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2 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALLTeam needed to pick up torchJohnathanManningHigh SchoolsPrior to Westlake’s run to theSuperdome three years ago, folksin Westlake had an inkling that theRams were going to be good.There was talk that coming upwas a group of good middle-schoolkids who would be the next greatWestlake team. What followedwere two undefeated regular seasons,a trip to the Class 3A statefinals and a quarterfinal appearance.The same went for Barbe’s runthe past couple of years. A fewyears ago the Bucs communitywas abuzz about the group of athletescoming into the Barbe program... and sure enough, theyoung Bucs delivered. Barbe went12-1 and reached the semifinals in2008 and went 9-3 last year, reachingthe regionals.There’s not the same amount ofbuzz about any one team this year.But a lack of talk doesn’t necessarilyindicate a lack of talent.When Sulphur went to the 5Afinals in 2006, the Tors weren’t precededby a tremendous amount ofexpectation (that’s not to say it wascompletely unexpected; the Torshad been to the quarterfinals theyear before).Sulphur had a lot of talent atdifferent positions and had someathletes who made a huge jumpwhile in high school.Really, the Sulphur ’06 scenarioprobably best fits this year. Thereare several teams in the area thatare good, they just need to turn thecorner.Take, for instance, Jennings.The Bulldogs were a great runningteam last year. Michael Wilridgeran for 1,197 and DavondrickPhillps ran for 1,308. This year, itlooks like that running game isgoing to be even better behind anice-sized offensive line.And, Jennings went to theregionals last year. It just needs tobe seen how the Bulldogs’ defensivefront develops.LaGrange is in a similar situation.The Gators have a pair ofgreat all-around athletes in DariusEdwards and Aaron Sam, but needthings to fall into place on bothsides of the ball.Then there are teams likeOberlin, which went to the quarterfinalslast year but graduated alot. Sure, the Tigers have a greatrunning back in Cedric Skinner,but can he carry the team, or willsomeone step up and fill the holesleft by Jacob Ware and runningback Chadd Strother? Those wereguys that contributed on both sidesof the ball.Then there’s Rosepine. LikeJennings, the Eagles return allthree members of their backfieldSee MANNING, Page 3TABLE OF CONTENTSDistrict 3-5ABarbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5LaGrange . . . . . . . . . 12Sulphur . . . . . . . . . . . 9Rest of 3-5A. . . . . . . . 7District 4-4ALeesville. . . . . . . . . . 19District 5-4ADeRidder . . . . . . . . . 24Jennings. . . . . . . . . . 27St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . 21Sam Houston . . . . . . 15Wash.-Marion. . . . . . 22District 4-3AIowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Westlake . . . . . . . . . 29Rest of 4-3A. . . . . . . 34District 4-2ADeQuincy. . . . . . . . . 37E. Beauregard. . . . . . 35Pickering . . . . . . . . . 39Rosepine . . . . . . . . . 40S. Beauregard. . . . . . 41Vinton . . . . . . . . . . . 38District 5-2AIota . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Kinder . . . . . . . . . . . 43Lake Arthur . . . . . . . 48Oakdale . . . . . . . . . . 47Welsh . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Rest of 5-2A. . . . . . . 42District 4-1ABasile . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Elton . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Hamilton . . . . . . . . . 49BRYSONABRAHAMJennings’ three starsreturn, page 27Merryville. . . . . . . . . 53Oberlin. . . . . . . . . . . 51South Cameron . . . . 55Extras200-win coaches . . . 442009 standings . . . . 252009 stats . . . . . . . . 23Coaches’ poll . . . . . . 13Coaching changes . . 11Games to watch. . . . 18Team schedules . . . . 31Patient-friendly.Doctor-trusted.Results-driven.Mickey Moss, PT337.310.51162100 Oak Park BoulevardLake Charles, LA 70601Jeremy Stillwell, PT, ATC337.217.0997217 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Suite 103Moss Bluff, LA 7061100626956

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS3PLAYERS TO WATCHStars that will shine this seasonSouthwest Louisiana boasts plenty of playmakersBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSRB Darius Edwards,LaGrange — The all-purposeback amassed more than 1,200total yards and found the endzone 16 times last year. Now asenior, the versatile star willbe adding quarterback duties.QB Jared Foster, Barbe —The Bucs signal-caller was offto a fast start last seasonbefore being derailed by ashoulder injury, but returnedto lead Barbe to a dramaticvictory over Sulphur in theregular season finale and aplayoff win over SouthTerrebonne. With the departureof Kevin Berard andMichael Guillory, Foster willbe the unquestioned leader ofthe Bucs as they seek a thirdconsecutive district championship.P Kris Albarado, St.Louis — The Saints’ traditionof outstanding kickers liveson with Albarado, who hasalready garnered All-American honors and scholarshipoffers from Division Ischools. Last season, Albaradoaveraged 42 yards per punt.QB Bryson Abraham, RBMichael Wilridge and RBDavondrick Phillips,Jennings — The Bulldogs featurethe area’s most talentedbackfield with a trio of speedsters.Abraham developed intoa dual-threat in his first fullseason at QB last year, whileWilridge and Phillips eachbroke the 1,000-yard barrier.RB/DB LevanderLiggins, Leesville — Lastyear, the speedy Liggins produced1,100 yards of totaloffense and scored 16 touchdownswhile leading theKAREN WINK / AMERICAN PRESSReturning quarterback and safety Klint White is one ofthe Eagles athletes that has Rosepine excited about theupcoming season.Wampus Cats to the playoffs.Liggins is drawing attentionfrom SEC schools and willlook to follow in the footstepsof former Wampus CatsMichael Ford and TravanteStallworth.QB Evan Powell, SamHouston — Powell, a baseballstandout that has committedto LSU, makes the move fromdefensive back to quarterbackto replace Orlan Lockhart inSam Houston’s spread offense.Expect to still see him on thedefensive side of the ball, too.SS DeShazor Everett,DeRidder —The returningall-state performer helped leada Dragons resurgence last season,spearheading a defensethat allowed just 10.7 pointsper game.FS Tyler Stoddard,Westlake — Stoddard recentlycommitted to SoutheasternLouisiana and will lead aRams team looking to returnto its winning ways followinga rebuilding season last year.Stoddard leads the defensefrom his free safety spot and isthe Rams’ leading receivingthreat on offense.QB Gene Pete, Iowa —The dual-threat quarterbackproduced a combined 1,977yards and 25 touchdowns lastseason and returns to lead theYellow Jackets in the debutseason of new head coachSean Richard.RB Dylan Fowler, SouthBeauregard — Fowler willtake the lead role in SouthBeauregard’s power offenseafter sharing time withDakota Cryer last year. Fowlerran for 693 yards last seasonand is a powerful runner capableof playing both tailbackand fullback.QB/DB Klint White andRB Gary Suydam, Rosepine— The Eagles feature a pair ofdual-threat performers inWhite, who produces big playsat quarterback and safety, andSuydam, who rushed for 1,288yards and made the Class 2Aall state team as a kick returner.RB Nick Hebert, Welsh —Hebert ran for 1,015 yards andscored 13 touchdowns to leadthe Greyhounds last year andshould put up bigger numbersthis year with the graduationof Will Guidry, who had 921yards and 12 touchdowns lastseason.RB Cedric Skinner,Oberlin — After missing thefirst half of the regular seasonwith an injury, Skinneraveraged 144 yards per gamein the second half to lead theTigers to the District 4-1Achampionship. The speedsteris expected to take a few snapsat quarterback this season.RB Landon Carmon,Elton — The tailback ledSouthwest Louisiana with1,564 rushing yards last seasonand will again be the focus ofthe Elton offense. Carmon hassurpassed the 1,000-yard markthe last two seasons.OL Josh Van Norman,Hamilton — Last year VanNorman was one of a host ofWarriors to get hurt over thecourse of the season. Thisyear the massive tackle willlook to lead the Warriors to areturn to their winning ways.MANNING: Area in search of a team to pick up the torchfrom PAGE 2in quarterback Klint White,running back Gary Suydamand fullback Kameron Suire(White and Suire are alsomajor contributors ondefense).Or maybe it will be St.Louis. The Saints have beenquietly putting together a nicerésumé the past few years.They’ve won a playoff gamethe past three years, duringwhich time they’ve also gone23-13. They’re due a long playoffrun.Or maybe it will be someonewho hasn’t been on themap in a while. Elton onlywent 2-8 last year, but returnsLandon Carmon, who ledSouthwest in rushing with1,500-plus yards.Oh, and others are takingnotice of them. The Indiansfinished second in theDistrict 4-1A preseasoncoaches’ poll and got threefirst-place votes.Whoever it will be carries abig burden — in case youhaven’t heard, SouthwestLouisiana is in a title drought.The area hasn’t had a championshipsince Iota in 1999 and,to be honest, trips to theSuperdome haven’t been allthat often.But when you’re the lastteam in the area left standingin the playoffs, that’s a burdenworth bearing.■Johnathan Manning covers highschool athletics. E-mail him atjmanning@americanpress.com

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS5BARBEBarbe will be frequent flyerBY SCOOTER HOBBSAMERICAN PRESSTaking into account hisnormal August pessimism,veteran Barbe head coachJimmy Shaver’s latest assessmentof the Bucs almostcomes across as a ringingendorsement.“I think we’re going to beOK,” Shaver said.OK?After nothing more thanthe usual mistakepronescrimmagesDistrict3-5A and humidityladenpracticeswhere he sees nothing but themiscues that need correctingpronto?OK.Shaver must be mellowingafter 228 victories and 27 playoffappearances in his 29years of coaching one Barbeteam after another from amishmash of August uncertaintyinto another cohesivetitle contender by figuringout what it can do best.Consider the numbers forthis year.Only three returningstarters on offense. Only twoon defense.“On paper we shouldn’t bevery good,” Shaver said.But Shaver coachesteenagers, not paper dolls.“I know they get better asthey play,” he said. “I’ve seenit too many times.”Shaver’s eyes, after allthese years, look on thebright side.“In (Class) 5A football, youought to play with seniorsevery year. They play, theypractice, they wait their turn,they step up when it is theirturn and make plays and wingames.”That’s the plan anyway.And the numbers are a littledeceiving in that many ofthe new “starters” aren’t newto the field. The Bucs havealways played a lot of kids —and plan to take it to the nextlevel this season with situationalsubstitutions from aroster that could dress outBarbe head coach Jimmy Shaver and Bucs, from left, Zach Courville, Mark Minton, Jared Foster and Tye Taylor willlook for another playoff appearance.more than 100 per game.“Every team is different,”Shaver said. “You have to letthem learn to do what they dobest.”This one better be able tocatch.Shaver knows quarterbackJared Foster can throw, andthe senior will be counted onto take the pressure off of adefense that might have somegrowing pains before comingaround.“You have to run the ball towin,” acknowledged Shaver,who’s run the Wing-T whenthe personnel dictated it. “Butyou have to throw the ball ifyou want to win them all.“That’s what we do,”Shaver said. “You’d like topower the ball and run theclock and don’t screw up andlet your defense win.“We don’t have that luxury.”This time the Bucs aren’treally even sure who theirrunning backs are — not thatit matters since most of thetime Shaver expects to be in afive-receiver set.“All of our receivers arekind of running backs.” hesaid. “Our running backs betterbe receivers. We don’t reallyhave true running backs.We throw it mostly.”Again, the Bucs are playingto their personnel.“Foster is the real deal,”Shaver said. “He’s as good aquarterback as we’ve had,which is saying something.He can flat throw the footballand he’s much better now, Ithink, at reading things andgetting it to the open targetmore than just throwing itdown there.“We’ve got to beBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSsmart enough to get peopleopen and get people in positionto make plays and runafter the catch.”The Bucs plan to mix andmatch, using a host of goodreceivers,“Before it’s all said anddone, they’re all going to beable to catch the ball,” Shaversaid. “You’ve got to figure outwhat each one of them can dobest.”Except one.“Tye Taylor can do it all,”Shaver said of his onlySee BUCS, Page 7

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS7BARBE • LAFAYETTE • ACADIANAfrom PAGE 5BARBE AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: Jimmy Shaver (30th year, 229-97).■ DISTRICT: 3-5A.■ LAST YEAR: 9-3, 4-0 (first in district, lost 37-28 to Hahnville inregional).■ OFFENSE: Multiple (three starters back) TE Desean Smith (6-5,220, So.); WR Jarreth Rougeau (5-7, 170, Sr.); LT Christ Stratton (5-11,225, Sr.); LG STEPHEN GUILLORY (6-1, 310, Sr.); C Clayton Brown (6-3,230, Sr.); RG Daniel Landry (6-0, 260, Sr.); RT Connor Fry (5-10, 250,Jr.); QB JARED FOSTER (6-1, 185, Sr.); RB Tre Goodly (5-9, 210, Jr.); WRTYE TAYLOR (6-0, 160, Sr.); WR Josh Lewis (6-0, 200, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 3-3-5 (two starters returning) NT Darius Perry (6-2,195, Sr.); DT ISIAH LEWIS (5-11, 225, Sr.); DT Justin Woods (5-10, 275,Jr.); LB Spencer Hancock (5-11, 190, Jr.); LB Nigel Thomas (6-1, 220,Sr.); SS ZACH COURVILLE (5-8, 170, Sr.); SS Vincent Voros (5-9, 160,Sr.); CB Gavin Weber (6-1, 160, Sr.); CB Desmond Batchan (5-9, 155,Sr.); S Steven Benjamin (6-1, 170, Jr.); S Collen Smith (5-11, 175, So.).■ SPECIALISTS: P/PK MARK MINTON (6-3, 160. Sr.).Returning starters in ALL CAPS.BUCS: Numbers gamereturning starter at receiver.“And he can run after thecatch. But we have some others.”Tre Goodley, Josh Lewis,Jarreth Rougeau and 6-foot-5DeSean Smith at tight endwill all see plenty of passescome their way.Shaver sees it as a plus foran offensive line that has onlyone returning starter in leftguard Stephen Guillory.“We’re not very big upthere,” Shaver said. “But aslong as we can move a littlebit and protect him (Foster)some, we’re going to be fineon offense.”There’s one problem.“We’re either going toscore in a hurry or, sometimes,have a lot of 1-2-3’s andthe clock hasn’t moved andwe’re punting.”That, Shaver said, figuresto put pressure on a defensethat is still a work inprogress at this point, withonly defensive tackle IsaiahLewis and strong safety ZachCourville returning asstarters.“I think we’ll be fine ondefense,” Shaver said. “But itmay take some time.”The strength is up front,where Shaver said the Bucsmay rotate defensive linemenin and out NFL-style,but their personality beliesthat.“We have a few more downlinemen than we’ve had, sowe want to make sure we’replaying them all with whatthey can do,” Shaver said.“We have a rush group, a passgroup and a run (shortyardage)group. We’ve gotgood players, they’ve got tocover us for some things thataren’t so good right now.“But we can run. I don’tknow if we’re big enough totake people on. They mightpush us around some. Butwe’ll get people to the ball ina hurry. Last week (in ascrimmage against Jennings)they didn’t always know whatto do when they got there.But they’re going to learnthat.”The kicking game couldhelp the inexperienceddefense.“Maybe the best we’ve everhad,” Shaver said. “We shouldbe pinning people deep. Idon’t know if we can keepthem there, but we’ll pinthem back to start. Theywon’t get many returns.”Shaver said he has threekickers who regularly kick offthrough the end zone,although Mark Minton willhandle both kicking andpunting.“He can punt it a mile andkicks off into the end zonealmost every time,” Shaversaid. “He’s got plenty of leg. Idon’t like field goals, but I’mcomfortable with him from 50yards.”Rams loaded againReturn 19 from quarterfinal teamBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSAcadiana will be lookingto build on last season’s playoffrun to the quarterfinals.The Rams return 19 starters,including all but runningback Blair Broussard onoffense. Quarterback RyanBergeron returns to lead theveer offense, with VinicePrejean and Terry Abrahamslotted to be the primary ballcarriers. The offensive line,which averages more than 250pounds per player, returnsintact.Defensively, tackles DillonCormier andDistrict Donnie Boutte,3-5A linebacker KeithOllison andsafeties Micah Eugene andJosh Sonnier give the Rams astrong nucleus up the middle.Corners Bakari Hollier andJosh Shay round out the secondarywhile Alex Miller willlead the pass rush.The Rams will look to takeadvantage of a friendlierschedule, as district contendersBarbe and LaGrangewill both make the trip toScott after the Rams made thetwo long trips last season.At Lafayette, the Lions willlook to improve on last year’sfour-win campaign. Ninestarters return on offense.Dual-threat quarterbackJordan Romero will lead therun-and-shoot offense, withreturnees Chaz Boyer, RossKelly and Adam Savoie leadingthe receiving corps.Izahia Carter returns to leadthe line from his left tackleposition.The Lions will have toovercome youth on defense,with just two starters returning.The line features nostarter bigger than 235pounds and just one returningstarter in Jarvis Mason.Strong safety Aaron Verrett isthe sole returnee in the secondary,while all three linebackerswill be new starters.Acadiana cornerback Josh Shay attempts to bring downBarbe’s Kevin Berard last year. Shay is one of ninereturning starters on the Rams’ defense.ACADIANA■ HEAD COACH: TedDavidson (seventh year, 68-23).■ LAST YEAR: 10-3, 3-1 (secondin district, lost 34-28 toCatholic Baton-Rouge in quarterfinals).■ OFFENSE: Veer (Tenstarters returning) TE ALEX MOR-VANT (6-1, 215, Sr.); SE STRYKERTRAHAN (6-1, 210, Jr.); WRTYLER DURBIN (6-2, 180, Sr.); LTCOBY NERO (6-2, 270, Sr.); LGBARRETT GUIDRY (6-0, 230, Jr.);C TREY JUNKER (6-0, 260, Sr.);RG CADE DAWES (5-11, 230, Sr.);RT NICK SMITH (6-4, 280, Sr.);QB RYAN BERGERON (6-0, 190,Sr.); RB Terry Abraham (6-0, 170,Jr.); RB VINICE PREJEAN (5-8, 170,Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (Ninestarters returning) DE ALEXMILLER (6-5, 200, Sr.); DE JessieFisher (6-5, 220, Sr.); DT DONNIEBOUTTE (6-2, 322, Sr.); DT DIL-LON CORMIER (5-9, 230, Sr.); LBKEITH OLLISON (5-9, 190, Sr.); LBJOSH DORN (5-10, 185, Sr.); LBDarius Ridgeway (5-11, 195, Jr.):CB BAKARI HOLLIER (5-10, 190,Sr.); CB JOSH SHAY (5-9, 160, Sr.);FS MICAH EUGENE (5-11, 188,Sr.); SS JOSH SONNIER (6-0, 170,Sr.).KAREN WINK / AMERICAN PRESSDISTRICT 3-5A AT A GLANCELAFAYETTE■ HEAD COACH: MarkBarousse.■ LAST YEAR: 4-6, 1-3(fourth in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Run and shoot(nine starters returning) SB CHAZBOYER (5-9, 165, Jr.); SE MichaelLewis (5-9, 160, Sr.); WR ADAMSAVOIE (5-8, 165, Sr.); LT IZAHIACARTER (6-3, 265, Sr.); LG TONYMARTIN (6-0, 240, Sr.); C HUNTERBONVILLAIN (5-10, 205, Sr.); RGTyler Gooden (6-1, 295, Sr.); RTCOLBY LACOUR (5-11, 225, Jr.);QB JORDAN ROMERO (6-1, 170,Jr.); RB RAY THOMPSON (6-0, 195,Jr.); SB ROSS KELLY (5-9, 155, Sr.)■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (two startersreturning) DL JARVIS MASON (5-9,220, Jr.); DL Stephen Morella (6-1,235, Jr.); DL Ryan Romero (5-10,230, Jr.); DL Vuth Chanthangsy (5-10, 210, Sr.); LB Josh Trisler (5-8,185, Sr.); LB Joseph Provost (6-0,180, Jr.); LB Devin Andrus (6-0,195, So.); SS AARON VERRETT (5-9, 175, Sr.); FS Tommy Jackson (6-0, 160, Jr.); CB Damien Morgan (6-1, 165, So.); CB Josh Arenibas (6-0, 170, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P Cy White;PK Jean Breaux (Jr.)Returning starters in ALLCAPS.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS9SULPHURSulphur expects easy transitionBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSA new head coach is callingthe shots but the upheavalof a coaching change waslimited by the retention ofmost of the staff as Sulphurdefensive coordinator HaroldFusilier was promoted tohead coach of the GoldenTors.“One of the reasons I tookthe job wasDistrict because of the3-5A staff, and theschool guaranteedcontinuity,” said Fusilier.“Practices have been good sofar.”Sulphur will also have anew look on the field, withjust seven starters returning.The three returnees onoffense all play along the line— guards Tyler Truett andJack Bergstedt and tight endTyler Lominac. Bergstedt willmiss the first month of theseason with an injury, as willtackle Dillon LaFleur. GarrettLandry, a converted defensiveend, will line up as a secondtight end.“His hands are as good asanyone on the team,” saidFusilier. “He and Lominacboth catch the ball well. BrettBurch was injured most oflast year but will help at center.We are working JohnHead at guard and DanielTeal at tackle. Curtis Killianhas done well so far. We wantto know how the young guysdo against different-coloredshirts, but they have donewell so far. Our concern isthat the depth was not greatand we have lost a couple kidsalready.”The skill position playerswill be new starters, withBrice Gardiner taking thesnaps and Chase Hebert andKeith Jasmine running theball. Hunter Bourgeois willlead the receiving corps followingthe graduation of WillHassien and Chip Armelin.“We think Gardiner isgoing to do well, he has a goodarm, quite a bit of poise, butHarold Fusilier will rely on, from left, Dentzel Brown, Cody Mills, Chase Hebert and Will Hansen in his first year asSulphur High’s head football coach.is just inexperienced,” saidFusilier.“Chase played quarterbackon the JV but was moved torunning back and receiver. Ilike his versatility. He knowsthe offense, can run well,catches well and can throw.He will probably be on thefield every play, at differentpositions. Jasmine will be thetailback, he is not a scat backor a power back, but combinesboth. He is strong, runshard and does a good job. Wethink Bourgeois is as good areceiver as anybody has. Wehave a group behind him thatwill play.“As a unit, it is not as big adropoff from last year as youwould think.”Defensively, the Tors willbe strong up the middle withCody Mills and HoldenRogers returning. LoganLeJeune moves from tightend to defensive end and isslated to start opposite JimLeBlanc. Sophomore AshtonJoseph will start at tackle.“LeJeune played a coupleof games on defense last year,and has gotten a lot betterwith more reps,” saidFusilier. “We are lucky at endwhere we have four seniors.All will play in a rotation.Michael Bass will share timewith LeJeune, while on theother end LeBlanc andGunnar Busch will split time.It is a good competition withthose guys. We don’t have thesame depth at tackle. Millsplayed all year and is backedup by Hunter Burleson, a juniorthat has improved tremendously.Ashton is a sophomorenose tackle that had agood spring and is doing thesame in the fall. He runs welland has good strength. We aretrying to develop his stamina.We will rotate those three,Burleson can play bothspots.”Joining Rogers at linebackerwill be returnee JonPeterson and newcomerTaylor Sedano.“We have moved Rogersfrom strong side to the middle,”Fusilier said. “I am notsure he liked it at firstbecause there is a lot more todo, such as calling the defenseand being the leader, but he isdoing a lot better. It is startingto fall into place and I thinkhe is starting to like it better.He is very physical and aBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSgreat runner. We want him inthe middle so he can help onboth sides, we did not wantpeople to be able to run awayfrom him.“Jon is having a good fall.He recognizes things quicker.We like him on the weak sidesince he is a hybridsafety/linebacker. He is a lotmore confident this year.Sedano was our swing guylast year, he has played allthree spots and is settling inon the strong side. EthanHyatt will be our reserve andgive us versatility.”Will Hansen is the lonereturnee in the secondary butfour seniors are expected tostart, with Ty Clavier,Brentley Sorgee and SeanConner joining Hansen.See TORS, Page 11

