Top 2026 powerlifting performances (220, 242 weight classes)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Student-athletes with football backgrounds filled Louisiana's powerlifting state championship this spring at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner in all five school divisions and 10 weight classes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Redzone Louisiana previously provided rundowns by school of which multisport athletes ranked highly in their respective groups overall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This week we'll take a closer look at which athletes regardless of school size lifted the most weight in each event: the squat, bench press and dead lift.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Continuing the series, here's the run-down of the top 10 performances in each event regardless of which school division for athletes in the 220- and 242-pound weight classes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>BEST SQUAT PERFORMANCES (220, 242 WEIGHT CLASSES)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Troy Smith, 2026 West Monroe DL — 710 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Christian Ponti, 2026 West Monroe RB — 700 (Division-I, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Z'Ryan Miles, 2027 Calvary Baptist RB/LB — 685 (Division-IV, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Nathaniel Canizaro, 2026 St. Paul's OL — 660 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Samuel Palacios, 2026 St. Amant OL — 655 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Narciso Valerio, 2026 D'Arbonne Woods Charter OL — 650 (Division-IV, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Noah Shotwell, 2026 Slaughter Community Charter DL — 645 (Division-IV, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-8. Darreyus Scott, 2026 Denham Springs DL — 640 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-8. Sam Aparicio, 2027 Covington OL — 640 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-8. Tyler Kelly, 2026 Live Oak OL — 640 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>BEST BENCH PRESS PERFORMANCES (220, 242 WEIGHT CLASSES)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Sam Aparicio, 2027 Covington OL — 465 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-2. Tyler Kelly, 2026 Live Oak OL — 425 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-2. Jacob Tibbetts, 2026 Live Oak DL — 425 (Division-I, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-4. Christian Ponti, 2026 West Monroe RB — 405 (Division-I, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-4. Z'Ryan Miles, 2027 Calvary Baptist RB/LB — 405 (Division-IV, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-4. Steele Rogers, 2027 Covington LB/RB — 405 (Division-I, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-7. Nathaniel Canizaro, 2026 St. Paul's OL — 400 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-7. Alexis Barcenas, 2026 Church Point OL — 400 (Division-III, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. Troy Smith, 2026 West Monroe DL — 385 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Logan Amidon, 2026 Cedar Creek OL/DL — 390 (Division-V, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>BEST DEAD LIFT PERFORMANCES (220, 242 WEIGHT CLASSES)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Troy Smith, 2026 West Monroe DL — 680 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Mason Matrone, 2026 Pearl River DL — 640 (Division-II, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Noah Shotwell, 2026 Slaughter Community Charter DL — 625 (Division-IV, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Nathaniel Canizaro, 2026 St. Paul's OL — 615 (Division-I, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-5. Christian Ponti, 2026 West Monroe RB — 600 (Division-I, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-5. [player_tooltip player_id='2048629' first='Jakobe' last='Collins'], 2027 Neville LB — 600 (Division-I, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-5. Isaiah Koontz, 2026 Lakeshore OL/DL — 600 (Division-II, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-5. James Wise, 2026 Northwood-Lena OL/DL — 600 (Division-V, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. Steele Rogers, 2027 Covington LB/RB — 585 (Division-I, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-10. Desmond Jones, 2026 Catholic-New Iberia OL — 580 (Division-IV, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T-10. Chandler Amacker, 2026 Episcopal-Baton Rouge RB/LB — 580 (Division-IV, 242)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->