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All-State Basketball: Destrehan’s Cara Ursin named Class 5A’s best
Two of the state’s best-known players, Scotlandville’s Ja’Vonte Smart and Cara Ursin of Destrehan, headline the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A All-State basketball teams.
Smart, considered to be one of the nation’s top recruits for 2018, was voted the Outstanding Player on the boys team. He helped lead the Hornets to a runner-up finish by averaging 22.4 points, 7.2 assists and 6.9 rebounds.
Ursin, considered to be Louisiana’s top player for 2017, was selected as the Outstanding Player for the girls squad. She averaged 25 points, 12.9 rebounds, 7.3 assists. 6.0 assists and 5.5 blocked shots a game.
East Ascension’s Barry Whittington and Shelly Laprarie of Denham Springs claimed the Coach of the Year honors.
Laprarie coached DSHS to a 30-4 record and a runner-up finish. It was the school’s first title-game appearance in 20 years. Whittington’s 13th-seeded EAHS squad finished 30-7 and advanced to the semifinals.
Brandon Rachal of Natchitoches Central, Lamar Peters of Landry-Walker, Mitchell Robinson of Chalmette and Jay Head of Ouachita joined Smart on the boys first team.
Rachal led NCHS to the 5A title with averages of 15 points and six rebounds; Peters averaged 18 points and seven assists. Robinson, the tallest player on the LSWA teams, had averages of 20.9 points, 13.6 rebounds and 8.1 blocked shots a game. Head helped Ouachita to the semifinals averaging 14.5 points and 7.7 rebounds.
Ursin is joined on the girls first team by Kristen Nuss of Mount Carmel, Elise Reilly of Mandeville, Danyale Bayonne of Pineville and Tiara Young of Evangel Christian.
Nuss led Mount Carmel to its second 5A state title in three years. She scored 20 points in the title game. Reilly averaged 22.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists for a semifinals team. Banyonne averaged 19.2 points and 7.6 rebounds, Young had averages of 23 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
The boys second team includes Natchitoches Central’s Brian White (17.0 points per game), East Ascension’s Le’Aaron Cain (20.3 ppg), St. Augustine’s Caleb Daniels (20.0 ppg), Bonnabel’s Joseph Thompson (21.2 ppg) and Scotlandville’s Garrick Green (15.9 ppg).
The girls second team includes Jolie Williams of Natchitoches Central (13.4 ppg), New Iberia’s Morgan Carrier (13.0 ppg), Mount Carmel’s Paige Franckiewicz (13.0 pgg), Southwood’s Jaiylan Brown (16.6 ppg) and John Curtis’ Dynah Jones (14.0 ppg).
2016 LSWA Boys' Class 5A All-State Team
First team
Ja’Vonte Smart Scotlandville 6-4 So. 22.4
Brandon Rachal Natch Central 6-6 Jr. 15.0
Lamar Peters Landry-Walker 6-0 Sr. 18.0
Mitchell Robinson Chalmette 6-11 Jr. 20.9
Jay Head Ouachita 6-6 Jr. 14.5
Second team
Brian White Nat. Central 5-9 So. 17.0
Le’Aaron Cain East Ascension 6-2 Jr. 20.3
Caleb Daniels St. Augustine 6-4 Jr. 20.0
Joseph Thompson Bonnabel 6-8 Jr. 21.2
Garrrick Green Scotlandville 6-6 Sr. 15.9
Outstanding Player: Ja’Vonte Smart, Scotlandville
Coach of the Year: Barry Whittington, East Ascension
Honorable mention: Toronco Loston, Captain Shreve; Tykeem Anderson, Ruston; Shakelvin Calhoun, Southwood; Austin Guy, Natchitoches; Troy Green, East St. John; Timothy Bedford, St. Paul’s; Russell Daniels, McKinley; Lamont Berzat, Landry-Walker; Devante Jones, St. Augustine; Kai Morgan, John Curtis; Jordan Adebutu, Scotlandville; Quindon Charles, Central Lafourche; Chance Gasery, H.L. Bourgeois; Mason Aucoin, Hahnville; Rontrell Sandolph, Thibodaux; Torez Kinchen, Denham Springs; Toliver Freeman, Catholic; Tyrece Radford, McKinley; Amari McCray, Ruston; Terrance Dotson, Ruston; Jay Gill, Ouachita; Rod Hall, Ouachita; Devaughn Gauno, Terrebonne; Harrison Prieto, St. Paul’s.