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS11SULPHUR • NEW COACHESTORS: Only seven starters returningfrom PAGE 9“Will is our only experiencedguy and will be onesafety,” Fusilier said. “Seanmissed most of the seasonlast year, but is a bigger kidand mature as a senior.“Trevon Theriot will be thebackup to those two. Sorgeeruns well and has had a goodfall. He will be real good, butjust needs game experience.Clavier will start on the otherside, and Joe Young will bethe swing guy. Our youngguys are working hard, weare anxious to see themagainst other teams.”AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: Harold Fusilier (first year, 25-45 career).■ DISTRICT: 3-5A.■ LAST YEAR: 4-6, 0-4 (fifth in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Multiple (three starters returning): TE TYLER LOM-INAC (6-0, 210, Sr.); TE Garrett Landry (6-1, 220, Sr.); SE HunterBourgeois (5-10, 190, Sr.); OT Dillion Lafleur (6-3, 275, Jr.); OG JACKBERGSTEDT (5-10, 205, Jr.); C Brett Burch (6-0, 220, Sr.); OG TYLERTRUETT (6-0, 230, Sr.); OT Daniel Teal (6-0, 205, Sr.); QB BriceGardiner (6-0, 190, Jr.); RB Keith Jasmine (5-11, 190, Sr.); RB ChaseHebert (5-10, 185, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (four starters returning): DE Jim LeBlanc (6-0,210, Sr.); DE Logan LeJeune (6-0, 220, Sr.); DT CODY MILLS (6-0, 307,Sr.); DT Ashton Joseph (6-0, 245, So.); LB Taylor Sedano (5-9, 187, Sr.);LB HOLDEN ROGERS (5-10, 210, Jr.); LB JON PETERSON (6-1, 205, Sr.);DB WILL HANSEN (5-9, 170, Sr.); DB Sean Conner (6-1, 205, Sr.); DBBrentley Sorgee (6-0, 185, Sr.); DB Ty Clavier (5-9, 150, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P Sean Conner (6-1, 205, Sr.); PK Troy Price (5-8,140, So.).Returning starters in ALL CAPS.COACHING CHANGESSCHOOL NEW COACH OLD COACHSulphur High Harold Fusilier Paul BourgeoisSulphur’s defensive coordinator since 2003, Fusilier makes the move intothe top job. This is his third stint as a head coach — he was at Iota from 1986-88 and at St. Louis from 1989-92 and has a career record of 25-45. He replacesBourgeois, now an assistant at Westlake, who was 56-32 in eight years.Washington-Marion Freddie Harrison John JenkinsHarrison returns to the area after three years at Ferriday, where he led theTrojans to a 24-11 record and three playoff appearances. Harrison, a Westlakegraduate, was an assistant coach at Lake Charles-Boston prior to the school’s2007 closing. He replaces John Jenkins, who had a 17-28 record in five years.Iowa Sean Richard David MillerRichard already is a successful head coach — of Iowa’s baseball team,which he led to the state title in ’07. Now he holds both positions. He replacesDavid Miller, who had a 28-21 record in five years.Pickering Lane Cook James MarcantelLane Cook was an assistant under Marcantel and steps into his first headcoaching role. A 1994 graduate of Sam Houston State University, he has 14years experience.Elton Kevin Bertrand Carl FlanaganThis is also Bertrand’s first head coaching job. The younger brother ofBasile head coach Tony Bertrand, he’s a 1995 McNeese graduate and has 15years experience, having last coached at Jennings. He replaces Carl Flanagan,who was 2-16 in two years in his second stint at the school.South Cameron James Marcantel Parry LaLandeMarcantel is moving from Pickering to South Cameron, replacing ParryLaLande, who compiled a 215-101-1 record in 28 years. Marcantel has a careerrecord of 44-79, leading Pickering to an 8-5 season in 2005 and 8-3 in ’06.00628933Locally owned andoperated by Brian WillisGO TORS!We StripeParking Lots& PaintSports Fields!Call or email us today fora free written estimate.brian@acestriping.com582-3800337-562-0900M. L. VINCENT, JR. & STEPHEN K. LILES1405-B W. PRIEN LAKE ROAD, LAKE CHARLES, LAComprehensive Financial Solutions • InvestmentsRetirement Planning • Life Insurance • Estate PlanningJessica Dupre • Owner/groomer210 W. NAPOLEON • COTTAGE D • SULPHUR, LA337-528-6DOGKIDS AND ALCOHOL.DON’T MIX!To report underagedrinking 491-3618

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS11SULPHUR • NEW COACHESTORS: Only seven starters returningfrom PAGE 9“Will is our only experiencedguy and will be onesafety,” Fusilier said. “Seanmissed most of the seasonlast year, but is a bigger kidand mature as a senior.“Trevon Theriot will be thebackup to those two. Sorgeeruns well and has had a goodfall. He will be real good, butjust needs game experience.Clavier will start on the otherside, and Joe Young will bethe swing guy. Our youngguys are working hard, weare anxious to see themagainst other teams.”AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: Harold Fusilier (first year, 25-45 career).■ DISTRICT: 3-5A.■ LAST YEAR: 4-6, 0-4 (fifth in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Multiple (three starters returning): TE TYLER LOM-INAC (6-0, 210, Sr.); TE Garrett Landry (6-1, 220, Sr.); SE HunterBourgeois (5-10, 190, Sr.); OT Dillion Lafleur (6-3, 275, Jr.); OG JACKBERGSTEDT (5-10, 205, Jr.); C Brett Burch (6-0, 220, Sr.); OG TYLERTRUETT (6-0, 230, Sr.); OT Daniel Teal (6-0, 205, Sr.); QB BriceGardiner (6-0, 190, Jr.); RB Keith Jasmine (5-11, 190, Sr.); RB ChaseHebert (5-10, 185, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (four starters returning): DE Jim LeBlanc (6-0,210, Sr.); DE Logan LeJeune (6-0, 220, Sr.); DT CODY MILLS (6-0, 307,Sr.); DT Ashton Joseph (6-0, 245, So.); LB Taylor Sedano (5-9, 187, Sr.);LB HOLDEN ROGERS (5-10, 210, Jr.); LB JON PETERSON (6-1, 205, Sr.);DB WILL HANSEN (5-9, 170, Sr.); DB Sean Conner (6-1, 205, Sr.); DBBrentley Sorgee (6-0, 185, Sr.); DB Ty Clavier (5-9, 150, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P Sean Conner (6-1, 205, Sr.); PK Troy Price (5-8,140, So.).Returning starters in ALL CAPS.COACHING CHANGESSCHOOL NEW COACH OLD COACHSulphur High Harold Fusilier Paul BourgeoisSulphur’s defensive coordinator since 2003, Fusilier makes the move intothe top job. This is his third stint as a head coach — he was at Iota from 1986-88 and at St. Louis from 1989-92 and has a career record of 25-45. He replacesBourgeois, now an assistant at Westlake, who was 56-32 in eight years.Washington-Marion Freddie Harrison John JenkinsHarrison returns to the area after three years at Ferriday, where he led theTrojans to a 24-11 record and three playoff appearances. Harrison, a Westlakegraduate, was an assistant coach at Lake Charles-Boston prior to the school’s2007 closing. He replaces John Jenkins, who had a 17-28 record in five years.Iowa Sean Richard David MillerRichard already is a successful head coach — of Iowa’s baseball team,which he led to the state title in ’07. Now he holds both positions. He replacesDavid Miller, who had a 28-21 record in five years.Pickering Lane Cook James MarcantelLane Cook was an assistant under Marcantel and steps into his first headcoaching role. A 1994 graduate of Sam Houston State University, he has 14years experience.Elton Kevin Bertrand Carl FlanaganThis is also Bertrand’s first head coaching job. The younger brother ofBasile head coach Tony Bertrand, he’s a 1995 McNeese graduate and has 15years experience, having last coached at Jennings. He replaces Carl Flanagan,who was 2-16 in two years in his second stint at the school.South Cameron James Marcantel Parry LaLandeMarcantel is moving from Pickering to South Cameron, replacing ParryLaLande, who compiled a 215-101-1 record in 28 years. Marcantel has a careerrecord of 44-79, leading Pickering to an 8-5 season in 2005 and 8-3 in ’06.00628933Locally owned andoperated by Brian WillisGO TORS!We StripeParking Lots& PaintSports Fields!Call or email us today fora free written estimate.brian@acestriping.com582-3800337-562-0900M. L. VINCENT, JR. & STEPHEN K. LILES1405-B W. PRIEN LAKE ROAD, LAKE CHARLES, LAComprehensive Financial Solutions • InvestmentsRetirement Planning • Life Insurance • Estate PlanningJessica Dupre • Owner/groomer210 W. NAPOLEON • COTTAGE D • SULPHUR, LA337-528-6DOGKIDS AND ALCOHOL.DON’T MIX!To report underagedrinking 491-3618

12 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010LAGRANGELaGrange aims to take next stepBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSLaGrange head coach Jules Sullen and, from left, Freddie Galloway, Kevin Tankerson, Deidrick Bushnell, DariusEdward and Aaron Sam will try to improve on last year's 7-4 record.AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: Jules Sullen (third year at school, 10-11).■ DISTRICT: 3-5A.■ LAST YEAR: 7-4, 2-2 (third in district, lost 38-32, OT, toHahnville in bi-district round).■ OFFENSE: Multiple (six starters returning) TE RanajawhanPoullard (6-0, 180, Sr.); WR DARIUS EDWARDS (6-1, 200, Sr.); LT BRIANTHOMAS (6-0, 230, Sr.); LG DEIDRICK BUSHNELL (6-1, 250, Sr.); CElijah Washington (5-11, 255, Jr.); RG KEVIN TANKERSON (6-2, 300,Sr.); RT KEELEN RAYSON (6-1, 240, Sr.); QB Joseph Spruel (5-9, 160,Jr.); RB Azie Avery (5-8, 180, Jr.); RB COURTNEY BROWN (6-0, 190, Sr.);WR Jamari Joseph (5-9, 160, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (five starters returning) DE MIKE FONTENOT (6-1, 250, Sr.); DT Chris Ivy (6-1, 250, Sr.); NT Jaylin Hadnot (6-1, 245,Sr.); DE Jamal Jackson (5-10, 180, Sr.) LB ELIJAH WILLIAMS (5-10, 190,Sr.); LB Tre Rideaux (5-10, 180, Sr.); DB FREDDIE GALLOWAY (5-8, 160,Sr.); DB AARON SAM (5-10, 180, Sr.); DB JACOBY GUY (5-9, 180, Sr.);DB Jalin Thiboudeaux (5-10, 180, Sr.); DB Tirell Willmaker (6-0, 150,So.).■ SPECIALISTS: Not available.Returning starters in ALL CAPS.Excitement is rampant atLaGrange, even though headcoach Jules Sullen and hisplayers have different goalsatop their to-do lists.Sullen is eyeing a playoffwin after theDistrict Gators lost a heartbreakerat3-5AHahnville last season,falling 38-32 in overtime.Meanwhile, the players arelooking to add hardware tothe trophy case by winningthe district. The Gators had achance to capture the trophylast year before losing toBarbe in their district finale.“The kids are excited forthis season, and I am too,”said Sullen. “The kids havebeen working hard and I amexcited for the chance to seethat pay off.”Returning to lead thisyear’s team is senior DariusEdwards (821 rushing yards,400 receiving yards, 16 TDs),who split time between runningback and receiver lastyear. He will be on the moveagain this season, lining up“all over the place,” accordingto Sullen.“He’s going to be at receiver,running back and quarterback,”said Sullen. “He isgoing to be our ‘Slash’ likeKordell Stewart was with theSteelers. He can do it all. He isphysical, elusive and a lotfaster than he looks.”Picking up the load in thebackfield will be CourtneyBrown.“He is a punisher, hasbreakaway speed and canplay in the slot,” said Sullen.“He is excited about taking alarger role. He eats and sleepsfootball and provides greatleadership.”Aaron Sam (254 rushingyards, 117 receiving yards,five TDs) saw limited duty onoffense last season and willgive the Gators another versatilethreat.“He catches the ball well atreceiver, and because he is adefensive back he understandscoverages,” saidSullen. “As a running back,he has great vision, and wecan match him against linebackersif teams try to playman against us. He is anexcellent kick returner, complementsDarius well andgives us a 1-2 punch.”Running the offense willbe Joseph Spruel.“He can throw the ball, isan intelligent kid and understandsour philosophy of gettingthe ball to the playmakers,”said Sullen.The Gators return fourstarters along the offensiveline, led by guard KevinTankerson.Also back are DeidrickBushnell, Keelen Graysonand Brian Thomas. ElijahWashington steps in at center.“Elijah is a strong, smartplayer that can start for us forthe next two years,” saidSullen.Defensively, the Gators willhave a new coordinator inCharles Ayro.“We are going to a 4-2-5, thesame scheme Ayro played inBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSat McNeese,” said Sullen. “Weused it a bit last season andthe kids have really boughtinto the new scheme. It allowsus to put more athletes on thefield, those hybrid safetieslinebackers.”Ayro will have just tworeturning starters in the frontsix, but an experienced secondaryled by corners JacobyGuy and Sam.The Gators added twomore veteran transfers withJaylin Hadnot from Westlakeand the addition of defensiveback Jalin Thibodeaux, whoplayed his first three seasonsin Texas. Hadnot spent twoyears at LaGrange beforemoving to Westlake last season.Hadnot will play tackle,joining a line that includesSee GATORS, Page 13

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS13LAGRANGE • POLLSGATORS: eyeing playoffsCOACHES’ POLLSfrom PAGE 12ends Mike Fontenot andChris Ivy and tackle JamalJackson.Elijah Williams moves upfrom safety to linebacker andwill be joined by Tre Rideaux,also a converted safety.Thibodeaux joins a secondarythat already features atrio of standouts in Sam,Jacoby Guy and FreddieGalloway.“Those guys make everybody’sjob easier,” said Sullen.“Galloway was tremendouslast season. I thought Guyand Sam would be the area’sbest corners last year andthey did not disappoint.Thibodeaux has excelledsince coming to us. He is agreat athlete and the sky isthe limit for him.”Sullen said he’s OK withhis kids’ priority list lookinga little different.“I want that playoff win,but if they get any other accoladesalong the way, that isgood with me,” he said. “Theyare going to have to provethey can play at a championshiplevel.”District 3-5AAcadiana (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Barbe (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12LaGrange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Sulphur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4District 5-4AJennings (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16St. Louis (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Sam Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10DeRidder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Washington-Marion . . . . . . . . . . 4District 4-3AEunice (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Crowley (3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Westlake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Church Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Northwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5District 4-2ARosepine (4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24South Beauregard (1) . . . . . . . . 20DeQuincy (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Pickering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13East Beauregard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Vinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6District 5-2AWelsh (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Oakdale (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Kinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Iota (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Lake Arthur (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Mamou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Pine Prairie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6District 4-1AOberlin (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Elton (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Basile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15South Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Merryville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5COACH PAT MILLEROberlin picked to finish firstKIDS AND ALCOHOL.DON’T MIX!Now DeliveringDowntown$20 limitBESTCHICKENSALAD INTOWN!To report underagedrinking 491-3618Come see whateveryone istalking about…M-F 8AM-2PMBreakfast 8-10Lunch 11-2:00• Gifts• Cheesesteaks• Panini’s • Gumbo• Wraps • Salads• Sandwiche• Desserts439-6916 • CAPITAL ONE TOWER 5TH FLOOR • www.reneescafe.netRe-ElectDaleBernard#87District 5• Dolby• F.K. White• Brentwood• LaGrange• Henry HeightsPrecincts: Dolby Elementary, FK White, Henry Height Elementary,Frazier Library @ McNeese, Brentwood Elementary & LSU CountyAgent Offices on Gulf HwyPaid For By Dale Bernard Or Committee To elect Dale Bernard2010LAGRANGEFOOTBALLSCHEDULESept. 2Sept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 25Oct. 1Oct. 8Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 500628958Wash.-MarionOpelousasat E. Ascensionat St. AugustineSam Houstonat Acadiana*Sulphur*at Lafayette*Barbe*B.T. Washington

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS19LEESVILLELeesville counting on LigginsBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSLevander Liggins is goingto be Leesville’s jack-of-alltrades.Last year,District4-4Ahe led theWampus Cats with568 yards and ninetouchdowns andwas third on theteam with 540 receiving yardsand seven touchdowns.“As good as he’s been, Ireally think this is going tobe a breakout year for him,”second-year Leesville headcoach David Feaster said.“He’s had a great offseason,he’s come along with hismental toughness, ran relaysin track last year which wassomething he hadn’t donebefore, he worked hard inthe weight room. Heimproved a lot mentally andphysically. He’s going to stayon the field all night long,he’ll play defense and returnkicks.”When Liggins isn’t in thebackfield, he’ll line up in theslot.“He’s got tremendousspeed,” Feaster said. “He’s gotvery strong open-field movesand great hands. He’s got a lotof assets, he’s a guy you wantto get him the ball.”Liggins is one of fourreturning starters on offense,joining tight end JavalChancy, center LoganMorrison and quarterbackZack Squyres.Squyres had quite thebreakout performance lastyear, throwing for 2,171 yardsand 25 touchdowns, and 16interceptions.“His intelligence allowshim to find receivers,”Feaster said. “Very seldomdoes he throw the ball and Ithink he should have thrownit to someone else.”Squyres lost his twofavorite targets — JeronHamm (681 yards, 8 TDs) andRobert Bush (640 yards, 7TDs) — to graduation.“Clinton Thurman hasstepped up at one receiver,”Feaster said. “But, we’re stilllooking for the other. It maybe by committee, we’re stilllooking for someone that canrun down the field and catchthe ball.”Clinton’s brother Diontayeis Leesville’s starting fullback.Safety Demetrius Atwaterand end Daniel Winfieldreturn to lead the defense.After winning only once intheir first six games last year,Leesville finished the regularseason with three straightwins to tie for second in districtand earn a playoff berth.“It’sdefinitely(Alexandria’s) to lose,” saidFeaster when asked ifLeesville could compete forthe 4-4A title. “They establishedthemselves by runningthe table. It’s theirs untilsomeone takes it from them,but we think by that time indistrict we’ll have a chance tocompete.”SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN PRESSSix-foot, 185-pound seniorLevander Liggins will bethe Wampus Cats’ jack-ofalltrades.AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: DavidFeaster (second year, 4-7;101-55 overall).■ DISTRICT: 4-4A.■ LAST YEAR: 4-7, 2-2(tied for second in district,lost 63-21 to Neville in bidistrict).■ OFFENSE: I-formation/Spread(four startersreturning): T A.J. Green (Sr.);T Bobby Mace (6-3, 245, Sr.);G Josh Ponthieux (Jr.); GJuwon Leday (Jr.); C LOGANMORRISON (Sr.); TE JEVALCHANCY (Sr.); QB ZACKSQUYRES (Jr.); TB LEVANDERLIGGINS (6-0, 185, Sr.); FBDiontay Thurman (Jr.); WBJoe Horlacher (Sr.); SEClinton Thurman (Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (twostarters returning): DEJeremiah Cross (Jr.); DEDANIEL WINFIELD (Jr.); DTDeshawn Shorty (Jr.); DTDewan Wade (Jr.); LBThomas Medina (Sr.); LBAdam Woods (Jr.); SS MasonDetz (Jr.); SS KingsleyMathews (Jr.); CB EzekielCampbell (Sr.); CB Eric Beebe(Sr.); FS DEMETRIUS ATWA-TER (5-10, 170, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P JacobChambers (So.); PK ColtonHoneycutt (Jr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.006287472010 SCHEDULESept. 3 at West MonroeSept. 10 at Sam HoustonSept. 17 SulphurSept. 24 Wash.-MarionOct. 1 at DeRidderOct. 8 Peabody*Oct. 15 at Alexandria*Oct. 22 Grant*Oct. 29 at Tioga*Nov. 5 Huntington

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS21ST. LOUISSt. Louis will be tough up frontBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSA move up to Class 4A didlittle to stop the progress ofthe St. Louis football program,as the Saints won ashare of the District 5-4Achampionship and took twotimedefending state championLutcher to the wire in aregional-round playoff loss.This year, the Saints willDistrict5-4Abe leaning ondefense to carrythe team earlywhile the offensebreaks in new starters atmost of the skill positions.Three starters returnalong the defensive line intackles Cory Snead, AndrewGary and end David Nodier.Senior Stephen Eccles willman the other end spot.“Last year we had toreplace the entire line, but theguys made progress throughoutthe season, and now wehave five coming back thatwere able to get playingtime,” said head coach MikeJohns. “There’s nothing likeexperience, and we have threeor four young guys we canwork in behind the starters.”Last year’s leading tackler,Colin Todd, returns to leadthe defense at linebacker.The secondary features atrio of returnees in safetiesBen Flavin and Darien Bartieand cornerback Zac Nixon.“We moved some peoplearound back there,” Johnssaid. “Bartie played cornerbut will be at free safety, andFlavin is moving to strongsafety since we lost bothstarters from last season.Bice played a lot last seasonso it’s like having anotherstarter back. Overall, I feelgood about the experience wehave on defense.”On offense, the runninggame is in good hands withthe return of linemen CadeCourville and TylerChurchman, tight endStephen Box and two provenrunners in Dillon Berlin andLucas Leger, who came on atthe end of the season.“We have good depth atrunning back, Berlin is agood power runner, whileLeger has a little more speedand quickness,” Johns said.“They give us a one-twopunch and allow us to keepfresh legs.“We are still not big on theoffensive line, but they arecoming around. Courvillewas all-district last year andChurchman is a good center.Box did a good job last year,he is real scrappy.”The question marks lie inthe passing game. BryceLaningham and MikeMinaldi are battling for thequarterback job.“Last year Bryce playedslot receiver for us, then hadBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSSt. Louis head coach Mike Johns and, clockwise from top left, Dillon Berlin, KrisAlbarado, Darien Bartie and Colin Todd head into the year looking to continue theSaints’ streak of three consecutive years with at least one playoff win.wrist surgery in the springand was out until July,” saidJohns.“Minaldi did well in thespring when Bryce was out.He had shoulder surgery lastyear and could not throw. Idon’t know if we are going touse both of those guys atquarterback, but they areboth going to play somewhereAT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: MikeJohns (10th year, 48-45, 138-93 overall).■ DISTRICT: 5-4A.■ LAST YEAR: 8-4, 3-1(co-district champions, lost25-20 to Lutcher in regionals).■ OFFENSE: One-backspread (five starters returning):TE STEPHEN BOX (6-2,175, Sr.); WR Sam Boyer (6-1,180, Jr.); LT Seth Temple (5-10,210, Sr.); LG Blake Lamendola(5-4, 210, Jr.); C TYLERCHURCHMAN (5-7, 200, Sr.);RG Jordon Saltzman (5-8, 200,Jr.); RT CADE COURVILLE (6-4,235, Sr.); QB Bryce Laningham(6-2, 200, Sr.); RB DILLONBERLIN (6-0, 200, Sr.); SB MIKEMINALDI (6-3, 200, Sr.); WRDarien Bartie (5-7, 170, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (sevenstarters returning): DE DAVIDNODIER (6-1, 225, Sr.); DEStephen Eccles (6-3, 200, Sr.);DT ANDREW GARY (6-0, 230,Sr.); DT CORY SNEAD (5-8,240, Sr.); LB COLIN TODD (5-11, 175, Sr.); LB Chaz Oubre(5-11, 185, Jr.); SS BEN FLAVIN(5-11, 175, Sr.); SS MarlonCollins (5-6, 160, Jr.); CB ZACNIXON (6-0, 175, Sr.); DBPatrick Bice (6-2, 175, Jr.); FSDARIEN BARTIE (5-7, 170, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P KRISALBARADO (6-0, 190, Sr.); PKHarrison Flynt (6-3, 170, Jr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.for us.”The receiving corps will beyoung, with Sam Boyer takingone spot and Bartie seeingpart-time duty on offense.Special teams will bestrong again, led by punterKris Albarado, who ranksamong the country’s top puntingprospects. He averaged 42yards per kick last year andallowed less than 20 returnyards on the season.“His hang time is great,”Johns said. “We won a fewgames last year with fieldposition because he was ableto pin opponents back. Ournew kicker, Harrison Flynt, isreally coming along. He hasgrown since last year and isdoing a good job with thekickoffs. If he keeps workinghe has an opportunity to bevery good.”

