj" last="Cobbins"] Destrehan 6-4 200 So. DB Jadais Richard West Monroe 6-2 199 Sr. DB [player_tooltip player_id="138305" first="Kylin" last="Jackson"] Zachary 6-2 190 Jr. DB Jacoby <span class="il">Mathews</span> Ponchatoula 6-2 204 Sr. DB [player_tooltip player_id="136653" first="Justin" last="Aaron"] Natchitoches Central 6-0 175 Sr. P [player_tooltip player_id="137116" first="Kylan" last="Dupre"] Catholic 6-0 210 Sr. RS Jadun Colbert Southside 5-10 180 Jr. <strong>OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: [player_tooltip player_id="138485" first="Eli" last="Holstein"], ZACHARY</strong> <strong>OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: JACOBY <span class="il">MATHEWS</span>, PONCHATOULA</strong> <strong>COACH OF THE YEAR: DAVID BREWERTON, ZACHARY</strong> <strong>Honorable mention</strong> Falon Short, H.L. Bourgeois; [player_tooltip player_id="138454" first="Ean" last="Rodrigue"], Thibodaux; [player_tooltip player_id="139290" first="Will" last="McClain"], Barbe; Da’Quan Watts, H.L. Bourgeois; [player_tooltip player_id="265310" first="Devian" last="Wilson"], Ruston; OL Jayden Woods, Ruston; Jaylon Jones Southside; Wyatt Clement, Thibodaux; Jaylon Lawrence Acadiana; [player_tooltip player_id="136649" first="Jaylen" last="Kincaid"], Ouachita; [player_tooltip player_id="136481" first="Amorion" last="Walker"], Ponchatoula; [player_tooltip player_id="138438" first="Shelton" last="Sampson"] Jr., Catholic; [player_tooltip player_id="128660" first="Damontrell" last="Osby"], Ponchatoula; [player_tooltip player_id="136526" first="Braylon" last="Finney"], Captain Shreve; [player_tooltip player_id="128245" first="Landon" last="Ibieta"], Mandeville; [player_tooltip player_id="136517" first="Kylon" last="Harris"], East St. John; [player_tooltip player_id="186944" first="Zavion" last="Thomas"], John Ehret; [player_tooltip player_id="285280" first="Nate" last="Green"], West Monroe; [player_tooltip player_id="136551" first="Kaden" last="Moreau"], Pineville; [player_tooltip player_id="138410" first="Roy" last="Brackins"] III, Woodlawn-BR; Stayge Bertucci, Chalmette; [player_tooltip player_id="136463" first="Jack" last="Larriviere"], Jesuit; [player_tooltip player_id="127862" first="Jarvis" last="Newton"], Alexandria; [player_tooltip player_id="265295" first="Caylin" last="Demars"], Natchitoches Central; [player_tooltip player_id="136663" first="Omiri" last="Wiggins"], Acadiana; [player_tooltip player_id="136658" first="Connor" last="Wisham"], Zachary; Royal Falgout, John Ehret; [player_tooltip player_id="138282" first="Torey" last="Lambert"], Brother Martin; [player_tooltip player_id="275578" first="Dylan" last="Carpenter"], St. Amant; [player_tooltip player_id="276374" first="Aiden" last="Richard"], Acadiana; James Jackson, Natchitoches Central; [player_tooltip player_id="137109" first="William" last="Bryant"], Destrehan; [player_tooltip player_id="265323" first="Preston" last="Hickey"], St. Paul’s; [player_tooltip player_id="136622" first="Riley" last="Howard"], Zachary; [player_tooltip player_id="136578" first="J’Mari" last="Monette"], Alexandria; [player_tooltip player_id="136618" first="Dennis" last="Dougherty"], Jesuit; Raymond Thompson, Chalmette; [player_tooltip player_id="136613" first="Connor" last="Orgeron"], John Curtis; [player_tooltip player_id="136486" first="Jerimiah" last="Brown"], Acadiana; [player_tooltip player_id="138307" first="Jordan" last="Matthews"], Woodlawn; [player_tooltip player_id="136534" first="Javon" last="Davis"], John Curtis; Tyrone Jones, Chalmette; [player_tooltip player_id="285632" first="Austin" last="Roberts"], Brother Martin; [player_tooltip player_id="136638" first="Elijah" last="Winters"], Ponchatoula; [player_tooltip player_id="265321" first="Javari" last="Sanders"], West Monroe.