Football standouts to watch at 2025 track championships | 1A

<!-- 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 Thursday as Class 1A helps kick off the busy weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>———————————— <strong>CLASS 1A</strong> ————————————<br>(<a href="https://www.lhsaa.org/siteuploads/editorimg/file/Outdoor%20Track/24-25%20Track/thursday%20complete%20set%20heat%20sheets%202%20col.pdf">Complete Class 1A 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 1A jumps are loaded with familiar football faces and names, including the entire field of long jump finalists: White Castle wide receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='912278' first='Shadrack' last='Allen']</strong> (22-07.00), LSU Baseball-signed multisport St. Frederick star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291145' first='William' last='Patrick']</strong> (22-04.50), East Iberville wide receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1380168' first='Bra'jon' last='Melancon']</strong> (22-02.50), West St. John safety <strong>Jordae Grows</strong> (22-00.00) and LSU-targeted athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='934559' first='Javon' last='Vital'] Jr.</strong> (21-11.00) as the top five qualifiers and Ascension Episcopal athlete <strong>Branon Mitchell</strong> (21-09.00), Jeanerette defensive back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='915061' first='Dominick' last='Lewis']</strong> (21-00.50) and Ringgold standouts <strong>LaDaunte McCoy</strong> (21-02.75) and <strong>Antravion Kinsey</strong> (20-07.50) also in the field of contenders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In addition to the long jump, <strong>Melancon</strong> also enters the week with the top triple jump distance (45-04.00) and one of the top high jump marks (6-04.00) in the class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The triple jump finals also include two-way Haynesville star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237635' first='Isaiah' last='Washington']</strong> (44-06.75), Kentwood athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1610257' first='Ahmade' last='Bickham Jr.']</strong> (43-11.00), the aforementioned Hamilton Christian duo of <strong>Vital</strong> (42-11.75) and <strong>Rideau</strong> (42-04.00) and Jonesboro-Hodge linebacker <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1231267' first='Landon' last='Boston']</strong> (41-04.50). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And J.S. Clark running back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1616436' first='Austin' last='Simon']</strong> (6-01.00), Riverside Academy defensive back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1221230' first='Kaden' last='Brumfield']</strong> (6-00.00), versatile Jonesboro-Hodge athlete <strong>LonTre'vious Burns</strong> (6-00.00) and Hamilton Christian wide receiver <strong>Christopher Rideau Jr.</strong> (5-10.00) are also in mix for the high jump.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Edmund running back <strong>Henry Summerlin</strong> boasts the second-best qualifying mark in the pole vault (10-04.00) with the Ascension Catholic duo of <strong>Karson Folse</strong> (10-00.00) and <strong>Kole Folse</strong> (9-06.00), Westminster Christian receiver <strong>Parker Campo</strong> (10-00.00) and St. Mary's receiver <strong>Chalin Gandy</strong> (9-08.00) in the mix. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HURDLES</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Washington</strong>, mentioned above in the triple jump, has the top qualifying time in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.77 seconds) and 300-meter hurdles (37.95).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 110-meter also includes Delhi athlete <strong>Devin Miles</strong> (14.98), General Trass athlete <strong>Jamarion Ware</strong> (15.25), J.S. Clark receiver <strong>Kevin Brown</strong> (15.59), North Iberville safety <strong>Dekai Butler</strong> (15.81), Southern Lab corner <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1851177' first='Mason' last='Boyd']</strong> (15.82) and Riverside Academy safety <strong>Jace Trosclair</strong> (16.77) in the field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And the 300-meter group also includes <strong>Butler</strong> (40.26), <strong>Trosclair</strong> (41.02), <strong>Ware</strong> (41.27), Ascension Episcopal's <strong>Andre Abshire</strong> (41.86) and North Central running back <strong>Joelyn Pickney</strong> (43.19). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SPRINTS/RUNS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jonesboro-Hodge senior <strong>Christian McGuire</strong> (10.55 seconds) and the aforementioned <strong>Patrick</strong> (10.78) of St. Frederick and McCoy (10.89) of Ringgold are among the leaders in the 100-meter dash finals, which also feature Hamilton Christian receiver <strong>Kaleb Bigwood</strong> (11.16), Catholic (Pointe Coupee) receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1336908' first='Brooks' last='Capps']</strong> (11.19), Kentwood receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='912293' first='Jermaine' last='Brown']</strong> (11.22), Ascension Christian standout <strong>Austin Jones</strong> (11.46) and Southern Lab receiver <strong>Anthony Weatherspoon</strong> (11.47).