22 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010WASHINGTON-MARIONHarrison taking over at W-MBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSAfter spending his playingdays torturing Washington-Marion defenses and fans as aquarterback at Westlake,Freddie Harrison is trying toright the ship at the one-timepower, taking over as headcoach after a three-year stintat Ferriday High School.Harrison wants the W-MDistrict5-4Afans to know thathe is in it for thelong haul, but timewill be needed todevelop the program.“There is a lot of excitementfrom the kids and fans,”said Harrison. “But, it willtake time to build the programup, to make it a stableprogram. There is good talenthere, it just needs to begroomed. We have to makesure the kids know how tocompete, particularly whenadversity comes. They have tolearn how to finish, how tomake things go our way. Weneed confidence.”Leading the way on thefield will be Dwight Barker,who completed 94 of 167 passeslast season for 1,140 yards.“He has been in the fire, heis battle-tested,” saidHarrison. “We are going tomake sure we give him anopportunity to be successful,to use his athleticism.”Geroski Harmon (30 catches,344 yards) figures to beBarker’s favorite target.“We are real pleased withGeroski, he and Dwight aregoing to lead the offense,”said Harrison. “Geroski isexplosive and shifty. We aregoing to try to put him inspace so he can make plays.Devin Guillory and RonnieHendrix will be the otherreceivers. They are smart,skilled, disciplined kids — thekind we need. You don’t haveto tell them anything morethan once.”Michael Tutson (182 yards)figures to be a lot busier thisyear as the starting runningback in Harrison’s one-backoffense. He will be runningbehind a massive offensiveline that averages 264 poundsand features a trio of returningstarters in Brair Mayo,Justin Woods and SanchezPitre.“The line is real big, butneeds to gel fast,” saidHarrison. “They are startingto get the communicationdown. They are going to bewhat makes us go. Woods isjust a junior but is a leader.We have young guys steppingup as well.”Plenty of stepping up willbe needed on defense, wherejust two starters return, endChristian Lemelle and linebackerDesmond Richard.Harrison said those aretwo good building blocks.“Lemelle is getting recruitedby several Division Ischools and is a great passrusher,” said Harrison. “He isvery strong and physical.Richard is a true linebacker.We are going to let him loose,let him read and react, whichhe does well. We are playinghim in one of the middlespots in our 3-4 scheme. Wehave a lot of speed and aregoing to have to utilize that.BRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSWashington-Marion athletes, clockwise from top left, Brair Mayo, Devin Guillory,Geroski Harmon and Dwight Barker will play for first-year Charging Indians headcoach Freddie Harrison.“We are going to have tolearn how to line up correctlyand recognize the offensiveformations.”Defensive backs RobertHendrix and John Jones haveproven to be quick studiesand will lead an inexperiencedsecondary.“We are looking forHendrix to step up and leadthe unit,” said Harrison.“Jones is a student of thegame. They are going to giveus an opportunity to be successful.”Harrison said he wants theCharging Indians to be solidAT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: FreddieHarrison (1st year at school,24-11 overall).■ DISTRICT: 5-4A.■ LAST YEAR: 2-8, 0-4,fifth in district.■ OFFENSE: Multiple oneback(five starters returning)TE Quentin Guillory (6-3, 230,Sr.); WR GEROSKI HARMON (5-9, 175, Sr.); LT Leon Guillory(6-2, 250, So.); LG BRAIRMAYO (6-1, 265, Sr.); C QuincyBordelon (6-1, 260, Sr.); RGJUSTIN WOODS (6-3, 270, Jr.);RT SANCHEZ PITRE (6-6, 275,Jr.); QB DWIGHT BARKER (5-10,170, Sr.); TB Mike Tutson (5-11, 180, So.); WR RonnieHendrix (6-0, 170, Jr.); WRDevin Guillory (6-0, 165, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 3-4 (twostarters returning) DL CHRIST-IAN LEMELLE (6-3, 230, Sr.); DLShamon Dartez (6-2. 250,So.); DL Lloyd Thomas (5-11,220, Sr.); LB DESMONDRICHARD (6-0, 190, Jr.); LBDeVante Tillman (5-10, 180,Sr.); Derrick Thomas (5-9, 180,Sr.); LB Derian Charles (5-10,190, Sr.); DB John Jones III (6-0, 170, Jr.); DB John Ellis (5-9,160, Jr.); DB Robert Hendrix(5-10, 175, Jr.); DB DesmondMcNeal (5-11, 180, Jr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P/KRonnie Hendrix (6-0, 170, Jr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.in all three phases of thegame.“We want to control theball with the running game,let the defense control thetempo when they are outthere and flip the field withspecial teams,” he said. “Thatis an area that has been aweak point here but we aregoing to harp on it.”A lack of a jamboree game,a tough district and a dauntingnon-district schedule thatincludes Redemptorist, Barbeand LaGrange and does notappear to give W-M any easyweeks.“The schedule makes ithard to find wins, but wedon’t have to be judged onthat,” Harrison said. “Weneed to put a good product onthe field and give a greateffort. Judge us by the effort,that is what I want to see fromthe kids.”

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS23RECAP2009 SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AREA STATISTICSTo qualify, players had to average a minimum of6 points per game scoring, 50 yards per gamerushing and 20 yards per game receiving.TEAM STATISTICSClass 5ATotal OffenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGBarbe 10 2237 1495 359 35.9 3732 373.2LaGrange 10 2275 880 265 26.5 3155 315.5Acadiana 10 2520 346 289 28.9 2866 286.6Sulphur 10 958 1535 189 18.9 2493 249.3Lafayette 10 1780 455 138 13.8 2235 223.5Total DefenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGLaGrange 10 1373 787 124 12.4 2160 216Acadiana 10 1858 872 195 19.5 2730 273Sulphur 10 1648 1191 219 21.9 2839 283.9Barbe 10 1779 1119 185 18.5 2898 289.8Lafayette 10 2045 1062 192 19.2 3107 310.7Class 4ATotal OffenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGJennings 10 3048 632 320 32 3680 368Leesville 10 1205 2378 272 27.2 3583 358.3SHHS 10 1505 1682 270 27 3187 318.7St. Louis 10 1516 1146 237 23.7 2662 266.2W-M 10 1153 1479 158 15.8 2632 263.2DeRidder 10 1728 745 249 24.9 2473 247.3Total DefenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGDeRidder 10 800 1160 107 10.7 1960 196Jennings 10 1268 890 172 17.2 2158 215.8SHHS 10 1387 1292 214 21.4 2679 267.9W-M 9 2022 921 340 37.7 2943 327St. Louis 10 1819 1465 200 20 3284 328.4Leesville 10 2078 1344 342 34.2 3422 342.2Class 3ATotal OffenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGWestlake 10 2755 648 290 29 3403 340.3Iowa 10 1834 1255 268 26.8 3089 308.9Total DefenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGWestlake 10 1375 1205 214 21.4 2580 258Iowa 10 2509 640 296 29.6 3149 314.9Class 2ATotal OffenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGDeQuincy 10 1941 1814 303 30.3 3755 375.5S. Beau 10 2999 717 368 36.8 3716 371.6Welsh 10 3174 419 342 34.2 3593 359.3Rosepine 10 2713 497 346 34.6 3210 321Lake Arthur 10 2192 738 269 26.9 2930 293Kinder 10 1945 623 232 23.2 2568 256.8Pickering 10 2141 414 172 17.2 2555 255.5Iota 10 2306 212 161 16.1 2518 251.8Oakdale 10 1939 535 173 17.3 2474 247.4E. Beau 10 1580 516 99 9.9 2096 209.6Vinton 10 1510 396 100 10 1906 190.6Total DefenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGS. Beau 10 1526 538 136 13.6 2064 206.4Lake Arthur 10 1368 708 132 13.2 2076 207.6Welsh 10 1560 635 153 15.3 2195 219.5Kinder 10 1850 431 145 14.5 2281 228.1Iota 10 1778 544 186 18.6 2322 232.2DeQuincy 10 1768 653 201 20.1 2421 242.1Oakdale 10 2121 620 264 26.4 2741 274.1Rosepine 10 1827 1086 142 14.2 2913 291.3Vinton 10 2795 565 413 41.3 3360 336Pickering 10 2746 693 295 29.5 3439 343.9E. Beau 10 2671 862 341 34.1 3533 353.3Class 1ATotal OffenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGOberlin 10 3164 315 387 38.7 3479 347.9S. Cam 10 2735 320 337 33.7 3055 305.5Basile 10 2248 683 261 26.1 2931 293.1Elton 10 2522 358 190 19 2880 288Merryville 10 2008 506 154 15.4 2514 251.4Hamilton 9 857 966 157 17.4 1823 202.5Total DefenseG Run Pass Pts PPG Tot YPGOberlin 10 1170 538 86 8.6 1708 170.8Basile 10 1643 526 168 16.8 2169 216.9Merryville 10 1932 759 235 23.5 2691 269.1S. Cam 10 1524 1202 252 25.2 2726 272.6Hamilton 9 2320 427 285 31.6 2747 305.2Elton 10 2721 502 303 30.3 3223 322.3INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSClass 5ARushingName, school G No. Yds. TD YPC YPGMichael Guillory, Barbe 10 1571148 17 7.3 114.8Blair Broussard, Aca 10 1821068 14 5.8 106.8Josh Pillard, Acadiana 10 133 860 16 6.4 86Darius Edwards, LG 10 116 821 10 7 82.1Brandon Williams, LG 10 116 717 5 6.1 71.7Calvin Peco, Sulphur 10 144 711 4 4.9 71.1Kevin Berard, Barbe 10 102 617 6 6 61.7Jordan Romero, Laf 10 126 576 6 4.5 57.6Ethan Russell, Laf 10 102 561 4 5.5 56.1PassingName, School G Com Att INT TD TotGarrett McCain, Sul 10 108 219 10 13 1520Derek Bellard, LG 10 67 137 2 10 874Jared Foster, Barbe 5 39 60 3 10 746Kevin Berard, Barbe 10 51 94 0 10 670Jordan Romero, Laf 10 47 105 3 3 439Ryan Bergeron, Aca 10 28 54 1 2 367ReceivingName, School G No. Yds.TD YPC YPGWill Hassien, Sulphur 10 41 653 5 15.9 65.3Chip Armelin, Sulphur 10 36 587 6 16.3 58.7Tye Taylor, Barbe 10 27 484 2 17.9 48.4Darius Edwards, LG 10 17 400 6 23.5 40Kevin Berard, Barbe 10 16 353 6 22 35.3Michael Guillory, Barbe 10 27 346 5 12.8 34.6Brandon Williams, LG 10 19 216 2 11.3 21.6Class 4ARushingName, school G No. Yds. TD YPC YPGDavondrick Phillips, Jenn 10 186 1308 14 7 130.8Michael Wilridge, Jenn 10 156 1197 13 7.6 119.7Dillon Berlin, St. Louis 10 146 685 9 4.6 68.5Stephen Sylvester, SL 8 136 671 4 4.9 83.8Orlan Lockhart, SHHS 10 162 632 19 3.9 63.2Antonio Palmer, DR 10 106 610 6 5.7 61Levander Liggins, Lees 10 84 568 9 6.7 56.8Kip Carter, Sam Houston 10 103 561 8 5.4 56.1Stephen Richmond, DR 7 89 454 6 5.1 64.8PassingName, School G Com Att INT TD TotZack Squyres, Lees 10 115 209 16 25 2171Orlan Lockhart, SHHS 10 120 213 8 7 1612Dwight Barker, W-M 10 94 167 5 5 1140Drew Francois, SL 10 59 115 3 11 950Samuel Peterson, DR 10 66 129 4 7 714Bryson Abraham, Jenn 10 40 71 1 5 554Geroski Harmon, W-M 10 13 25 2 1 323Bryce Laningham, SL 10 15 33 2 1 196ReceivingName, School G No. Yds.TD YPC YPGKenny Brown, St. Louis 10 47 865 11 18.4 86.5Jeron Hamm, Leesville 10 38 681 8 17.9 68.1Robert Bush, Leesville 10 28 640 7 22.8 64Levander Liggins, Lees 10 31 540 7 17.4 54Trevor Avery, SHHS 10 27 452 4 16.7 45.2Donovan Landry, SHHS 10 25 430 0 17.2 43Chase Guillory, SHHS 10 34 407 0 11.9 40.7Carson Hargroder, Jenn 10 20 355 4 17.7 35.5Geroski Harmon, W-M 10 30 344 1 11.4 34.4Chris Bell, W-M 10 17 237 3 13.9 23.7Keavin Fontenot, W-M 10 17 233 1 13.7 23.3Chris Jones, DeRidder 10 19 219 1 11.5 21.9Travis Watson, W-M 10 7 210 0 30 21Class 3ARushingName, school G No. Yds. TD YPC YPGDonald James, WL 10 2061417 17 6.8 141.7Tevin LaVergne, WL 10 134 956 8 7.1 95.6Gene Pete, Iowa 10 115 647 12 5.6 64.7Jamar Chretien, Iowa 9 112 635 6 5.6 70.5PassingName, School G Com Att INT TD TotGene Pete, Iowa 10 76 152 12 13 1135Grant Nordberg, WL 10 47 102 7 8 651ReceivingName, School G No. Yds.TD YPC YPGSean Celestine, Iowa 10 26 437 1 16.8 43.7Dylan Williams, Iowa 10 20 327 5 16.3 32.7Donovan Borel, WL 10 21 304 4 14.4 30.4Class 2ARushingName, school G No. Yds. TD YPC YPGDakota Cryer, S. Beau 10 2121477 22 6.9 147.7Gary Suydam, Rose 9 1561288 15 8.2 143.1Joey Smith, Pickering 10 1921244 14 6.4 124.4Nick Hebert, Welsh 10 1541015 13 6.5 101.5Will Guidry, Welsh 10 165 921 12 5.5 92.1Auldon Robinson, LA 10 125 903 12 7.2 90.3Damian Ward, Oakdale 10 135 874 12 6.4 87.4Corey Townsley, EB 10 185 832 3 4.4 83.2Jordan Odom, Kinder 10 140 771 12 5.5 77.1Klint White, Rosepine 10 113 737 9 6.5 73.7Dylan Fowler, S. Beau 10 101 673 9 6.6 67.3Randall Carter, DQ 10 85 650 7 7.6 65Trey St. Andre, Iota 4 93 639 4 6.8 159.7Bryant Fantroy, Iota 10 129 585 7 4.5 58.5Trent Hargrave, LA 10 101 519 8 5.1 51.9Kelby Hebert, Vinton 10 111 505 4 4.5 50.5C.J. Carter, DeQuincy 4 33 430 6 13 107.5Dylan Hebert, Welsh 8 40 428 6 10.7 53.5PassingName, School G Com Att INT TD TotJacob Dietz, DeQuincy 10 91 160 5 17 1759Colby Lavergne, LA 10 35 89 2 6 680Ricky Ivey, S. Beau 10 39 78 2 6 629Blake Trahan, Kinder 10 40 93 5 4 528Klint White, Rosepine 10 40 70 2 5 497Lance Hardman, Oak 10 36 86 9 4 493Gett Thomas, Pickering 10 31 51 5 2 399Joe Prince, Vinton 10 30 112 5 2 381Payton Fox, Welsh 10 18 48 6 4 352Corey Townsley, EB 10 15 27 2 1 282Justin Rutherford, EB 10 21 63 4 3 254Ben Thevis, Iota 10 15 67 7 3 212ReceivingName, School G No. Yds.TD YPC YPGCaleb Kellogg, DQ 10 56 1014 15 18.1101.4C.J. Carter, DeQuincy 4 10 228 2 22.8 57Kain Hungerford, SB 10 31 498 4 16 49.8Layton Braneff, DQ 10 16 359 2 22.4 35.9Skylan Pence, Rose 10 25 314 2 12.5 31.4Aaron Bertrand, LA 10 17 310 2 18.2 31Jacob Martin, LA 10 12 303 4 25.2 30.3Aaron Armstrong, EB 10 12 209 3 17.4 20.9Class 1ARushingName, school G No. Yds. TD YPC YPGLandon Carmon, Elton 10 1941564 18 8 156.4Chad Strother, Oberlin 10 1241013 18 8.1 101.3Corey Carlson, Merry 10 126 803 7 6.3 80.3Fabian Bellard, Basile 10 97 796 10 8.2 79.6Brandon Debarge, SC 10 108 790 12 7.3 79Dex Murphy, S. Cam 9 159 781 7 4.9 86.7Daven Hardwick, Merry 10 110 744 8 6.7 74.4Dylan Matte, Basile 10 131 723 12 5.5 72.3Cedrick Skinner, Ober 5 58 721 10 12.4 144.2Thomas Brown, SC 10 104 699 13 6.7 69.9Micah Lavan, Elton 10 121 678 5 5.6 67.8H.D. 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24 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010DERIDDERTough act to follow for DeRidderBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSLast year is going to be atough act for DeRidder to follow.The Dragons’ 8-3 recordended a streak of 11 losingseasons and was DeRidder’smost wins since the fall of1993, when they were 8-3.District5-4AGone from lastyear’s team isquarterbackSamuel Peterson,but back ondefense is District 5-4A defensiveMVP DeShazor Everett.“We’ve got a lot of holes tofill, that was a good seniorclass we lost, but we’ve got alot of good ones comingback,” DeRidder head coachEric Parmley said. “Butwe’ve got some holes to fill onthe D-line and in the offensivebackfield.”Everett, the Dragons’strong safety, is one of fivereturning starters on defense.He’s joined by defensivebacks Rashad Robinson andJace Morein, linebackerHarrison Lewis and linemanTyler Slover.In the team’s 4-2-5 defensivescheme, the 6-foot, 175-pound Everett is the lone safety,joined by four defensivebacks.“He’s going to be up therepressing the line of scrimmage,”Parmley said. “Withhis style and his athletic ability,he’s a pretty good footballplayer.”While there’s plenty of sizeon the defensive line, there’snot much experience. The 6--1, 250-pound junior Slover isthe only returning starterand will be joined by 5-10, 240-pound Cedric Washington, 6-2, 290-pound Juliam Williamsand 5-11, 190-pound ChrisCrosley.DeRidder’s got another bigline on the other side of theball, and a little bit of experience,too.Six-foot-5, 350-pound juniortackles Danie Sweet, 5-10, 265-pound senior guard WillieCheever and 5-11, 240-poundDeRidder head coach Eric Parmley and players Harrison Lewis, left, and Tyler Slover will try to put together anotherwinning season.senior guard James Gore areall returning starters and willbe joined on the line by juniorcenter Calvin Green (5-10,240), junior tackle CalebPlummer (5-10, 260) and seniortight end Dwain Conway(6-0, 200).“There’s a confidence factorin the backs when theyline up behind three returningstarters and big kids,”Parmley said.Of course, Sweet is thebiggest of the big boys.“I expect him to move theball, move the pile,” Parmleysaid. “He’s a big strong kid.”Wide receiver Chris Jonesand fullback O’Neal Stensonare both returning starters,while quarterback JaredHolmes and tailbck EddieMeridith will move into startingroles.DeRidder will again lineup both in the I and thespread, Parmley said.“There’s not going to beany secrets, we’re a runningfootball team,” Parmley said.At kicker and punter, theDragons will have a familiarname but a new face. JuniorNoah Coronel will hold bothduties, which were held byhis older brother AlvaisCoronel last year.AT A GLANCEBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESS■ HEAD COACH: Eric Parmley (fifth year, 14-26).■ DISTRICT: 5-4A.■ LAST YEAR: 8-3, 2-2 (third in district, lost 32-22 to Bastrop inbi-district).■ OFFENSE: Multiple I (five starters returning): TE Dwain Conway(6-0, 200, Sr.); WR CHRIS JONES (6-0, 165, Sr.); WR Charles Bailey (5-10, 165, Sr.); WR Matryl Beane (5-11, 160, Sr.); G JAMES GORE (5-11,240, Sr.); C Calvin Green (5-10, 240, Jr.); G WILLIE CHEEVER (5-10,265, Sr.); T DANIE SWEET (6-5, 350, Jr.); T Caleb Plummer (5-10, 260,Jr.); QB Jared Holmes (6-0, 180, Jr.); RB Eddie Meridith (5-9, 165, Jr.);RB O’NEAL STENSON (5-9, 165, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (five starters returning) DL TYLER SLOVER (6-1,250, Jr.); DL Cedric Washington (5-10, 240, Jr.); DL Julian Williams (6-2,290, Jr.); DL Chris Crosley (5-11, 190, So.); LB Ted Thompson (5-10,175, Sr.); LB HARRISON LEWIS (6-0, 220, Sr.); DB RASHAD ROBINSON(5-9, 165, Sr.); DB JACE MOREIN (5-9, 175, Sr.); SS DESHAZOR EVERETT(6-0, 175, Sr.); DB Hunter Lewis (5-9, 175, Jr.); DB Leon Freeman (5-8,150, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P/K Noah Coronel (5-9, 150, Jr.).Returning starters in ALL CAPS.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS25RECAPDistrict 3-5ADis. OverallW L W L PF PABarbe 4 0 8 2 359 185Acadiana 3 1 8 2 275 185LaGrange 2 2 7 3 265 124Lafayette 1 3 4 6 131 222Sulphur 0 4 4 6 189 208District 4-4ADis. OverallWL WL PF PAAlexandria 4 0 9 1 384 98Leesville 2 2 4 6 252 345Peabody 2 2 4 6 175 215Tioga 1 3 4 6 268 268Grant 0 4 2 8 128 2822009 SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AREA DISTRICT STANDINGSDistrict 5-4ADis. OverallWL WL PF PASt. Louis 3 1 7 3 237 200Sam Houston 3 1 7 3 270 213DeRidder 2 2 8 2 249 101Jennings 2 2 7 3 308 172Wash.-Marion 0 4 1 9 148 323District 4-3ADis. OverallWL WL PF PAEunice 5 0 6 4 240 156Crowley 4 1 8 2 281 158Westlake 3 2 5 5 294 214Iowa 2 3 5 5 256 304Church Point 1 4 5 5 159 241Northwest 0 5 1 9 147 354District 4-2ADis. OverallWL WL PF PARosepine 5 0 9 1 389 158S. Beauregard 4 1 9 1 367 136DeQuincy 3 2 7 3 303 201Pickering 2 3 3 7 143 295E. Beauregard 1 4 1 9 99 340Vinton 0 5 010 100 413District 5-2ADis. OverallWL WL PF PALake Arthur 5 1 8 2 269 129Welsh 5 1 8 2 288 153Kinder 4 2 6 4 232 145Mamou 3 3 5 5 202 244Iota 2 4 4 6 161 186Oakdale 1 5 2 8 173 275Pine Prairie 1 5 2 8 132 332District 4-1ADis. OverallWL WL PF PAOberlin 5 0 9 1 387 86S. Cameron 4 1 7 3 317 252Basile 3 2 7 3 261 168Hamilton 2 3 3 7 142 332Merryville 1 4 5 5 207 235Elton 0 5 2 8 269 303STATE CHAMPIONSCLASS 5A — West Monroe 30,Rummel 0.CLASS 4A — Neville 31, Franklington15.CLASS 3A — Notre Dame14,Parkview Baptist 7.CLASS 2A — Evangel 18, John Curtis13.CLASS 1A — Haynesville 19, S.Plaquemines 12.KIDS AND ALCOHOL.DON’T MIX!To report underagedrinking 491-3618www.mwv.com2010DERIDDERDRAGONSSCHEDULESept. 3Sept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 24Oct. 1Oct. 8Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 5Natch.-Centralat NortheastAbbevilleat WestlakeLeesvilleSt. Louis*at Peabodyat Jennings*Wash.-Marion*at SamHouston*00628755

