Division-II Non-Select Preview Notes | LHSAA State Championships
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The LHSAA’s annual Prep Classic football state championship event continues Friday with Division-II Non-Select, Division-III Non-Select and Division-I Select matchups. Prep Redzone Louisiana will break down the overall storylines, paths teams took to reach the Superdome, programs’ histories and players…
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Continue ReadingThe LHSAA’s annual Prep Classic football state championship event continues Friday with Division-II Non-Select, Division-III Non-Select and Division-I Select matchups.
Prep Redzone Louisiana will break down the overall storylines, paths teams took to reach the Superdome, programs’ histories and players to watch.
The Division-II Non-Select game kicks off Friday’s three-game schedule.
No. 2 Cecilia (12-1) vs. No. 12 Opelousas (11-3)
A pair of familiar foes are the state’s two teams this year who end the longest droughts of state championship appearances with the Bulldogs back in the Superdome for the first time since a 1995 title and the Tigers competing in their first title game since 1956. Both boast a variety of next-level talent headlined by the special junior seasons of quarterback/athlete Diesel Solari Diesel Solari 5'7" | 175 lbs | ATH Cecilia | 2025 State LA and running back D’Shaun Ford D’Shaun Ford 5'11" | 210 lbs | RB Opelousas | 2025 State LA . Cecilia overcame a two-score deficit in the regular season to come back and upend Opelousas, 25-22, and the stage is set Friday for another back-and-forth battle with wkatfigures to be an electric atmosphere.
The Paths
Cecilia
— First-round bye
— Beat Iota, 70-30
— Beat Jennings, 38-14
— Beat Northwest, 55-18
Opelousas
— Beat Rayne, 57-6
— Shutout West Feliciana, 14-0
— Upset defending champion Lutcher, 26-10
— Upset top-seeded North DeSoto, 28-20
Recent Meetings
Cecilia had won regular-season matchups five straight years before a resurgent Opelousas took the 2022 meeting, 21-16, and the district rivalry hit a new level of competitive intensity with the teams now trading the past two editions decided by a combined eight points.
Players to Watch
Cecilia
2024 TE Jonathan Boudreaux Jonathan Boudreaux 6'3" | 190 lbs | TE Cecilia | 2024 LA , 2024 RB Corey Broussard, 2027 WR/DB/ATH Braylon Calais Braylon Calais 6'3" | 185 lbs | ATH Cecilia | 2027 State LA , 2027 DB/WR Franky Frank Jr. Franky Frank Jr. 5'10" | 160 lbs | DB Cecilia | 2027 State LA , 2025 DB/ATH Brent Gordon Jr. Brent Gordon Jr. 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB Cecilia | 2025 State LA , 2026 LB Braylon Jones Braylon Jones 5'11" | 170 lbs | LB Cecilia | 2026 State LA , 2024 DL Bronson Patt, 2024 OL/DL Demarco Roberts Demarco Roberts 6'3" | 210 lbs | DL Cecilia | 2024 State LA , 2025 QB/ATH Diesel Solari Diesel Solari 5'7" | 175 lbs | ATH Cecilia | 2025 State LA , 2025 WR/ATH Ellis Stewart Ellis Stewart 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR Cecilia | 2025 State LA , 2024 DB Jylan Wiltz Jylan Wiltz 5'9" | 150 lbs | DB Cecilia | 2024 State LA
Opelousas
2025 LB Corey Amos Corey Amos 6'3" | 205 lbs | LB Opelousas | 2025 State LA , 2024 RB Izaiah Amos, 2025 LB Travis Esprit Travis Esprit 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Opelousas | 2025 State LA , 2025 WR Korey Fontenot Korey Fontenot 6'1" | 165 lbs | WR Opelousas | 2025 State LA , 2025 RB D’Shaun Ford D’Shaun Ford 5'11" | 210 lbs | RB Opelousas | 2025 State LA , 2025 DB Landon Hammond Landon Hammond 6'2" | 160 lbs | DB Opelousas | 2025 State LA , 2025 QB/ATH Zackeus Malveaux Zackeus Malveaux 5'10" | 160 lbs | ATH Opelousas | 2025 State LA , 2024 OL Joseph Milton Joseph Milton 6'1" | 270 lbs | OL Opelousas | 2024 State LA , 2025 DB Kyran Moore Kyran Moore 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB Opelousas | 2025 State LA , 2024 OL Keegan Moten
State Championship History
Cecilia: 1-2
— Win in 1995
— Losses in 1992 and 1993
Opelousas: 0-2
— Seeking first win
— Losses in 1938 and 1956