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A pair of future LSU teammates and the coach of a historic, championship-winning team lead the LSWA’s 2023 Class 4A all-state football team.
Lafayette Christian quarterback Ju’Juan Johnson capped a decorated and record-setting high school career as the Outstanding Offensive Player in 4A.
The LSU signee threw for 3,597 yards and 41 touchdowns and rushed for another 1,497 yards and 25 scores as a senior to help topple Louisiana’s long-standing career marks for total yardage and total touchdowns.
Johnson was among the state’s most dynamic playmakers at any level all season to help lead his Knights to a seventh straight state championship game.
Evangel Christian defensive end Gabriel Reliford, another Tigers signee, garnered Outstanding Defensive Player for his dominant senior showing on the team selected by a panel of sportswriters from across the state.
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The edge rusher racked up 122 tackles, including 71 solo, 29 for loss with nine sacks, and forced three fumbles.
Reliford and his teammates finished 7-5, including a playoff win, for the second straight season after the Eagles went winless their freshman season and 3-7 as sophomores.
Opelousas alumnus Jimmy Zachery earned Coach of the Year honors after leading his alma mater to the Non-Select Division II title, the first football state championship in program history.
In his fourth season at the helm, Zachery led the Tigers to a title just three seasons after OHS was winless in a COVID-shortened 2020 year. In Opelousas’ first title game appearance since 1956, the Tigers beat District 5-4A rival Cecilia 26-13.
Opelousas finished 12-3, including three straight road playoff wins and four straight as a lower seed on a Cinderella postseason…
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Author : Shreveport Times | The Times
Publish date : 2023-12-25 16:00:11
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