2016 LSWA Girls' Class 5A All-State Team
First team
Cara Ursin Destrehan 5-8 Jr. 25.0
Kristen Nuss Mt. Carmel 5-6 Sr. 20.0
Elise Reilly Mandeville 5-7 Sr. 22.6
Danyale Bayonne Pineville 5-9 Sr. 19.2
Tiara Young Evangel 5-9 Fr. 23.0
Second team
Jolie Williams Natch-Central 5-7 So. 13.4
Morgan Carrier New Iberia 5-9 Jr. 13.0
Paige Franckiewicz Mt. Carmel 5-8 Sr. 13.0
Jaiylan Brown Southwood 5-7 Jr. 16.6
Dynah Jones Curtis 5-8 So. 14.0
Outstanding Player: Cara Ursin, Destrehan
Coach of the Year: Shelly Laprarie, Denham Springs
Honorable mention: Hailey Giaratano, Ponchatoula; Aeriyl Mass, Barbe; Jazmyn Womack, Ponchatoula; Courtney Clark, Thibodaux; Lexi McMorris, Denham Springs; Tremeeka Spikes, Denham Springs; Bryanna Langford, Zachary; Jasmyn Johnson, West Monroe; Jahquell Robinson, West Monroe; Keturah Bingham, Ouachita; Krystal Freeman, Pineville; Presley Wascom, Live Oak; Alexius Horne, McKinley.
New Orleans area stands out among Class 4A All-State squads
It was almost all about New Orleans when it came to the major awards on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A All-State basketball teams.
Two players and one coach from the Big Easy garnered top honors on the teams selected by a panel of sportswriters from across the state.
De’Jon Jarreau of McDonogh 35 was voted the Outstanding Player on the boys team, while Ursuline’s Kourtney Weber got the same honor on the girls team. Ursuline’s Andrea Williams was selected as the girls Coach of the Year.
Albert Hartwell of Lake Charles-based Washington-Marion received the boys Coach of the Year honor.
Jarreau averaged 17.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. He made 59 percent of his shots from the floor and led the Roneagles to the quarterfinals.
Weber was the catalyst for a young Ursuline team that won the 4A girls title. She averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per game. Williams coached Ursuline to a 27-5 record and the state title.
Hartwell’s Washington-Marion squad that had just two seniors was the runner-up to Bossier. WMHS finished 20-8.
Larry Robinson III of Bossier and Washington-Marion’s Christian Edwards join Jarreau on the boys first team. Robinson averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, while Edwards had averages of 15.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.4 blocked shots a game.
St. Thomas More’a Devante Benjamin and Ellender’s Quentin Scott completed the first team. Benjamin averaged 16 points a game for STM; Scott averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.
Charlesha Dugas of runner-up Rayne also is part of the girls first team along with Karr’s Paige Williams, Cabrini’s Rakell Spencer and Loranger’s Mya Young. Dugas averaged 22 points a game, Williams averaged 16 points and 6 rebounds, Spencer had averages of 13.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists and Young averaged 20.7 points a game.
The girls second team included St. Michael’s Tyler Morrison (11.2 points a game), South Lafourche’s Traya Bruce (20.0 ppg), Warren Easton’s Kechelle Figueroa (15.0 ppg), Ursuline’s Brooklyn Mitchell (15.0 ppg) and St. Thomas More’s Bailey Hemphill (18.0 ppg).
Ellender’s Davontavean Martin (18 ppg), Karr’s Vincent Phillips (14.3 ppg), Northside’s Darius Randell (16.0 ppg), West Ouachita’s Saxon Becker (18.0 ppg) and Woodlawn-Shreveport’s Telvin Thomas (17.0 ppg) made up the boys second team.
2016 LSWA Boys' Class 4A All-State Team
First team
De’Jon Jarreau McDonogh 35 6-5 Sr. 17.5
Quentin Scott Ellender 6-6 Sr. 22.0
Devante Benjamin St. Thomas More 6-3 Sr. 16.0
Christian Edwards, Washington-Marion 6-5 Jr. 15.7
Larry Robinson III Bossier 6-0 Sr. 14.0
Second team
Davontavean Martin Ellender 6-5 Jr. 18.0
Vincent Phillips Karr 6-2 Sr. 14.3
Darius Randell Northside 6-0 Sr. 16.0
Saxton Becker West Ouachita 6-3 Sr. 18.0
Telvin Thomas Woodlawn-Shreve 5-8 Sr. 17.0
Outstanding Player: De’Jon Jarreau, McDonogh 35
Coach of the Year: Albert Hartwell, Washington-Marion
Honorable mention: Trevor Begue, St. Thomas More; J’Son Brooks, LaGrange; Brandon Ellis, Northside Tyrick Davis, Breaux Bridge; Tyree Thompson, Karr; Will Vincent, St. Thomas More; Terrance Johnson, Belaire; Keandre Randall, Plaquemine; Michael Alfred, St. Michael; Donny Perkins, Fair Park; Mark Moore, Bastrop; Bobby Newton, Neville; Shakerrin Dillon, South Lafourche; Trevor Rebstock, South Lafourche; Palmer Hill, Vandebilt Catholic; Makye Richard, Morgan City.
