2024 LSWA Class 4A All-State Football Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>(LSWA Release, Written by Jerit Roser)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class 4A teams and players toppled decades-long title droughts and major state records alike during a historic 2024 football season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2024 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 4A All-State Team, selected by a panel of sports writers across the state, reflects the achievements of a momentous fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leesville senior running back [player_tooltip player_id='710079' first='Xavier' last='Ford'] earned Outstanding Offensive Player honors with his new state-record 3,467 yards and 52 touchdowns on 332 carries and 13 catches for another 239 yards and four scores.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wampus Cats' star capped a prolific career with his biggest campaign&nbsp;yet to finish&nbsp;with high school totals of 8,592 yards and 120 touchdowns on 997 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District 3-4A swept the top player awards as versatile Iowa senior [player_tooltip player_id='1596745' first='Cohen' last='Charles'] won Outstanding Defensive Player honors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On defense, Charles finished with 159 tackles — including 109 solo stops, 13 tackles for loss and two sacks — as well as 16 pass break-ups, four interceptions, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He also carried the ball 82 times for 795 yards and 17 touchdowns, caught four passes for 65 yards and a touchdown and returned three punts for scores.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dennis Skains earned Coach of the Year honors after he, his staff and his senior class helped lead Cecilia to its first state championship since 1995.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs navigated injuries during the regular season and four straight road playoff games as a No. 18 seed to reach the Division-II Non-Select title game for the second straight year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Once there, the resilient bunch overcame a late deficit to bring the trophy back to St. Martin Parish.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division-II Select champion Archbishop Shaw, which won its first title since&nbsp;1987, tied for the most all-state selections in Class 4A with&nbsp;three: senior leaders [player_tooltip player_id='913900' first='Jasper' last='Parker'] and [player_tooltip player_id='940926' first='Jacob' last='Washington'] on offense and sophomore budding star [player_tooltip player_id='934561' first='Rontrae' last='Carter'] on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eighteen different schools were represented on the 29-player list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LSWA CLASS 4A 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><br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='920613' first='Jakai' last='Anderson'] McDonogh 35 6-0 165 Jr.<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='940926' first='Jacob' last='Washington'] Shaw 6-4 175 Sr.<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1601751' first='Jeremiah' last='Bushnell'] Iowa 6-3 190 Jr.<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='914206' first='Gresham' last='Perry'] Teurlings Catholic 6-4 300 Sr.<br>OL Tommy Bower E.D. White 6-4 275 Sr.<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1596726' first='Beau' last='Webb'] Franklinton 6-3 255 Sr.<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1221046' first='Jace' last='Williams'] Assumption 6-1 280 Sr.<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1601892' first='Nathan' last='Dubroc'] North DeSoto 6-1 265 Jr.<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1237615' first='Dezyrian' last='Ellis'] Franklin Parish 6-2 175 Jr.<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='710079' first='Xavier' last='Ford'] Leesville 5-10 210 Sr.<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='145332' first='Jaylon' last='Coleman'] Vandebilt Catholic 5-9 160 Sr.<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1596887' first='Tyrese' last='Mosby'] Plaquemine 5-8 185 Sr.<br>PK [player_tooltip player_id='425028' first='Ty' last='Powell'] E.D. White 6-4 175 Sr.<br>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='913900' first='Jasper' last='Parker'] Shaw 6-2 185 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>DEFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pos Player School Ht Wt Cl</strong><br>DL Jeremiah Griffith Wossman 5-11 175 Sr.<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1596736' first='Paul' last='Boudreaux'] Vandebilt Catholic 5-10 200 Sr.<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='710270' first='Reshad' last='Sterling'] Lutcher 6-3 235 Sr.<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='914023' first='Keith' last='Newsome'] McDonogh 35 6-2 210 Sr.