Football standouts to watch at 2025 track championships | 3A

<!-- 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 Friday as Class 3A helps continue the busy weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>————————————&nbsp;<strong>CLASS 3A</strong>&nbsp;————————————<br>(<a href="https://www.lhsaa.org/siteuploads/editorimg/file/Outdoor%20Track/24-25%20Track/friday%20complete%20set%20heat%20sheets%202%20col.pdf">Complete Class 3A heat sheet</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THROWS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The biggest football name of Friday's action, top-ranked 2026 prospect <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='212343' first='Lamar' last='Brown']</strong> of University Lab, enters the Class 3A meet with the second-best qualifying distance (145-07) in the discus field led by Kaplan lineman <strong>Kevin Small</strong> (160-05). South Beauregard receiver <strong>Noah Boyer</strong> (137-09), Jewel Sumner running backs <strong>Collin Mack</strong> (131-04) and <strong>Kendell Brown</strong> (129-05), Caldwell Parish tight end <strong>Andrew Mckee</strong> (130-07), two-way Northwest lineman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598252' first='Curtis' last='Harrison']</strong> (127-08), Marksville linebacker <strong>Jayce Warren</strong> (123-08) and John F. Kennedy edge rusher <strong>Kylee Green</strong> (121-10) will be among other contenders in the mix.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Making up the shot put field in Class 3A are Livingston Collegiate lineman <strong>Dion Griffith</strong> (49-01.25), Church Point defensive lineman <strong>Alerick Jones</strong> (47-02.00), St. Louis Catholic offensive lineman <strong>Colton Guillory</strong> (47-01.25), two-way Pine lineman <strong>Lyrian Hart</strong> (46-07.00), the aforementioned <strong>Harrison</strong> (46-00.00) of Northwest, Madison Prep defensive linemen <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603228' first='Victor' last='Hollins']</strong> (45-03.75) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1612657' first='Darius' last='Mack']</strong> (43-05.50), De La Salle linebacker and running back <strong>Keelan Thomas</strong> (43-00.25) and Iota defensive end <strong>Trevor Ruffner</strong> (41-08.00).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sterlington linebacker <strong>Pressley Parks-Smith</strong> (178-05), Iota quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710085' first='Peyton' last='Renfro']</strong> (170-05) and Port Allen edge rusher <strong>LaDerrien Burns</strong> (162-00) lead the javelin field, which includes South Beauregard linebacker <strong>Jacob Marcantel</strong> (157-02), University Lab edge rusher <strong>Gordon Rush</strong> (152-03), Berwick quarterback <strong>Evan Crappell</strong> (146-00), St. James linebacker <strong>Myron Jasmin</strong> (145-04) and Haynes Academy kicker <strong>Ben Carruba</strong> (142-06).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>JUMPS (AND MORE)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>John F. Kennedy standout <strong>Devin Duplessis</strong> (23-02.50) leads the long jump field of L.B. Landry corner <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1614566' first='Jai' last='Johnson']</strong> (22-02.00), St. James wide receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401966' first='Jakias' last='Villanueva']</strong> (22-02.00), Jennings athlete <strong>Gerald Watson</strong> (21-10.50), Vidalia quarterback/athlete <strong>Elmari Lewis</strong> (21-09.00), Lake Charles College Prep receiver <strong>Will Plaster</strong> (21-09.00), Sterlington receiver <strong>Nathaniel White</strong> (21-08.00) and Northwest's <strong>Ty Sam</strong> (21-00.50).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The triple jump is another event loaded notable football flavor from Lake Charles College Prep defensive backs <strong>Cameron Brazzle</strong> (45-07.25) and <strong>Braylon White</strong> (45-03.00) atop the qualifiers list to Sterlington defensive back <strong>Landon Washington</strong> (44-07.00), Booker T. Washington (New Orleans) athlete <strong>Makhi Agee</strong> (43-05.00), the aforementioned <strong>Duplessis</strong> (43-04.50) of John F. Kennedy and Ville Platte defensive back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220994' first='Jarian' last='Leday']</strong> (42-11.00).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rising junior Patterson wide receiver <strong>Gregory Johnson</strong> (6-04.00) and<strong> Lewis</strong> (6-04.00) of Vidalia are among five athletes with matching qualifying marks atop the high jump finals list which also includes Donaldsonville's <strong>Donald Brown</strong> (5-10.00).