2016 LWSA Girls' Class 4A All-State Team
First team
Kourtney Weber Ursuline 5-10 So. 19.0
Charlesha Dugas Rayne 5-9 Sr. 22.0
Paige Williams Karr 6-0 Sr. 16.0
Rakell Spencer Cabrini 5-11 Sr. 13.2
Mya Young Loranger 5-9 Fr. 20.7
Second team
Tyler Morrison St. Michael 5-7 Sr. 11.2
Traya Bruce South Lafourche 5-7 So. 20.0
Kechelle Figueroa Warren Easton 5-6 Sr. 15.0
Brooklyn Mitchell Ursuline 5-8 So. 15.0
Bailey Hemphill St. Thomas More 5-10 Sr. 18.0
Outstanding Player: Kourtney Weber, Ursuline
Coach of the Year: Andrea Williams, Ursuline
Honorable mention: Dalaisha Thomas, LaGrange; Caroline Guibeau, South Lafourche; Laqwaisha Bourgeois, Morgan City; Monet Cox, South Terrebonne; Katelyn Moore, Assumption; Sabree Wilson, St. Michael; Ty’Ronica Foster, Fair Park; Caitlin Davis, Breaux Bridge; Whitley Larry, Rayne; Tachiana Ledet, Northside; Terris McKay, Ellender; Natalie Kelly, Loranger; Oterica Witherspoon, Bastrop; Trinity Griffin, West Ouachita; Brandy Harris, Benton; Savannah Thomas, Fair Park.
University’s Johnson, Sumner’s Jones top Class 3A All-State basketball teams
First, University High’s Jalen Johnson and Jewel Sumner’s Bre’Ashlee Jones led their schools to state titles. Now the senior duo headlines the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A All-State basketball teams.
Johnson was voted the Outstanding Player on the boys squad after grabbing the spotlight with some eye-popping numbers. He averaged 21.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game to help the Cubs win their third consecutive Class 3A state title.
Jones was selected as the Outstanding Player on the girls squad after leading the Cowgirls to their first state title in girls basketball. She averaged 14.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 3.4 steals per game.
Cara Corkern of Sumner and Casey Jones of boys runner-up Wossman received Coach of the Year honors from a panel of sportswriters from across the state.
After losing in the semifinals in 2015, Corkern’s Sumner girls team finished 35-0. Jones, who previously coached at Ouachita, led fourth-seeded Wossman (35-9) to a boys runner-up finish, upsetting top-seeded Peabody in the semifinals.
Two other players tied to the title game. U-High’s Wayde Sims and Jones’ son, C.J. Jones Jr., also made the boys first team.
Sims averaged 21.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and contributed 2.2 assists per game for UHS. Jones averaged 23.3 points, 7.2 assists and 4.0 rebounds for Wossman.
Jacoby Ross of Peabody and Larry Owens of Carroll complete the boys first team. Owens averaged 21 points and 15 rebounds a game, while Ross averaged 23 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
The girls first team also includes two other players who played key roles in the title game. Jones’ Jewel Sumner teammate Diamond Brooks averaged 18.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Skyler Goodwin of runner-up Parkview Baptist averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and 6.0 assists.
Loyola’s Amber Smith and University’s Kaila Anderson also made the girls first team. Smith averaged 21.9 points and 9.2 rebounds. Anderson had averages of 11.3 points, 9.1 assists and 4.4 rebounds.
Peabody’s Cedric Russell (23.0 points per game) and Kevin Norman (17.0 ppg), St. Louis Catholic’s P.J. Hardy (22.3 ppg), Patterson’s Taylan Grogan (16.1 ppg) and Jonathan Bell of Green Oaks (21.7 ppg) made the boys second team.
The girls second team includes University’s Destiny Ephrom (19.3 ppg), Iota’s Whitney Landry (14.0 ppg), Westlake’s Jaden Towner (17 ppg), Sumner’s Kiara Williams (11 ppg) and E.D. White’s Michae Jones (18.2 ppg).
