Football standouts to watch at 2024 track championships | 4A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three days of state championships this week punctuate the LHSAA's outdoor track and field season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top athletes from around the state will compete Thursday, Friday and Saturday at LSU's Bernie Moore Stadium.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And many of the events include notable football standouts, including some college-bound signees in their final high school events.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are several individual events to monitor Saturday as Class 4A helps wrap up the busy weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>———————————— <strong>CLASS 4A</strong> ————————————<br>(<a href="https://www.lhsaa.org/siteuploads/editorimg/file/Outdoor%20Track/2024%20Outdoor%20Track/sat%20heat%20sheets%202%20col%20all%20events.pdf">Complete Class 4A heat sheet</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>JUMPS (AND MORE)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Class 4A jump events are loaded with football athletes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The long jump is particularly football-heavy in particular the long jump led by Evangel Christian's <strong>Roy Morris Jr.</strong> (23-01.50), Lafayette Christian's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='144893' first='Trae' last='Grogan']</strong> (22-11.00), Istrouma's <strong>Ky'ree Paul</strong> (22-03.50), St. Michael's <strong>Preston Sentino</strong> (22-03.50), Warren Easton's <strong>Miles Torres</strong> (21-06.00), Northwood (Shreveport)'s <strong>Duntavious Young</strong> (21-01.50) and Archbishop Shaw safety <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='678299' first='Jordan' last='Evans']</strong> (21-00.00).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sentino (43-06.50) will also compete in a triple jump field that includes Tioga receiver <strong>Kervin Johnson</strong> (44-06.00), Salmen athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='904081' first='Tremon' last='Joseph']</strong> (43-09.25), Belle Chasse's <strong>Dillan Carter</strong> (43-08.00), Louisiana (Lafayette)-bound Tioga star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1203174' first='Ja'Corian' last='Norris']</strong> (43-07.00), Cecilia's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1602081' first='Jermaine' last='Davis']</strong> (43-00.50) and Kenner Discovery defensive back <strong>Kenderick Powell</strong> (42-04.00).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Huntington quarterback/athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401976' first='Landon' last='Gibbs']</strong> (6-08.00) leads the high jump field, which includes Archbishop Shaw's <strong>Corey Waits Jr.</strong> (6-06.00), Lakeshore's <strong>Caleb Bourg</strong> (6-04.00), A.J. Ellender's <strong>Travon James</strong> (6-02.00) and Pearl River running back <strong>Tashod Badon</strong> (6-02.00).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DeRidder's <strong>Mason Kern </strong>(11-06.00), Grant's <strong>Isaiah McKinney</strong> (11-06.00), Tioga's <strong>Kaleb Woolery</strong> (11-06.00), Salmen's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='920692' first='Camron' last='Robinson']</strong> (10-00.00) and Loranger teammates <strong>Amandre Harris</strong> (10-00.00) and <strong>Gordon Gros</strong> (9-00.00) are among the pole vault competitors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HURDLES </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Westgate defensive back <strong>Armidre Evans</strong> leads the 110-meter hurdles field with a 14.45-second qualifying time and is among the contenders in the 300-meter with a 40.13-second time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northwood (Shreveport) defensive back <strong>James Hollingsworth</strong> boasts the top 300-meter qualifying time at 39.52 seconds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tioga teammates <strong>Kadrmas Maximus </strong>(15.43 and 39.65) and <strong>Wyatt Smith</strong> (15.52 and 40.09) are scheduled to compete in both hurdles events.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cecilia tight end and kicker <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='901126' first='Jonathan' last='Boudreaux']</strong> (15.10), Teurlings Catholic's <strong>Robert Miller</strong> (15.15), Neville defensive back <strong>Richard White</strong> (15.50), Franklinton athlete <strong>Sebastian Magee</strong> (16.03) and Salmen receiver <strong>Lamarion Walker</strong> (16.09) help round out the 110-meter field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And Salmen athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='904081' first='Tremon' last='Joseph']</strong> (40.64), mentioned above in the triple jump, and Teurlings Catholic defensive lineman <strong>Alex Richard</strong> (41.22) are in the 300-meter competition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SPRINTS/RUNS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McNeese State-signed Lafayette Christian standout <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='901032' first='Treanders' last='Marzell Jr.']