final game with 1,011 passing yards and 10 touchdowns and 1,115 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns. He also played defense, recording 41 tackles and three interceptions. Riverside Academy has never won an LHSAA title in football, but made its first trip to the finals in 15 years. The Rebels went 8-1 in the regular season, earned the No. 1 seed in the bracket and rode an 11-game winning streak into the Superdome before falling to the Pios. Riverside coach Bill Stubbs, who spent 10 years as a private businessman before returning to the sideline four years ago, is the Class 2A Coach of the Year. Notre Dame placed five players on the team, including Bourgeois. Jacob Vicknair, a 5-10, 230 pound senior center is the lone representative on the offense. On the defensive line are Paul Guidry, a 6-3, 285 senior who had 69 tackles and five sacks, and Trey Vautrot, a 6-1, 225 senior who had 9 ½ sacks, 18 hurries, 50 tackles and 16.5 tackles for loss. Linebacker Shea Zaunbrecher, who was the Outstanding Player in the state championship game, had 64 tackles, 12 tackles for loss nine sacks. The receivers are West St. John’s Jabari Walters (73 receptions, 1,226 yards, 12 touchdowns), Welsh’s Brandius Batiste (6 catches for 971 yards and 15 touchdowns) and Newman’s Elbert Thomas (88 passes for 1,247 yards and 14 touchdowns). The running backs are Kinder’s junior Taylor Johnson, who rushed for 1,719 yards and 25 touchdowns on 227 carries, Episcopal senior T.J. Wisham, who rushed for 1,886 yards and 23 touchdowns with three 200-yard games. Josh Pennebaker of Ouachita Christian was the first running back in school history to rush for more than 100 yards in every game. He finished with 1,902 yards and 24 touchdowns on 238 carries. The offensive linemen are Caleb Gary of Welsh (6-3, 280, Sr.), Azaviar Carter of Pickering (6-3, 265, Jr.), Ouachita Christian’s Che Menning (6-2, 280, Sr.), Matt Ryan of Newman (6-3, 320 Sr.) and Notre Dame’s Vicknair. Cameron Dantzler, a quarterback and kick returner for St. Thomas Aquinas, is the athlete. He rushed for 1,901 yards and 26 touchdowns and passed for 1,381 yards and 11 more scores. He also had two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. The place kicker is Riverside’s Tyler Gauthier, who was 32 of 34 on PATS in the regular season. He kicked a school record 52-yard field goal in a win against Country Day. Along with Notre Dame’s big guys, the defensive linemen are Ed Alexander of St. Thomas Aquinas (6-3, 330, Sr.) and Leroy Roddy of Northeast (6-1, 320, Sr.). Roddy recorded 13 sacks. The linebackers are Zaunbrecher, Garrick Gray of Welsh (158 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, three sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles), Malcolm Roach of Madison Prep (128 tackles, 14.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, two interceptions five forced fumbles, 20 hurries) and Riverside’s Evan Veron (109 tackles, 47 assists, 27 caught behind the line, nine sacks, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, four interceptions). Jared Rider of Kinder (10 interceptions), Chanse Sylvie of Calvary Baptist (108 tackles),West St. John’s Jamal Walters (12 interceptions) join Bourgeois in the degfensive backfield. Kinder’s Raul Barrera is the punter with a 40.1 yard average. Jaylan King of Sterlington is the return specialist. He had 19 kickoff returns for 665 yards and 12 punt returns for 372 yards and three touchdowns. Class 2A chart Offense Pos Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. WR Jabari Walters West St. John 5-11 175 Sr. WR Brandius Batiste Welsh 6-2 185 Sr. WR ElbertThomas Newman 6-2 180 Sr. OL Caleb Gary Welsh 6-3 280 Sr. OL Azaviar Carter Pickering 6-3 265 Jr. OL Jacob Vicknair Notre Dame 5-10 230 Sr. OL Che Manning Ouachita Christian 6-2 280 Sr. OL Matt Ryan Newman 6-3 320 Sr.