Midseason Louisiana ‘eye-catchers’ team | Large Schools Defense
We’re still almost a month from the playoffs in Louisiana and two months from state championships and all-state teams. Trying to gather a complete picture and comprehensive, up-to-date statistics from 300-some-odd teams in the thick of district play presents its…
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Continue ReadingWe’re still almost a month from the playoffs in Louisiana and two months from state championships and all-state teams.
Trying to gather a complete picture and comprehensive, up-to-date statistics from 300-some-odd teams in the thick of district play presents its timing and availability challenges to potentially compiling a true midseason all-state team without overlooking anyone.
But I’ve had a chance to see about three dozen teams already through the first six weeks of the regular season — with several standout performances along the way — and thought we could compile those into sort of a midseason progress report in an all-state style of format.
A Small Schools Team representing Class 1A, Class 2A and Class 3A levels and a Large Schools Team representing the Class 4A and Class 5A levels will each feature 40 players: 20 on offense (13 first-team and seven honorable mentions) and 23 on defense and special teams (13 first-team defense, three special teams and seven honorable mentions).
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2023 LOUISIANA MIDSEASON EYE-CATCHERS TEAM
LARGE SCHOOLS DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
DL: Richard Anderson Richard Anderson 6'4" | 280 lbs | DL Edna Karr | 2026 State LA | 6-3, 280 DL | Edna Karr (2026)
DL: Geordan Guidry Geordan Guidry 6'3" | 240 lbs | DL Ruston | 2024 State LA | 6-3, 240 DL | Ruston (2024)
DL: Melvin Hills III Melvin Hills III 6'4" | 265 lbs | DL Lafayette Christian | 2024 State LA | 6-4, 265 DL | Lafayette Christian (2024)
DL: Gabriel Reliford Gabriel Reliford 6'2" | 270 lbs | DL Evangel Christian | 2024 State LA | 6-2, 250 DL | Evangel Christian (2024)
LINEBACKERS
LB: Brian Amune Brian Amune ATH Carencro | 2025 LA Jr. | 5-10, 175 LB/RB | Carencro (2025)
LB: Zheric Hill Zheric Hill 6'0" | 210 lbs | LB Ruston | 2025 State LA | 6-0, 210 LB | Ruston (2025)
LB: Dy’traevous Lively | 5-10, 215 | Westgate (2025)
LB: Jadon Mayfield Jadon Mayfield 6'1" | 220 lbs | LB Ruston | 2024 State LA | 6-1, 220 LB | Ruston (2024)
DEFENSIVE BACKS
DB: Aidan Anding Aidan Anding 5'11" | 165 lbs | DB Ruston | 2025 State LA | 6-0 DB | Ruston (2025)
DB: Jaboree Antoine Jaboree Antoine 6'2" | 180 lbs | DB Westgate | 2025 State LA | 6-2, 180 DB | Westgate (2025)
DB: Ty Lee Ty Lee 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Lafayette Christian | 2024 State LA | 6-0, 180 DB | Lafayette Christian (2024)
DB: Semaj Jones Semaj Jones 5'9" | 160 lbs | DB Ruston | 2024 State LA | 5-9, 160 DB | Ruston (2024)
FLEX/ATHLETE
FLEX: Ahmad Breaux Ahmad Breaux 6'3" | 260 lbs | DL Ruston | 2024 State LA | 6-4, 250 DL | Ruston (2024)
KICKER
K: Greyson Smith | 5-11, 180 K/P | Brother Martin (2025)
PUNTER
P: Tyler Mitchell Tyler Mitchell 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR John Curtis | 2024 LA | 6-0, 190 WR/P | John Curtis (2024)
RETURNER
RET: TaRon Francis TaRon Francis 6'1" | 190 lbs | WR Edna Karr | 2025 State LA | 6-1, 190 WR | Edna Karr (2025)
Honorable Mentions
Corey Adams | 6-4, 250 DL | Edna Karr (2025)
Tyrik Brigalia | 6-0, 180 LB/DB | Edna Karr (2024)
Marco Flores | 5-10, 210 LB | Brother Martin (2024)
Adam Guidry Adam Guidry 6'3" | 200 lbs | DL St. Thomas More | 2024 State LA | 6-3, 200 | St. Thomas More (2024)
Nasir Hudson Nasir Hudson 6'3" | 240 lbs | DL Warren Easton | 2024 State LA | 6-3, 240 DL | Warren Easton (2024)
Dominick McKinley Dominick McKinley 6'5" | 275 lbs | DL Acadiana | 2024 State LA | 6-7, 270 DL | Acadiana (2024)
Jahkeem Stewart Jahkeem Stewart 6'6" | 280 lbs | DL St. Augustine | 2026 State LA | 6-6, 280 DL | St. Augustine (2026)