2025 LSWA Class 3A All-State Football Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>(By Lamar Gafford, Written for the LSWA)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Consistency.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lake Charles College Prep, Sterlington and Jena have been constants in Class 3A in recent years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This year was no different as all three teams earned top three seeds in their respective brackets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They were also represented well with the major awards on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Class 3A All-State football team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LCCP junior [player_tooltip player_id='1611372' first='Ayden' last='Carter'] was named as the Class 3A Most Outstanding Offensive Player after leading the Trailblazers to the state quarterfinals for the fourth time in eight years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carter had 3,360 all-purpose yards and 35 touchdowns as a rusher, receiver and a returner. As one of the fastest athletes in Louisiana, he rushed for over 200 yards seven times this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For leading Sterlington to a successful defense of its Division III non-select state title, senior Tre&nbsp;Burch&nbsp;earned Class 3A Most Outstanding Defensive Player for the second consecutive season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Burch&nbsp;racked up 118 tackles and four interceptions – one of those going for a touchdown to clinch a state championship victory for Jena. He scored three touchdowns on defense this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jena coach Jay Roark was voted as the Class 3A Coach of the Year for leading his team to its first state title appearance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roark guided the Giants to a 12-2 mark and the No. 1 seed in Division III non-select for the second time in three seasons. As the Giants' all-time leader in career wins, Roark has taken the program to new heights with the schools' first two appearances in the state semifinals over the last three years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A All-State</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='1603255' first='Jarrison' last='Reese'], Church Point, 5-8, 155, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='401973' first='Keyon' last='Robinson'], Madison Prep, 6-1, 190, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='401966' first='Jakias' last='Villanueva'], St. James, 5-7, 155, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL Jayden Bagley, Erath, 5-10, 250, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='992769' first='Myles' last='Joseph'], Lake Charles College Prep, 6-5, 315, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL Dominic Palermo, Bunkie, 5-11, 220, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL Carnell Smith, Madison Prep, 6-2, 322, Sr</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL Drew Whitlock, Sterlington, 5-11, 250, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB JaJuan Jackson, St. James, 6-1, 205, So.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB T.J.&nbsp;Burch, Sterlington, 5-9, 195, Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1237769' first='Zion' last='Lee'], Bunkie, 5-11, 215, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1601958' first='Sedrick' last='Wilson'], Jena, 5-9, 190, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PK Will Flavin, St. Louis, 6-3, 170, Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1611372' first='Ayden' last='Carter'], Lake Charles College Prep, 5-8, 170, Jr.</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, 6-2, 205, Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DL [player_tooltip player_id='212343' first='Lamar' last='Brown'], University, 6-4, 290, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DL [player_tooltip player_id='437905' first='DeCaleb' last='Green'], Donaldsonville, 6-5, 185, Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1601972' first='Dominick' last='Ruth'], John F. Kennedy, 5-10, 210, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB Tre&nbsp;Burch, Sterlington, 6-2, 240, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB Ty Curtis, Buckeye, 5-11, 195, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB Brenden Malveaux, Lake Charles College Prep, 6-2, 215, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB [player_tooltip player_id='920681' first='Nolan' last='Zenon'], St. James, 6-0, 190, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='934578' first='Jye' last='Blain'], St. James, 5-11, 170, Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1601988' first='Kristerphor' last='Griffin'], L.B. Landry, 5-11, 170, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB Brennen Guidroz, De La Salle, 6-1, 165, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1603222' first='Javen' last='Holmes'], Madison Prep, 6-2, 200, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1601975' first='Lucas' last='Mose'], Bunkie, 6-0, 175, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>P [player_tooltip player_id='1612659' first='Brody' last='Anderson'], Westlake, 6-3, 200, Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ATH Jahlil Charles, Erath, 5-11, 165, Sr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RS [player_tooltip player_id='739753' first='Landon' last='Johnson'], Madison Prep, 6-1, 180, Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER:</strong>&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1611372' first='Ayden' last='Carter'], Lake Charles College Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER:</strong>&nbsp;Tre&nbsp;Burch, Sterlington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACH OF THE YEAR:</strong>&nbsp;Jay Roark, Jena</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gage Belgard, Buckeye; Armonii Benjamin, Marksville; Aidan Bourque, Erath; [player_tooltip player_id='1737484' first='Nate' last='Broussard'], Jaylon Cain, Richwood; Jennings; [player_tooltip player_id='1737486' first='Kohen' last='Clues'], St. Martinville; Lorenzo Cooper, University; Zadrien Cooper, Jena; Jylon Dade, Richwood; [player_tooltip player_id='1581315' first='Lawson' last='Dixon'], University; Brady Duplechin, Westlake; Jamohn Dyson, Jewel Sumner; Dawson Ferguson, Sterlington; Gavin Fontenot, Northwest; Kellen Ford, Lake Charles College Prep; Marquise Franklin, Parkview Baptist; [player_tooltip player_id='1554217' first='Sam' last='Frazier'], Sterlington; [player_tooltip player_id='1610266' first='Daniel' last='Hatcher'], Jena; [player_tooltip player_id='1258536' first='Kaloe' last='Henderson'], Carroll; [player_tooltip player_id='401981' first='Sage' last='Ingram'], University; Kevon Johnson, Northwest; Xavier Johnson, St. James; &nbsp;Connor Justice, Sterlington; [player_tooltip player_id='1601978' first='Mason' last='Lantz'], Iota; [player_tooltip player_id='934563' first='Devin' last='Lavalais'], Marksville; Kyle Lebato, St. Louis; Devin LeJeune, Church Point; De'monte Lemar, St. James; Caleb Lemieux, South Beauregard; Elmari Lewis, Vidalia; Collin Mack, Jewel Sumner; Andrew May, Caldwell Parish; Trace Moreau, St. Louis; [player_tooltip player_id='1603238' first='Lane' last='Mixon'], University; Andrew McKee, Caldwell Parish, Chris Ned, Jennings; [player_tooltip player_id='1601989' first='Humphrey' last='Ned'], Jennings; [player_tooltip player_id='1601985' first='Luke' last='Normand'], Bunkie; Jei'vionne Owens, Northwest; Clay Parker, Jena; [player_tooltip player_id='1601981' first='Ron' last='Patterson'], Bunkie; J'On Profit, Madison Prep; Logan Rogers, Patrick Taylor; [player_tooltip player_id='1737483' first='Cameron' last='Samuels'], Abbeville; Jordan Thomas, Carroll, Marcus VanBuren, Richwood; [player_tooltip player_id='1603236' first='Cannon' last='Walker'], Madison Prep, Willie Williams, Parkview Baptist.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->