Union Parish vs. St. James | 10 Championship Eye Catchers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union Parish finally got over its recent title-game hump — or, perhaps more accurately, powered right through it — in the final seconds against St. James.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Farmers led a late 78-yard drive all the way to the end zone with the 11 seconds left on Jy'Marion Island's goal-line touchdown run and then again moments later on his go-ahead two-point conversion to claim the 36-35 victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Island and company finally won the program's first state championship since 2013 after falling just short in the final game each of the past three seasons. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are a few more notes on 10 of the biggest eye-catching performers from the contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1221062' first='Tomorrio' last='Bilberry'] | 5-8 WR/DB | Union Parish (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior caught four passes for 65 yards for the bulk of the Farmers' passing offense, recorded eight tackles, intercepted a pass and deflected another. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285273' first='Kobe' last='Brown'] | 5-10, 160 WR | St. James (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior led all players with five catches for 111 yards and a 73-yard touchdown on which he took a quick swing pass, got outside and up the sideline for a score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1202551' first='Nicholas' last='Chopin'] | 6-2, 230 DL/LB | St. James (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another senior nearly provided the Wildcats a long score on the other side of the ball as he snatched a bouncing fumble and raced to the opposite end zone, before a blocking penalty by a teammate called a portion of the play back. It went down as a 57-yard return to go with his two tackles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1202522' first='Jorden' last='Hill'] | 5-10, 190 QB/DB | Union Parish (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The team's Outstanding Player performer rushed nine times for 109 yards — an explosive 12.1 yards per attempts — and three touchdowns, including 56- and 48-yard breakaways in the first quarter and completed six of his 10 passes for 78 yards. And one of his most impactful plays came on the other side of the ball when he snatched a red-zone interception in the final minute of the half and returned it 48 yards to set up a go-ahead score before the break. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jy'Marion Island | 5-8, 170 RB | Union Parish (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior running back finished off his strong, nearly 2,500-yard succession of graduated star Trey Holly's lead role in the backfield in storybook fashion with his 178 yards and two touchdowns, including the last with 11 seconds remaining to pull his Farmers back within a point and set up his game-winning two-point conversion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='902058' first='Adrian' last='Prean Jr.'] | 6-1, 230 LB | St. James (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior led his Wildcats' defense with seven tackles, including one for loss and one near the line on a fourth down. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237632' first='Ari' last='Slocum'] | 6-4, 295 TE | Union Parish (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sophomore tight end with the eye-catching frame served much of the night as a sixth member of the Farmers' big offensive line that paved the way for the success of Hill, Island and company. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285279' first='Brayden' last='Williams'] | 6-0, 190 QB | St. James (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior quarterback earned his team's Outstanding Player distinction with his 9-for-14 passing for 164 yards and two touchdowns and additional 95 yards and two touchdowns on 15 rushing attempts as he once again displayed that aspect of his game that he'd particularly opened up down the stretch of this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tre Williams | 6-0, 295 DL | St. James (2024) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The big defensive tackle finished with five tackles, including 1.5 for loss — one of which came on a big third-down play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710084' first='Tyquereis' last='Wilson'] | 5-11, 170 LB | Union Parish (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Farmers' defensive standout added another double-digit tackle performance with 11 to his stellar season, pushing his total over 200 for his junior campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->