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS27JENNINGSJennings loaded in the backfieldBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSDistrict5-4AThe Jennings Bulldogs cango as far as the backfield ofBryson Abraham,Davondrick Phillips andMichael Wilridge will takethem.If judging by yards previouslygained, thatcould be a longway.Phillips led thedistrict in rushing yards with1,308 last season, whileWilridge was right behindhim at 1,197. Abraham ran foranother 380 yards and threwfor 554.“That’s a good place tostart,” said Jennings headcoach Rusty Phelps whenasked about the three. “Youhave over 3,000 yards betweenboth running backs and aquarterback with a yearunder his belt, who can do areally good job running andthrowing.”Between the three of them,they scored 34 touchdownslast year, while Abrahamthrew another five.This year, they’ll be runningbehind an offensive linethat has more depth and morebulk.Either Michael Ringuet orDemarcus Rideaux — both ofwhom are 245 pounds — willline up at left tackle, joiningleft guard Spencer Marceaux(6-1, 240), center Billy Myers(6-1, 335), right guard AndrewLamb (5-8, 190) and right tackleJacob Guinn (6-0, 225).“This is one of our biggeroffensive lines we’ve had overcourse of years,” Phelps said.“These guys have workedhard in the weight room fromJanuary to August.“Last year we didn’t havemuch depth on the offensiveline, but this year we’ve got acouple places that we’re acouple guys deep.”Abraham lost his favoritetarget, Carson Hargroder, tograduation, but will havewide receivers KollonRichard, Tré Richardson andEric Perkins to throw the ballto.“I think all three of thoseguys can catch the footballand make plays in space,”Phelps said. “They have reallygood timing together.“Bryson spent a lot of timethrowing the football to themover the summer and you cansee them throwing lot better.”But that doesn’t meanJennings is moving to an alloutaerial attack.“We continue to want torun the football,” Phelps said.“That’s the first thing wewant to do.”Defensively, the Bulldogswere the second-best team in5-4A last year and return allbut one member of the secondaryin their 4-2-5 scheme.AMERICAN PRESSJennings’ Michael Wilridge is one of three members of the Bulldogs’ backfield backfor their senior seasons. He will be joined by fellow running back Davondrick Phillipsand quarterback Bryson Abraham.Cornerback Aaron Perkinsis back, along with free safetyTyre Davis and strongsafeties Dylan Lavergne andKegan Kratzer. The new manin the group is senior DelonteMadden.“I think we’ve got to lookto those guys because that’swhere our experience willhave to come from,” PhelpsAT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: RustyPhelps (16th year, 99-70).■ DISTRICT: 5-4A.■ LAST YEAR: 8-4, 2-2(tied for third in district, lost19-7 to Northside in regionalround).■ OFFENSE: Split-backveer (seven starters returning):TE Chris Watkins (6-2,190, Jr.); WR Kollon Richard (6-2, 180, Sr.); LT MichaelRinguet (6-4, 245, Jr.) orDemarcus Rideaux (6-0, 245,Jr.); LG SPENCER MARCEAUX(6-1, 240, Sr.); C BILLY MYERS(6-1, 335, Sr.); RG ANDREWLAMB (5-8, 190, So.); RTJACOB GUINN (6-0, 225, Sr.);QB BRYSON ABRAHAM (5-11,180, Sr.); RB DAVONDRICKPHILLIPS (5-9, 175, Sr.); RBMICHAEL PHILLIPS (5-9, 180,Sr.); WR Tré Richardson (5-9,200, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (sevenstarters returning) DL CASEYVILLANUEVA (6-0, 190, Sr,); TD.J. PHILLIPS (5-10, 225, Jr.);DT Keijun Levi (5-10, 210,So.); DE CHARLES CASSIDY (5-10, 175, Sr.);MLB Alex Daigle(5-10, 190, Jr.); WLB KentonBertrand (5-9, 170, So.); SSDYLAN LAVERGNE (5-10, 175,Jr.); SS KEGAN KRATZER (5-9,185, Sr.) CB ARRON PERKINS(5-10, 170, Sr.); CB DelonteMadden (5-10, 160, Sr.); FSTYRE DAVIS (6-0, 190, Sr.)■ SPECIALISTS: P BRYSONABRAHAM; K ZACH DUHONReturning starters in ALLCAPS.said. “Especially earlybecause we’re trying to workthe front six out.”The only starter back in thefront six is junior tackle D.J.Phillips. Casey Villanueva willstart at one defensive end,while sophomores Keijun Leviand Payton Phelps are battlingit out for the other defensivetackle spot and seniorsCharles Cassidy and KeaganSonnier are competing for theother defensive end spot.Junior Alex Daigle andsophomore Keaton Bertrandwill be the team’s linebackers.“I think they’ve got somepotential,” Phelps said of hisfront six. “They’re just learningto play at this speed. Someof them are just sophomores,they’re still learning how toplay and get after it.”

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS29WESTLAKEWestlake fighting numbers gameBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSWestlake was supposed tobe all grown up now, but theRams are suddenly dealingwith the loss of five expectedstarters after a transfer,injuries and attrition left theteam without a few players.After a rebuilding seasonDistrict4-3Alast year in whichWestlake fielded 19new starters, experiencewill still bea strength for theRams this season, with 11starters returning. Six sophomoressaw extensive playingtime last season. Now a fewwill will be needed to providedepth after the last-minutelosses.“Some of the young kidswill have to come through,but we have some sophomorekids that can help,” said headcoach Max Caldarera, whoenters the season just twowins shy of 200 for his career.The team’s strength will bean offensive line that returnsfour starters in Gabe Spikes,Trent Toups, Ben Myers andJordan McBride.“The line is going to haveto be the leaders of theoffense,” said Caldarera.“Toups was first-team all-districtand so was Spikes.McBride was second-team.Marcus Declouit is a sophomorethat can help us andRobert Griffin is a senior thatgives us depth.”Caldarera will also be leaningon slot backs JustinNordberg and TylerStoddard, who has committedto Southeastern Louisiana.“Those guys played lastyear and did a very good job,”said Caldarera. “TreyJohnson is also going to helpus at wide receiver.”Experience is limited atthe other skill spots, with theRams losing both tight endssince the end of spring practice.“We are going to moveChase Schuck from the line totight end, he gives us a bigbody and his hands are notbad, but he has never playedthe position,” said Caldarera.Junior Ryan Feagin is thelikely starter under center,backed by freshman TylerJohnson and sophomoreDraike Rawles.“Feagin is throwing theball well, but does not havemuch experience because wewere not able to play manyJV games last year,” saidCaldarera.The other skill positionsare the only areas the Ramswill have a majority of newfaces.Devin Eaglin takes over atrunning back for last year’sproductive duo of DonaldJames and Tevin Lavergne.“Devin was able to getsome mop-up duty last yearbut it is pretty shallow afterhim,” said Caldarera. “NicLatour is a sophomore that isgoing to help, but you justcan’t replace two guys whocombined for 2,300 yards thatKAREN WINK / AMERICAN PRESSIn his 33rd year as Westlake’s head coach, Max Caldarera will rely on, clockwise fromtop left, Jordan McBride, Tyler Stoddard, Ryan Feagin, Josh Semien and Zach Vincentto lead the squad.easy.”Seven starters return ondefense, including a trio inthe secondary in cornerReggie Lastrapes and safetiesNordberg and Stoddard.Schuck will be starting at endfor a third year and twostarters are back at linebackerin Eaglin and AlexHardy.“That experience is goingto help, Lastrapes really cameAT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: MaxCaldarera (33rd year, 198-154).■ DISTRICT: 4-3A.■ LAST YEAR: 5-6, 3-2(third in district, lost 34-24 toPatterson in bi-district).■ OFFENSE: Multiple oneback (eight starters returning):TE Chase Schuck (6-3, 250,Sr.); TE Devin Pharris (6-3,170, So.); LT JORDANMCBRIDE (6-2, 235, Sr.); LGGABE SPIKES (6-0, 225, Sr.); CTRENT TOUPS (5-10, 215, Sr.);RG Willie Foy (5-11, 195, So.);RT BEN MYERS (6-1, 200, Jr.);QB Ryan Feagin (5-10, 165,Jr.); TB Devin Eaglin (5-10,210, Jr.); SB TYLER STODDARD(6-2, 200, Sr.); ZB JustinNordberg (5-9, 165, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 50 (sevenstarters returning): DE CHASESCHUCK (6-3, 250, Sr.); DEJordan McBride (6-2, 235, Sr.);NT Trent Toups (5-10, 215,Sr.); OLB ZACK VINCENT (6-0,170, Jr.); OLB Donald Shillow(5-9, 170, Sr.); ILB ALEXHARDY (5-11, 190, Sr.); ILBDEVIN EAGLIN (5-10, 210, Jr.);SS JUSTIN NORDBERG (5-9,165, Jr.); FS TYLER STODDARD(6-2, 200, Sr.); CB REGGIE LAS-TRAPES (6-0, 168, Sr.); CBChance Stevens (5-11, 160,Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P/PKTREY JOHNSON (6-1, 165, Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.on at the corner last year,”said Caldarera.“We hope to be a lot betteron defense this year. ChanceStevens was going to be theother corner, but he is out forabout six weeks with aninjury. Handon Etienne isleading the race to take thatspot, he has been excellent intwo weeks of workouts.”Depth and having so manytwo-way players areCaldarera’s primary concernsentering the season.“We are going to have toplay a lot of iron-man football,”he said. “We are goingto have to shorten games andfind a way to win some closeones. There were many lastyear we felt we should havewon. Hopefully we can winsome of those this year.”

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SCHEDULES31AMERICAN PRESSFOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010WEEK 1Thursday, Sept. 2Non-district — Washington-Marion at LaGrange, Iowa atAbbeville, DeQuincy at SouthCameron, Merryville at SouthBeauregard.Friday, Sept. 3Non-district — Tioga atBarbe, St. Thomas More atSulphur, Mansfield at St. Louis,Sam Houston at St. Martinville,Natchitoches-Central at DeRidder,Leesville at West Monroe,Marksville at Westlake, Jenningsat Crowley, Rosepine at Rayne,Lake Arthur at HamiltonChristian, Oakdale at Many,Vinton at Iota, Oberlin at EastBeauregard, Welsh at Loreauville,Basile at Gueydan, Elton atKinder, Logansport at Pickering,Opelousas at Eunice, Cohen atLafayette, Mamou at Port Barre,LaSalle at Pine Prairie, Northsideat Acadiana, Church Point at BeauChene.WEEK 2Thursday, Sept. 9Non-district — Vinton atSouth Cameron.Friday, September 10Non-district — Barbe atCarencro, Opelousas atLaGrange, Evangel at Sulphur,Peabody at Washington-Marion,Leesville at Sam Houston,Lafayette at Terrebonne,DeRidder at Northeast, St. Louisat Cecilia, Bunkie at Iowa,Westlake at Beau Chene, Kinderat DeQuincy, Jennings at Eunice,Rosepine at LaSalle, St. Edmundat Iota, Delcambre at Lake Arthur,South Beauregard at Oakdale,Rayne at Welsh, False RiverAcademy at Oberlin; Pine Prairieat Basile, East Beauregard atElton, Pickering at Merryville,Hamilton Christian at VermilionCatholic Crowley at Abbeville,Mamou at Ville Platte, Acadianaat Parkview Baptist, Avoyelles atChurch Point.WEEK 3Thursday, Sept. 16Non-district — SouthCameron at Kinder.Friday, Sept. 17Non-district — Washington-Marion at Barbe, LaGrange at EastAscension, Sulphur at Leesville,Abbeville at DeRidder, Eunice atLafayette, Catholic-New Iberia atSt. Louis, Westlake at SamHouston, Jennings at Iowa,Oberlin at DeQuincy, Lake Arthurat Hanson Memorial, Iota atSouth Beauregard, Ville Platte atOakdale, Welsh at Vinton, Basileat Pickering, Merryville at EastBeauregard, Mansfield atRosepine, Hamilton Christian atSt. Edmund, Elton at Delcambre,Crowley at Bolton, Northwest atMamou, Pine Prairie at SacredHeart-Ville Platte, McDonogh 35at Acadiana, Eunice at Lafayette,Church Point at Parkview Baptist.WEEK 4Thursday, Sept. 23Non-district — Pickering atSouth Cameron, Eunice atWestgate.Friday, Sept. 24District 5-2A — Oakdale atLake Arthur, Welsh at Iota.Non-district — Sam Houstonat Barbe, Sulphur at Ruston,Lafayette at Carencro, DeRidderat Westlake, St. Louis at NotreDame, Washington-Marion atLeesville, Rosepine at Jennings,South Beauregard at Iowa,DeQuincy at North Caddo, Kinderat Vinton, Vermilion Catholic atOberlin, East Beauregard atBasile, East Iberville at Elton,Gueydan at Hamilton Christian,Hanson Memorial at Merryville,Crowley at Peabody, Mamou atPine Praire, Comeaux atAcadiana, Rayne at Church Point.Saturday, Sept. 25Non-district — LaGrange atSt. Augustine.WEEK 5Thursday, Sept. 30Non-district — Westlake atSt. Louis, South Cameron atRosepine, Sacred Heart-VillePlatte at Mamou.Friday, Oct. 1District 5-2A — Lake Arthurat Kinder, Iota at Oakdale, PinePrairie at Welsh.Non-district — Barbe atEvangel, Sam Houston atLaGrange, Abbeville at Sulphur,Redemptorist at Washington-Marion, Livonia at Jennings,Leesville at DeRidder, Iowa atKaplan, Many at DeQuincy, NotreDame at Eunice, Elton atPickering, East Beauregard at VillePlatte, Northwood-Lena atOberlin, Basile at White Castle,Gueydan at South Beauregard,Vinton at Hamilton Christian,Rayne at Crowley, New Iberia atLafayette, Merryville atMontgomery, Acadiana at St.Thomas More, Church Point atErath.WEEK 6Thursday, Oct. 7District 4-2A — SouthBeauregard at Pickering, Vintonat Rosepine, Welsh at Mamou.District 4-1A — SouthCameron at Merryville.Friday, Oct. 8District 3-5A — Lafayette atBarbe, LaGrange at Acadiana.District 4-4A — Leesville atPeabody.District 5-4A — St. Louis atDeRidder, Sam Houston atJennings.District 4-3A — Eunice atWestlake, Iowa at Crowley,Northwest at Church Point.District 4-2A — EastBeauregard at DeQuincy.District 5-2A — Oakdale atPine Prairie, Kinder at Iota.District 4-1A — Elton atOberlin, Basile at HamiltonChristian.Non-district — Scotlandvilleat Sulphur, Plaquemine atWashington-Marion, University atLake Arthur.WEEK 7Thursday, Oct. 14District 5-4A — Jennings atSt. Louis.District 4-3A — Northwestat Westlake, Crowley at ChurchPoint.District 4-1A — HamiltonChristian at Merryville, Elton atSouth Cameron.Friday, Oct. 15District 3-5A — Barbe atAcadiana, Sulphur at LaGrange.District 4-4A — Leesville atAlexandria.District 5-4A — Washington-Marion at Sam Houston.District 4-3A — Iowa atEunice.District 4-2A — DeQuincy atSouth Beauregard, Pickering atVinton, Rosepine at EastBeauregard.District 5-2A — Iota at LakeArthur, Mamou at Oakdale, PinePrairie at Kinder.District 4-1A — Oberlin atBasile.Non-district — DeRidder atPeabody, Teurlings at Lafayette,Episcopal at Welsh.WEEK 8Thursday, Oct. 21District 3-5A — Acadiana atSulphur.District 4-1A — Oberlin atSouth Cameron.Friday, Oct. 22District 3-5A — LaGrange atLafayette.District 4-4A — Grant atLeesville.District 5-4A — St. Louis atWashington-Marion, DeRidder atJennings.District 4-3A — Westlake atCrowley, Church Point at Iowa,Eunice at Northwest.District 4-2A — DeQuincy atRosepine, South Beauregard atVinton, East Beauregard atPickering.District 5-2A — Lake Arthurat Pine Prairie, Oakdale at Welsh,Kinder at Mamou.District 4-1A — Basile atMerryville, Hamilton Christian atElton.Non-district — Barbe atRummel, Tioga at Sam Houston,Iota at Livonia.WEEK 9Thursday, Oct. 28District 5-4A — SamHouston at St. Louis.District 4-1A — Oberlin atHamilton Christian.Friday, Oct. 29District 3-5A — Barbe atLaGrange, Lafayette at Sulphur.District 4-4A — Leesville atTioga.District 5-4A — Washington-Marion at DeRidder.District 4-3A — ChurchPoint at Westlake, Iowa atNorthwest, Crowley at Eunice.District 4-2A — Pickering atDeQuincy, Rosepine at SouthBeauregard, Vinton at EastBeauregard.District 5-2A — Mamou atLake Arthur, Pine Prairie at Iota,Welsh at Kinder.District 4-1A — SouthCameron at Basile, Merryville atElton.Non-district — Port Allen atJennings, Ringgold at Oakdale,Breaux Bridge at Acadiana.WEEK 10Thursday, Nov. 4District 4-1A — Merryville atOberlin, South Cameron atHamilton Christian.Non-district — St. Louis atOpelousas.Friday, Nov. 5District 3-5A — Sulphur atBarbe, Acadiana at Lafayette.District 5-4A — DeRidder atSam Houston, Jennings atWashington-Marion.District 4-3A — Westlake atIowa, Eunice at Church Point,Northwest at Crowley.District 4-2A — DeQuincy atVinton, South Beauregard at EastBeauregard, Pickering atRosepine.District 5-2A — Lake Arthurat Welsh, Kinder at Oakdale, Iotaat Mamou.District 4-1A — Basile atElton.Non-district — Booker T.Washington at LaGrange,Huntington at Leesville, PinePrairie at Bolton.WEEK-BY-WEEK* — District game.BarbeSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TiogaSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at CarencroSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . Washington-MarionSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam HoustonOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at EvangelOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lafayette*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Acadiana*Oct. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at RummelOct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at LaGrange*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sulphur*LaGrangeSept. 2 . . . . . . . . . . Washington-MarionSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OpelousasSept. 17. . . . . . . . . . . at East AscensionSept. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. AugustineOct. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam HoustonOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Acadiana*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sulphur*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Lafayette*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbe*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.T. WashingtonSulphurSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Thomas MoreSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EvangelSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at LeesvilleSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at RustonOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AbbevilleOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ScotlandvilleOct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at LaGrange*Oct. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acadiana*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lafayette*Nov. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Barbe*DeRidderSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . Natchitoches-CentralSept. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at NortheastSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AbbevilleSept. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at WestlakeOct. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LeesvilleOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at PeabodyOct. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Jennings*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . Washington-Marion*Nov. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . at Sam Houston*JenningsSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at CrowleySept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at EuniceSept. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at IowaSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RosepineOct. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LivoniaOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Houston*Oct. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. Louis*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeRidder*Oct. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port AllenNov. 5 . . . . . . . . at Washington-Marion*LeesvilleSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . at West MonroeSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . at Sam HoustonSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SulphurSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . Washington-MarionOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at DeRidderOct. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peabody*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Alexandria*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Tioga*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HuntingtonSt. LouisSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MansfieldSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at CeciliaSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . Catholic-New IberiaSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Notre DameSept. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WestlakeOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at DeRidder*Oct. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennings*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . at Washington-Marion*Oct. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Houston*Nov. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OpelousasSam HoustonSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. MartinvilleSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LeesvilleSept. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WestlakeSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at BarbeOct. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at LaGrangeOct. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Jennings*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . Washington-Marion*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TiogaOct. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. Louis*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeRidder*Washington-MarionSept. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at LaGrangeSept. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PeabodySept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at BarbeSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at LeesvilleOct. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RedemptoristOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PlaquemineOct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . at Sam Houston*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at DeRidder*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennings*IowaSept. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at AbbevilleSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BunkieSept. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JenningsSept. 25 . . . . . . . . . . South BeauregardOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at KaplanOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Crowley*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Eunice*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Church Point*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Northwest*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westlake*WestlakeSept. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MarksvilleSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Beau CheneSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . at Sam HoustonSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeRidderSept. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. LouisOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eunice*Oct. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northwest*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Crowley*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Church Point*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iowa*DeQuincySept. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . at South CameronSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KinderSept. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OberlinSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . at North CaddoOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ManyOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Beauregard*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . at South Beauregard*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Rosepine*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pickering*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Vinton*East BeauregardSept. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OberlinSept. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at EltonSept. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MerryvilleSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at BasileOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Ville PlatteOct. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at DeQuincy*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosepine*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Pickering*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vinton*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . South Beauregard*IotaSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VintonSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. EdmundSept. 17 . . . . . . . . at South BeauregardSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welsh*Oct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Oakdale*Oct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kinder*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Lake Arthur*Oct. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at LivoniaOct. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Prairie*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Mamou*KinderSept. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EltonSept. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at DeQuincySept. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . South CameronSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at VintonOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Arthur*Oct. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iota*Oct. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Prairie*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Mamou*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welsh*Nov. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Oakdale*Lake ArthurSept. 3. . . . . . . . . at Hamilton ChristianSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DelcambreSept. 17 . . . . . . . . at Hanson MemorialSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakdale*Oct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kinder*Oct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UniversityOct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iota*Oct. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Pine Prairie*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mamou*Nov. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Welsh*OakdaleSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at ManySept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . South BeauregardSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ville PlatteSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . at Lake Arthur*Oct. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iota*Oct. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Pine Prairie*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mamou*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Welsh*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RinggoldNov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kinder*PickeringSept. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LogansportSept. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at MerryvilleSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BasileSept. 23 . . . . . . . . . . at South CameronOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EltonOct. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . South Beauregard*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Vinton*Oct. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . East Beauregard*Oct. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at DeQuincy*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Rosepine*RosepineSept. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at RayneSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at LaSalleSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MansfieldSept. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at JenningsSept. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . South CameronOct. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vinton*Oct. 15. . . . . . . . . . at East Beauregard*Oct. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeQuincy*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . at South Beauregard*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pickering*South BeauregardSept. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MerryvilleSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at OakdaleSept. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IotaSept. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at IowaOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GueydanOct. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Pickering*Oct. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeQuincy*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Vinton*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosepine*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . at East Beauregard*VintonSept. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at IotaSept. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . at South CameronSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WelshSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KinderOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . at Hamilton ChristianOct. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Rosepine*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pickering*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . South Beauregard*Oct. 29. . . . . . . . . . at East Beauregard*No. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeQuincy*WelshSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at LoreauvilleSept. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RayneSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at VintonSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Iota*Oct. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Prairie*Oct. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Mamou*Oct. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EpiscopalOct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakdale*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Kinder*Nov. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Arthur*BasileSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at GueydanSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine PrairieSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at PickeringSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . East BeauregardOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at White CastleOct. 8. . . . . . . . . at Hamilton Christian*Oct. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oberlin*Oct. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Merryville*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . South Cameron*Nov. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Elton*EltonSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KinderSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . at East BeauregardSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at DelcambreSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East IbervilleOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at PickeringOct. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Oberlin*Oct. 14 . . . . . . . . . . at South Cameron*Oct. 22. . . . . . . . . . Hamilton Christian*Oct. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merryville*Nov. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basile*Hamilton ChristianSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake ArthurSept. 10 . . . . . . . . at Vermilion CatholicSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . at St. EdmundSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GueydanOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VintonOct. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basile*Oct. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Merryville*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Elton*Oct. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oberlin*Nov. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Cameron*MerryvilleSept. 2. . . . . . . . . . at South BeauregardSept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PickeringSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . at East BeauregardSept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HansonOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at MontgomeryOct. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Cameron*Oct. 14. . . . . . . . . . Hamilton Christian*Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basile*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Elton*Nov. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Oberlin*OberlinSept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . at East BeauregardSept. 10 . . . . . . . . False River AcademySept. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at DeQuincySept. 24 . . . . . . . . . . Vermilion CatholicOct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northwood-LenaOct. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elton*Oct. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Basile*Oct. 21 . . . . . . . . . . at South Cameron*Oct. 28. . . . . . . . at Hamilton Christian*Nov. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merryville*South CameronSept. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeQuincySept. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VintonSept. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at KinderSept. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PickeringSept. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at RosepineOct. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Merryville*Oct. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elton*Oct. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oberlin*Oct. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Basile*Nov. 4 . . . . . . . . at Hamilton Christian*CLASS 1ACLASS 2ACLASS 3ACLASS 4ACLASS 5ATEAM-BY-TEAM