2016 LSWA Boys' Class 3A All-State Team
First team
Jalen Johnson University 6-7 Sr. 21.8
C.J. Jones Wossman 5-10 Jr. 23.3
Wayde Sims University 6-6 Sr. 21.2
Jacoby Ross Peabody 5-11 Sr. 23.0
Larry Owens Carroll 6-8 Jr. 21.0
Second team
Cederic Russell Peabody 6-3 Jr. 23.0
P.J. Hardy St. Louis 6-0 Sr. 22.3
Taylan Grogan Patterson 5-11 Sr. 16.1
Kevin Norman Peabody 6-5 Jr. 17.0
Jonathan Bell Green Oaks 6-0 Sr. 21.7
Outstanding Player: Jalen Johnson, University
Coach of the Year: Casey Jones, Wossman
Honorable mention: Thomas Clement, Kevin Johnson, E.D. White Catholic; Blake Turner, North Vermilion; Jamison Lumar, Keaton Burham, St. James; Hayden Gunter, South Beauregard; Kelvin Henry, St. Louis; Dwayne Levi, Jennings; Kevin Williams, Eunice; Ignatius Patt, Breaux Bridge; Tony Dorsey, Loyola; Stephen Kelly, De La Salle; Marshall Graves, University; Nehemiah Augustus, Patterson; Nigel Allen, Port Allen; Sendarius Patt, Carroll; Anthony Caesar, Wossman; Zach Smith, Wossman; Justin Williams, Joseph Smith, Richwood.
2016 LWSA Girls' Class 4A All-State Team
First team
Bre’Ashlee Jones Jewel Sumer 5-10 Sr. 14.7
Skyler Goodwin Parkview Baptist 5-8 Jr. 25.0
Diamond Brooks Jewel Sumner 6-2 Jr. 18.5
Amber Smith Loyola 5-11 Sr. 21.9
Kaila Anderson University 5-6 Jr. 11.3
Second team
Destiny Ephrom University 5-11 Sr. 19.3
Whitney Landry Iota 5-9 Sr. 14.0
Jaden Towner Westlake 5-9 Sr. 17.0
Kiara Williams Jewel Sumner 5-8 Jr. 11.0
Michae Jones E.D. White 5-9 Jr. 18.2
Outstanding Player: Bre’Ashlee Jones, Jewel Sumner
Coach of the Year: Kara Corkern, Jewel Sumner
Honorable mention: Avery Sanders, E.D. White Catholic, Gabby Harrington, Erath; Quanta Jones, Franklin; Keyonna Brown, Lauryn Scott, Nadia Braud, Charity Cooper, St. James. Arianna Dargin, Iowa; Alexandria Goodly, St. Louis; Chelsea Singleton, Episcopal; Ashlynn Derouen, South Beauregard; DeShea Vigers, Eunice; Mahogany Williams, Albany; Ty’Jaliyah Shaw, Richwood; Lela Hill, St. Charles Catholic; Kayla King, Winnfield; Kerrigan Small, Jena; Kadeesha Gay, B.T. Washington; Necka Wynn, Bossier; Leah Collins, Parkview Baptist; Monette Bolden, Erath.
North Caddo’s Robert Williams, Jasmine Thomas headline Class 2A All-State basketball squads
North Caddo High’s Robert Williams and Jasmine Thomas utilized different skill sets.
At 6-foot-8, Williams was a dominant force inside. The 5-8 Thomas was a savvy floor leader.
And they did it well enough to garner identical honors. Williams and Thomas were voted the Outstanding Players on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 2A All-State team.
Thomas, who led the NCHS girls to a 94-13 record and three state titles over the past three seasons, averaged 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals a game.
Williams averaged 25 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots per game to help the Rebels advance to the semifinals where they lost to eventual state champion Madison Prep.
Rayville’s Damon West and Dwayne Hayes of Madison Prep received Coach of the Year honors from a panel of sportswriters from across the state.
West’s Rayville boys team scored 90 or more points 11 times and scored 120 points twice en route to a 26-8 record and a berth in the quarterfinals. Hayes led the three-year-old MPA girls program to a 2A runner-up finish and a 31-5 record.
Two Madison Prep boys players, Josh Anderson and Josh LeBlanc, and two Riverside Academy players, Malik Crowfield and Jared Butler, join Williams on the boys first team.
Anderson averaged 18.1 points, 5.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds, while LeBlanc had averages of 17.3 points and 11.2 rebounds to lead the Chargers to their third state title in four years. MPA was Class B champion in 2013 and the 1A champion in 2015.
Crowfield averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists a game for runner-up Riverside. Butler averaged 21 points, seven assists and four rebounds.
