The 2024 All State team as chosen by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) has been released. Earning Honorable Mention designation was Logan Ponder and Cali Deal of Quitman High School
The Coach of the Year on the boys side was Gary Henry of Negreet with Jalen Brown of Avoyelles Charter being named Most Valuable Player. Ross Rix of J.S. Clark was named Coach of the Year for the girls with Reese Stephens of Hicks High School earning MVP honors.
Ponder averaged 16.1 points per game while leading Quitman to a 21-9 record and a second place finish in District 1B while Deal paced the Lady Wolverines with a 21.7 points per game average, best in Jackson Parish among both boys and girls teams.
LSWA CLASS B ALL-STATE TEAMS
First Team
Player School Ht. Cl Avg.
Jalen Brown Avoyelles Charter 5-8 Jr. 21.0
Preston Sanders Zwolle 6-2 Jr. 23.0
Le’Damien George J.S. Clark 6-3 So. 18.0
Dustin Welch Anacoco 6-4 Sr. 20.4
Johnathan Holmes Negreet 6-4 Sr. 22.3
Second team
Player School Ht. Cl Avg.
Kane Broussard Lacassine 6-4 Jr. 20.0
Michael Jones Choudrant 6-1 Sr. 25.4
Armonii Benjamin Avoyelles Charter 6-1 So. 16.3
Hayden Doyle Hicks 6-2 Sr. 15.6
DeMarion McClendon Doyline 5-9 Jr. 15.3
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: JALEN BROWN, AVOYELLES CHARTER
COACH OF THE YEAR: GARY HENRY, NEGREET
Honorable mention
Howard Ethridge, Zwolle; Jacob Vilar, Episcopal of Acadiana; Itavus Brown, Simsboro; Logan Ponder, Quitman; Christopher Newton, Rapides; Dalton Miller, Holden; Kayden Bourque, Midland.
GIRLS
First team
Player School Ht. Cl Avg.
Reese Stephens Hicks 5-4 Sr. 20.0
Taylor Barnaba J.S. Clark 5-1 So. 18.0
Gracie Miller Midland 5-9 Sr. 20.4
Shyanne Phillips Hicks 6-1 Sr. 21.0
Alexis Dyer Oak Hill 5-10 Sr. 17.0
Second team
Player School Ht. Cl Avg.
Bailey Davis Anacoco 5-9 Sr. 12.4
Madison Suire Hathaway 5-4 Sr. 15.4
Payton Herpin Bell City 5-9 So. 20.2
Ambree Collinsworth Castor 5-6 Sr. 12.8
Kaiya Miller Negreet 5-7 So. 12.7
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: REESE STEPHENS, HICKS
COACH OF THE YEAR: ROSS RIX, J.S. CLARK
Honorable mention
Cali Deal, Quitman; Reese Brown, Choudrant; Lily Rousseau, Avoyelles Charter; Tora Savoy, Midland; Hayzlyn Granade, Maurepas; Preslye Rivers, Converse; Abbilee Dowden, Anacoco.