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS33IOWAIowa expecting to bounce backBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSIowa head coach Sean Richard and Yellow Jackets, from left, John Paul LeBleu, Daniel Tranthem, Kristone Brownand Mike Simien will try to bounce back from last year’s 5-6 record.Sean Richard’s transitioninto Iowa’s head coachingposition has been a smoothone, the new Yellow Jacketsleader said.“It’s been good, we’ve gotsome good coachesDistrict here, that helps out4-3Aa lot,” Richardsaid. “And beinghere seven years, Iknow the kids.”Richard already has animpressive résumé as an Iowahead coach — he led theYellow Jackets to the firstbaseball state title in schoolhistory in 2007 and is nowholding dual positions.Richard replaces DavidMiller as head coach, butthat’s not the only change onthe staff he said. This yearthe Yellow Jackets will have10 total football coaches onstaff, up from five last year.“Each of us have our individualpositions, so it’s moreinstruction,” Richard said.“It’s more eyes watchingwhat’s going on.”Iowa is coming off a 5-6year that followed a 2-6 2008campaign that ended eightyears of winning.“I know we want to be betterthan 5-6,” Richard said.“We want to try to develop alittle more depth, try to platoon,not play many peopleboth ways.“We’ve got a long way togo, but we are makingprogress, we’re just going toplay hard and win as many aswe can.”Last year, Iowa was hithard with injuries — fromknee injuries to defensiveends Josh Denison and JohnPaul LeBleu to injuries sufferedby defensive tackleAndrew Papion in a carwreck, said Richard.This year all three of thoseguys are back as seniors onthe line, alongside juniortackle Christian Stewart.It’s going to be a seniorheavydefense — PatrickLandry is the only other juniorwho will start, at linebacker.Otherwise, Derek Johnsonis back at strong safety, SeanCelestine and KristoneBrown return at cornerback,Tyler Leonard will step into astarting role at weak safetyand Tyler Chapman will startat free safety after not playingfootball last year.“We look for our defense tobe the strength of our team,”Richard said. “We’ve got a lotof seniors out there that haveplayed.”The Yellow Jackets will bemoving from a 4-3 defensivescheme to a 4-2-5, while onoffense they’ll shift from thespread to a multiple formation.“We’re going from thespread to more pro style,”Richard said. “We want to letall of our skill kids get theirhands on the ball.”Iowa also has severalstarters returning on offense,AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: Sean Richard (first year).■ DISTRICT: 4-3A.■ LAST YEAR: 5-6, 2-3 (fourth in district, lost 49-17 to HolyCross in bi-district round).■ OFFENSE: Multiple (seven starters returning): TE DYLANWILLIAMS (6-6, 205, Sr.); WR Brian Bellard (5-10, 150, So.); LT BLAKEVIDRINE (6-1, 225, Jr.); LG JOEL SMITH (5-10, 205, Jr.); C MIKE SIMIEN(6-0, 250, Sr.); RG Darrell Nunez (5-7, 190, Jr.); RT Demetrius Young(5-10, 190, Sr.); QB GENE PETE (6-2, 215, Sr.); FB Robert Moss (5-10,240, Sr.); TB Dylan Prudhomme (6-0, 190, Sr.); ZB JAMAR CHRETIEN(5-6, 160, Sr.); ZB DONOVAN GUILLORY (5-6, 160, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (seven starters returning): DE JOSH DENISON(5-8, 205, Sr.); DE JOHN PAUL LEBLEU (6-0, 225, Sr.); DT CHRISTIANSTEWART (5-10, 180, Jr.); DT ANDREW PAPION (5-9, 205, Sr.); LBDaniel Tranthem (5-8, 170, Sr.); LB Patrick Landry (5-8, 175, Jr.); SSDEREK JOHNSON (6-0, 170, Sr.); WS Tyler Leonard (6-0, 160, Sr.); FSTyler Chapman (6-1, 175, Sr.); CB SEAN CELESTINE (5-9, 175, Sr.); CBKRISTONE BROWN (5-9, 150, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P Daniel Hennigan (Sr.) or Garrett Trahan (Jr.); PKMATT GUIDRY (6-1, 170, Sr.).Returning starters in ALL CAPS.BRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSincluding senior quarterbackGene Pete and senior runningback Jamar Chretien, whowere the Yellow Jackets’ leadingrushers last year. Pete ranfor 647 yards and 12 touchdownsand Chretien ran for635 yards and six scores.Pete also threw for 1,135yards and 13 touchdowns,with 12 interceptions.“He’s a really high-characterkid that can run,” Richardsaid. “He’s about a 4.5 (40-yarddash) kid, and he can throwthe football.“He developed some leadershipskills this summer,and he’s a three-year starter.”The Jackets return threestarters on the offensive line— senior center Mike Simien,junior left guard Joel Smithand junior left tackle BlakeVidrine. They’ll be joined bysenior right tackle DemetriusYoung and junior right guardDarrell Nunez.“They’re going to do a goodjob for us, they work reallyhard,” Richard said. “That’sthe thing about that group,they have a workmanlikementality; they’re very business-like.I think that’s theirstrength.”Senior Dylan Williamsreturns as Iowa’s tight endand Donovan Guillory is backas a Z-back.

34 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010Raise Your Handif You’ve Had aSports InjuryCenter for Orthopaedics will get you back in action whether you’vebeen injured on the field, at a gym or in your own backyard.We offer national-level sports medicine expertise right here inSouthwest Louisiana. 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Quarterback D-Myrus Daniels, the district MVP, isback and will be joined in the backfieldby Gueydan transfer DavonteCrowley■ HEAD COACH: Tommy Tate (30thyear in coaching, 3rd at school, 65-38 overall,17-15 at school).■ LAST YEAR: 9-3, 4-1 (second in district,lost 38-16 to Parkview Baptist inregional).■ OFFENSE: Spread (seven startersreturning) TE KYE DAIGLE (6-1, 185, Jr.); SEKaleb Cormier (6-4, 215, Jr.); T SHAWNGUIDRY (6-1, 220, Sr.); G Aaron Miller (5-10,210, Sr.); C JUDE CRADEUR (5-10, 225, Jr.); GDEVIN HEBERT (5-10, 225, Sr.); T KALEBPORTIER (6-2, 230, Jr.); QB D’MYRUS DANIELS(6-2, 215, Sr.); RB TONORI BOUTTE (5-11,175, Sr.); RB Devonte Bourque (6-2, 185, Jr.);WR Cade Abshire (6-1, 170, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 3-4 (six starters returning)LE TROY JOHNSON (6-2, 230, Sr.); NT NICKHOFFPAUIR (6-1, 225, Sr.); RE TRAVORISROBINSON (6-1, 225, Sr.); SLB BradyDeshotel (5-10, 180, So.); MLB Chris Wilson(5-10, 185, Jr.); WLB Jacoby Solomon (6-0,175, Jr.); CB Marquise Lee (5-9, 165, Sr.); CBKRISTIAN ALLEN (6-0, 165, Sr.); FS BrennanAndrus (5-7, 135, Jr.); ROV TUSKANI FIGARO(6-2, 210, Jr.); NB PHILLIP ARTALL (5-8, 170,Jr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P D’MYRUS DANIELS (6-2, 215, Sr.); K NICK HOFFPAUIR (6-1, 225,Sr.).Eunice■ HEAD COACH: Paul Trosclair (15thyear, 168-71 overall).■ LAST YEAR: 7-5, 5-0 (first in district,lost 53-27 to Redemptorist in regional).■ OFFENSE: Wing-T (two starters returning):TE Courtney Clarkson (6-0, 235, Sr.);WR Trace Trosclair (6-0, 175, Sr.); LT ALEXTOEPHER (6-1, 230 Sr.); LG LathanPrudhomme (5-10, 195, Sr.); C JonathonTucker (6-0, 200, Sr.); RG Trent Vidrine (5-11,215, Sr.); RT Damien Morgan (6-0, 235, Sr.);QB Kourt Deshotel (Jr.) or Trenon Trosclair(So.); FB Jonas Edwards (5-9, 195, Sr.); TBJEREMY DARBY (5-11, 205, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (four starters returning)DE Courtney Clarkson (6-0, 235, Sr.); DETrey Courville (6-0, 205, Jr.); DT DAMIENMORGAN (6-0, 235, Sr.); DT Phillip Lemelle(5-10, 230, Sr.); LB VONDRAY VALLARE (6-1,210, Sr.); LB TREY GODFREY (5-10, 210, Sr.);FS TRACE TROSCLAIR (6-0, 175, Sr.); CBAnthony Powell (6-0, 175, Sr.); CB TravisWoods (6-0, 180, Jr.); SS Cade Blanchard (5-10, 185, Sr.).AT A GLANCEBourque and last year’s leading rusher,Tonori Boutte. The line featuresfour returning starters.Church Point managed just onedistrict win after starting the season4-1 and has just seven starters back.Tailback Von Duplechin is back tolead the offense. He will be joined inthe backfield by new starters TyLeger, Jacob Boone and ZackQuebedoux.Northwest managed just one winlast season but returns 15 starters,including quarterback Henry Senegaland running backs DeQuincy Jonesand Joskie Frank.Northwest■ HEAD COACH: Yves Prince (fourthyear, 7-23).■ LAST YEAR: 1-9, 0-5 (sixth in district,no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Multiple I (six startersreturning) TE Quinton Guillory (5-11, 180,Jr.); SE Kiavani Scheksnyder (6-0, 170, So.);WR Lattakas Jackson (6-2, 170, So.); LTZaroni Stevens (6-1, 230, So.); LG AngeloJoseph (6-10, 440, Sr.); C DUSTIN RICHARD(5-11, 235, Sr.); RG Trey Stevens (5-11, 260,So.); RT NICK THIERRY (5-11, 250, Jr.); QBHENRY SENEGAL (6-0, 175, So.); FB DAVIDMETZ (6-0, 205, Sr.); RB DEQUINCY JONES (5-9, 170, Sr.); RB JOSKIE FRANK (6-1, 190, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 3-3-5 (nine starters returning)NT George Fontenot (5-10, 290, Sr.); DTO’NON COLEMAN (6-0, 215, Sr.); DT NICKTHIERRY (5-11, 250, Jr.); MLB DUSTINRICHARD (5-11, 235, Sr.); OLB JOSKIE FRANK(6-1, 190, Sr.); OLB TRAVIS BROOKS (6-0,195, Jr.); SS DAQUAN SAM (5-9, 165, Jr.); SSJEREMY WINFIELD (5-10, 180, Sr.); FS HENRYSENEGAL (6-0, 175, So.); CB DEQUINCYJONES (5-9, 170); CB Damarius Pierre (5-9,160, Fr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P/K JOSKIE FRANK (6-1,190, Sr.)Church Point■ HEAD COACH: John Craig Arceneaux(fourth year, 15-16).■ LAST YEAR: 5-5, 1-4 (fifth in district,no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Wing T (four starters returning)TE QUINTON ELLIOTT (6-1, 180, Sr.); SEDESMOND BELLARD (5-8, 135, Jr.); LT JoshLavergne (5-9, 225, Jr.); LG BEAU BAKER (5-9,215, Jr.); C Ryan Olner (5-6, 232, Sr.); RGJared Savoy (5-9, 210, So.); RT Taylor Moriss(5-11, 245, Jr.); QB Ty Leger (5-11, 145, So.);HB Jacob Boone (5-9, 150, Jr.); HB VONDUPLECHIN (5-2, 135, Sr.); FB ZackQuebedoux (5-10, 210, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 50 (three starters returning)DE BRETT THIBODEAUX (6-2, 175, Jr.); DETanner Higginbotham (5-7, 150, So.); DTRyan Doucet (5-10, 185, Jr.); DT DexterCharles (6-1, 285, So.); NT JOHN LEGER (5-6,235, Sr.); LB Hunter Wimberly (5-9, 165, Jr.);LB Dennis Guerrero (5-11, 185, So.); CBLinus Hagger (Sr.); CB Zack Meche (5-11,140, Jr.); FS NICK LEDET (5-9, 165, Sr.); SSLaine Miller (5-7, 145, Jr.).Returning starters in ALL CAPS.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS35EAST BEAUREGARDEB will spread things out■BY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSDistrict4-2ANumbers and spirits areup in Dry Creek, where theTrojans are working on a newoffense and trying to cut backthe workload on its starters.With 37 players on the roster,up from 25 lastyear, head coachRobert Jackson istrying to limitplayers going both ways.“We have some older kidsout that have not playedbefore or took time off fromfootball and are comingback,” Jackson said. “A coupleof them have impressedand earned starting spots.”The Trojans are incorporatingelements of the spreadoffense into their customaryI-formation attack.“Going to the spread cancreate some good matchupsfor us, and the offense suitsthe skills of quarterbackJustin Rutherford,” saidJackson. “He can look to runand throw more short passes,East Beauregard head coach Robert Jackson and players,from left, Justin Rutherford, Aaron Armstrong, SethShirley and Thomas Abney will run the spread offensethis year.get confidence as the yeargoes along.”Backs Seth Shirley (465yards) and Jacob Kittrell (203yards) are getting bigger rolesin the offense after the graduationof Corey Townsley.Aaron Armstrong is thelone returnee at receiver,with Dillon Messer steppingin on the other side withBrody Jackson at tight end.“In the past we have reliedon one or two guys, but nowKAREN WINK / AMERICAN PRESSwe want to spread thingsaround more,” said Jackson.“Kittrell is a good, thick backthat can pound inside andblock.”The line features just tworeturnees in guards ThomasAbney and Matt Marler.Joining them will be AlexKnox and Tyler Brown attackle and Shelby Switzer atcenter.“We have some experiencebut not much size,” saidJackson. “But in our offenseyou don’t have to hold toomany blocks for long.”Only three starters areback on defense, the linebackingcrew of Drew Gilchrist,Kittrell and B.J. Smith. Upfront, the Trojans will havesize in the middle with NoahBarber, Johnny Vercher andBo LaBorde and speed on theoutside in ends Shirley andGavin Miller. The secondarywill be inexperienced withfreshman Triston Bebee slatedto start alongside juniorsMesser and Tyler White.“We have some young guysthat are good athletes in thesecondary, and will be able torotate a lot of guys on theline,” said Jackson.Jackson is not promising asurge in wins, but expects theTrojans to be in every game.“The past few years therehave been some games thatwere not competitive, but Idon’t expect that anymore.This year we will be in everygame. I don’t know how manyAT A GLANCEHEAD COACH: RobertJackson (third year, 2-28).■ DISTRICT: 4-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 1-9, 1-4(fourth in district).■ OFFENSE: Multiple I,spread (five starters returning)TE Brody Jackson (6-0, 180,Jr.); WR AARON ARMSTRONG(5-11, 160, Jr.); LT Alex Knox(5-11, 185, Sr.); LG MATTMARLER (5-8, 205, Sr.); CShelby Switzer (6-0, 215, Sr.);RG THOMAS ABNEY (6-2, 220,Sr.); RT Tyler Brown (6-0, 220,Sr.); QB JUSTIN RUTHERFORD(6-2, 185, Sr.); FB JACOB KIT-TRELL (5-9, 210, Sr.); TB SethShirley (5-10, 170, Jr.); SBDillon Messer (5-9, 155, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 5-3 (threestarters returning) DE SethShirley (5-10, 170, Jr.); DEGavin Miller (5-10, 150, So.);DT Noah Barber (5-10, 295,Jr.); DT Johnny Verdner (6-1,240, Fr.); NG Bo LaBorde (5-9,230, Jr.); LB DREW GILCHRIST(5-11, 165, Sr.); LB JACOB KIT-TRELL (5-9, 210, Sr.); LB B.J.SMITH (5-9, 165, Jr.); CBTriston Bebee (5-10, 155, Fr.);CB Dillon Messer (5-8, 155,Jr.); FS Tyler White (6-0, 160,Jr.).■ SPECIALISTS: Not available.Returning starters in ALLCAPS.we will win, but this grouphas great leadership and willcompete.”006289492010 SCHEDULESept. 3 OberlinSept. 10 at EltonSept. 17 MerryvilleSept. 24 at BasileOct. 1 at Ville PlatteOct. 8 at DeQuincy*Oct. 15 Rosepine*Oct. 22 at Pickering*Oct. 29 Vinton*Nov. 5 S. Beauregard*

36 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010KIDS AND ALCOHOL.DON’T MIX!We Love Those Tigers!DeQuincy Branch337-786-2411 • 506 E. 4th StreetGO TIGERS!To report underagedrinking 491-3618Walk-insWelcomeFatai Adamson,MDBoard CertifiedPediatricianOpen Mon.-Fri.: 8am-5pmCall for your appointment today!(337) 786-3913 • 128 W. 4th St. • DeQuincy, LADeQuincyOffice337-786-1638Go Tigers! 337-786-8538GiftsBootsCamoLake CharlesOffice337-474-8255WorkwearSporting GoodsHardwareDeRidderOffice337-462-3747We Support Our DHS Tigers110 W. 4th Street • DeQuincy, LA(337) 786-1200www.jcehealthcare.comSchool UniformsBridal Registry915 East Fourth Street, Dequincy, La 706332010DEQUINCYTIGERSFOOTBALLSCHEDULESept. 2 at S. CameronSept. 10 KinderSept. 17 OberlinSept. 24 at N. CaddoOct. 1 ManyOct. 8 E. Beauregard*Oct. 15 at S.Beauregard*Oct. 22 at Rosepine*Oct. 29 Pickering*Nov. 5 at Vinton*00628753

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS37DEQUINCYDeQuincy must overcome youthBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSThe DeQuincy Tigers areyoung — 26 sophomores and21 freshmen on a roster of 63— but that hasn’t kept headcoach Bradly Kellogg fromsetting the bar high again theseason.“There’s certain playersDistrict4-2Ayou can’t everreplace, I maynever coach anotherCaleb Kelloggagain,” Kellogg said of thewide receiver who is nowplaying baseball at Louisiana-Lafayette. “But we’ve gotsome good athletes.“I’m more confident thanyou’d normally be only havingfour seniors. They’resmart kids (the sophomores),they only lost two games injunior high.”Kellogg is confidentenough that he believes boththe offense and the defensecan be better than those oflast year’s 7-4 team.Both the offense and thedefense will be led by thereturn of C.J. Carter, a defensiveback and running backwho rushed for 430 yards andsix touchdowns last year.“C.J.’s a better defensiveplayer than he is offensive,”Kellogg said. “He’s going toplay defense in college. He’s ashut-down corner. He’s aman-to-man, in-your-facecoverguy. He’s strong, youcan’t get off the ball on him.”Kellogg said he expectsboth the offense and defenseto be athletic squads. Onoffense, quarterback JaleelBridges, Carter and fellowrunning back Dakota Markswill run behind a lithe offensiveline, while on defense theTigers have switched from a4-3 to a 3-4 to take advantageof their athleticism.“We’ve made somechanges that we hope havemade us better,” Kellogg said.“We’ve been running a 4-3and I’ve been calling defense,but I fired myself and we’vemoved to a 3-4 defense, whichallows us to put more athleteson the field.”The new guy callingassignments on defense willbe Charlie Smith, who comesto DeQuincy after stints atSam Houston and Westlake.Carter and Bridges willalso start in the defensive secondary,where they’ll bejoined by DeQuan Matthewsand Brandon Brown.The starting linebackerswill be Tyler Burgess, JacobHelton, Kaleb Hollie andEvan Stanley and the threedown linemen will be tacklesAric Allain, Patrick Dietz andnose guard Dillon Thompson,“I’m kind of excited aboutthe defense,” Kellogg said.“It’s pretty fun and prettyfast, we’re going to do a lot ofblitzing and a lot of man-tomanin the secondary. Ourtrack team won district lastyear and that’s basically ourtrack team back there (in thesecondary).“(The 3-4) better suited us.We had a lot of players thatJOHNATHAN MANNING / AMERICAN PRESSDeQuincy head coach Bradly Kellogg will lean on his four seniors, clockwise from topleft, Jacob Helton, Aric Allain, Taylor Lucius and C.J. Carter to guide his young squad.aren’t really defensive linemen,but they’re not reallylinebackers.”On offense, Bridges willstep in at quarterback toreplace Jacob Dietz, whothrew for 1,759 yards and 17touchdowns last season.“Our new quarterbackbrings a different element,”Kellogg said. “He can run andthrow. We’re going to do a lotmore sprint-outs andbootlegs. We move the pocketa little more.”AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: BradlyKellogg (third year, 16-14).■ DISTRICT: 4-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 7-4, 3-2(third in district, lost 53-20 toNewman in bi-district).■ OFFENSE: Wing T(seven starters returning): WRTYLER BURGESS (5-9, 180, Jr.);WR Robert Rainwater (5-10,165, Jr.); LT Aric Allain (6-4,200, Sr.); LG Dillon Thompson(5-9, 215, Jr.); C TAYLORLUCIUS (5-10, 235, Sr.); RGJACOB HELTON (6-3, 215, Sr.);RT TYLER JOHNSON (6-1, 205,Jr.); QB Jaleel Bridges (6-3,165, So.); SB C.J. CARTER (5-10, 165, Sr.); SB DAKOTAMARKS (6-0, 200, Jr.); FBPATRICK DIETZ (6-2, 215, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 3-4 (sevenstarters returning): DT DILLONTHOMPSON (5-9, 215, Jr.); NGDAKOTA MARKS (6-0, 200, Jr.);DT PATRICK DIETZ (6-2, 215,Jr.); OLB Brandon Brown (6-3,160, So.); ILB ARIC ALLAIN (6-4, 200, Sr.); ILB JACOB HELTON(6-3, 215, Sr.); OLB KalebHollie (5-9, 160, So.); CB C.J.CARTER (5-10, 165, Sr.); STYLER BURGESS (5-9, 180, Jr.);CB DeQuan Matthews (6-1,155, So.).■ SPECIALISTS: P MattDavis (5-9, 170, Sr.); PK TylerRoyer (6-0, 150, So.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.Bridges, Carter andDakota Marks will line upbehind an offensive line thatisn’t overly huge, but is certainlynot small.“We’re all the same size,we’ve got a bunch of kids thatare six-foot, 215,” Kelloggsaid. “They’re just athleticlookingkids. We don’t haveany fatboys or anything likethat, but that’s the way ouroffense is built. We’re not askinganybody to blow anybodyaway, we’re asking them toget in the way.“I feel like we’re going tobe better offensively than lastyear because, any time youhave a quarterback that canrun and throw, that puts it ina whole different dimension,it makes us more versatile.“When you play us, youhave to overpursue becausewe do have lot of speed, sothat opens up a lot of countersand stuff.”

