Louisiana’s top semifinal performances: small schools
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Louisiana’s number of high school football teams still playing halved again to 16 this past week with another round of competitive action and impressive performances. As always, Prep Redzone Louisiana has gathered many of the top stat lines from around…
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Continue ReadingLouisiana’s number of high school football teams still playing halved again to 16 this past week with another round of competitive action and impressive performances.
As always, Prep Redzone Louisiana has gathered many of the top stat lines from around the state — this time more than 20 for the semifinal round.
Reminder for the postseason: Because of the shift from five classifications (Class 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A) in the regular season to eight divisions (Division IV, III, II and I on both the “Select” and “Non-Select” sides) in the postseason, we’ve adjusted our “small schools” list to include both Division III’s and IV’s and our “large schools” list to include both Division I’s and II’s.
Jackson Bradley Jackson Bradley 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB Oak Grove | 2025 State LA — 6-3, 200 QB — Oak Grove (2025)
The Louisiana Tech commit rushed 28 times for 156 yards and two touchdowns in defending Division-IV Non-Select champion Oak Grove’s 49-28 defeat of Kentwood.
Kyle Cannon Kyle Cannon 6'1" | 205 lbs | LB St. Charles Catholic | 2024 State LA — 6-1, 220 LB — St. Charles Catholic (2024)
The new Southeastern Louisiana commit recorded 17 tackles, including a pair of sacks, in an impressive all-around performance in his Comets’ 10-7 overtime survival of University Lab in the Division-III Select semifinals.
Dylan Day Dylan Day 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB Southern Lab | 2024 State LA — 6-0, 170 DB — Southern Lab (2024)
The Miami commit capped a strong semifinal appearance overall with a game-winning, 45-yard pick-six to life the Kittens past defending champion Ouachita Christian late in a 38-34 comeback.
Jay Freeman Jay Freeman 5'8" | 150 lbs | ATH Oak Grove | 2025 LA — 5-8, 145 ATH — Oak Grove (2025)
The junior led his Tigers with 257 yards, five rushing touchdowns and a two-point conversion in the 49-28 win the Division-IV Non-Select semifinals.
Jy’Marion Island — 5-8, 170 RB — Union Parish (2024)
Another huge night for the senior with 188 yards and a touchdown helped lead the Farmers’ 24-16 upset of top-seeded Jena in the Division-III Non-Select semifinals.
Alonzo Jackson Jr. Alonzo Jackson Jr. 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Haynesville | 2024 State LA — 6-1, 210 LB — Haynesville (2024)
The senior standout for the Golden Tornado provided a big pick-six touchdown in a 31-14 defeat of Logansport in a rematch of a wild 2016 state championship, winning the Division-IV Non-Select semifinal to advance back to the Superdome for the first time since that night.
Dedric Lastie Dedric Lastie 5'4" | 140 lbs | RB Riverside Academy | 2025 LA — 5-3, 130 RB — Riverside Academy (2025)
The speedy junior had another big-time showing with 155 yards and three touchdowns on the ground to help pace the Rebels to a 34-7 upset of No. 1 Vermilion Catholic in the Division-IV Select semifinals.
Riley Small Riley Small 6'0" | 190 lbs | RB University Lab | 2024 State LA — 6-0, 190 RB — University Lab (2024)
Small was the steadiest offensive presence for the Cubs against a stout, smothering St. Charles Catholic defensive performance with 166 yards on 22 carries in his final high school game in the Division-III Select semifinals.
Landon Sylvie Landon Sylvie 5'10" | 150 lbs | DB Calvary Baptist | 2024 State LA — 5-10, 150 DB — Calvary Baptist (2024)
The senior safety closed his strong day with a late interception in the end zone that helped ice away the Cavaliers’ 35-27 defeat of Isidore Newman in the Division-III Select semifinals.
Abram Wardell Abram Wardell 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Calvary Baptist | 2025 State LA — 5-11, 190 QB — Calvary Baptist (2025)
The junior quarterback finished 20-for-29 for 297 yards and four touchdowns in the Cavaliers’ 35-27 defeat of Isidore Newman to head on to the Division-III Select title game to claim his program’s single-season passing record with 3,634 yards and counting.
Brayden Williams Brayden Williams 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB St. James | 2024 State LA — 6-0, 190 QB — St. James (2024)
The Wildcats’ senior quarterback completed 10 of his 14 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown and rushed 11 times for another 84 yards and another score in a 28-17 road victory at a tough Sterlington in the Division-III Non-Select semifinals.
Keizavion Woods Keizavion Woods 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB Haynesville | 2025 State LA — 6-3, 215 LB — Haynesville (2025)
The junior linebacker blocked, scooped and scored on a Logansport punt attempt to help his Golden Tornado on its way to a 31-14 victory in the Division-IV Non-Select semifinal.