Louisiana's fastest football players at outdoor championships

Louisiana high school's outdoor track season closed late Saturday with some memorable exclamation points.   Among the highlights were several multisport standouts who flashed elite speed and athleticism that football coaches and fans will have the opportunity to appreciate on prep Fridays and college Saturdays this fall.   Here were the best times for the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes and 110- and 300-meter hurdles across all classification levels that Prep Redzone Louisiana saw from notable football players during the three-day state championships.   John Ehret's rising senior athlete [player_tooltip player_id='285621' first='Armani' last='Cargo'] headlined the sprints with the fastest 200-meter time all week and a 100-meter time just one hundredth of a second off the leading 10.44-second time of graduating senior Thomas Jefferson sprinter Kaden Lewis. Tulane extended a football scholarship offer to Cargo later Saturday evening.   On the hurdles, state championship John Curtis linebacker and Texas Tech signee [player_tooltip player_id='275579' first='Justin' last='Horne'] was the clear leader in both races.     100-METER DASH   1. [player_tooltip player_id='285621' first='Armani' last='Cargo'], John Ehret ATH, 2024 —  10.45 seconds — Class 5A first place   2. [player_tooltip player_id='421614' first='Rahji' last='Dennis'], Edna Karr WR, 2024 —  10.52 seconds — Class 5A second place   3. [player_tooltip player_id='361380' first='Johnny' last='Woods'], Wossman WR, 2023 —  10.55 seconds — Class 3A second place   4. [player_tooltip player_id='291097' first='Harlem' last='Berry'], St. Martin's RB, 2025 —  10.57 seconds — Class 1A first place   5. [player_tooltip player_id='138466' first='Kaleb' last='Jackson'], Liberty Magnet RB, 2023 —  10.61 seconds — Class 5A fifth place   6. [player_tooltip player_id='912293' first='Jermaine' last='Brown'], Kentwood WR, 2025 —  10.62 seconds — Class 1A second place   7. [player_tooltip player_id='710986' first='Jaden' last='Bardales'], Walker DB, 2024 — 10.62 seconds — Class 5A sixth place   8. Na'Ryan Delone, Glen Oaks RB, 2024 —  10.63 seconds — Class 3A third place   9. Rodney Brown, Jewel Sumner ATH, 2023 —  10.68 seconds — Class 3A fourth place   10. [player_tooltip player_id='145332' first='Jaylon' last='Coleman'], Vandebilt Catholic ATH, 2025 —  10.75 seconds — Class 4A third place     200-METER DASH   1. [player_tooltip player_id='285621' first='Armani' last='Cargo'], John Ehret ATH, 2024 — 21.15 seconds — Class 5A first place   2. [player_tooltip player_id='912293' first='Jermaine' last='Brown'], Kentwood WR, 2025 —  21.24 seconds — Class 1A first place   3. [player_tooltip player_id='421614' first='Rahji' last='Dennis'], Edna Karr WR, 2024 —  21.26 seconds — Class 5A second place   4. J'Marcus Sewell, Woodlawn (Baton Rouge), 2023 —  21.42 seconds — Class 5A third place   5. [player_tooltip player_id='291097' first='Harlem' last='Berry'], St. Martin's RB, 2025 —  10.57 seconds — Class 1A second place   6. [player_tooltip player_id='361380' first='Johnny' last='Woods'], Wossman WR, 2023 —  21.46 seconds — Class 3A second place   7. [player_tooltip player_id='145332' first='Jaylon' last='Coleman'], Vandebilt Catholic ATH, 2025 —  21.48 seconds — Class 4A first place   8. [player_tooltip player_id='275586' first='Mike' last='Williams'], Archbishop Shaw WR, 2023 —  21.54 seconds. — Class 4A second place   9. David Kency Jr., Archbishop Shaw RB, 2023 —  21.60 seconds — Class 4A third place   10. [player_tooltip player_id='675891' first='Dylan' last='Day'], Southern Lab, 2024 —  21.63 seconds — Class 1A third place     400-METER DASH   1. [player_tooltip player_id='1214132' first='Ferzell' last='Shepard'] Jr., Scotlandville WR, 2025 —  47.53 seconds — Class 5A first place   2. Jeremy Jackson, Dutchtown DB, 2024 —  48.60 seconds — Class 5A fifth place   3. Na'Ryan Delone, Glen Oaks RB, 2024 —  48.62 seconds — Class 3A fourth place   4. [player_tooltip player_id='401952' first='Denim' last='Hunt'], Southern Lab WR, 2026 —  49.73 seconds — Class 1A first place   5. Ronald Johnson III, Southern Lab DB, 2024 —  50.50 seconds — Class 1A third place   6. Devin Washington, Thomas Jefferson ATH, 2023 —  51.70 seconds — Class 2A third place   7. [player_tooltip player_id='678292' first='Thai' last='Brown'], McDonogh 35 DB, 2024 —  53.97 seconds — Class 4A seventh place     110-METER HURDLES   1. [player_tooltip player_id='275579' first='Justin' last='Horne'], John Curtis LB, 2023 — 13.82 seconds — Class 5A first place   2. Savantez Phillips, Jonesboro-Hodge WR, 2023 —  14.35 seconds — Class 2A first place   3. Ollie Brumfield, Northlake Christian WR, 2024 — 14.40 seconds — Class 2A second place   4. Broderick Davis, Scotlandville DB, 2024 —  14.50 seconds — Class 5A fifth place   5. Chaunky Lewis, Ouachita ATH, 2023 — 14.64 seconds — Class 5A sixth place   6. Omar Butler, Crowley ATH, 2024 — 14.70 seconds — Class 3A third place   7. Jesse Shuff, South Beauregard ATH, 2023 — 14.79 seconds — Class 3A fourth place   8. [player_tooltip player_id='138282' first='Torey' last='Lambert'], Brother Martin RB, 2023 — 14.94 seconds — Class 5A eighth place   9. [player_tooltip player_id='283985' first='Montrell' last='Conner Jr.'], St. Frederick ATH, 2026 — 14.97 seconds — Class 1A first place   10. Herman Batiste Jr., East Feliciana ATH, 2024 — 15.00 seconds — Class 2A fifth place     300-METER HURDLES   1. [player_tooltip player_id='275579' first='Justin' last='Horne'], John Curtis LB, 2023 — 37.25 seconds — Class 5A first place   2. Ollie Brumfield, Northlake Christian WR, 2024 — 39.20 seconds — Class 2A first place   3. Jesse Shuff, South Beauregard ATH, 2023 — 39.52 seconds — Class 3A second place   4. Kadrmas Maximus, Tioga DB, 2024 — 39.91 seconds — Class 4A first place   5. Savantez Phillips, Jonesboro-Hodge WR, 2023 —  40.13 seconds — Class 2A fourth place   6. [player_tooltip player_id='285208' first='Seth' last='Gale'], University Lab WR, 2024 — 40.57 seconds — Class 3A fourth place   7. [player_tooltip player_id='285209' first='Marquette' last='Duncan'], Southern Lab __, 2024 — 40.98 seconds — Class 1A first place   8. [player_tooltip player_id='639475' first='Broc' last='Hogan'], Ouachita Christian ATH, 2023 — 42.00 seconds — Class 1A third place   9. Herman Batiste Jr., East Feliciana ATH, 2024 — 42.10 seconds — Class 2A seventh place   10. [player_tooltip player_id='283985' first='Montrell' last='Conner Jr.'], St. Frederick ATH, 2026 — 43.06 seconds — Class 1A sixth place

Louisiana high school's outdoor track season closed late Saturday with some memorable exclamation points.