Division-III Select Preview Notes | LHSAA State Championships
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The LHSAA’s annual Prep Classic football state championship event concludes Saturday with Division-II Select, Division-III Select and Division-I Non-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 concludes Saturday with Division-II Select, Division-III Select and Division-I Non-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 Select game will be the middle of the three-game schedule.
No. 1 St. Charles Catholic (13-0) vs. No. 2 Calvary Baptist (13-0)
The only state championship of the weekend between two still-undefeated teams, the Comets and Cavaliers arrive battle-tested with resumes that include defeats of higher-classification programs. St. Charles Catholic has won back-to-back state championships and is seeking a third before moving up in classification, while Calvary Baptist returns to a title game for the first time since 2020. The teams have the potential to provide the Superdome one of its top matchups of the week.
The Paths
St. Charles Catholic
— First-round bye
— Beat Ascension Episcopal, 43-0
— Beat Notre Dame, 31-21
— Beat University Lab in overtime, 10-7
Calvary Baptist
— First-round bye
— Shutout Holy Savior Menard, 49-0
— Beat Parkview Baptist, 49-28
— Beat Isidore Newman, 35-27
Recent Meetings
Calvary Baptist and St. Charles Catholic meet for the first time since a 2016 quarterfinal matchup, which the Comets claimed, 21-0, at home.
Players to Watch
St. Charles Catholic
2024 DB/P Brayden Bertucci Brayden Bertucci 5'10" | 165 lbs | P St. Charles Catholic | 2024 LA , 2024 DB Kayden Cambre, 2024 LB Kyle Cannon Kyle Cannon 6'1" | 205 lbs | LB St. Charles Catholic | 2024 State LA , 2024 DB Kaden Foster, 2025 DB Reshawn Hilaire Reshawn Hilaire 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB St. Charles Catholic | 2025 LA , 2024 TE Brandon Kragle, 2024 QB Brandy St. Pierre, 2024 RB Jeramiah Wills Jeramiah Wills 5'11" | 165 lbs | RB St. Charles Catholic | 2024 State LA .
Calvary Baptist
2024 DB/LB Hutch Grace Hutch Grace 6'1" | 215 lbs | DB Calvary Baptist | 2024 State LA , 2024 WR Aubrey Hermes Aubrey Hermes 6'2" | 175 lbs | WR Calvary Baptist | 2024 State LA , 2027 DB Braylon Huglon, 2025 LB Cole Miller Cole Miller 6'2" | 200 lbs | LB Calvary Baptist | 2025 State LA , 2025 DB/RB Julius Moss Julius Moss 5'9" | 185 lbs | ATH Calvary Baptist | 2025 State LA , 2025 Calvary Baptist RB James Simon James Simon 6'0" | 200 lbs | RB Calvary Baptist | 2025 State LA , 2024 WR John “Jay” Simon, 2024 DB Landon Sylvie Landon Sylvie 5'10" | 150 lbs | DB Calvary Baptist | 2024 State LA , 2025 QB Abram Wardell Abram Wardell 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Calvary Baptist | 2025 State LA .
State Championship History
St. Charles Catholic: 3-2
— Win in 2011, 2021, 2022
— Losses in 2015, 2018
Calvary Baptist: 3-0
— Wins in 2013, 2014, 2020
— No losses