38 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010VINTONVinton aimsto halt skidBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSThe Vinton Lions don’tjust want to snap their currentlosing streak, they wantto make a u-turn, said headcoach Wendell LeJeune.“We were just so young lastyear, we’re looking first towin enough games to makethe playoffs, then win enoughto compete for the districtchampionship,” saidLeJeune, whose Lions werewinless last season and havelost 12 straight dating to 2008.“We’re not just going in towin one or two games.”The Lions will have to relyheavily on their offensive anddefensive lines, a group that,judging by their size, can takea little leaning on. The offensiveline averages243 pounds and thedefensive line averages281 pounds.“They’re still a littleDistrict4-2Ayoung, but they played prettywell the other day (at thescrimmage),” LeJeune said.“A lot of them are tall, too,and they’ve got the longarms,” LeJeune said. “We’restill running the spreadoffense, so hopefully they’llgive us enough time to throwthe ball. Our backs aren’t thattall, so they might be able tohide back there.”The Lions return theirthree leading rushers fromlast year, running back KelbyHebert (505 yards, 4 TDs),quarterback Joe Prince (436yards, 4 TDs) and DeionSonnier (360 yards, 1 TD),Vinton Lions head coach Wendell LeJeune and players,clockwise from top left, Eric Reed, Rory Dobbs, NickOlier, Joe Prince and Justin McMillian will try to make aturnaround from last year’s winless season.although Hebert is currentlysidelined with a hamstringinjury, LeJeune said.But LeJeune said he wouldlike to see Vinton throw theball more this year.“I’ll be upset if we don’tthrow it 20 times a game,”LeJeune said. “A lot of themwill be little short passes.”LeJeune spent time withBarbe head coach JimmyShaver this summer, learningsome of his passing gametricks of the trade.Prince, who spent time as adefensive lineman as a sophomore,passed for 381 yardsSPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN PRESSlast year, while attempting 11passes per game.Prince will be throwing tojuniors John Paul Pickett andJarrod Anderson, a pair ofwide receivers LeJeune called“sneaky fast”Sonnier and Shawn Fenetzwill line up behind Prince.“Deion Sonnier is probablythe fastest kid we have on theteam,” LeJeune said. “ShawnFenetz is more of an insiderunner.”LeJeune doesn’t have atimetable on Hebert’s return.On defense, the Lionsreturn all but one member ofAT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: WendellLeJeune (third year, 5-22).■ DISTRICT: 4-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 0-10, 0-5(sixth in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Spread (fourreturning starters): TE EricWest (6-0, 185, So.); WR JohnPaul Pickett (5-11, 150, Jr.); LTNick Olier (6-3, 245, Sr.); LGNATHAN HABITZ (5-9, 190,Jr.); C Matt Nichols (6-2, 300,Jr.); RG BILLY BROWNING (5-9,220, So.); RT Rory Dobbs (6-3,260, Sr.); QB JOE PRINCE (6-2,185, Sr.); TB Shawn Fenetz (5-7, 160, Jr.); SB DEION SONNIER(6-0, 180, Jr.); ZB JARRODANDERSON (5-9, 150, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (sixstarters returning): DL KATLYNCASWELL (5-9, 265, Jr.); DLRobert Hackney (5-9, 250, Jr.);DL Eric Reed (6-0, 365, Sr.); DLNick Olier (6-3, 245, Sr.); LBJEFF FONTENOT (5-7, 180, Jr.);LB Eric West (6-0, 185, So.); SSSHAWN FENETZ (5-7, 160, Jr.);D.J. REED (5-8, 165, Jr.); CBJARROD ANDERSON (, 5-9,150, Jr.); DB JOHN PAUL PICK-ETT (5-11, 150, Jr.); CB DEIONSONNIER (6-0, 180, Jr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.the secondary. Fenetz and fellowjunior D.J. Reed are bothback at safety and Andersonand Pickett are both back atcornerback.Vinton Branch337-589-4400 • 1000 Center St.2010 SCHEDULESept. 3Sept. 9Sept. 17Sept. 24Oct. 1Oct. 7Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29at Iotaat S. CameronWelshKinderat Hamiltonat Rosepine*Pickering*S. Beauregard*atE. Beauregard*Nov. 5 DeQuincy*00628951

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS39PICKERINGNumbers up at Pickering■BY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSDistrict4-2AA new face will be headingthe Pickering football teamthis year. Perhaps moreimportantly, there will bemore faces in the programthis year.After struggling with numbersthe past fewseasons, 41 playersare out for first-yearhead coach LaneCook, a longtime assistant.The Red Devils finishedlast year winning two oftheir last four. Cook will beleaning on a trio of Andres —Flint, Porter and Belton tohelp keep the momentumgoing.“The offseason has beengreat, we have been at the bottomof the bunch with a lackof numbers, but now that isup,” said Cook. “We have kidsout that have never playedbefore, even some seniors. Wehave averaged 32 or 33 kidshere a day since June. We aregoing to attempt to have 22Pickering Red Devils, from left, Andre Flint, ZachRoberts, Andre Belton and Matt Walker will play for LaneCook in his first year as head coach.starters, rather than having13 or 14 and having most guysplaying both ways.”Porter, also a track andfield star, ran for 367 yardsover the final four games lastseason. Belton led the teamwith four interceptions.Porter will start at receiverbut could also see time in thebackfield. Flint, who gained332 yards in the first fivegames last year, will start atone running back spot.“He is big, a great athleteand has good hands,” CookKAREN WINK / AMERICAN PRESSsaid. “We have a good groupof young backs. Flint isquick, a dasher with goodvision. He will not overpoweryou but he runs hard and canmake you miss.”Cook said they will get theball to Porter one way oranother. New quarterbackZack Roberts will be countedon to improve the passing.“We are going to passmore, we want to be able tothrow when we want to,” hesaid. “We will still run theveer, but add to it. Zack camein last year as a cornerbackand backup quarterback, butthrowing wise he is a littlestronger than (last year’squarterback) Gett Thomas.Gett can play anywhere, hewill be our middle linebackerand has handled the adjustmentwell. Zack has steppedup and Gett gives us a reliablebackup.”Four starters return defensively.Matt Walker returns tolead the defensive line, withThomas at middle linebackerBoth safeties are back withBelton and Andrew Marsalise.“Thomas is very smart, agreat leader that is helpingthe younger guys,” said Cook.“Belton is a great athlete witha nose for the ball. He hasexperience and the youngguys in the secondary feed offhim. One of the newcomers,Labreon Brown, earned astarting spot on the line.Catlin Hood and RickyKirkland have both playedbefore but were hurt last year.I feel good about the defense.”AT A GLANCEHEAD COACH: LaneCook (first as head coach).■ DISTRICT: 4-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 3-7, 2-3(fourth in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: split-backveer (three starters returning):TE Anthony Dixon (Sr.);WR ANDRE PORTER (Sr.); LTJordan Hindsman (So.); LGCHARLES SANDERS (Jr.); CDaniel Highbaugh (So.); RGJoe Cummings (So.); RTMichael Young (Sr.); QB ZackRoberts (Jr.); RB ANDREFLINT (Jr.); RB Daveon Banks(Fr.); RB Matt Harter (Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (fourstarters returning): DE MATTWALKER (Sr.); T Catlin Hood(Sr.); NG Labreon Brown (Sr.);DE Justin Talbert (Sr.); LBDontrez Banks (So.); LBGETT THOMAS (Sr.); LB ZachWardlow (Jr.); SS ANDREWMARSALISE (Jr.); FS ANDREBELTON (Sr.); CB RickyKirkland (Sr.); CB PeterForney (Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P JustinTalbert (Sr.); PK Matt Walker(Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.00628506005530622010 SCHEDULESept. 3 LogansportSept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 23Oct. 1Oct. 7Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 5at MerryvilleBasileat SouthCameronEltonSouthBeauregard*at Vinton*EastBeauregard*at DeQuincy*at Rosepine*

40 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010ROSEPINEAT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: JohnnyCryer (14th year, 71-66, 77-71overall).■ DISTRICT: 4-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 9-2 (districtchampions, lost 14-13 toLake Arthur in bi-districtround).■ OFFENSE: Multiple I (sixstarters returning): TE ScottyYoung (6-2, 209, Jr.); WR JacobHill (5-10, 180, Sr.); LT ChrisBrumfield (6-3, 225, Jr.); LGDANNON MELTON (5-11, 263,Sr.); C Alex Hammond (6-0,225, So.); RG DERYK WOLIN(5-10, 180, Jr.); RT DEVINBROWN (6-1, 260, So.); QBKLINT WHITE (6-0, 185, Sr.); FBKAMERON SUIRE (5-10, 220,Sr.); TB GARY SUYDAM (5-10,195, Sr.); WB Blake Hinson (5-8, 140, So.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (sixstarters returning): DEKAMERON SUIRE (5-10, 220,Sr.); DE Craig Carlson (6-0,230, Sr.); DT Daygan Gardner(5-10, 200, Jr.); NG DaltonJerrell (5-11, 229, Jr.); LBGRANT KEEL (5-10, 180, Sr.);LB RANDALL AYCOCK (5-10,180, Sr.); LB TOMMY SYKES (6-0, 173, Sr.); CB Robert Davis(5-10, 170, Sr.); CB TimmyDavis (5-8, 158, So.); SSJACOB HILL (5-10, 180, Sr.); FSBRANDON RUSSELL (6-2, 186,Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P/PKJACOB HILL (5-10, 180, Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.Rosepine may throw moreBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSRosepine head coachJohnny Cryer calls the combinationof quarterback KlintWhite, fullback KameronSuire and running back GarySuydam, “probably the bestbackfield we’ve had.”They’re definitely the mostDistrict4-2Asuccessful.All three seniorshave playedsince they werefreshmen while Rosepine hashad its best years, going 6-5 in2007, 8-4 in ’08 and 9-2 in ’09.“The quality I like aboutall three of those kids is theyknow how to win,” Cryersaid. “That’s something youhave or you don’t. They knowhow to get the job done.”They’ll have a mix of fellowseniors and young playersto help them continuetheir success this year.Senior free safety BrandonRussell is back to lead thedefense, while senior leftguard Dannon Melton willRosepine head coach Johnny Cryer and players, from left,Gary Suydam, Brandon Russell, Klint White and KameronSuire will attempt to replicate last year’s 9-2 season.anchor a relatively youngoffensive line.The 5-11, 263-pound Meltonis the only senior on a linethat will make up in heft whatit lacks in experience.“Like I told them, if youget in the way of someone upfront, our backs can do therest,” Cryer said. “We’re probablythe biggest we’ve everbeen on the both lines. Andwe’ve got big backs.”Suydam, who is returningfrom ACL surgery inDecember, ran for 1,288 yardsBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSand 15 touchdowns last year.White, who is recoveredfrom a broken foot suffered inWeek 9 last year rushed for737 yards and 9 touchdownsand Suire ran for 399 yardsand 14 touchdowns.Despite those numbers,Cryer said he would like tosee Rosepine throw the ballmore, both to take pressureoff the running game andbecause he said he believessophomore Blake Hinson andsenior Jacob Hill are talentedwide receivers.“We’re definitely a runningteam, that’s why we’vewon district the last twoyears,” Cryer said. “But to tryto separate yourself from therest of the league and someother schools, we’ve got tothrow the ball more and besuccessful doing it.“Our goal is to throw for1,000 yards, something we’venever done at Rosepine. Butwe’ve got the skill to do it.”Rosepine toyed with theidea of moving from a 4-2-5defense last year to a 3-4, butmade a smaller change to a 4-3 this season.Cryer calls the 6-2, 186-pound Russell “the quarterbackof the defense.” Russellwas a starter as a sophomore,but broke his collarbone inWeek 3 last season and had tosit out the rest of the year.The Eagles return threestarting linebackers — GrantKeel, Randall Aycock andTommy Sykes — while brothersRobert and Timmy Daviswill be the cornerbacks.006287512010 SCHEDULESept. 3 at RayneSept. 10 at LaSalleSept. 17 MansfieldSept. 24 at JenningsSept. 30 S. CameronOct. 7 Vinton*Oct. 15 at E. Beauregard*Oct. 22 DeQuincy*Oct. 29 at S. Beauregard*Nov. 5 Pickering*

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS41SOUTH BEAUREGARDGolden Knights expect to winBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSLONGVILLE — Season byseason, South Beauregard iscreating new entries into theschool record book. Last yearthe school hosted its firstplayoff game. But lost, makingthis year’s top goal prettyeasy to figure out.“It was nice hosting a playoffgame, and now we are atthe level where we expect towin, but now we have toexpect to win in the playoffs,”said head coach ShawnDemeritt. “We want to seehow far we can go, do somedamage and set somerecords.”Eight starters return onoffense. Dylan Fowler gained673 yards last year.“We are going to rideDistrict4-2ADylan this year, heis working hardand looking good,”said Demeritt.“Some colleges are looking athim as a fullback. KeithonHebert is a good tailback.”The entire line — JacobRhodes, John Darbonne,Jeremy Stratton, T.J. Wilcoxand Brock Moses — returns“Experience there is crucial,these guys know whateach other is thinking andcan make correct callsagainst the multiple fronts wesee,” said Demeritt.Jordan Johnson takes overas starting quarterback.“He is going to be a dualthreat,” said Demeritt. “He isfirst-team all-district ondefense, that shows what kindof athlete he is. He is reallytaking control of the huddle.”Demeritt said the offenseSouth Beauregard head coach Shawn Demeritt and,from left, Kain Hungerford, Jordan Johnson and DylanFowler will attempt to add to the record books.will take to the air more oftenthis season.“We are going to throw it,we have the best group ofreceivers in the history of theschool.”The defense has plenty ofexperience.“We were senior-heavy lastCLAUDETTE OLIVIER / AMERICAN PRESSyear, but played many people.We will rotate up to eight ornine on the defensive line.Brennan Whitaker started onoffense for years, but now weare moving him to the Ivanrole, our man in the middle.“Chipper Walker is ourSee SB, Page 42AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: ShawnDemeritt (third year, 17-5).■ DISTRICT: 4-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 9-2, 4-1 (secondin district, lost 51-16 toJonesboro-Hodge in regionals).■ OFFENSE: Multiple I (eightstarters returning): TE BRYCEHEBERT (6-1, 205, Jr.); WR KAINHUNGERFORD (6-1, 165, Sr.); LTJACOB RHODES (6-3, 175, Sr.); LGJOHN DARBONNE (6-0, 200, Sr.);C JEREMY STRATTON (5-10, 210,Sr.); RG T.J. WILCOX (5-11, 220,Jr.); RT BROCK MOSES (6-0, 205,Sr.); QB Jordan Johnson (6-1, 180,Sr.); RB DYLAN FOWLER (5-9, 225,Sr.); XB Trenton Domingue (6-1,175, Sr.); ZB Pryce Fontenot (5-9,160, So.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (threestarters returning): RE CHIPPERWALKER (6-0, 170, Sr.); DT LoganBowles (5-9, 225, So.); DT JeremyStratton (5-10, 210, Sr.); LEBrennan Whitaker (6-1, 275, Sr.);SLB John Darbonne (6-0, 200,Sr.); MLB SEAN BARBER (5-100,190, Sr.); WLB Silas Whalley (6-0,195, Jr.); CB Hunter Fontenot (5-9, 160, Jr.); CB Kain Hungerford(6-1, 165, Sr.); S JORDAN JOHN-SON (6-1, 180, Sr.); S DustinNothnagel (5-8, 160, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P KAINHUNGERFORD (6-1, 165, Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.Melanie Perry, Agent108A Executive DriveMoss Bluff, LA 70611Bus: 337-855-7768www.melanieperry.netGood LuckGoldenKnightsHold the line.I’ll be rooting for you!Likeagoodneighbor,StateFarmisthere. ®1001058 State Farm, Bloomington, ILWindshield ReplacementRock Chip RepairsState Auto Inspection137 Parish Road, Moss Bluff(337) 855-8554 Fax (337) 855-69102010 SOUTHBEAUREGARDSCHEDULESept. 2Sept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 24Oct. 1Oct. 7Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 5Merryvilleat OakdaleIotaat IowaGueydan (HC)at Pickering*DeQuincy*at Vinton*Rosepine*at EastBeauregard*00628375

42 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010SOUTH BEAUREGARD • DISTRICT 5-2ASB: Looking for morefrom PAGE 41strongest kid pound forpound.”Sean Barber moves fromweak to middle linebacker.“He calls all the fronts, andI want a senior takingcharge,” said Demeritt.“Whalley is also doing greatat weak linebacker. He isintelligent and coachable.”Hungerford and Johnsonreturn to lead the secondaryand will be joined by HunterFontenot and DustinNothnagel.Demeritt said motivationis not in short supply.“Our seniors have anopportunity to be the firstclass to never have a losingrecord and be the winningestclass ever,” he said.“You never want to stopmaking progress and we stillhave a way to go.”DISTRICT 5-2A AT A GLANCEPine Prairie■ HEAD COACH: James Shiver (first year).■ LAST YEAR: 2-8, 1-5 (last in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Spread.■ OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNING: WR JaredBradley (6-3, 190, Sr.); LT Ashton Hudspeth (6-1, 20,Sr.); LG Calvin Shafer (6-0, 200, Jr.); RT Zac Arnold (6-0, 185, Sr.); QB Chris Bradley (6-1, 180, Jr.); RB HaasCampbell (5-10, 220, So.); RB Maverick Fontenot (5-10, 200, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-4.■ DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNING: DE ZacArnold (6-0, 185, Sr.); DT Ashton Hudspeth (6-1,220, Sr.); LB Maverick Fontenot (5-10, 200, Jr.); LBKorey Limoges (6-1, 190, So.); S Chris Bradley (6-1,180, Jr.); S Jared Bradley (6-3, 190, Sr.); CB JoshuaHebert (6-0, 180, Jr.).Mamou■ HEAD COACH: John Curtis LaFleur (third year,14-16).■ LAST YEAR: 5-5, 3-3 regular season (fourth indistrict, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Multiple.■ OFFENSE STARTERS BACK: LG Ben Soileau(5-7, 180, Sr.); RG Tyler Bordelon (5-9, 230, Sr.); QBAlex Vidrine (6-1, 195, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3.■ DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNING: NG BenSoileau (5-7, 180, Sr.); LB Rob Bellard (5-10, 180,Sr.).00629042Yellow Jackets #1CAPPELDRUGSTOREPharmacy & Gifts904 4th Ave • Kinder • 738-2531Kinder Branch337-738-2525 • 916 5th Avenue2010SCHEDULESept. 3Sept. 10Sept. 16Sept. 24Oct. 1Eltonat DeQuincyS. Cameronat VintonLake Arthur*OAKDALE318/335-2031222 S. 10th StreetOBERLIN337/639-2036110 N. 5th StreetFFBLA.COMOct. 8Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 5at Iota*Pine Prairie*at Mamou*Welsh*at Oakdale*

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS43KINDERVeteran Kinder expects playoffsBY MICHAEL COOPERAMERICAN PRESSThe Kinder Yellow Jacketsmade the playoffs, and evenpicked up first-round victories,each season from 2005-07.But the team missed theDistrict5-2Apostseason the lasttwo years, last seasonby just onespot. Still, thingsare looking up in the PineyWoods.“The kids’ goal, after wewere No. 33 last year, is tomake it to the playoffs,”Yellow Jackets head coachJeff Wainwright said. “Wethink, with our schedule, weneed six or seven wins to getinto the playoffs. We’re goingto have to play good football.”Kinder went 1-7 in 2008.Last year, the team posted a 6-4 overall mark and finishedthird in the seven-teamDistrict 5-2A with a 4-2record.The Yellow Jackets returnlarge numbers on both sidesof the ball, although they’ll bereplacing some key components.Graduated seniors JordanOdom, who ran for 771 yardsand 12 touchdowns, andRodney Prosper, a first-teamall-district selection as a widereceiver and defensive back,are gone. Prosper, who ran for320 yards and five touchdownson 32 carries andcaught 16 passes for 189 yardsand one score, added fourtouchdowns last season onpunt and kickoff returns.The Yellow Jackets returneight starters on an offensethat averaged 256.8 yards and23.2 points per game last season.Quarterback Blake Trahanis back, as are tailbackKeAndre South, fullback SethLangley, wide receiver KadeVan Norman, tight end TavinBotley, left tackle DerrickJones, right tackle WilliamsSanders and right guardTaylor Donaldson.“The learning curve hasbeen fast, everybody rememberswhat they did last year,”Wainwright said. “Now we’retrying to get to playing at thesame speed as last year.”Trahan passed for 528yards and four touchdownsand ran for 226 yards and fourscores as a sophomore lastyear.South (who changed hisname from KeAndreBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSKinder head coach Jeff Wainwright and Yellow Jackets, clockwise from top left, JeffreyPatton, Tavin Botley and Derrick Jones are in the hunt for a playoff berth.Hardison, said Wainwright)ran for 431 yards and threetouchdowns as a runningback in Kinder’s multipleoffense. Van Norman, a wideAT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: JeffWainwright (eighth year, 37-35).■ DISTRICT: 5-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 6-4, 4-2(third in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Spread (eightstarters returning) TE TAVINBOTLEY (5-10, 185, Sr.); WRWesley Hayes (5-7, 150, Sr.);LT DERRICK JONES (5-9, 240,Sr.); LG Chris Keyes (5-11,250, Jr.); C Garron Arabie (5-11, 230, Sr.); RG TAYLOR DON-ALDSON (6-3, 260, Jr.); RTWILLIAM SANDERS (6-3, 260,Jr.); QB BLAKE TRAHAN (5-8,170, Jr.); TB KeAndre South (5-9, 160, Sr.); FB SETH LANGLEY(5-10, 185, Jr.); WR KADE VANNORMAN (5-9, 155, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (ninestarters returning) DE CHRISKEYES (5-11, 250, Jr.); DE DER-RICK JONES (5-9, 240, Sr.); DTQuillan Jones (5-8, 230, So.);DT GARRON ARABIE (5-11,230, Sr.); LB Marshall Harmon(5-9, 195, So.); LB SETH LANG-LEY (5-10, 185, Jr.); LB JEFFREYPATTON (5-11, 205); FS JAMESDUPLICHAIN (5-10, 160, Sr.);SS MICHAEL THIGPEN (5-11,185, Sr.); CB BLAKE TRAHAN(5-8, 170, Jr.); DB KEANDRESOUTH (5-9, 160, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: PDevaughn Thomas (5-9, 160,So.); PK Garron Arabie (5-11,230, Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.receiver, picked up 172 yardson only 10 catches.Kinder’s defense gave up228.1 yards and 14.5 points pergame last season, one of thestingiest squads in SouthwestLouisiana.The Yellow Jackets losttwo first-team all-districtselections in linemen DylanNolan and Michael May butreturn nine starters on its 4-3defense, including the entiresecondary of cornerbacksSouth and Trahan,Duplichain at free safety andThigpen at strong safety.Langley and Jeffrey Pattonare both back at linebackerand Chris Keyes, Jones andGarron Arabie all return onthe D-line.

