2021 LSWA Class 5A All-State Football Team
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(LSWA Release, written by Jerit Roser) The two final teams standing this high school football season fittingly headline the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A all-state team. Zachary coach David Brewerton and quarterback Eli Holstein Eli Holstein 6'3" | 215…
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The two final teams standing this high school football season fittingly headline the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A all-state team.
Zachary coach David Brewerton and quarterback Eli Holstein Eli Holstein 6'3" | 215 lbs | QB Zachary | 2023 State LA earned Coach of the Year and Outstanding Offensive Player honors, respectively, for their leadership in the Broncos’ 15-0 state championship run.
Ponchatoula star Jacoby Mathews, who helped the Green Wave reach the title game for the first time since 1951, completed the trio of superlatives as Outstanding Defensive Player.
Holstein completed 204 of his 313 passes for 3,228 yards, 30 touchdowns and six interceptions this season and rushed 65 times for 518 yards and 14 more scores.
The junior, who committed to Texas A&M in the summer, capped the memorable season with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns in the title game, one rushing and one passing, to help turn a 20-14 halftime deficit into a 28-20 victory.
Mathews was an impact player in all three phases for Ponchatoula throughout the season, including 51 tackles, 14 pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns.
He also returned two punts for touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 121 yards and three scores.
The senior will announce his college decision next month from a long list of scholarship offers that includes LSU, Texas A&M, Alabama and Florida.
Zachary’s championship marked the program’s fourth — all in the past seven years and all under Brewerton’s guidance — and first undefeated.
The Broncos joined West Monroe’s five-year run from 1996 to 2000 and Evangel’s six-year run from 1999 to 2004 as the shortest spans to claim four Class 5A championships.
Brewerton earned Coach of the Year accolades for the first time to cap the perfect season.
Other candidates for the award included his title-game counterpart, Ponchatoula’s Hank Tierney, as well as Jesuit’s Ryan Manale and Ouachita’s Todd Garvin.
LSWA CLASS 5A ALL-STATE FOOTBALL
Offense
Pos Player School Ht. Wt. Cl
WR Charles Robertson Charles Robertson 6'3" | 180 lbs | WR Zachary | 2022 State LA Zachary 6-2 190 Sr.
WR Jamaal Levy Barbe 5-9 140 Jr.
WR Kendrick Law Kendrick Law 6'0" | 195 lbs | ATH Captain Shreve | 2022 State LA Jr. Captain Shreve 6-2 180 Sr.
OL
Micah Scheer
Micah
Scheer
6'2" | 285 lbs | OL
Ruston | 2022
State
LA
Ruston 6-3 290 Sr.
OL
Emery Jones
Emery
Jones
6'4" | 295 lbs | OL
Catholic (Baton Rouge) | 2022
State
LA
Catholic 6-5 340 Sr.
OL
Joshua Berault
Joshua
Berault
6'3" | 275 lbs | OL
Jesuit | 2022
State
LA
Jesuit 6-4 280 Sr.
OL
Jayson Montgomery-Scott
Jayson
Montgomery-Scott
6'4" | 310 lbs | OL
Brother Martin | 2022
State
LA
Brother Martin 6-4 310 Sr.
OL
Cam East
Cam
East
6'7" | 280 lbs | OL
St. Augustine | 2022
State
LA
St. Augustine 6-7 285 Sr.
QB
Eli Holstein
Eli
Holstein
6'3" | 215 lbs | QB
Zachary | 2023
State
LA
Zachary 6-5 220 Jr.
RB
Dyson Fields
Dyson
Fields
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
Ruston | 2023
State
LA
Ruston 5-11 185 Jr.
RB
Rontavious Richmond
Rontavious
Richmond
5'11" | 195 lbs | ATH
Parkway | 2022
State
LA
Parkway 5-10 190 Sr.
RB
Braydon Johnson
Braydon
Johnson
6'0" | 210 lbs | RB
Ponchatoula | 2022
State
LA
Ponchatoula 6-0 210 Sr.
PK
Abel Peterman
Abel
Peterman
5'11" | 150 lbs | K
Alexandria | 2022
State
LA
Alexandria 5-11 160 Sr.
ATH Rickie Collins Rickie Collins 6'3" | 180 lbs | QB Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) | 2023 State LA Woodlawn 6-3 185 Jr.
Defense
Pos Player School Ht. Wt. Cl
DL Kameron Hamilton Kameron Hamilton 6'4" | 275 lbs | DL Zachary | 2022 State LA Zachary 6-4 275 Sr.
DL Jermaine Vessell Jermaine Vessell 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Catholic (Baton Rouge) | 2022 State LA Catholic 6-3 210 Sr.
DL Walter Bob Walter Bob 6'4" | 250 lbs | DL Acadiana | 2022 State LA Acadiana 6-4 245 Sr.
DL Steven Walker Steven Walker 6'1" | 240 lbs | DL Destrehan | 2022 State LA Destrehan 6-2 250 Sr.
LB
Carmycah Glass
Carmycah
Glass
6'4" | 210 lbs | LB
Ouachita Parish | 2022
State
LA
Ouachita 6-4 210 Sr.
LB
Chauncey Lee
Chauncey
Lee
5'10" | 205 lbs | RB
West Monroe | 2023
State
LA
West Monroe 5-9 206 Jr.
LB
Jadon Mayfield
Jadon
Mayfield
6'1" | 220 lbs | LB
Ruston | 2024
State
LA
Ruston 6-1 217 So.
