Division-III 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-III Non-Select game will be second in Friday’s three-game schedule.
No. 3 St. James (11-2) vs. No. 4 Union Parish (9-4)
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.
The Paths
St. James
— First-round bye
— Beat North Webster, 42-12
— Beat defending champion Many, 40-0
— Upset Sterlington, 28-17
Union Parish
— First-round bye
— Beat Port Allen, 35-6
— Beat Bogalusa, 28-22
— Upset top-seeded Jena, 24-16
Recent Meetings
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.
Players to Watch
St. James
2027 DB Jye Blain Jye Blain 5'10" | 160 lbs | ATH St. James | 2027 State LA , 2024 WR Kobe Brown Kobe Brown 5'10" | 160 lbs | WR St. James | 2024 State LA , 2024 DL Nicholas Chopin Nicholas Chopin 6'2" | 230 lbs | LB St. James | 2024 State LA , 2027 ATH Kendrick Joseph Kendrick Joseph 5'9" | 150 lbs | WR Archbishop Rummel | 2025 State LA Jr., 2025 RB Cameron LeBlanc, 2024 OL Jermaine Mitchell, 2024 LB Adrian Prean Jr. Adrian Prean Jr. 6'0" | 220 lbs | ATH St. James | 2024 State LA , 2024 LB DeAndre Videau, 2026 WR Jakias Villanueva Jakias Villanueva 5'6" | 140 lbs | WR St. James | 2026 State LA , 2025 DB Garry White Garry White 6'0" | 160 lbs | DB St. James | 2025 State LA , 2024 QB Brayden Williams Brayden Williams 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB St. James | 2024 State LA , 2024 OL Deuce Williams Deuce Williams 6'2" | 300 lbs | OL St. James | 2024 LA
Union Parish
2024 QB/ATH Jorden Hill Jorden Hill 5'10" | 190 lbs | ATH Union Parish | 2024 State LA , 2024 RB Jy’Marion Island, 2025 WR/DB Chase Meeking Chase Meeking 6'2" | 190 lbs | ATH Union Parish | 2025 State LA , 2027 DB/ATH Braxton Patterson, 2026 TE Ari Slocum Ari Slocum 6'4" | 290 lbs | DL Union Parish | 2026 State LA , 2025 DL/LB Tyquereis Wilson Tyquereis Wilson 5'11" | 170 lbs | LB Union Parish | 2025 State LA
State Championship History
St. James: 5-5
— Wins in 1959, 1960, 1966, 1979, 2019
— Losses in 1937, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2015
Union Parish: 2-3
— Wins in 2001, 2013
— Losses in 2020, 2021, 2022