2024 LSWA Class 3A All-State Football Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>(LSWA Release, Written by Lamar Gafford)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2024 football season was quite memorable for two Panther teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bunkie was one win shy of advancing to the LHSAA Prep Classic, but it matched its best season finish with its first semifinal trip since 1988.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sterlington overcame a 2-3 start and rallied to win the Division III non-select title, where it defeated St. James.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Representatives of both teams earned top honors on the 2024 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Clas 3A All-State Team, as selected by sportswriters across the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bunkie senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='915073' first='Dillon' last='Compton'] won Outstanding Offensive Player honors after playing a significant role in leading his team to a 12-1 season and its first district title since 2009. Compton passed for 2,287 yards and 28 touchdowns and added 568 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sterlington senior linebacker Tre Burch earned Outstanding Defensive Player honors, thanks to making 153 tackles, seven sacks and three fumble recoveries. Burch stepped up as the leader of a team that lost six starters from its front seven and held six of its final 10 opponents to under 20 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lee Doty earned Coach of the Year honors after winning his third LHSAA title, his second as Sterlington's head coach, since moving from Mississippi in 2014. On top of the defensive replacements, Doty replaced his quarterback, top offensive lineman and a key two-way athlete from last season's team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LSWA CLASS 3A 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>WR [player_tooltip player_id='291084' first='Kyle' last='Johnson'] Bunkie 6-0 175 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='401966' first='Jakias' last='Villanueva'] St. James 5-7 165 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='914129' first='James' last='Evans'] John F. Kennedy 5-10 160 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1596756' first='Michael' last='Bozeman'] Sterlington 5-9 200 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1601956' first='Cale' last='Parker'] Jena 6-0 215 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='586165' first='John' last='Hebert'] University Lab 6-3 265 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1596761' first='Robric' last='Walker'] Madison Prep 6-2 290 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1596763' first='Calvin' last='Grant'] John F. Kennedy 5-8 245 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='915073' first='Dillon' last='Compton'] Bunkie 6-0 192 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1596765' first='Hagen' last='Herring'] Sterlington 5-11 170 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1596771' first='Lochlen' last='Claverie'] Haynes Academy 6-1 200 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB Kevon Johnson Northwest 5-8 175 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PK [player_tooltip player_id='1596779' first='Zachry' last='Sugandi-Truitt'] St. Louis 5-7 170 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='291086' first='Tylan' last='Johnson'] Madison Prep 5-11 195 Sr.&nbsp;</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>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1610155' first='Cam' last='Bagwell'] Sterlington 6-0 190 So.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1596783' first='Jaiden' last='Elly'] De La Salle 6-0 260 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1601972' first='Dominick' last='Ruth'] John F. Kennedy 5-10 225 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1598252' first='Curtis' last='Harrison'] Northwest 6-3 300 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB [player_tooltip player_id='144902' first='Alec' last='Haynes'] University Lab 6-1 230 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB Tre Burch Sterlington 6-0 235 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB [player_tooltip player_id='920681' first='Nolan' last='Zenon'] St. James 6-1 185 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1601975' first='Lucas' last='Mose'] Bunkie 6-0 175 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1601981' first='Ron' last='Patterson'] Bunkie 5-8 150 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1220962' first='Jarrell' last='Williams'] St. James 6-1 175 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1125180' first='Montez' last='Randall'] De La Salle 5-11 170 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1596790' first='Jacob' last='Hess'] Parkview Baptist 5-8 155 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>P [player_tooltip player_id='1596792' first='Nahun' last='Lalin'] John F. Kennedy 5-11 190 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH Kristopher Griffin L.B. Landry 5-11 170 Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RS [player_tooltip player_id='1596795' first='Jayce' last='Lantier'] Iota 5-11 180 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='915073' first='Dillon' last='Compton'], Bunkie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER:</strong> Tre Burch, Sterlington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACH OF THE YEAR:</strong> Lee Doty, Sterlington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brody Anderson, Westlake; Demico Barnes, Booker T. Washington-NO; [player_tooltip player_id='934578' first='Jye' last='Blain'], St. James; [player_tooltip player_id='1598242' first='Haidyn' last='Boone'], Buckeye; [player_tooltip player_id='212343' first='Lamar' last='Brown'], University; Omarion Brown, John F. Kennedy; [player_tooltip player_id='1221242' first='Jim' last='Burlew'], Buckeye; Ayden Carter, Lake Charles Prep; [player_tooltip player_id='914099' first='Amyne' last='Darensbourg'], John F. Kennedy; Ryan Desselle, Buckeye; Davien Edward, Jennings; [player_tooltip player_id='1221214' first='Gaven' last='Evans'], Sterlington; [player_tooltip player_id='915066' first='Jeremiah' last='Freeman'], Lake Charles Prep; Dane Frick, Kaplan; [player_tooltip player_id='291100' first='Brennan' last='Gibson'], Port Allen; Dion Griffith, Livington Collegiate; [player_tooltip player_id='1601966' first='Gavin' last='Higgins'], Parkview Baptist; Ju'Juan Jackson, St. James; Kani King-Young, St. James; [player_tooltip player_id='1603219' first='Jack' last='Landry'], Erath; [player_tooltip player_id='1601978' first='Mason' last='Lantz'], Iota; [player_tooltip player_id='934563' first='Devin' last='Lavalais'], Marksville; [player_tooltip player_id='1237769' first='Zion' last='Lee'], Bunkie; [player_tooltip player_id='148530' first='Zay' last='Martin'], University; Cedric McDonald, De La Salle; [player_tooltip player_id='913910' first='Alfred' last='McKnight'], Madison Prep; [player_tooltip player_id='914220' first='Elidrick' last='Murray'], Marksville; Chris Ned, Jennings; [player_tooltip player_id='1601989' first='Humphrey' last='Ned'], Jennings; [player_tooltip player_id='1601985' first='Luke' last='Normand'], Bunkie; Aidan Parker, Sterlington; Alijah Pete, Lake Charles College Prep; [player_tooltip player_id='716839' first='Kyreon' last='Prier'], Marksville; [player_tooltip player_id='710085' first='Peyton' last='Renfro'], Iota; [player_tooltip player_id='401973' first='Keyon' last='Robinson'], Madison Prep; Kevin Rideau, Westlake; Nate Riordan, Sterlington; Colten Sharp, Jena; JD Smith, Bunkie; [player_tooltip player_id='1335968' first='Calvin' last='Sparrow'], John F. Kennedy; Bryce Wilkerson, Thomas Jefferson; [player_tooltip player_id='1601958' first='Sedrick' last='Wilson'], Jena; Christian Wold, South Beauregard; Re'John Zeno, Jennings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->