</strong> has the top-qualifying Class 4A 200-meter time at 21.51 seconds and second-best 100-meter time at 10.82 seconds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Other football standouts competing in both sprints include West Feliciana's <strong>Elstron Longs</strong> (10.92 and 21.60) and Frederick A. Douglass' <strong>Kendall Washington</strong> (11.44 and 22.50).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Westgate athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914092' first='Davian' last='Jackson']</strong> (10.94), Grambling State-bound Peabody Magnet star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1211808' first='Dartavin' last='Depass']</strong> (11.04), Neville speedster <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='912255' first='Kaleb' last='Vaughn']</strong> (11.21), North Desoto running back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1345167' first='Kenny' last='Thomas']</strong> (11.37) and Archbishop Shaw corner <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1211830' first='Dallas' last='Borne']</strong> (11.43) help fill out a football-heavy 100-meter field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pittsburgh-bound Evangel Christian standout <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='421531' first='Tyreek' last='Robinson']</strong> (22.32) is among the most notable challengers in the 200-meter dash, along with Neville corner <strong>Jaxson Parker</strong> (22.36) and L.W. Higgins corner <strong>Rashad Landry</strong> (22.42) and teammate <strong>Roy Morris Jr.</strong> (22.51).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morris, mentioned above as the long jump favorite, will also join Robinson on the Eagles' 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams that include ranked underclassmen <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='740992' first='Johnny' last='Casey'] Jr.</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710968' first='Nathan' last='Green']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In addition to his 200-meter entry, Parker enters the 400-meter run with the best time in the field (48.43) and will compete in Neville's 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams with Vaughn, White and company.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northside's <strong>Latrell Johnson</strong> (48.81), Huntington's <strong>Preston Summage</strong> (48.89), Minden receiver <strong>Porter Neal</strong> (49.83), Lutcher's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710286' first='Trenton' last='Chaney']</strong> (50.11), the aforementioned Torres (50.49) of Warren Easton and Ben Franklin's <strong>DeVonte Trask</strong> (50.68) join Parker in the 400-meter field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Willow School's <strong>Anthony Allen</strong> (1:58.20), North DeSoto safety <strong>Dylan Compton</strong> (1:58.35), South Lafourche's <strong>Cesar Gonzalez</strong> (1:59.36) and Neville's <strong>Logan Ozbun</strong> (2:01.12) are among the 800-meter runners. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Several of those sprinters and mid-distance runners will also compete in their schools' various relays.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And a long list of other notable football standouts involved in relay teams include, but are not limited to: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139493' first='Desmond' last='Harris']</strong>, <strong>Jeremiah Johnson</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237641' first='Justin' last='Thomas']</strong> and <strong>Elijah Crawford</strong> will Hollingsworth and Young on favored Northwood (Shreveport) 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237773' first='Trandin' last='Benjamin']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914094' first='Tavias' last='Gordon']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220977' first='Khylon' last='Antoine']</strong> on Westgate's 4x100-meter; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='912270' first='Landon' last='Hammond']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='913912' first='Kyran' last='Moore']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='913917' first='Zackeus' last='Malveaux']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1356155' first='Jaylon' last='Owens']</strong> on an Opelousas 4x100-meter; <strong>Corey Broussard</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='145333' first='Diesel' last='Solari']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='913904' first='Brent' last='Gordon Jr.']