Madison Prep’s Sherr y Porter and Alexis Augustus join Thomas on the girls first team. Porter averaged 19 points and six assists a game. Augustus averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
Rapides’ Jaeden Vaifanua, who averaged 21.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 6.0 blocked shots, and Rayville’s Micaela Wilson, who averaged 25 points and 13 rebounds per game, rounded out the girls first team.
Country Day’s Michael Corchiani (20.0 points per game) and Romin Williams (21.0 ppg), Lakeview’s Adrio Bailey (19.5 ppg), Riverside’s Herb McGee (17.0 ppg) and Episcopal’s Chris Beckman Jr. (22.3 ppg) make up the boys second team.
The girls second team includes Sumer Williams of North Caddo (15.0 ppg), Red River’s Lakeya Lewis (16.9 ppg), Maya Trench of West St. John (19.2 ppg) and St. Thomas Aquinas teammates Regan Bolton (18.4 ppg) and Courtney Dawsey (13.0 ppg).
2016 LSWA Boys' Class 2A All-State Team
First team
Robert Williams North Caddo 6-8 Sr. 25.0
Malik Crowfield Riverside 6-3 Sr. 20.0
Josh LeBlanc Madison Prep 6-6 So. 17.3
Josh Anderson Madison Prep 6-4 Jr. 18.1
Jared Butler Riverside 6-2 So. 21.0
Second team
Michael Corchiani Country Day 6-0 Sr. 20.0
Adrio Bailey Lakeview 6-8 Sr. 19.5
Herb Magee Riverside 6-2 Sr. 17.0
Chris Beckman Jr. Episcopal 6-1 Sr. 22.3
Romin Williams Country Day 5-9 Jr. 21.0
Outstanding Player: Robert Williams, North Caddo
Coach of the Year: Damon West, Rayville
Honorable mention: Konner Cook, Rosepine; Jordan Wright, Dunham; Michael Williams, Rayville; Mylik Wilson, Rayville; Jeremy Touchet, Catholic-NI; Cherrod Hill, North Caddo; Desmond Green, Rapides; Rashad Naylor, Rayville; Semaj Colvin, Sterlington; Kevin Tripeaux, Episcopal; Ryan Guillory, Doyle; Tre’ Scott, Dunham; William Lloyd, Madison Prep.
2016 LSWA Girls' Class 2A All-State Team
First team
Jasmine Thomas North Caddo 5-8 Sr. 20.0
Sherry Porter Madison Prep 5-7 Jr. 19.0
Micaela Wilson Rayville 6-1 Jr. 25.0
Jaeden Vaifanua Rapides 6-2 Fr. 21.2
Alexis Augustus Madison Prep 5-8 Sr. 18.0
Second team
Maya Trench West St. John 5-5 Sr. 19.2
Sumer Williams North Caddo 5-7 Sr. 15.0
Courtney Dawsey St. Thomas Aquinas 5-7 Sr. 13.0
Regan Bolton St. Thomas Aquinas 5-8 Sr. 18.4
Lakeya Lewis Red River 5-6 Jr. 16.9
Outstanding Player: Jasmine Thomas, North Caddo
Coach of the Year: Dwayne Hayes, Madison Prep
Honorable mention: Ashlyn Trahan, Lake Arthur; Alyssa Williams, Notre Dame; Chloe Wallace, Sterlington; Kenzy Booth, Ouachita Christian; Naomi Lewis, Rapides; Kimberly Burton, Red River; Chelsea Singleton, Episcopal; Madison Watts, Doyle; Kennedi Moore, Madison Prep.
LeDoux, Cournoyer missed out on titles but still top Class 1A All-State hoops teams
A story about players who lead their teams to a state title and then grab top postseason honors is not unusual.
But that’s not the story for the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 1A All-State basketball teams. Lafayette Christian’s Kalob LeDoux and Andrea Cournoyer of Merryville did more than enough to net Outstanding Player honors for the duo without winning a title.
LeDoux, a 6-foot-2 senior, led Lafayette Christian to the 1A semifinals with averages of 21 points, five rebounds and two assists. LeDoux helped LCA beat two state champions in higher classifications during the regular season.
Cournoyer proved her scoring average of 32.7 points was anything but a fluke. The 5-7 sophomore broke a 49-year-old Top 28 record by scoring 69 points in two games, including 35 in the title-game loss to Arcadia. She also averaged 5.9 rebounds a game.
Arcadia’s Marcus Jackson and Philip George of Montgomery claimed Coach of the Year honors from a panel of sportswriters from across the state.
