2023 LSWA Class 5A All-State Football Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>(LSWA Release)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Catholic (Baton Rouge) quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='139258' first='Daniel' last='Beale'] and Ruston linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='285613' first='Jadon' last='Mayfield'] earned top honors on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Class 5A All-State football team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Beale and Mayfield were selected by a statewide panel of sports writers as the Offensive and Defensive players of the year, respectively, after each helped his school win an LHSAA state championship. Each was a returning all-state player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dutchtown's Guy Mistretta earned Coach of the Year after he guided the school to the first semifinal appearance in school history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Beale led Catholic to the Division I select championship with 2,974 yards passing and 39 touchdowns. He completed 213 of 338 passes and had just eight interceptions. In the state final, Beale completed 18 of 26 passes for 360 yards and four touchdowns as Catholic defeated Acadiana 55-31. The UL commitment completed his four-year varsity career with more than 8,400 yards passing and 105 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mayfield spearheaded the Ruston defense as the Bearcats won a state championship for the first time since 1990 after they reached the state final for a second year in a row. Ruston defeated Zachary 31-17 in the state final. Mayfield had 12 tackles, 2.5 sacks and two tackles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Louisiana Tech signee and District 2-5A defensive MVP ended the season with 116 tackles, 16 for loss, six sacks and one fumble recovery.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mistretta coached a Dutchtown team that won 11 games, reached the state semifinal and clinched share of the district title with an 8-1 regular-season mark.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 LSWA CLASS 5A ALL-STATE CHART</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OFFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pos Player School Ht. Wt. Cl.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR </strong>Jarvis Davis Airline 5-10 160 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='285194' first='Trey'Dez' last='Green'] Zachary 6-7 230 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WR </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='426960' first='TaRon' last='Francis'] Edna Karr 6-2 205 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='710075' first='Devin' last='Harper'] Captain Shreve 6-6 295 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285277' first='Joseph' last='Cryer'] Natchitoches Central 6-4 290 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285280' first='Nate' last='Green'] West Monroe 6-5 310 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='675889' first='Kavion' last='Broussard'] Zachary 6-6 280 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OL</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='677668' first='Bryce' last='Godfrey'] John Curtis 6-3 280 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>QB </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139258' first='Daniel' last='Beale'] Catholic-BR 6-1 195 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='710271' first='Jordan' last='Hayes'] Ruston 5-9 160 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1203220' first='Cashmire' last='Batiste'] Carencro 5-9 175 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RB</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='710077' first='Nate' last='Sheppard'] Mandeville 5-11 180 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>K </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='677949' first='Aeron' last='Burrell'] Parkway 6-2 180 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ATH </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='421518' first='Koby' last='Young'] Holy Cross 6-1 182 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pos Player School Ht. Wt. Cl.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139502' first='Talan' last='Bingham'] Terrebonne 6-2 235 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL</strong> Geordan Guidrey Ruston 6-3 260 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='421603' first='Dominick' last='McKinley'] Acadiana 6-7 280 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DL</strong> Corey Adams Edna Kar 6-4 265 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285613' first='Jadon' last='Mayfield'] Ruston 6-0 228 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1203214' first='Shamarius' last='Harris'] Acadiana 5-11 215 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285192' first='Kolaj' last='Cobbins'] Destrehan 6-3 215 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LB </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='421613' first='Tah'j' last='Butler'] Edna Karr 6-2 225 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914207' first='Aidan' last='Anding'] Ruston 6-0 165 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1202511' first='Carter' last='Hanberry'] Dutchtown 6-0 200 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1202520' first='E.J.' last='McDonald'] Captain Shreve 6-2 180 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DB </strong>Anthony Robinson Destrehan 6-1 190 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>P </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='677953' first='John' last='Chance'] Captain Shreve 6-1 200 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RS </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710986' first='Jaden' last='Bardales'] Walker 5-8 150 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ATH </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139511' first='Amyrion' last='Mingo'] Alexandria 5-11 170 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139258' first='Daniel' last='Beale'], CATHOLIC-BR</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER:  </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285613' first='Jadon' last='Mayfield'], RUSTON</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACH OF THE YEAR: </strong>GUY MISTRETTA, DUTCHTOWN</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='426961' first='Russell' last='Babineaux'], Acadiana; [player_tooltip player_id='421520' first='Ahmad' last='Breaux'], Ruston; [player_tooltip player_id='901113' first='Jackson' last='Hammond'], Acadiana; [player_tooltip player_id='1204738' first='Ezekiel' last='Hypolite'], Acadiana; Bob Patterson, Airline; [player_tooltip player_id='786466' first='Ben' last='Taylor'], Airline; [player_tooltip player_id='1211812' first='Sincere' last='Walker'], Airline; Jason Blackwell, Alexandria; [player_tooltip player_id='1211825' first='Jeremiah' last='Jeffers-Wright'], Alexandria; [player_tooltip player_id='914208' first='J.T.' last='Lindsey'], Alexandria; [player_tooltip player_id='710275' first='Jadon' last='Weber'], Brother Martin; Jamarion Otis, Captain Shreve; L.J. 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Lafleur, Sulphur; [player_tooltip player_id='421515' first='Kylan' last='Billiot'], Terrebonne; [player_tooltip player_id='901576' first='Jayce' last='Johnson'], Terrebonne; Jalil Mathews, Terrebonne; [player_tooltip player_id='1204696' first='Jamari' last='Evans'], Walker; Chris Dade, West Monroe; [player_tooltip player_id='285200' first='Hayden' last='Federico'], West Monroe; [player_tooltip player_id='677958' first='Collin' last='Watkins'], West Monroe; [player_tooltip player_id='1202525' first='Tyson' last='George'], Zachary; [player_tooltip player_id='1221065' first='Stetson' last='Bell'], Zachary; Kam Peterson, Zachary; [player_tooltip player_id='421645' first='Kameron' last='Thomas'], Zachary</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->