Top football jump/throw marks at Louisiana’s indoor championships

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana high school's indoor track season closed this past weekend in LSU's Carl Maddox Field House.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Among the highlights were several multisport standouts who flashed high-level athleticism that football coaches and fans will have the opportunity to appreciate on prep Fridays and college Saturdays this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here were the best times for the high, long and triple jumps and shot put across both division levels that Prep Redzone Louisiana saw from players with known football backgrounds — including some college-bound signees.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HIGH JUMP</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Travon James, A.J. Ellender WR, 2026 — 6-06.75 — Division I second place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Ty'Kimion Ford, Slaughter Community Charter QB/ATH, 2026 — 6-04.75 — Division II first place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Rafael Cuartas, Houma Christian WR, 2027 — 6-02.75 — Division II second place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-4. Keshaun Toney, East Feliciana WR/ATH, 2027 — 5-10.75 — Division II third place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-4. Thomas Carter Jr., Slaughter Community Charter DB, 2026 — 5-10.75 — Division II third place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-4. Jeremy Mitchell, Episcopal-BR WR/DB, 2026 — 5-10.75 — Division II fifth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-4. Kaleb Casto, Catholic-BR EDGE, 2027 — 5-10.75 — Division I sixth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-8. Branon Mitchell, Ascension Episcopal ATH — 5-08.75 — Division II sixth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-8. David Thomas, Lake Charles College Prep DB, 2027 — 5-08.75 — Division II seventh</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LONG JUMP</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Tayven Carter, Delhi Charter RB, 2027 — 23-00.75 — Division I first place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. [player_tooltip player_id='1602060' first='Damien' last='Richard II'], Destrehan DB/ATH, 2026 — 22-05.00 — Division I first place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-3. Miles Torres, Warren Easton DB/WR, 2026 — 21-10.00 — Division I third place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-3. Gavin Ellison, Benton DB, 2027 — 21-10.00 — Division I fourth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. William Plaster, Lake Charles College Prep WR/DB, 2027 — 21-08.25 — Division II second place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Keshaun Toney, East Feliciana WR/ATH, 2027 — 21-01.50 — Division II third place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Beckett Wilson, Dunham LB/RB, 2028 — 20-11.75 — Division II fourth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-8. Jeremy Mitchell, Episcopal-BR WR/DB, 2026 — 20-10.75 — Division II fifth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-8. Jamarion Meady, Prairieville DB/WR, 2026 — 20-10.75 — Division I fifth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-8. Ross Jordan, Captain Shreve DB/WR, 2027 — 20-10.75 — Division I sixth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TRIPLE JUMP</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Tayven Carter, Delhi Charter RB, 2027 — 45-02.25 — Division I first place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. [player_tooltip player_id='1602060' first='Damien' last='Richard II'], Destrehan DB/ATH, 2026 — 45-01.75 — Division I first place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Malik Brown, Ponchatoula DB/WR, 2027 — 44-07.00 — Division I second place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Granger Collins, University Lab TE/DB, 2027 — 43-06.00 — Division II second place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-5. Cody Nelson, Ouachita Parish WR, 2026 — 43-06.00 — Division I third place </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-5. [player_tooltip player_id='1641238' first='Chandler' last='Hartman'], A.J. Ellender WR/DB, 2026 — 43-06.00 — Division I fourth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Dedrick Tillman, Barbe DB, 2027 — 43-05.00 — Division I fifth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. [player_tooltip player_id='1737490' first='Bra'jon' last='Melancon'], North Iberville WR/DB, 2027 — 43-01.00 — Division II third place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. [player_tooltip player_id='1238192' first='Carl' last='Reed Jr.'], Warren Easton QB, 2026 — 41-08.00 — Division I sixth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. [player_tooltip player_id='1237775' first='Jeremiah' last='Smith'], Glen Oaks DB/WR, 2027 — 41-06.00 — Division II fourth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SHOTPUT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Carter Rivet, Alexandria OL/DL, 2028 — 60-09.50 — Division I first place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Jack Torrance, Catholic-BR OL, 2026 — 58-01.00 — Division I second place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Darreyus Scott, Denham Springs DL/EDGE, 2026 — 57-01.50 — Division I third place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. [player_tooltip player_id='212343' first='Lamar' last='Brown'], University Lab ATH/DL, 2026 — 55-11.00 — Division II first place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Justin Suire, Highland Baptist OL, 2026 — 54-04.75 — Division II second place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. [player_tooltip player_id='1737475' first='Keidrick' last='Bailey Jr.'], Zachary OL, 2026 — 53-07.00 — Division I fifth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Tanairo Houston, Archbishop Rummel DL, 2026 — 52-04.75 — Division I sixth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. [player_tooltip player_id='1660597' first='Zyaire' last='Shepherd'], John Curtis DL, 2028 — 52-00.00 — Division I seventh place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. [player_tooltip player_id='920611' first='Kaleb' last='Campbell'], Lafayette Christian OL, 2026 — 49-04.50 — Division II third place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Dylan Kolenovsky, Isidore Newman OL, 2026 — 48-03.50 — Division II fourth place</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->