Jackson led Arcadia to the first boys basketball title in school history. The 26-5 Hornets upset Lafayette Christian in the semifinals before beating Southern Lab in the title game. George led Montgomery to a 25-7 record and a Top 28 berth just two years after the team won just four games.
LeDoux is joined in the first team by the Arcadia duo of Travious Fielding and Danquarian Fields.
Fielding averaged 16.2 points, six rebounds and three assists a game. Fields also averaged 16.2 points and 8.3 rebounds.
Northwood Lena’s Michael Layssard and LeDoux’s twin Jacob completed the first team. Layssard averaged 24.6 points and 2.6 blocked shots a game, while Jacob LeDoux averaged 15 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Khelsea Foster of 1A champion Arcadia also helps lead the girls first team. She averaged 12.9 points, 2.9 assists and 2.8 rebounds a game for the Hornets. Southern Lab’s Cailain Williams, North Central’s Quaniqua Joseph and Montgomery’s Karlee Teddlie completed the first team.
Williams averaged 20 points and eight rebounds for SLHS. Joseph led NCHS to the semifinals with averages of 15.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists. Teddlie averaged 22 points a game and also led her team to the semifinals.
Southern Lab’s Dexter Dennis (14.0 points per game), Sicily Island’s Devion Dunbar (25.9 ppg), Hamilton Christian’s Kenan Fontenot (16.3 ppg), Lafayette Christian’s Greg Williams (11.0 ppg) and Delhi’s Jaimarkeis Percy (19.0) made up the boys second team.
The girls second team included White Castle’s Brooklyn Falcon (18.5 ppg), Kentwood’s Aliyah Cooper (19.0 ppg), Lafayette Christian’s Ajia Robinson (18.0 ppg), Oak Grove’s Naja Mayers (20.6 ppg) and Delhi’s LeShenae Stubblefield (21.0 ppg).
2016 LSWA Boys' Class 1A All-State Team
First team
Kalob LeDoux Lafayette Christian 6-2 Sr. 21.0
Travious Fielding Arcadia 6-1 Sr. 16.2
Michael Layssard Northwood-Lena 6-8 Sr. 24.0
Danquarian Fields Arcadia 6-3 Sr. 16.2
Jacob LeDoux Lafayette Christian 6-3 Sr. 15.0
Second team
Dexter Dennis Southern Lab 6-3 Jr. 14.0
Devion Dunbar Sicily Island 6-2 Jr. 25.9
Greg Williams Lafayette Christian 6-3 So. 11.0
Kenan Fontenot Hamilton Christian 6-0 Jr. 16.3
Jaimarkeis Percy Delhi 6-2 Sr. 19.0
Outstanding Player: Kaleb LeDoux, Lafayette Christian
Coach of the Year: Marcus Jackson, Arcadia
Honorable mention: Dakari Johnson, Covenant Christian Academy; Delrick Adams, Varnado; Deroldrick Abrams, Varnado; Andre Jones, Varnado; Tre Washington, Houma Christian School, Trent Washington, Houma Christian School, Tom Washington, Houma Christian School; Terrance Smith, Crescent City Christian, Byron Joshua, Crescent City Christian, Kevin Byrd, St. Martin’s; KeShawn Lyons, Elton; Ja’Tyre Carter, White Castle; Camren Hare, Hamilton Christian; Keldrick Carper, Plain Dealing; Tylan Dean, Grambling; Shaviarre Murray, Haynesville; A.J. Barber, Block; Trey Turner, Montgomery; Marquel Daigle, Covenant Christian; Jalen Johnson, Central Catholic; Tyreke Tolliver, Sicily Island; Carlos Espinosa, Cedar Creek.
2016 LSWA Girls' Class 1A All-State Team
First team
Andrea Cournoyer Merryville 5-7 So. 32.7
Khelsea Foster Arcadia 5-11 Sr. 12.9
Cailain Williams Southern Lab 6-2 So. 20.0
Quaniqua Joseph North Central 5-6 Jr. 15.9
Karlee Teddlie Montgomery 5-7 Sr. 22.0
Second team
Brooklyn Falcon White Castle 5-9 Jr. 18.5
Aliyah Cooper Kentwood 5-8 Sr. 19.0
Ajia Robinson Lafayette Christian 5-7 Sr. 18.0
Naja Mayers Oak Grove 5-11 Sr. 20.6
Le’Shenae Stubblefield Delhi 5-7 So. 21.0
Outstanding Player: Andrea Cournoyer, Merryville
Coach of the Year: Philip George, Montgomery
Honorable mention: Dee Thomas, Houma Christian School; Marianna Charles, Covenant Christian Academy; Alisia Johnson, Houma Christian School; Tarralyn Moses, Varnado; Yeinna Kemp, Varnado; Rylie James, Basile; Jada Duncantell, North Central; Alanna Arvie, Oberlin; Kelsey Williams, Merryville; Kenyetta Jackson, East Iberville; Jamilyn Robinson, Ascension Christian.