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='913920' first='Ellis' last='Stewart']</strong> joining Boudreaux on Cecilia's 4x100- and 4x200-meter teams; LSU signee <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139491' first='Wallace' last='Foster IV']</strong>, Louisiana Tech signee <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139626' first='Fred' last='Robertson']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237763' first='Thomas' last='Vaughn']</strong> on Warren Easton's 4x100- and 4x200-meter teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Salmen relay teams include <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='904082' first='Jacobi' last='Jefferson']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='901568' first='Cameron' last='Dorsey']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710775' first='Desmond' last='Beasley']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914103' first='Tayshawn' last='Scott']</strong>. LSU signee <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139261' first='Ju'Juan' last='Johnson']</strong>, young star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='592357' first='Sky' last='Ryan']</strong> and other ranked Lafayette Christian playmakers <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='924621' first='Brayden' last='Allen']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1601816' first='Braylon' last='Walker']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1224578' first='Calvin' last='Parker']</strong> will join Marzell and Grogan on the Knights' 4x200-meter team, and a McDonogh 35 4x100-meter includes LSU target <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='920613' first='Jakai' last='Anderson']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='678304' first='Santana' last='Price']</strong>, <strong>Dameon McCloud</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='678292' first='Thai' last='Brown']</strong>. Northwestern State football signee <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='904841' first='Gylen' last='Ford']</strong> is part of Teurlings Catholic's 4x200-meter, and Riverdale's 4x200-meter includes <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710973' first='Dwain' last='Swilley']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237783' first='Toren' last='Signal']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leesville's favored 4x400-meter relay includes ranked athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1211834' first='Izaiah' last='Farley']</strong>. North DeSoto's notable challenger includes the aforementioned Compton and fellow defensive standout <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1203212' first='Lake' last='Bates']</strong> among familiar names, as does St. Thomas More's group that includes <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914120' first='Brian' last='Broussard'] Jr.</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1644772' first='Gabe' last='Mocek']</strong> and <strong>Tripp Gossen</strong>. Foster is also part of Warren Easton's 4x400-meter. And Westgate's 4x400-meter includes <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220977' first='Khylon' last='Antoine']</strong>, <strong>Armidre Evans</strong> and <strong>Bryant Leon</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THROWS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three defensive linemen lead the throwing events: West Feliciana's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='678301' first='Ted' last='Jackson']</strong> (52.62m) in the discus, Breaux Bridge's <strong>Braxton Simon</strong> (51-09.00) and Tioga's <strong>Delaney Gunnar</strong> (170-01.50) in the javelin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southeastern Louisiana-bound Belle Chasse standout <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285627' first='Jaedon' last='Voisin']</strong> is the only athlete slated to compete in multiple throws with qualifying distances of 42.26m in the discus and 48-08.00 in the shot put.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tioga's <strong>Justin White</strong> (44.37m), Belaire's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='960002' first='Jordell' last='Baise']</strong> (42.06m), A.J. Ellender's <strong>Terrell James</strong> (41.93m), Eunice's <strong>Caleb Arceneaux</strong> (41.50m), DeRidder's <strong>Landon Smith</strong> (38.43m) and Franklinton's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='421647' first='David' last='Moore']</strong> (38.27m) are in the discus heat.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Belaire's <strong>Christian Hill</strong> (51-08.00), Grant's <strong>Landon Vallee</strong> (50-11.00), Breaux Bridge's <strong>Ashton Joseph</strong> (50-01.00), Grambling State-signed Archbishop Shaw defensive lineman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1203306' first='Kilas' last='Francis']</strong> (48-05.00), De La Salle's <strong>Ian Fields</strong> (48-01.50), Neville defensive lineman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1336729' first='Anzelon' last='Perkins']</strong> (45-08.00) and Tioga's <strong>Preston Ivey</strong> (43-02.00) will compete in the shot put.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And Neville's <strong>Jayson Parker</strong> (163-06.50), Northside's <strong>Keagan Dugas</strong> (160-05), South Terrebonne's <strong>Trey Pinell</strong> (156-04), college-bound Huntington offensive lineman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1204718' first='Quan'Travious' last='Bradford']</strong> (155-09), Cecilia defensive lineman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='901122' first='Demarco' last='Roberts']</strong> (152-07), Warren Easton quarterback/athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='901571' first='Greg' last='Donaldson'] Jr.</strong> (149-07) and Riverdale standout <strong>Colby Lufkin</strong> (144-11) are among the javelin contenders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->