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Berwick linebacker <strong>Kolston Toups</strong> (12-00.00) and wide receiver <strong>Jace Macklin</strong> (11-06.00), St. Louis Catholic linebacker <strong>Luke Caraway</strong> (11-06.00) and Erath receiver and defensive back <strong>Connor Toups</strong> (11-00.00) are among the Class 3A pole vaulters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HURDLES</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Glen Oaks athlete <strong>Jamarcus Young</strong> (15.40 seconds), Lake Charles College Prep wide receiver <strong>Kalen Antoine</strong> (15.45), De La Salle wide receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1782761' first='Garen' last='Lewis']</strong> (15.63), St. James cornerback <strong>Zende Grows</strong> (16.13), Marksville athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914220' first='Elidrick' last='Murray']</strong> (16.21), Carroll athlete <strong>Jason Friels</strong> (16.30) and Mamou wide receiver <strong>Andre Vidrine</strong> (16.73) will compete in the 110-meter hurdles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Antoine</strong> (40.04) leads the 300-meter hurdles qualifying times with his Lake Charles College Prep teammate <strong>Damone Scott</strong> (40.61) his closest competition. Jena's <strong>Wyatt Wheeler</strong> (41.10), the aforementioned <strong>Friels</strong> (41.34) of Carroll, Pine defensive back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='915069' first='Thomas' last='Bernard']</strong> (41.66) and Booker T. Washington (New Orleans) athlete <strong>Lionel Jordan Jr.</strong> (42.19) are also in the mix.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SPRINTS/RUNS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The field for the 100-meter dash is loaded with football-familiar names from Lake Charles College Prep receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1611372' first='Ayden' last='Carter']</strong> (10.62 seconds), versatile Abbeville athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1545020' first='Braylon' last='Moore']</strong> (10.65), Mississippi State-signed Bunkie star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291084' first='Kyle' last='Johnson']</strong> (10.68), Port Allen standout <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291100' first='Brennan' last='Gibson']</strong> (10.70), North Webster athlete <strong>Xaeliin Gladney</strong> (10.80), Carroll running back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401988' first='Zaylin' last='Singleton']</strong> (10.91), John F. Kennedy running back <strong>Kenneth Chelsea</strong> (11.10) and St. James wide receivers <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1348431' first='Kanye' last='Zenon']</strong> (11.11) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401966' first='Jakias' last='Villanueva']</strong> (11.16).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Glen Oaks standout <strong>Catron Hargrove</strong> (21.75 seconds) boasts the top 200-meter qualifying time with a field loaded with athletes also in the 100-meter dash with <strong>Gibson</strong> (21.76) of Port Allen, <strong>Moore</strong> (22.05) of Abbeville, <strong>Zenon</strong> (22.17) of St. James, <strong>Chelsea</strong> (22.41) of John F. Kennedy, <strong>Johnson</strong> (22.67) of Bunkie and <strong>Gladney</strong> (22.80) of North Webster, as well as long-jumper <strong>White</strong> (23.12) of Sterlington.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>De La Salle defensive back <strong>Alijha Gardner</strong> (48.07 seconds) , Glen Oaks standout <strong>Catron Hargrove</strong> (48.94) and Lake Charles College Prep defensive back <strong>Careion Franklin</strong> (49.60) lead the 400-meter field, which also includes Port Allen athlete <strong>Kaleb West</strong> (50.11), Vidalia athlete <strong>Marc Perkins</strong> (50.71), John F. Kennedy wide receiver <strong>Tyren Thompson</strong> (51.14), the aforementioned <strong>White</strong> (51.26) of Sterlington and Ville Platte's <strong>Tralee Arvie</strong> (51.51).