Reese, Brasseaux headline Class B All-State basketball squads
By DANIEL GREEN
Written for the LSWA
It’s a case of déjà vu in Class B with Anacoco’s Will Reese and Lacassine’s Madyson Brasseaux once again taking the top honors on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s All-State basketball teams for second straight year.
Reese led Anacoco a second straight Class B state title and was voted the Outstanding Player on the boys squad by a panel of sportswriters from across the state. Brasseaux, who led Lacassine to the semifinals, got the same honor for a second time on the girls squad.
Reese averaged 27 points and nine rebounds per game, while Brasseaux averaged a near triple-double on the season, scoring 19.8 points per contest, along with grabbing 15.7 rebounds and dishing out 8.3 assists.
First-year Grace Christian coach Martin Ramirez and Holden’s Pam Forbes received Coach of the Year honors for Class B. Ramirez guided Grace Christian to its first-ever appearance at the Top 28, while Forbes led Holden to its first state title since 2006, which included knocking off No. 1 Lacassine in the semifinals.
Reese was joined on the boys first team by Simsboro senior Zach Taylor (21.5 ppg, 11 rpg), Fairview senior Brennan Maddox (29 ppg, 14 rpg), Weston senior Lane Hartley (20 ppg, 6 rpg) and Grace Christian sophomore Elijah Hampton (19.5 ppg).
Holden senior Sydney Hayden (15.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg), Florien sophomore Aja Law (20 ppg, 11 rpg), Anacoco junior Whitney Goins (15 ppg, 8 rpg) and Fairview sophomore Maddisen Martin (24 ppg, 8 apg) joined Brasseaux on the girls first team.
The boys second-team is comprised of Anacoco junior Brent Cosio (18 ppg, 8 rpg), Zwolle sophomore Quin Perry (14.2 ppg), Midland senior Dagan Patin (16.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg), Grace Christian sophomore Ben Preuett (16 ppg, 6 apg) and Simsboro sophomore Deonte Levingston (15.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg).
The junior Lacassine duo of Lindsey Priola (16.2 ppg) and Haley Cooley (13.7 ppg) were joined on the girls second team by Florien freshman Morgan Miller (12 ppg, 5 apg), Converse junior Megan Sistrunk (20 ppg, 8 rpg) and Holden sophomore Kaylee Hughes (10.4 ppg).
2016 LWSA Boys' Class B All-State Team
First team
Will Reese Anacoco 6-4 Sr. 26.7
Zach Taylor Simsboro 6-4 Sr. 21.5
Brennan Maddox Fairview 6-1 Sr. 29.4
Lane Hartley Weston 6-0 Sr. 20.0
Elijah Hampton Grace Christian 6-4 So. 19.5
Second team
Brent Cosio Anacoco 5-6 Jr. 18.0
Quinn Perry Zwolle 6-4 So. 14.2
Dagan Patin Midland 6-1 Jr. 15.5
Deonte Levingston Simsboro 6-2 So. 15.2
Ben Preuett Grace Christian 5-6 So. 16.0
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Will Reese, Anacoco
COACH OF THE YEAR: Martin Ramirez, Grace Christian
Honorable mention: Tevin Bradford, King Charter; Tyreke Houston, Choudrant
Cody Bailey, Pitkin; Dylan Boudreaux, Midland; Brock Booker, Florien; Alize Elam, Stanley; J.T. Silas, Vision Academy; Matthew Beebe, Lacassine.
2016 LSWA Girls' Class B All-State Team
First team
Madyson Brasseaux Lacassine 5-9 Sr. 19.8
Sydney Hayden Holden 5-9 Sr. 15.5
Aja Law Florien 6-0 So. 20.0
Whitney Goins Anacoco 5-11 Jr. 15.0
Maddisen Martin Fairview 5-6 So. 24.0
Second team
Lindsey Priola Lacassine 5-8 Jr. 16.2
Haley Cooley Lacassine 5-6 Jr. 13.7
Kaylee Hughes Holden 5-10 So. 10.4
Megan Sistrunk Converse 5-8 Jr. 20.0
Morgan Miller Florien 5-4 Fr. 12.0
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Madyson Brasseaux, Lacassine
COACH OF THE YEAR: Pam Forbes, Holden
Honorable mention: Brianna Perkins, Pitkin; Madison Brown, Weston; Mia Harper, Avoyelles Charter.
