Division-III Non-Select Preview Notes | LHSAA State Championships

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>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.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Redzone Louisiana will break down the overall storylines, paths teams took to reach the Superdome, programs' histories and players to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Division-III Non-Select game will be second in Friday's three-game schedule.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>No. 3 St. James (11-2) vs. No. 4 Union Parish (9-4)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wildcats and Farmers bring some notable recent history to the Superdome, although both teams are seeking their first title in a few years. St. James, returning for the first time since its 2019 crown, knocked off the past two champions the past two weeks in Many (2022) in the quarterfinals and Sterlington (2021) in the semifinals, while Union Parish is back for a fourth straight year but still seeking its first championship since 2013.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Paths</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. James</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— First-round bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Beat North Webster, 42-12</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Beat defending champion Many, 40-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Upset Sterlington, 28-17</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union Parish</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— First-round bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Beat Port Allen, 35-6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Beat Bogalusa, 28-22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Upset top-seeded Jena, 24-16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recent Meetings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The perennial contenders haven't crossed paths since the 2019 semifinal which St. James won, 25-14, on the way to its most recent championship. Union Parish hasn't fallen short of a title-game appearance since then.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. James</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 DB [player_tooltip player_id='934578' first='Jye' last='Blain'], 2024 WR [player_tooltip player_id='285273' first='Kobe' last='Brown'], 2024 DL [player_tooltip player_id='1202551' first='Nicholas' last='Chopin'], 2027 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='914038' first='Kendrick' last='Joseph'] Jr., 2025 RB [player_tooltip player_id='1598058' first='Cameron' last='LeBlanc'], 2024 OL Jermaine Mitchell, 2024 LB [player_tooltip player_id='902058' first='Adrian' last='Prean Jr.'], 2024 LB DeAndre Videau, 2026 WR [player_tooltip player_id='401966' first='Jakias' last='Villanueva'], 2025 DB [player_tooltip player_id='914096' first='Garry' last='White'], 2024 QB [player_tooltip player_id='285279' first='Brayden' last='Williams'], 2024 OL [player_tooltip player_id='902063' first='Deuce' last='Williams']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union Parish</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024 QB/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1202522' first='Jorden' last='Hill'], 2024 RB Jy'Marion Island, 2025 WR/DB [player_tooltip player_id='1221195' first='Chase' last='Meeking'], 2027 DB/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1356144' first='Braxton' last='Patterson'], 2026 TE [player_tooltip player_id='1237632' first='Ari' last='Slocum'], 2025 DL/LB [player_tooltip player_id='710084' first='Tyquereis' last='Wilson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>State Championship History</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. James: 5-5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Wins in 1959, 1960, 1966, 1979, 2019</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Losses in 1937, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2015</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union Parish: 2-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Wins in 2001, 2013</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Losses in 2020, 2021, 2022</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->