44 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010LOUISIANA’S 200-WIN COACHESJ.T. Curtis, John Curtis (480-52-6)Alton ‘Red’ Franklin, Haynesville(366-76-7)Jim Hightower, Catholic-PointeCoupee/St. Thomas More (320-110-1)Racer Holstead, Tallulah/ TallulahAcademy (310-155-8)Don Shows, Farmerville Jonesboro-Hodge/West Monroe /Pineville (307-65-0)Vic Dalrymple, Oak Grove (298-83-0)Dick McCloskey, Hanson Memorial(286-141-6)Johnny Buck, Kinder/OpelousasCatholic (271-132-7)L.J. “Hoss” Garrett, Arcadia/ Ruston(270-122-19)Dutton Wall, Port Sulphur/Welsh/Sacred Heart-VP (268-147-2)Charlie Brown, Neville (263-67-6)Joe Keller, Reserve (262-73-15)Dale Weiner, St. John-Plaquemine/Trafton/Catholic-PC/Catholic-BR (262-83-0)Lewis Murray, Bogalusa/BowlingGreen (259-123-7)Donnie Perron, Port Sulphur/PortBarre (257-93-0)Jack Salter, Covington (256-110-8)Donald Currier, Woodland/WestFeliciana/Franklinton/Amite (254-111-1)Lewis Cook, Rayne/ Crowley/ NotreDame-Crowley (254-69-0)George “Dee’ Faircloth, Vidalia (249-187-6)Carroll Delahoussaye, St. Martinville(246-92-1)Jimmie Morris, Welsh/Loranger (243-136-0)Bobby McHalffrey,Ferriday/Haughton/ Plain Dealing Acad.(237-127-2)Travis Farrar, Springhill (236-110-9)Henry Crosby, Lincoln/WestJefferson/Douglass (229-93-0)Raymond Peace, Sicily Island (228-58-5)James Waguespack, St. James/Cecilia/Beau Chene (226-140-0)Roman Bates, Capitol/Christian Life(225-158-6)Hank Tierney, Shaw/West Jefferson(221-75-0)Jimmy Shaver, Barbe (229-97-0)Larry Dauterive, E. Ascension/Riverside/Opelousas/OpelousasCatholic/East St. John (220-76-1)David Currier, Kentwood (218-74-0)Don Jones, Wisner/Sterlington/Plaquemine/Crowley/Winnfield/Woodlawn-BR (218-133-3)Lee Hedges, Byrd/Woodlawn-Shreveport/Capt. Shreve (216-92-5)Parry Lalande, South Cameron (215-101-1)Laury Dupont, Thibodaux/W. St.John/Vandebilt Catholic (214-93-0)Woody Boyles, Oak Grove/River Oaks(210-83-10)Tim Detillier, St. Charles Catholic/Lutcher (209-95-0)Charlie Baglio, Independence (206-61-0)Elton Shaw, Kentwood/Jewel Sumner(206-109-5)Buddy Marcello, VandebiltCatholic/S. Terrebonne (205-105-12)Charles “Hoss” Newman, LakeProvidence/Winnfield/Benton/TrinityHeights (205-119-7)Bobby Conlin, Brother Martin (204-99-5)Keith “Moose” Munyan,Mangham/LaSalle (204-93-6)Tony Reginelli, Newman (203-63-0)Kirk Crochet, Loreauville (201-122-0)Dennis Dunn, Woodlawn-Shreve/Evangel Christian (200-41-0)00552940Go Greyhounds!•Engines - Natural Gas & Diesel•Vertical & Centrifugal Pumps•Gear Drives & Drive Shafts•Temporary Material StorageFLOWER AND GIFT SHOP“For All Your Homecoming Needs”Roylynne & Todd HarrisOwners337-734-FLWR (3597)Corner of Hwy. 90 and MainWelsh, LA106 E. Russell Ave.HWY 90 • Welsh, LA 70591(337) 734-2101 (337) 734-2104 FAXwelshirrigationequip@yahoo.com•Irrigation & Drainage Systems•Lo-Lift Pumps•Auto Parts•Farm & Home HardwareBest of LuckGreyhounds!Local NewsNational and World NewsTop StoriesEntertainmentweatherRestaurant GuideClassified sportsblogsArchivesStockse-paperSimple Memories PhotographyJoan Granger 337-526-7579Lea Bertrand 337-370-1802www.simplememories.orgObituariesFor the information you seek…and more.2010WELSHGREYHOUNDSSCHEDULESept. 3Sept. 10 Rayneat LoreauvilleSept. 17 at VintonSept. 24 at Iota*Oct. 1Oct. 7Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 5Pine Prairie*at Mamou*EpiscopalOakdale*at Kinder*Lake Arthur*00628935

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS45WELSHWelsh looks to keep on rollingBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSWelsh has gotten betterevery year under head coachRobbie Gates.But with continued successeach year’s act becomesthat much harder to follow.Gates took over theGreyhounds in2007 and led Welshto a 4-6 record anda playoff berth.The next year, theDistrict5-2AGreyhounds went 6-4, won thedistrict title and earnedanother spot in the playoffs.Then last year, Welsh finished8-3 with another districtchampionship and anotherplayoff showing.“We feel like we’ve got agood group back this year,”said Gates, who returns sixstarters on offense and one ondefense. “I think we have achance to be a pretty goodfootball team.”With all Welsh’s success,there is one big thing thatremains: a home playoffgame. The Greyhounds havetraveled in each of the pastthree years and lost all threegames.“It’s kind of in the back ofour heads,” Gates said. “Butat the same time we’re takingit one game at a time.”While only one starterreturns on the defensive sideof the ball, end Braiden Jolie,the Greyhounds return thecore of their offense.Three-year starters LucasTrahan (left tackle) andChristian Coleman (rightguard) are back on the line, aswell as Sage Benoit (leftguard). And quarterbackPayton Fox and tailback NickHebert also return, as well aswide receiver Jacob Daigle.“I think we have a lot ofthreats on offense,” Gatessaid.Hebert, a junior, wasWelsh’s leading rusher as asophomore, running for 1,015yards and 13 touchdowns inthe regular season.“We felt like last year Nickgot better every game andhe’s pretty much picked upwhere he left off,” said Gates,who also pointed out Hebert’sleadership qualities. “He’sadded a little weight and he’sstill got his speed. We expect abig year from him with agood, big line opening holesin front of him. We’re goingto give him the ball and rideBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSWelsh head coach Robbie Gates, with the help of Braiden Jolie, left, and Payton Fox,will attempt to build on last year’s 8-3 record.AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: RobbieGates (fourth year, 18-13).■ DISTRICT: 5-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 8-3, 5-1(district champion, lost 33-14to Ferriday in bi-district).■ OFFENSE: Multiple (sixstarters returning): TE DylanBenoit (5-10, 170, Jr.); WRJACOB DAIGLE (5-9, 155, Sr.);LT LUCAS TRAHAN (6-2, 220,Sr.); LG SAGE BENOIT (6-1,215, Jr.); C William Leger (5-8,175, Jr.); RG CHRISTIAN COLE-MAN (6-0, 190, Sr.); RT KadeLandry (6-3, 320, Jr.); QB PAY-TON FOX (6-1, 185, Sr.); TBNICK HEBERT (5-9, 165, Jr.); FBDominic Davis (5-8, 160, Jr.);WB David Caraway (6-1, 185,Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (twostarters returning): DEBRAIDEN JOLIE (5-10, 225, Sr.);DT Chris Fruge (5-10, 230,Sr.); DT Dan Billedeaux (5-10,185, Jr.); DE Sage Benoit (6-1,215, Jr.); LB Dominic Davis (5-8, 160, Jr.); LB William Heinen(5-10, 175, So.); LB NickHebert (5-9, 165, Jr.); CB MikeDuplichian (5-9, 150, So.); CBDevin Guillory (5-9, 160, Sr.); SDestin Reed (5-6, 160, So.); SPayton Fox (6-1, 185, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P/PK PAY-TON FOX (6-1, 185, Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.him.“They follow him and hemakes it fun out there.”Hebert and Fox will bejoined in the backfield by fullbackDominic Davis andwingback David Caraway,both juniors. Caraway missedlast season after injuring hiship in the jamboree, butshould be back by Week 2,Gates said.The other new starters onthe line are tight end DylanBenoit, center William Legerand 6-foot-3, 320-pound juniorright tackle Kade Landry,who Gates called thestrongest player on the team.“We want to run the ball,between the tackles and outside,”Gates said. “First andforemost, we want to run theball.”Offense may have to carrythe team early, but Gates saidhe expects the 10 new starterson defense to come around.“We’ve got good, talentedkids that fit the Welsh moldand make us better,” he said.

46 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010IOTAIota hopes to get back to playoffsBY MICHAEL COOPERAMERICAN PRESSIota has had only one winningseason in the last sixyears.Still,District2-5AMarcus LeJeuneenters his fourthseason as theBulldogs’ headcoach with ahealthy dose of optimism.“We have a lot of guysstepping it up. We have a lotof people coming back,”LeJeune said. “The guys wehave out here right now aregreat. I really love our attitude.”Bryant Fantroy, whostepped in after seven playersquit the team in midseasonlast year, went on to rush for585 yards and seven scores,and will play tailback andstrong safety again this season.He is one of sevenreturning starters on theBulldogs’ Power I offense thataveraged 251.8 yards and 16.1points per game last season.“Bryant (Fantroy), seniorEthan Navarre and freshmanMichael Thevis are still battlingfor the (running back)job,” LeJeune said. “Wealways use a lot of guys so allthree will get to carry theball. We also have two guysfighting for the quarterbackjob, but they will probablyend up splitting time there.”Under center, senior GavinGuidry and sophomoreThomas Murrell will takeover for the graduated BenThevis, who ran for 183 yardsand two touchdowns andpassed for three scores and183 yards.The Bulldogs have traditionallybeen a run-first teamand that’s unlikely to changethis season. The only returningstarter who had a receptionlast season is senior tightend J.P. Ward, who caught onepass for 12 yards.“We are definitely a runningteam with some playaction and fundamentaldefense,” LeJeune said. “Wewant to chew up the clock,Iota head coach Marcus LeJeune and players, from left,Ethan Navarre, Gavin Guidry and Bryant Fantroy willattempt a return to the playoffs.score when we get the ball,don’t turn it over and thenmake the other team’s offensedrive the length of the field.”Iota returns five starterson its 4-2-5 defense.The Bulldogs gave up 232.2yards and 18.6 points pergame last year, one of the topaverages in district play.But they will have toreplace first-team all-districtlinemen Garrett Welch andBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSBrenten Lanthier.“We lost the whole line ondefense,” LeJeune said.“We had one guy whoplayed some, but we are kindof young there. Our experienceis with our defensivebacks and in our secondary.“The guys who are playingon the line now are doing agreat job. They are picking itup really quickly.”AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: MarcusLeJeune (fourth year, 14-17 atschool, 37-37 overall).■ DISTRICT: 5-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 4-6, 2-4(fifth in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Power I(seven starters returning) TEJ.P. Ward (5-10, 170, Sr.); SEBRYCE ZAUNBRECHER (5-8,155, Sr.); LT John Pinson (6-3,285, So.); LG Tyler Crochet (6-2, 195, Sr.); C SEAN VERONIE(5-11, 305, Sr.); RG DerekSmith (6-1, 175, Sr.); RTMITCHELL ORCINO (6-6, 245,Sr.); QB GAVIN GUIDRY (6-0,165, Sr.); FB PHILLIP REED (5-5,165, Sr.); TB BRYANTFANTROY (5-10, 165, Sr.); WBCOLBY WICKMAN (5-10, 180,Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (fivestarters returning) DE JimmieHillman (6-1, 185, Sr.); DLReece Meyer (5-10, 190, Sr.);DL Matt Trahan (5-9, 245, Jr.);DL Taylor Duhon (5-11, 245,Jr.); LB ETHAN NAVARRE (5-9,165, Sr.); LB COLBY WICKMAN(5-10, 180, Sr.); LB ThomasMurrell (6-0, 185, So.); CBBRANDON FANTROY (6-0,175, So.); CB Ryan Chapman(5-11, 165, Jr.); FS GAVINGUIDRY (6-0, 165, Sr.); SSBRYANT FANTROY (5-10, 165,Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P RyanChapman (5-11, 165, Jr.); PKTaylor Duhon (5-11, 245, Jr.).BULLDOGS(337)-779-3425Go Bulldogs!Monday-Friday8:00 - 5:00Sat. 8 -NoonGOODLUCKWYATTSTEEN#22Sept. 2Sept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 24Oct. 12010 SCHEDULEVintonOct. 8St. Edmund Oct. 15at S. Beauregard Oct. 22Welsh*Oct. 29at Oakdale* Nov. 5Kinder*at Lake Arthur*at LivoniaPine Prairie*at Mamou*00629325

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS47OAKDALEOakdale looksto regain formBY MICHAEL COOPERAMERICAN PRESSOakdale has made theplayoffs in seven of the nineyears that Kevin Manuel hasbeen the head coach.But the Warriors are comingoff their worst season inthat span, 2-8, to finish nextto-lastin district.“The season will be excitingand a challenge to our program,”Manuel said. “Theway we respond to this isgoing to say a lot about ourprogram. If we use last year’sseason as a wake-up call, itmay help remind us of what ittakes to have a successful seasonand winning program.”With a ground game poweredby 6-foot-1, 180-poundjunior Damien Ward and alarge contingent of playersreturning — Manuel hasenough reason toDistrictbelieve that theKAREN WINK / AMERICAN PRESS5-2A Warriors can turn Oakdale head coach Kevin Manuel and Warriors, clockwisefrom top left, Paris Washington, Damien Ward,it around andmake last year’s disaster a Bryan Guidry, Garrett Ware and Frank Byrd are lookingdistant memory.to regain their winning form.“Even though we went 2-8,we were in a lot of closeAlso back is senior Bryan downs. He is one of the topgames that could have goneGuidry, who ran for 228 yards returning receivers in theeither way,” Manuel said. “Weand three scores. He is listed area in Class 2A. Ward addedonly graduated seven seniorsas a starting receiver but will 11 catches for 185 yards.from last season’s team. The likely see some action as a Oakdale’s biggest weaknesslast season was its14 seniors we have will be running back again. Othermore than able to provide the running backs in Oakdale’s defense, which gave up 26.4leadership we need.”Wing-T offense are Thomas points and 274.1 yards perOakdale’s offense averaged Fisher and Jake Gailly. game.only 17.3 points and 247.4 At quarterback, senior The Warriors, who willyards per game. The Warriors Rush Williams or freshman again use a 4-2-5 defensivedo return eight starters, Resi Philson will start in scheme, have seven returningincluding the entire line. place of Lance Hardmon, starters but must replaceWard was a workhorse as who was lost to graduation. both linebackers, includinghe racked up 874 yards and 12 Hardmon threw for 493 yards first-team all-district picktouchdowns on 135 carries. and four touchdowns.Micah Smith. Guidry, also aHe was first-team all-district Guidry was Hardmon’s top first-team selection onand scored at least once everygame.target with 15 receptions for195 yards and three touch-defense, will return to anchorthe Warriors’ secondary.AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: KevinManuel (10th year, 59-36 atschool).■ DISTRICT: 5-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 2-8, 1-5(sixth in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Wing-T (eightstarters returning) TE GAR-RETT PENDER (6-1, 230, Sr.);SE PARIS WASHINGTON (6-1,175, Sr.); T CLAYTON MONK(5-11, 220, Sr.); G FRANKBYRD (5-8, 175, Sr.); CTREVOR STAEHLE (5-10, 230,Jr.); G TYRONE PINKSTON (5-10, 240, Sr.); OT GARRETTWARE (5-8, 240, Sr.); QB RushWilliams (6-0, 170, Sr.) or ResiPhilson (5-9, 170, Fr.); RBThomas Fisher or Jake Gailly;RB DAMIEN WARD (6-1, 180,Jr.); WB BRYAN GUIDRY (5-10,170, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (Sevenstarters returning) DE TODDMCBRIDE (6-1, 180, Sr.); DEArron Welch (6-1, 180, Sr.); DTMIKE HOLMES (5-11, 250, Sr.);DT KINDREN THOMAS (5-10,240, Sr.); DT CHRIS ANDER-SON (5-10, 230, Sr.); LBDeAndre Pinkston (6-0, 170,Sr.); LB Marcus Monceaux (6-0,170, So,); DB PARIS WASHING-TON (6-1, 175, Sr.); DB BRYANGUIDRY (5-10, 170, Sr.); DBDAMIEN WARD (6-1, 180, Jr.);DB Hunter Willis (5-10, 170,Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P/PKARRON WELCH (6-1, 180, Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.OAKDALE318/335-2031222 S. 10th StreetOBERLIN337/639-2036110 N. 5th StreetFFBLA.COM00629047Oakdale Branch318-335-1193 • 300 E. 7th Avenue2010 OAKDALE WARRIORS SCHEDULESept. 3 at ManyOct. 8 at Pine Prairie*Sept. 10 South Beauregard Oct. 15 Mamou*Sept. 17 Ville PlatteOct. 22 at Welsh*Sept. 24 at Lake Arthur* Oct. 29 RinggoldOct. 1 Iota*Nov. 5 Kinder*

48 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010LAKE ARTHURLake Arthur expects an encoreBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSLAKE ARTHUR — Lastyear was a special one inLake Arthur, with the Tigerswinning the District 5-2Atitle, ending a long losingstreak to rival Welsh andscoring a playoff win.The Tigers now have to tryto replace a few stars fromlast year’s team, but haveplenty of returnees.Among the returnees arefour members of the offensiveline that propelled LakeArthur’s ground game —Conrad Hensgens, KadeTrahan, Jasper Martin andBryce Zaunbrecher. .“The offensive line is goingto be our strength, those guysare not the biggest, but theydo a good job of grinding outyards,” said head coach ChadLavergne.Running behind the linewill be returning starterTrent Hargrave and newstarter Josh Savage. AaronBertrand takes over at quarterback.Marcus Poole andDistrict5-2ACobie LaPoint givethe Tigers newstarters at receiver.“Last year wehad a tailback in AuldonRobinson that could pop somelong runs. This year we havetwo guys that are really fullbacksso we are going to haveto grind.”Lavergne said the passinggame should be improved.“Bertrand has played somequarterback before, and sincehe played receiver last year,he was able to see anotherperspective,” said Lavergne.“We played 7-on-7 in the summerand the new receiversdid a good job.”Lake Arthur head coach Chad Lavergne will rely onTigers, from left, Josh Savage, Aaron Bertrand, KadeTrahan and Conrad Hensgens to lead the team.Defensively, ConradHensgens, Thompson andZaunbrecher return to leadthe line, with Savage,Hargrave and SpencerTrahan all back at linebacker.“Our line is not huge, butbigger than what we usuallyhave here,” said Lavergne.The secondary with beinexperienced, with EvanDeshotel, John Comeaux andAnthony Washington steppinginto starting roles.“What speed we have onthe team, it will show up inthe secondary,” saidLavergne. “They are some ofthe most athletic guys we canput out there.”Lavergne said last year’sstrong finish has energizedthe program and community.“We had a good spring andgreat summer, with lots ofkids showing up to do theweightlifting,” he said. “WeBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESShave more kids out and itseems like a lot more peoplein the community are showinginterest in us. It seemslike we generated more interestwith the one season lastyear than in the previousfour.“We want to keep it goingbut it is going to be a toughdistrict. Welsh is alwaystough and I think Oakdaleand Kinder are going to do alot better.”AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: ChadLavergne (16th year overall,8th at school, 54-48 overall,41-39 at school).■ DISTRICT: 5-2A.■ LAST YEAR: 9-3, 5-1(first in district, lost 35-14 toMany in Regional).■ OFFENSE: Split-backveer (five starters returning)TE DeAngelo Thompson (6-4,296, Sr.); WR Marcus Poole (5-10, 150, Sr.); WR CobieLaPoint (5-10, 140, Jr.); GCONRAD HENSGENS (5-8,200, Sr.); G Aaron Hebert (5-9,205, Jr.); C KADE TRAHAN (6-0, 205, Sr.); T JASPER MARTIN(6-1, 240, Jr.); T BRYCE ZAUN-BRECHER (5-8, 160, Jr.); QBAaron Bertrand (5-11, 155,Sr.); RB TRENT HARGRAVE (5-8, 160, Jr.); RB Josh Savage (5-9, 205, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (sixstarters returning) DL CON-RAD HENSGENS (5-8, 200, Sr.);DL DEANGELO THOMP-SON (6-4, 296, Sr.); DL BRYCEZAUNBRECHER (5-8, 160, Jr.)DL Kade Trahan (6-0, 205, Sr.)Nick HENSGENS (5-11, 175,Sr.); LB JOSH SAVAGE (5-9,205, Sr.); LB TRENT HARGRAVE(5-8, 160, Jr.); LB SPENCERTRAHAN (5-9, 160, Sr.); DBEvan Deshotel (5-5, 135, So.);DB John Comeaux (5-6, 155,Sr.); DB Anthony Washington(5-7, 145, So.).■ SPECIALISTS: P AaronBertrand (5-11, 155, Sr.); KJosh Savage (5-9, 205, Sr.).00628942GOTIGERS!Lake Arthur Butane Co.801 N. Hwy. 26 2329 E. McNeeseLake Arthur, LALake Charles, LA1-800-738-2280 www.lakearthurbutane.com 1-800-256-12872010 SCHEDULESept. 3Sept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 24Oct. 1Oct. 8Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 5at HamiltonDelcambreat HansonMemorialOakdale*at Kinder*UniversityIota*at Pine Prairie*Mamou*at Welsh*

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS49HAMILTON CHRISTIANWarriors will take to the air moreBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSUnder Mike Maggio,Hamilton Christian’s offensehas always been run-first.They’ll be running the ballagain this year, but therecould be some serious passinggoing on, too.“I’m old school, but thefuture is getting out there andlining up in the spread andlighting it up,” Maggio said.“We can do both.”While Maggio said heprefers the split-back veeroffense of yesterday, his son,offensive coordinatorBrandon Maggio, prefers toline up in the spread.“He’s got a little Spurrierin him,” the elder Maggiosaid of his son. “There’s notelling, he might pull a rabbitout of his hat before it’s over.”Either way, Maggio isexpecting an improvementfrom last year when theWarriors’ offense was last indistrict after leading the wayfor four straight years.District4-1AAnd, he said thekids, too, expect animprovement fromlast year’s 3-7record after three years ofwinning.“They don’t want to lose,”Maggio said. “Last year wasnot good and that’s it. I knowa lot of kids are like that, butthese kids have never lost.”The Warriors return fivestarters on offense, includingquarterback Cameron Meyerand 6-foot-5, 315-pound linemanJosh Van Norman, whoMaggio said has been offeredby Arkansas.Van Norman was hamperedby a broken foot lastyear, but Maggio said he isback and better than ever.“He’s got great size and agreat GPA,” Maggio said. “He’sgoing to surprise some peopleand rightfully so, I think this isgoing to be his year. The kidcan play. He’s 10 times betterthan he was last year.”When the Warriors line upin the veer, Justin Griffin andMarcos Partin will joinFrom left, Hamilton’s Cameron Meyer, Josh Van Normanand Marcos Partin will lead the Warriors’ air attack.BRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSMeyer in the backfield.“Griffin has plenty, plentyspeed and Partin has plenty,plenty experience,” Maggiosaid.When Hamilton lines up inthe spread, Marco Richard,J.J. Myles, Caleb McEntireand Jalen James will be atwide receiver.On defense, Van Normanand Jeremiah Guillory willbe the new starters alongsidedefensive ends IsaiahWheeler and Zack Stevens.Partin returns at linebackerafter leading theWarriors in tackles last yearand McEntire returns as theteam’s free safety.And, it seems likely Meyermight find himself on thedefensive side of the ball —he was first-team all-districtlast year after snagging sixinterceptions.The Warriors also have asolid kicker in Jimmy Beck(who will also line up at cornerback).Beck was good on29 of 31 extra points and 3 of4 field goals last season.AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: MikeMaggio (eighth year, 49-18,172-73 overall).■ DISTRICT: 4-1A.■ LAST YEAR: 3-7, 2-3(fourth in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Multiple (fivestarters returning): WRMARCO RICHARD (5-10, 150,So.); WR J.J. Myles (5-10, 160,Sr.); QB CAMERON MEYER (5-10, 170, Sr.); C Dean Sonnier(5-10, 190, Fr.); G IsaiahWheeler (6-3, 215); T JOSHVAN NORMAN (6-5, 315, Sr.);G Spencer Stewickie (6-0, 220,Sr.); T ROBERT BERTRAND (6-2, 200, Sr.); TE DerrickGuillory (6-1, 220, So.); RBJustin Griffin (5-8, 140, Jr.); RBMARCOS PARTIN (5-10, 200,Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (fourstarters returning): DL ISAIAHWHEELER (6-3, 215); DL ZACKSTEVENS (6-0, 220); DLJeremiah Guillory (6-6, 340);DL Josh Van Norman (6-5,315, Sr.); LB MARCOS PARTIN(5-10, 180); LB BrendonRoberts (5-10, 190, Sr.) ORRobert Bertrand (6-2, 200, Sr.);FS CALEB MCENTIRE (6-0,175); SS Alex Drew (6-0, 200);SS Jalen Doucette (5-9, 165,So.); CB Jimmy Beck (5-11,160, Sr.); CB Jalen James (5-10,170).■ SPECIALISTS: P/PKJIMMY BECK (5-11, 160, Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.2010 SCHEDULESept. 3 Lake ArthurSept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 24Oct. 1Oct. 8Oct. 14Oct. 22Oct. 28Nov. 4at VermilionCatholicat St. EdmundGueydanVintonBasile*at Merryville*at Elton*Oberlin*S. Cameron*00629045