LB
Kolaj Cobbins
Kolaj
Cobbins
6'2" | 220 lbs | LB
Destrehan | 2024
State
LA
Destrehan 6-4 200 So.
DB Jadais Richard West Monroe 6-2 199 Sr.
DB Kylin Jackson Kylin Jackson 6'3" | 195 lbs | DB Zachary | 2023 State LA Zachary 6-2 190 Jr.
DB Jacoby Mathews Ponchatoula 6-2 204 Sr.
DB Justin Aaron Justin Aaron 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB Natchitoches Central | 2022 State LA Natchitoches Central 6-0 175 Sr.
P Kylan Dupre Kylan Dupre 5'11" | 185 lbs | P Catholic (Baton Rouge) | 2022 State LA Catholic 6-0 210 Sr.
RS Jadun Colbert Southside 5-10 180 Jr.
OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Eli Holstein Eli Holstein 6'3" | 215 lbs | QB Zachary | 2023 State LA , ZACHARY
OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: JACOBY MATHEWS, PONCHATOULA
COACH OF THE YEAR: DAVID BREWERTON, ZACHARY
Honorable mention
Falon Short, H.L. Bourgeois; Ean Rodrigue Ean Rodrigue 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR Thibodaux | 2023 LA , Thibodaux; Will McClain Will McClain 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB Barbe | 2023 State LA , Barbe; Da’Quan Watts, H.L. Bourgeois; Devian Wilson Devian Wilson 6'1" | 230 lbs | RB Ruston | 2022 State LA , Ruston; OL Jayden Woods, Ruston; Jaylon Jones Southside; Wyatt Clement, Thibodaux; Jaylon Lawrence Acadiana; Jaylen Kincaid Jaylen Kincaid 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB Ouachita Parish | 2022 State LA , Ouachita; Amorion Walker Amorion Walker 6'3" | 180 lbs | ATH Ponchatoula | 2022 State LA , Ponchatoula; Shelton Sampson Shelton Sampson 6'4" | 185 lbs | WR Catholic (Baton Rouge) | 2023 State LA Jr., Catholic; Damontrell Osby Damontrell Osby 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH Ponchatoula | 2022 State LA , Ponchatoula; Braylon Finney Braylon Finney 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR Captain Shreve | 2022 State LA , Captain Shreve; Landon Ibieta Landon Ibieta 6'0" | 190 lbs | WR Mandeville | 2022 State LA , Mandeville; Kylon Harris Kylon Harris 6'0" | 165 lbs | WR East St. John | 2022 State LA , East St. John; Zavion Thomas Zavion Thomas 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR John Ehret | 2022 State LA , John Ehret; Nate Green Nate Green 6'4" | 245 lbs | OL West Monroe | 2024 State LA , West Monroe; Kaden Moreau Kaden Moreau 6'4" | 270 lbs | OL Pineville | 2022 State LA , Pineville; Roy Brackins III Roy Brackins III 6'3" | 295 lbs | OL Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) | 2023 State LA III, Woodlawn-BR; Stayge Bertucci, Chalmette; Jack Larriviere Jack Larriviere 6'2" | 210 lbs | QB Jesuit | 2022 State LA , Jesuit; Jarvis Newton Jarvis Newton 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Alexandria | 2022 State LA , Alexandria; Caylin Demars Caylin Demars 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB Natchitoches Central | 2022 State LA , Natchitoches Central; Omiri Wiggins Omiri Wiggins 5'11" | 195 lbs | RB Acadiana | 2022 State LA , Acadiana; Connor Wisham Connor Wisham 6'0" | 180 lbs | RB Zachary | 2022 State LA , Zachary; Royal Falgout, John Ehret; Torey Lambert Torey Lambert 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH Brother Martin | 2023 State LA , Brother Martin; Dylan Carpenter Dylan Carpenter 6'4" | 245 lbs | DL St. Amant | 2023 State LA , St. Amant; Aiden Richard Aiden Richard 6'1" | 190 lbs | K Acadiana | 2023 State LA , Acadiana; James Jackson, Natchitoches Central; William Bryant William Bryant 5'9" | 170 lbs | K Destrehan | 2022 LA , Destrehan; Preston Hickey Preston Hickey 6'3" | 250 lbs | DL St. Paul's | 2022 State LA , St. Paul’s; Riley Howard Riley Howard 5'11" | 230 lbs | LB Zachary | 2022 State LA , Zachary; J’Mari Monette J’Mari Monette 6'4" | 270 lbs | DL Alexandria | 2022 State LA , Alexandria; Dennis Dougherty Dennis Dougherty 6'1" | 230 lbs | LB Jesuit | 2022 State LA , Jesuit; Raymond Thompson, Chalmette; Connor Orgeron Connor Orgeron 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB John Curtis | 2022 State LA , John Curtis; Jerimiah Brown Jerimiah Brown 5'11" | 190 lbs | ATH Acadiana | 2022 State LA , Acadiana; Jordan Matthews Jordan Matthews 6'2" | 175 lbs | DB Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) | 2023 State LA , Woodlawn; Javon Davis Javon Davis 6'0" | 170 lbs | ATH John Curtis | 2022 State LA , John Curtis; Tyrone Jones, Chalmette; Austin Roberts Austin Roberts 6'4" | 270 lbs | OL Lakeshore | 2024 LA , Brother Martin; Elijah Winters Elijah Winters 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB Ponchatoula | 2022 State LA , Ponchatoula; Javari Sanders Javari Sanders 5'9" | 165 lbs | DB West Monroe | 2022 State LA , West Monroe.