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 800-meter run includes Erath's <strong>Cameron Soirez</strong> (2:00.42), while Carroll defensive back <strong>Racari Jones</strong> is among the 1,600-meter field with his 5:11.86 time and Berwick sophomore <strong>Maddux Carline</strong> is set to compete in the 3,200-meter run with his 10:48.28 time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Webster boasts the top-qualifying 4x100-meter relay team, which includes <strong>Gladney</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710778' first='Jkobe' last='Lawson']</strong>. And the top challengers include Lake Charles College Prep's group that will feature a mix of <strong>Kai Fontenot</strong>, <strong>Derrick White</strong>, <strong>Braylen White</strong>, <strong>Carter</strong>, <strong>Dashing Beebe</strong>, <strong>Careion Franklin</strong> and <strong>Plaster</strong>; Jewel Sumner with <strong>Anquon Patterson</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220961' first='Jayden' last='Perry']</strong>, <strong>Jamohn Dyson</strong>, <strong>Jah'kahri Brown</strong>, <strong>Rashaud Shy</strong>, <strong>Phillip Coleman</strong> and <strong>Kendell Brown</strong>; Bunkie with <strong>Carter Breaux</strong>, <strong>Jateren Gaines</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291084' first='Kyle' last='Johnson']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1601999' first='Cain' last='Milligan']</strong>, <strong>Amare Perry</strong> and <strong>Jairiel Johnson</strong>; and St. James with <strong>Villanueva</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='934578' first='Jye' last='Blain']</strong>, <strong>Zenon</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914096' first='Garry' last='White']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='934581' first='Derrick' last='Pittman Jr.']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914038' first='Kendrick' last='Joseph'] Jr.</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1152903' first='Kaden' last='Brown']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1191955' first='Kani' last='King-Young']</strong>. University Lab's relay also includes a slew of ranked and notable football prospects in defensive backs <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1197420' first='Erin' last='Moore']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291157' first='Jayden' last='Gloston']</strong> and running backs <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1752149' first='Corbin' last='Odell']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401981' first='Sage' last='Ingram']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lake Charles College Prep's group with many of the same names (<strong>Fontenot</strong>, <strong>White</strong>, <strong>White</strong>, <strong>Carter</strong>, <strong>BeeBe</strong> and <strong>Franklin</strong>) leads the 4x200-meter qualifying times, followed by De La Salle (<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1125180' first='Montez' last='Randall']</strong>, <strong>Londun Ferrer</strong>, <strong>Alijha Gardner</strong>, <strong>Ronyell Elzie</strong> and <strong>Kedrick Williams</strong> in the mix), John F. Kennedy (<strong>Thompson</strong>, <strong>Chelsea</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1214137' first='Ernest' last='Lyons']</strong> listed) and Jewel Sumner (<strong>Dyson</strong>, <strong>Perry</strong>, <strong>Coleman</strong>, <strong>Patterson</strong>, <strong>Brown</strong>, <strong>Shy</strong> and <strong>Brown</strong>) among other top contenders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Glen Oaks has the best 4x400-meter qualifying time with a group that includes <strong>Hargrove</strong>, <strong>Desmond Baker</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237775' first='Jeremiah' last='Smith']</strong>, <strong>Nicholas Wilson</strong> and <strong>Jamarcus Young</strong>. Lake Charles College Prep (<strong>Plaster</strong>, <strong>Khel Arvie</strong>, <strong>Franklin</strong>, <strong>Antoine</strong> and <strong>Derrick White</strong>), Port Allen (<strong>Jalen Duhon</strong>, <strong>Gibson</strong> and <strong>West</strong>) and John F. Kennedy (<strong>Chelsea</strong>, <strong>Thompson</strong> and <strong>Augustine</strong>) are among the top challengers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parkview Baptist wide receiver <strong>Luke LeFors</strong> and running back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1165578' first='Sevin' last='Domingue']</strong> are both listed about the Eagles' top-qualifying 4x800-meter relay. Other teams in the field with notable football flavor include Carroll with <strong>Jones</strong>, <strong>Jaden Williams</strong> and <strong>Jardell Carter</strong>; St. James with <strong>Mikese Wilson</strong>, <strong>Xavier Sanchez</strong>, <strong>Kameron Cooper</strong>, <strong>Kyle Rodrigue</strong> and <strong>Raki Lee</strong>; and John F. Kennedy with <strong>Thompson</strong> and <strong>Anthony Augustine</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->