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northwood (Lena) standout <strong>A'Javeon "A.J." Butler</strong> lead the 200-meter field with his 21.77-second qualifying time, followed by <strong>Brown</strong> (21.83), <strong>McGuire</strong> (22.14), <strong>Bigwood</strong> (22.17), <strong>Capps</strong> (22.30), LaSalle's <strong>Tuff Street</strong> (22.58), <strong>Weatherspoon</strong> (22.92) and <strong>Dunn</strong> (22.93) among the contenders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bigwood</strong> (50.59 seconds), <strong>Boyd</strong> (51.49), East Iberville receiver <strong>Theopholius Dunn</strong> (51.89), <strong>McGuir</strong>e (52.06), Haynesville defensive back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1596587' first='Zykerius' last='Fielding']</strong> (52.26), Jeanerette safety <strong>Jaidon Ward</strong> (53.63) and Sacred Heart's <strong>William Jorden</strong> (53.88) are among the 400-meter field. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ascension Episcopal's <strong>Hayes Trotter</strong> boasts the top qualifying time (2:03.08) in the 800-meter run, with Southern Lab safety <strong>Jayden Domineck</strong> (2:13.39) and Lincoln Prep's <strong>Chauncey Davison</strong> (2:17.73) in the finals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In addition to his hurdling, <strong>Miles</strong> is a part of Delhi's top-qualifying 4x100-meter (43.28) and 4x200-meter (1:29.68) relay teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A Jeanerette group that includes <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1250294' first='Kobe' last='Gage']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1610130' first='Devine' last='Duhon']</strong>, <strong>Nasir Jackson</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='920675' first='Raymond' last='Jack']</strong> (43.48) and Haynesville group that includes <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1610176' first='Donnie' last='Critton']</strong>, <strong>L'Travious Brooks</strong>, <strong>Jermarquis Hampton</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1618310' first='Ethan' last='Henderson']</strong> (43.68) are the top challengers in the 4x100-meter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And Southern Lab's group that includes <strong>Boyd</strong>, <strong>Gerald Seaton</strong>, <strong>Jayden Hatch</strong> and <strong>Weatherspoon</strong> (1:30.37) and a Clark group that includes <strong>Simon</strong> (1:30.88) among the top challengers in a 4x200-meter race also set to include aforementioned standouts such as <strong>Bickham</strong> on Kentwood's team (1:32.00), <strong>Washington</strong> and potentially <strong>Fielding</strong> on Haynesville's (1:32.60), <strong>Trosclair</strong> on Riverside's (1:32.90), <strong>McCoy</strong> and <strong>Kinsey</strong> on Ringgold's (1:33.03), <strong>Cunningham</strong> on Westminster's (1:33.72) and <strong>Pickney</strong> on North Central's (1:35.08). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noah Menard</strong>, <strong>Vital</strong> and <strong>Bigwood</strong> are among the members of Hamilton Christian's top-qualifying 4x400-meter relay (3:33.22) with a Jonesboro-Hodge group that includes <strong>McGuire</strong> and <strong>Boston</strong> and Kentwood group that includes <strong>Bickham</strong> and <strong>Jayden Cohn</strong> (3:36.29) among the top challengers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THROWS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mitchell (192-02) from Ascension Episcopal and Grand Lake athlete <strong>Justin Labove Jr.</strong> (183-11) easily boast the top qualifying marks in the javelin, with Hamilton Christian's <strong>Noah Menard</strong> (162-00), Riverside Academy's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1221232' first='Kaleb' last='Brumfield']</strong> (130-03), St. Martin's <strong>Noah Dunn</strong> (130-03) and Thrive Academy's <strong>Ricard Rogers</strong> (127-08) in the finals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big Jeanerette defensive <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1255219' first='Javonte' last='Williams']</strong> (50-10.50) leads a shot put field with Kentwood edge rusher <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710089' first='LaMikal' last='Callahan']</strong> (47-02.00), Highland Baptist offensive lineman <strong>Justin Suire</strong> (46-08.00), Hamilton Christian's <strong>Grant Menard</strong> (44-03.75), Ascension Catholic' <strong>Karston Broden</strong> (43-10.00), Delhi's <strong>Zion Hogan</strong> (43-03.50), Ascension Catholic's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1345281' first='Joshua' last='Barber']</strong> (42-06.00) and St. Frederick's <strong>Sanplice Simien</strong> (39.07.50).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Westminster's <strong>Michael Cunningham</strong> (161-00), <strong>Suire</strong> (147-05), Hanson Memorial offensive lineman <strong>Ty Brasseaux</strong> (142-09) and Montgomery offensive lineman <strong>Edward Baines</strong> (141-06) lead the discus group with Riverside Academy's <strong>Camryn Green</strong> (130-03), Kentwood's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710089' first='LaMikal' last='Callahan']</strong> (128-08), White Castle's <strong>Ashtin Jones</strong> (125-06) and St. Frederick's <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='487637' first='Darrell' last='Cooper']</strong> (125-06).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->