<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1596739' first='Luke' last='Jones'] West Ouachita 6-0 195 Sr.<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1555355' first='Charlie' last='Diedrich'] E.D. White 6-1 220 Jr.<br>LB &nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='710088' first='Dy'Traevous' last='Lively'] Westgate 5-11 210 Sr.<br>LB Ke'Sean Hines Wossman 6-1 225 Sr.<br>DB Brent Gordon Cecilia 6-0 180 Sr.<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='934561' first='Rontrae' last='Carter'] Shaw 6-0 170 So.<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1596745' first='Cohen' last='Charles'] Iowa 6-0 170 Sr.<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='915062' first='Jakobie' last='Anderson'] McDonogh 35 6-0 170 Sr.<br>P [player_tooltip player_id='1221052' first='Cameron' last='Ott'] Assumption 6-1 175 Sr.<br>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='914120' first='Brian' last='Broussard'] St. Thomas More 5-10 170 Sr.<br>RS [player_tooltip player_id='145333' first='Diesel' last='Solari'] Cecilia 5-8 171 Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710079' first='Xavier' last='Ford'], Leesville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1596745' first='Cohen' last='Charles'], Iowa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACH OF THE YEAR: </strong>Dennis Skains, Cecilia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable mention</strong><br>Chris Addison, Franklin Parish; [player_tooltip player_id='1221218' first='Travis' last='Adams'], Tioga; [player_tooltip player_id='710273' first='Corey' last='Amos'], Opelousas; D.J. Anders, Franklinton; Tashod Badon, Pearl River; [player_tooltip player_id='914123' first='Ethan' last='Baer'], St. Thomas More; [player_tooltip player_id='1601793' first='Grant' last='Barbera'], E.D. White; [player_tooltip player_id='1601894' first='Savion' last='Barthelemy'], Belle Chasse; [player_tooltip player_id='1348509' first='Dre' last='Bernard'], Washington-Marion; Ben Brewer, Loyola; [player_tooltip player_id='1238188' first='Roderick' last='Bingham'], Plaquemine; [player_tooltip player_id='912280' first='Christian' last='Blackmon'], Northwood-Shreveport; [player_tooltip player_id='934555' first='Braylon' last='Calais'], Cecilia; Henry Cardenas, Shaw; [player_tooltip player_id='1336888' first='Jeremiah' last='Coleman'], Istrouma; [player_tooltip player_id='1601758' first='Jacob' last='Crain'], Franklinton; Jordan Cunningham, Southwood; [player_tooltip player_id='1598284' first='Kaleb' last='Daniels'], Teurlings Catholic; [player_tooltip player_id='401978' first='Luke' last='Delafield'], North DeSoto; Jac Ebarb, Loyola; [player_tooltip player_id='710072' first='D'Shaun' last='Ford'], Opelousas; [player_tooltip player_id='1601887' first='Kyle' last='Gegenheimer'], Lakeshore; [player_tooltip player_id='914094' first='Tavias' last='Gordon'], Westgate; Jayden Hagger, Tioga; [player_tooltip player_id='912270' first='Landon' last='Hammond'], Opelousas; [player_tooltip player_id='291090' first='Brandon' last='Henderson'], Woodlawn-Shreveport; D'Andre Herron, Leesville; T.J. Hullaby, Peabody; Leesville, [player_tooltip player_id='914092' first='Davian' last='Jackson'], Westgate; [player_tooltip player_id='1164697' first='Rylan' last='James'], Loranger; [player_tooltip player_id='1751896' first='Dylan' last='Johnson'], Wossman; [player_tooltip player_id='1757626' first='Kyran' last='Johnson'], Northwood-Shreveport; Reece Jones, Lakeshore; Devin Joseph, Loranger; Matthew Lee, West Ouachita; Adam LaMark, Shaw; Chaz Martinez, North DeSoto; DK Mitchell, Booker T. Washington-Shreveport; [player_tooltip player_id='1644772' first='Gabe' last='Mocek'], St. Thomas More; Jaylen O'Neal, Booker T. Washington-Shreveport; Vito Odom, Douglass; M.J. Owens, West Ouachita; Jacob Pajinag, Leesville; [player_tooltip player_id='1221023' first='Kyree' last='Paul'], Istrouma; Marcus Palmer, Woodlawn-Shreveport; Terrance Pitre, South Lafourche; Jack Purser, Teurlings Catholic; Zack Malveaux, Opelousas; [player_tooltip player_id='1644715' first='Demetrius' last='Robinson'], Minden; Darryon Simmons, Istrouma; John Sneed, Northwood-Shreveport; [player_tooltip player_id='940554' first='Trenajh' last='Smith'], South Terrebonne; [player_tooltip player_id='1237641' first='Justin' last='Thomas'], Northwood-Shreveport; [player_tooltip player_id='1345167' first='Kenny' last='Thomas'], North DeSoto; [player_tooltip player_id='1644701' first='Uriah' last='Wade'], DeRidder; Jordan Veal, Peabody; [player_tooltip player_id='1601890' first='Jacques' last='Vicknair'], St. Charles; Johnathan Walker Jr., Iowa; Carl Williams, Franklin Parish; [player_tooltip player_id='1221203' first='Mason' last='Wilson'], Shaw; John Walker, Plaquemine; [player_tooltip player_id='291094' first='Kylin' last='Wheeler'], Rayne; Quintin Wilson, Woodlawn-Shreveport.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->