50 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010BASILEBearcats to diversify the offenseBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSBASILE — After years ofjack-of-all-trades FabianBellard filling a variety ofroles for Basile, an ensemblecast of upperclassmen will belooked upon to lead the teamthis season.“It is going to be a little different,he was able to do somany things for so long,” saidhead coach Tony Bertrand.“He was able to make playsfrom nothing, but we aregoing to have to be more disciplinedthis year.”Fullback Dylan Matte, whogained 707 yards and scored13 touchdowns a year ago,will take the lead role.“He was a tailback lastyear and is a load; a bigstrong runner,” saidBertrand.“Jake Fournerat is a firstyearrunning back. He didwell in the spring game. Hedoes not need a lot of room.”Matt Pruitt steps in forBellard at quarterback.“Matt has goodDistrictthrowing mechanics,”Bertrand4-1Asaid. “Experiencewill be his issue, but he wasour backup last year andcame up as quarterbackbefore moving to receiver lastyear. The kids are comfortablewith him.”Three returning starters— Jacob Veronie, DavidFontenot and Nick Cortez —will lead the line, an areawhere Bertrand expectsimprovement.“These guys have beencommunicating with eachother, recognizing what thedefense is doing,” he said.The receivers will be seniorDrake LeDoux, who ledthe group with 19 receptionsfor 154 yards last year, andjunior Jarrett Powell, withsenior Nick Bertrand at tightend.Defensively, seven startersreturn, including two linebackersin the 4-2-5 scheme,Bertrand and Wyatt LeDoux.“We are progressing ondefense,” said Tony Bertrand.“The front seven brings backa lot of experience and wehave returning all-districtguys in Nick Bertrand andFournerat.”Up front, end Fred Lewisand tackle Veronie return.Nick Cortez will be the otherend, with Landon Ortego fillingthe other tackle slot.In the secondary, threestarters are back in cornersDrake LeDoux and BrooksFontenot and strong safetyJake Fournerat. Pruitt willplay free safety and KevinHardy will be the other strongsafety.BRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSBasile’s Tony Bertrand will need, from left, Nick Bertrand,Logan Langley and Jake Fournerat to lead the team.“LeDoux is a third-yearstarter at corner,” Bertrandsaid. “He makes a lot of callssince he has done it for solong, he can get communicationgoing back there. Matthas played some back there inthe past.”Bertrand said his team’sball-control gameplan willnot change.“We are going to run theball, hopefully play well upfront and eliminate the mistakes,”he said. “We want tokeep the first down chainsmoving.”AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: TonyBertrand (fifth year, 22-18).■ DISTRICT: 4-1A.■ LAST YEAR: 6-5, 3-2(third in district, lost 14-13,OT to St. Mary’s in bi-district)■ OFFENSE: Pro-I (fivestarters returning) TE NickBertrand (6-1, 190, Sr.); SEDRAKE LEDOUX (5-9, 145, Sr.);LT Garrett McClelland (5-10,205, Jr.); LG DAVID FONTENOT(5-11, 185, Sr.); Wyatt LeDoux(6-0, 195, Jr.); RG JACOBVERONIE (5-10, 180, Sr.); RTNICK CORTEZ (6-2, 240, Jr.);QB Matt Pruitt (6-1, 190, Sr.);FB DYLAN MATTE (5-11, 220,Jr.); TB Jake Fournerat (5-11,165, Sr.); WR Jarrett Powell (5-9, 155, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (sevenstarters returning) DE FREDLEWIS (5-10, 205, Sr.); DE NickCortez (6-2, 240, Jr.); DTJACOB VERONIE (5-10, 180,Sr.); DE Landon Ortego (5-11,180 So.); LB NICK BERTRAND(6-1, 190, Sr.); LB WYATTLEDOUX (6-0, 195, Jr.); SS JAKEFOURNERAT (5-11, 165, Sr.) SSKevin Hardy (5-6, 155, So.);CB DRAKE LEDOUX (5-9, 145,Sr.); CB BROOKS FONTENOT(6-1, 180, Sr.); FS Matt Pruitt(6-1, 190, Sr.)■ SPECIALISTS: P/PKLOGAN LANGLEY (5-6, 135,Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.006293122010 SCHEDULESept. 3Sept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 24Oct. 1Oct. 8Oct. 15Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 4at GueydanPine Prairieat PickeringEastBeauregardat WhiteCastleat HamiltonChristian*Oberlin*at Merryville*SouthCameron*at Elton*

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS51OBERLINOberlin rebuildsafter banner yearBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSA year after being the lastteam standing in SouthwestLouisiana, the Oberlin Tigerswill have plenty of fresh faceslooking to repeat last year’s runto the Class 1A quarterfinal.“We have more kids outbecause of the success, 50 onthe roster, which is the mostsince I’ve been here,” saidhead coach Pat Miller “Ithink the success we had lastyear definitely helps the kids,they are more upbeat.”Oberlin does have a fewstandouts back to help defendtheir District 4-1A title.“Michael Guillory is afour-year player for us thatwill play tight end, split endand strong safety; DevonteLimbrick was an All-Stateoffensive lineman last yearand Cedric Skinner is a startingrunning back that isDistrict4-1Areturning,” Millersaid. “We lost agreat group of seniorslast year, butwe have a good nucleusback.”Miller is not worried aboutputting points on the board.The Tigers will use two offensivesets, a double wing formationand spread look.“Guillory can catch, blockand is a coachable kid,” saidMiller. “Devonte has come along way. He is stronger andquicker. He is an offensivetackle that can run a 4.9 (40-yard dash). Cedric has added15 or 20 pounds of muscle. Wejust timed him at 4.5. Whenwe go to the spread, he willplay quarterback. He throwsit well. He can carry the loadfrom the backfield, but wehope he does not have to be aworkhorse.“Ronkeith Alfred is a wingbackthat has been patient.Oberlin head coach Pat Miller has, clockwise from topleft, Cedric Skinner, Michael Ryder, Kurt Hebert andDevonte Limbrick back from last year’s quarterfinal team.Desmond Antoine and OliverWilliams can run well. Wehave good fullbacks inMichael Ryder, Lance Frankand Tony Fontenot. We aregoing to use them all.”Stepping in at quarterbackwill be Mark Fontenot.“Mark played a lot of JVand a little varsity last year.He runs the double wingoffense well, has been runningit since seventh grade.”Clearing the path will be aline led by returneesLimbrick, Marquise Urseryand Sam McMahon.“I am excited about theKAREN WINK / AMERICAN PRESSline,” Miller said. “We canmove the ball.”Defense is a question.“We were spoiled last yearwhen the defense made usgo,” he said. “We are definitelyrebuilding now.”Safety/linebacker Antoineand tackle Michael Ryder arethe only returning starters.“No problems there,”Millen said. “Those two aresteady. Skinner will have toplay more at safety, and TonyFontenot can help us at end.The concern is just the inexperience.”AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: Pat Miller(Third at school, 15-7; 40-40overall).■ DISTRICT: 4-1A.■ LAST YEAR: 11-2, 5-0(first in district, lost 42-19 toSouth Plaquemines in quarterfinal).■ OFFENSE: Double wing(five starters returning) TEMICHAEL GUILLORY (6-2, 180,Sr.); WR Markeith Guillory (5-8,140, Jr.); LT SAM MCMAHON (6-0, 250, So.); LG MARQUISE URS-ERY (5-10, 220, Sr.); C ZachSimon (5-9, 250, Sr.); RGLaRobert Cason (5-10, 200, Jr.);RT DEVONTE LIMBRICK (6-2,200, Sr.); QB Mark Fontenot (5-9, 140, So.); TB CEDRIC SKIN-NER (5-11, 195, Sr.); FB LanceFrank (5-8, 205, Fr.); WBRonkeith Alfred (5-9, 150 Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (twostarters returning) DT MICHAELRYDER (6-0, 180, Sr.); DTMarquise Ursery (5-10, 220, Sr.);DE Tony Fontenot (6-0, 170, Jr.);DE Devonte Limbrick (6-2, 200,Sr.); LB Lance Frank (5-8, 205,Fr.); LB Kurt Hebert (5-10, 170,Sr.); CB Oliver Wiggins (5-9,160, Sr.); CB Markeith Guillory(5-8, 140, Jr.); FS Cedric Skinner(5-11, 195, Sr.); SS DESMONDANTOINE (6-0, 160, Jr.); SSMichael Guillory (6-2, 180, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P OliverWiggins (5-9, 160, Sr.); PK KURTHEBERT (5-10, 170, Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.OAKDALE222 S 10th Street318.335.20312010 SCHEDULESept. 3 at East BeauregardSept. 10 False River AcademySept. 17 at DeQuincySept. 24 Vermilion CatholicOct. 1 Northwood-LenaOct. 8 Elton*Oct. 15 at Basile*Oct. 21 at South Cameron*OBERLIN110 N 5th StreetOct. 28 at Hamilton Christian*337.335.2031Oberlin BranchNov. 4 Merryville*FFBLA.COM 337-639-4318 • 8838 Hwy. 16500629039

52 AMERICAN PRESS FOOTBALL 2010THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010ELTONElton has almostall starters backBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSThis is the year thatElton’s starters go from boysto men. Of the Indians’ 22starters last year, 21 arereturning.“What we’re seeing is abunch of guys who asyounger kids had to play andthey have grown up,” saidElton first-year head coachKevin Bertrand. “The kidshave a bunch of experience.That’s a strength for us havingso many kids who haveplayed.”The Indians have 11 seniorson the team, compared tothree last year.The Indians only went 2-8last year, but had somenotable accomplishments —snapping a 22-game losingstreak while running backLandon Carmon led the areaDistrict4-1Awith 1,564 rushingyards.“I’m expectinggreat improvement,”Bertrand said. “Weneed some good things to happenearly and if that happens,the sky’s the limit.”Elton still has to competein a 4-1A district that includesOberlin, South Cameron,Basile, Hamilton Christianand fellow up-and-comerMerryville.“It’s an expectation forthem, that’s the differencebetween us and them,”Bertrand said. “But I do thinkwe can compete.”This year, Elton will switchfrom the I formation to thesplit-back veer, but there willstill be a whole lot of runninggoing on.“We’ve got three outstandingbacks. I’d be crazy not tocontinue to run the ball,”Bertrand said of Carmon,First-year head coach Kevin Bertrand and players AlvinRichardson, left, and Morgan Fruge will attempt to betterlast year’s 2-8 record.Micah Lavan and K.J.Lemoine.Carmon is an explosive 5-foot-11, 195-pound senior whoran had games of 281, 228 and207 yards last season as theprimary offensive threat.He had a breakout sophomoreseason in which he ranfor 1,050 yards after not evenhaving a carry in the first twoweeks of the season, finishingthe year with a 307-yardgame.Lavan is a 6-foot, 185-poundsophomore who ran for 678yards and five touchdowns asBRAD PUCKETT / AMERICAN PRESSa freshman.“He’s a guy that if youneed three yards, he’ll get youthree-and-a-half,” Bertrandsaid.The 5-foot-10, 190-poundLemoine, a senior, is thepair’s backup. He saw limitedtouches last year, carryingthe ball 13 times for 51 yards.All 11 of Elton’s offensivestarters are returning, includingjunior quarterbackAustin Bertrand.On defense, the new guy issophomore defensive linemanMarcus Soileau.AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: KevinBertrand (first year).■ DISTRICT: 4-1A.■ LAST YEAR: 2-8, 0-5(sixth in district, no playoffs).■ OFFENSE: Split-backveer (eleven starters returning):TE COREY MONCEAUX(5-9, 200, Jr.); WR ALVINRICHARDSON (6-1, 185, Sr.);LT CODY GUILLORY (5-10,285, So.); LG MATT RAWLINS(6-0, 225, Sr.); C PHILLIPDURIO (6-0, 260, Sr.); RGTRAVIS DAGGETT (5-11, 240,So.); RT PATRICK JACOBS (6-4,315, Jr.); QB AUSTINBERTRAND (6-0, 170, Jr.); RBLANDON CARMON (5-11, 195,Sr.); RB MICAH LAVAN (6-0,185, So.); WR TRENT BAZINET(6-2, 185, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-3 (tenstarters returning): DL MATTRAWLINS (6-0, 225, Sr.); DLPATRICK JACOBS (6-4, 315, Jr.);DL CODY GUILLORY (5-10,285, So.); DL Marcus Soileau(5-9, 180, So.); LB COREYMONCEAUX (5-9, 200, Jr.); LBVICTOR GONZALEZ (5-9, 210,Jr.); LB K.J. LEMOINE (5-10,190, Sr.); DB OSSIE LAVAN (5-11, 185, Sr.); DB ALVINRICHARDSON (6-1, 185, Sr.);DB MORGAN FRUGE (5-10,190, Sr.); DB TRENT BAZINET(6-2, 185, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P LAN-DON CARMON (5-11, 195, Sr.);PK Austin Bertrand (6-0, 170,Jr.).005530472010 SCHEDULESept. 3 KinderSept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 24Oct. 1Oct. 8Oct. 14Oct. 22Oct. 29Nov. 5at EastBeauregardat DelcambreE. Ibervilleat Pickeringat Oberlin*at SouthCameron*Hamilton*Merryville*Basile*00629315

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS53MERRYVILLEStability pays offfor MerryvilleBY JOHNATHAN MANNINGAMERICAN PRESSFor years, the start of thefootball season also meant anew head football coach inMerryville.That changed last yearwhen Mark Delaney returnedand this fall he’s back for athird season.It paid off as the Pantherswent 5-6 last season andreached the playoffs for thefirst time since 2001.“We’ve got the same offensivescheme and the samedefensive scheme,” Delaneysaid. “They can come to meon the sideline and say, ‘Thisisn’t happening,’ and give mefeedback. They realize whatwe’re trying to accomplish.”The Panthers’ five winswere the most since going 6-5in 2001. Now, the question is,can the Panthers top that thisseason?District4-1A“If we stayhealthy, I think wehave a good shot,”Delaney said.“We’ve got some real goodplayers, we’re just thin, wedon’t have a lot of numbersout.”Merryville only has 30players in the program, butfive offensive starters returnand seven are back ondefense.Among those is quarterbackAustin Moore, who wasshoved into the role as a sophomore.“He expects a lot,” Delaneysaid. “He’s a lot harder onhimself than I am on him.”Offensive linemen DylanThompson, Jacob McMillian,Cody Eaves and TyHarrington also return,which will hopefully allow thePanthers to punch newstarters Nick Ardoin, at fullback,and Jaylen Brandon, atMerryville seniors, from left, Tevin Williams, Cody Eavesand Jacob McMillian are back for a third year underhead coach Mark Delaney.tailback, into the starting lineupand continue to have successin the multiple wing-T.“We’ve got some guys withweight behind them, they’rejust inexperienced,” Delaneysaid.Of his backfield, he said,“We’re not blessed with a lotof speed, but we do have a lotof power.”Merryville’s starting O-line will be completed byright guard Jared McMillian,Jacob’s younger brother, andright tackle Caleb Ward, bothjuniors.Key among the defensiveSPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN PRESSreturnees is middle linebackerCaleb Branch, whoaveraged 10 tackles per gamelast season before injuringhis right thumb and missingthe last half of the season.“He was still our leadingtackler after missing the lastfour games with an injury,”Delaney said. “He’s got a realgood knack for finding thefootball.”The biggest presence onboth lines will be the 6-foot-4,255-pound Eaves, who in additionto center, is also a defensiveend and the team’s longsnapper.AT A GLANCE■ HEAD COACH: MarkDelaney (third year, 7-14).■ DISTRICT: 4-1A.■ LAST YEAR: 5-6, 1-4(fourth in district, lost 35-6 toOak Grove in bi-districtround).■ OFFENSE: Multiple (fivestarters returning) TE TY HAR-RINGTON (6-2, 192, Sr.); SEEvan Sibley (5-8, 140, Jr.); LTDYLAN THOMPSON (6-0, 235,So.); LG JACOB MCMILLIAN (5-10, 235, Sr.); C CODY EAVES(6-4, 255, Sr.); RG JaredMcMillian (5-10, 215, Jr.); RTCaleb Ward (6-1, 200, Jr.); QBAUSTIN MOORE (5-10, 155,Sr.); FB Nick Ardoin (5-10, 190,So.); TB Jaylen Brandon (509,160, So.); WR Tyler Brooks (6-0, 155, Jr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (sevenstarters returning) DE CodyEaves (6-4, 255, Sr.); DE ELIJAHKNOX (6-1, 210, Jr.); DT DylanThompson (6-0, 235, So.); DTJacob McMillian (5-10, 235,Sr.); LB TEVIN WILLIAMS (5-9,200, Sr.); LB CALEB BRANCH(6-0, 170, Jr.); SS ThomasPaquin (6-1, 170, Sr.); SSCOLBY CARLSON (5-9, 205,Sr.); DB Jaylen Brandon (5-9,160, So.); DB SHANE SMITH (5-8, 140, Sr.); DB TAYLOR PETER-SON (5-10, 140, Sr.).■ SPECIALISTS: P ShaneSmith (5-8, 140, Sr.); PK TevinWilliams (5-9, 200, Sr.).Returning starters in ALLCAPS.006285102010 SCHEDULESept. 2 at S.BeauregardSept. 10 PickeringSept. 17 at E.BeauregardSept. 24 HamsonOct. 1 atMontgomeryOct. 7 S. Cameron*Oct. 14 Hamilton*Oct. 22 Basile*Oct. 29 at Elton*Nov. 4 at Oberlin*

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010FOOTBALL 2010AMERICAN PRESS55SOUTH CAMERONMarcantel takes over for TarponsBY WARREN ARCENEAUXAMERICAN PRESSFor the first time in 29years, someone other thanParry LaLande will lead theSouth Cameron Tarpons,with former Pickering coachJames Marcantel movingsouth to take over theTarpons.Marcantel is faced with theDistrict4-1Asame problem hehad at Pickering —a numbers crunch,in addition to alate start after not being hireduntil after the spring practiceperiod.“We did not have a springpractice together or an offseasonprogram, so the fall hasbeen all about me learningabout the players and themlearning about me, us learningto respect and trust eachother,” he said.Back to lead the way arethe running back tandem ofThomas Brown and J.K.Richard. Freshman AndrewBonsall is slated to play quarterback,but is fightingthrough an injury. BrennanNorred has also been takingsnaps at quarterback.The offensive line has twostarters back in BrendanTrahan and Dane Dahlen.The group is on the smallishside with Bryce LaBove theheaviest at 200 pounds — 50less than Brown. Tight endClint Miller and receiverJacob Landry are back to leadthe receiving corps andBrennan Norred is slated toplay in the slot.“Richard has some experiencerunning the ball, and weare going to use Landry someback there,” said Marcantel.“We have good speed at wingbackwith GannonMiltenberger. Trahan is thestalwart on the line, but weare pretty thin on both sidesof the line. I don’t know whatwe can do if we get anyinjuries. We have some youngguys with good size, but wedon’t want to throw them tothe wolves.”Defensively, Brown andIn his first year as South Cameron head coach, James Marcantel will have seniors, from left, Brennan Nored,Brendan Trahan and Dane Dahlen to lead his squad.Dahlen are returning starterson the line, with Trahan andLaLande joining them.Richard and Bonsall will fillthe two linebacking spots.“We are decent at tackle,the front won’t be bad,” saidMarcantel. “Richard hasspeed and a knack for theball. He can get to the football.”The secondary boaststhree returnees in cornerbacksMiller and Landry andfree safety Miltenburger.Norred and Kypp Knippersare expected to fill the othertwo safety spots.“The secondary is prettygreen at safety, but I stillexpect us to hold on,”Marcantel said. “Brown couldbe very good at tackle and wehave good experience withthe linebackers both returning.”Marcantel said the lack ofdepth leaves the Tarpons littleroom for error. He is tryingto take a grass-rootsapproach and get youngerkids involved.“Parry did a great job herefor so long of getting the mostout of the talent he had,” hesaid. “There is still lots ofinterest and support in theprogram.“I see people in Creole,Lake Charles, wherever, andthey tell me they are Tarponsfans. It is hard with so fewpeople living down here. Weonly have 80-something kidsin the high school grades.Grand Lake is starting up, Idon’t know how much that iscutting into our numbers.“We have 32 players,including eighth graders. Weare trying to have a JV team,AT A GLANCEKAREN WINK / AMERICAN PRESS■ HEAD COACH: James Marcantel (first year at school, 44-79overall).■ DISTRICT: District 4-1A.■ LAST YEAR: 7-4, 5-1 in district (loss 30-6 to St. Frederick in bidistrictround).■ OFFENSE: Multiple (six starters returning) TE CLINT MILLER (6-0, 165, SR.); WR JACOB LANDRY (6-5, 135, Jr.); LT Bryce LaBove (6-1,200, Jr.); LG Channing LaLande (5-11, 180, Jr.); C BRENDAN TRAHAN(5-11, 170, Sr.); RG DANE DAHLEN (6-0, 190, Sr.); RT Taylor Manuel (5-11, 170, Sr.); QB Andrew Bonsall (5-11, 155, Fr.); TB J.K. RICHARD (5-9, 145, Sr.); FB THOMAS BROWN (6-0, 250, Sr.); SB Brennan Norred (5-11, 160, Sr.).■ DEFENSE: 4-2-5 (Six starters returning) DL THOMAS BROWN (6-0, 250, Sr.); DL DANE DAHLEN (6-0, 190, Sr.); DL Brendan Trahan (5-11, 170, Sr.); DL Channing LaLande (5-11, 180, Jr.); LB J.K. RICHARD(5-9, 145, Sr.); LB Andrew Bonsall (5-11, 155, Fr.); SS Brennan Norred(5-11, 160, Sr.); CB CLINT MILLER (6-0, 165, SR.) CB JACOB LANDRY(6-5, 135, Jr.); FS GANNON MILTENBURGER (5-3, 140, Sr.); FS KyppKnippers (5-9, 140, Jr.).Returning starters in ALL CAPS.and I want to start a juniorhigh program here nextyear.”

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