Summerfield headlines All-State hoops squads in Class C
By: DANIEL GREEN
Written for the LSWA
For the two seasons, Summerfield has been at the top of the mountain in Class C girls basketball. This year, Summerfield boys team also won a state title of their own.
The success yielded some by honors for the north Louisiana school, courtesy of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
A panel of LSWA writers selected Summerfield senior Nicole Bursey and junior Paul Corbin have been selected as the Outstanding Players, while their veteran coach, Randy Carlisle, was chosen as the Coach of the Year for both teams on the LSWA’s Class C All-State teams.
Bursey, the District 1-C MVP, averaged 14.2 points and 6.6 assists per outing in leading the Summerfield girls to another state title, while Corbin, who sparked the Rebels to their first championship since 2000, averaged 12.8 points, 9.4 assists and 5.1 rebounds per outing this season.
Carlisle, who as a player still owns the national mark for assists in a career, led both teams to Class C titles. The Summerfield girls were 30-1, while the boys finished 22-7.
Two other Summerfield players received all-state recognition. Sophomore Mercedes Coleman (13.9 points per game, 9.4 rebounds per game) joined Bursey on the girls’ first team, while Prentiss “Trey” Washington (13 ppg, 6.2 rpg) garnered second-team recognition.
Rounding out the girls’ first team were Epps senior Alexus Holt (20 ppg, 8 rpg, 6 apg), Pleasant Hill junior Ayana Smith (14.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg) and Plainview junior Lauren Rasmussen (14 ppg, 4 rpg).
Corbin was joined on the boys’ first team by Atlanta junior Lashard Powell (22 ppg, 6 rpg), New Living Word senior Rashaan Proctor (18 ppg, 14 rpg), Elizabeth senior Kolby Friday (24.2 ppg, 14.3 rpg) and Simpson senior Roman Redfearn (17.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 8.2 apg).
The girls second team consisted of Pleasant Hill juniors Brayleigh Brown (15.4 ppg) and Samiah Scott (12.4 ppg), Simpson senior Dallas Burns (14.4 ppg), Atlanta senior T’Keyah Henson (17.9 ppg) and Epps sophomore Skylar Drungo (10 ppg).
A pair of sophomores from Jehovah-Jireh highlight the boys second team in Trenton Payne (23 ppg) and Donald Johnson III (20 ppg). Joining them were Atlanta senior Taren Sapp (12 ppg) and New Living Word junior Justin Onwuzlike (18 ppg).
2016 LSWA Boys' Class C All-State Team
First team
Paul Corbin Summerfield 6-6 Jr. 12.8
Lashard Powell Atlanta 6-0 Jr. 22.0
Rashaan Proctor New Living Word 6-6 Sr. 18.0
Kolby Friday Elizabeth 6-3 Sr. 24.2
Roman Redfearn Simpson 6-3 Sr. 17.2
Second team
Trenton Payne Jehovah-Jireh 6-3 So. 23.0
Trey Washington Summerfield 5-10 Jr. 13.0
Donald Johnson III Jehovah-Jireh 6-2 So. 20.0
Justin Onwuzlike New Living Word 5-10 Jr. 18.0
Taren Sapp Atlanta 6-1 Sr. 12.0
MVP: Paul Corbin, Summerfield
Coach: Randy Carlisle, Summerfield
Honorable mention: Chayce Hurst, Elizabeth; Trey Maddox, Elizabeth; John Buggs, Summerfield.
2016 LSWA Girls' Class C All-State Team
First team
Nicole Bursey Summerfield 5-7 Sr. 14.2
Alexus Holt Epps 5-7 Sr. 20.0
Mercedes Coleman Summerfield 5-6 So. 13.9
Ayana Smith Pleasant Hill 5-10 Jr. 13.7
Lauren Rasmussen Plainview 5-6 Jr. 14.0
Second team
T’Keyah Henson Atlanta 5-8 Sr. 17.9
Brayleigh Brown Pleasant Hill 5-11 Jr. 15.4
Samiah Scott Pleasant Hill 5-10 Jr. 14.9
Dallas Burns Simpson 5-6 Sr. 14.4
Skylar Drungo Epps 5-7 So. 10.0
MVP: Nicole Bursey, Summerfield
Coach: Randy Carlisle, Summerfield
Honorable mention: Baylee Doyle, Singer; Lacy Loupe, Maurepas; Katie Jo McBride, Elizabeth; Tirea Henson, Atlanta; Rayleigh Bennett, Claiborne Christian.
