Louisiana football standouts with all-state hoops honors | 1A-3A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The LSWA released its all-state basketball teams earlier this month, and several names should look familiar to football fans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here were eight first- or second-team all-state hoops standouts in Louisiana's smaller school classifications (1A, 2A and 3A) who were also big-time playmakers for their schools on the football field in the fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Benjamin Case — 6-1, 185 QB — Central Catholic (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles' junior quarterback earned District 7-1A MVP and Class 1A second-team all-state honors on the court with averages of 22.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>J'Kylon Ceasar — 6-2, 170 ATH — Franklin (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of a pair of all-state stars on this list who helped lead the Hornets to their first state championship since 1958, the Baton Rouge Community College hoops signee averaged 17.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 5.1 blocks and 3.2 steals per game in his final high school basketball season and earned second-team all-state honors. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='642719' first='Elijah' last='Haven'] — 6-4, 190 QB — Dunham (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tigers' quarterback, one of Louisiana's top-ranked 2027 prospects, earned second-team all-state honors this past basketball season with averages of 13.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per contest for the Division-III Select semifinalists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285197' first='Jay'Shaun' last='Johnson'] — 5-11, 165 ATH — Franklin (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ceasar's running mate in leading their Hornets' historic season, the Grambling State football signee earned all-state basketball honors for the second straight season — this time as the Class 2A MVP — with his averages of 18.4 points, 7.2 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 6.3 steals per contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='934563' first='Devin' last='Lavalais'] — 5-11, 165 ATH — Marksville (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"King" Lavalais averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds and four steals per game as a freshman to help his Tigers win their first-ever state title and earn second-team all-state honors in the process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139485' first='Raiyen' last='Oatis'] — 5-11, 185 DB/ATH — Donaldsonville (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Southeastern Louisiana football signee earned District 8-3A MVP honors and helped lead his Tigers to the state tournament with his averages of 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals per contest in his final basketball season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1601981' first='Ron' last='Patterson'] — 5-8 DB — Bunkie (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers' sophomore defensive back played a huge role in the team's second-half surge, once the football players joined the roster, to win a district title. Patterson earned District 2-3A MVP and second-team all-state honors with his 18.4 points, 5.2 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals per contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285283' first='Kohen' last='Rowbatham'] — 6-1, 200 ATH — St. Thomas Aquinas (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The UNO basketball signee — always a higher-ranked prospect on the court, but a talented athlete in both sports — earned all-state first-team honors for the Falcons with averages of 23.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists after multiple previous all-state seasons at Northshore before his move. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->